Hopkins County Republican Party Plans Watch Party
The Hopkins County Republican Party will hold a WATCH PARTY at the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall Tuesday Night November 8th. The church is located at 1100 S. League Street in Sulphur Springs. The doors will open at 6:30 PM and the public is invited to attend. There will be a Large Screen TV to watch the state and national elections. The Hopkins County GOP will furnish pizza, drinks, and cookies....
NETBIO Board Prepares for November 16th Calf and Yearling Sale
by Paul Bailey As the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) nears the completion of its 18th year of operation, organizers and directors have reviewed another successful year and are preparing for its anniversary Pre-conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale on Wednesday, Nov. 16. This anniversary sale will be held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission where the NETBIO sales have all been held since the very first one...
SSHS Veterans’ Day Program November 11
SSHS will have a special Veterans Day program to honor our past and present military. We are inviting all Hopkins County veterans, current service members, and their spouses for a reception followed by a patriotic program. The reception will begin at 12 noon in the SSHS Library. The program will follow at 1:00 pm in the gymnasium with special performances by our SSHS Band and various guests. Parking will be provided in the teacher’s...
Suspicious Vehicle Leads to Arrest of Two Men
Hopkins County Deputies were called to County Road 3502 to check out a suspicious vehicle and a suspicious person. There they found two people who failed to identify themselves correctly on the first try. They also found 42-grams of a suspected quantity of methamphetamine and securities and benefits obtained under false names. Corey James Butler, 28, of Garland was a passenger in the vehicle. He first identified himself as Christopher...
Cumby Man Arrested for Possession of Meth
Waylon Wade Underwood, 38 of Cumby was stopped for a minor traffic and seemed to be nervous to the observant Cumby police officer. Underwood was asked to exit the auto and during a pat down for a weapon, a glass pipe used for smoking methamphetamine fell from his left boot. A clear plastic baggy with a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine was found in his right front pants pocket. Underwood is in Hopkins County Jail...
Lights of Life “Galaxy” and “Star” Sponsors
HOPKINS COUNTY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION’S LIGHTS OF LIFE “GALAXY” AND “STAR” SPONSORS FOR 2016 GSC Enterprises, Galaxy Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs, Galaxy Bookworm Box and Rock Creek Health and Rehab, Stars Access Physicians and Alliance Bank, Stars Christus Mother Frances SS Volunteers, Stars ...
Tira News
by Jan Vaughn Matthew Dodd celebrated his 8th birthday with a Halloween themed party and a haunted woods hayride on Saturday night, October 29th. He had a large crowd of friends and family to join in the fun, food, and activities. His grandmother, Joyce Dodd, reports, “The decorations were fun and festive, with lots of ghosts, goblins, and spooky music. The adults had as much or more fun than the kids.” Jaidyn Joslin and her cousin,...
Man Admitted Intoxicated on Meth at Time of Arrest
When Hopkins County Deputy Shaw served a warrant on Christopher David Bockemehl, 26, he was found at the probation office. The warrant was for Delivery of Marijuana over a quarter of an ounce but less than 5 lbs in a Drug Free Zone. At the time of the arrest, Bockemehl informed the officer that he was intoxicated on methamphetamine at the time of the arrest. Bockemehl is in Hopkins County Jail.
Mother Brandishes Knife in Assault on Daughter
A caller to Hopkins County Sheriff’s dispatch said an assault had taken place involving a knife. When deputies responded to the assault, on County Road 1218, they found a small laceration above the subject’s eye. The deputy was told that Georgia Allen George, 54, of Brashear had brandished a knife while assaulting her daughter. The daughter also stated that George had thrown the knife at her causing the knife to stick into the...
