Funeral Services Set for Accident Victim Perry Evans
A visitation for Mr. Perry Evans will be held Wednesday, October 12, at Tapp Funeral Home from 6 until 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, October 13, in the Sulphur Bluff ISD Gymnasium. Mr. Evans passed away as the result of a school bus accident early Monday morning on State Highway 19N in Hopkins County. He was a Special Education teacher and bus driver. He had retired as a teacher in the Sulphur Bluff ISD....
Hopkins County United Way Seeks to Finish Strong
The second report meeting for Hopkins County United Way Fund Campaign “Finish Strong” found at total of $30,943.50 donated toward the $165,000 goal. Campaign workers meet Tuesday at the Texas Agrilife Extension Office on Houston Street. Their next meeting is Tuesday, October 18, at 9:30 a.m. Additional members added to the 100% Club include: Audley Moore and Sons Hall Oil Co. Feeder Supply Ardis Dance Pawn Shop Gloria Mitchell...
Tuesday Proclaimed Dave Davidson Day in Hopkins County
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom read a proclamation Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. on the steps of the Hopkins County Courthouse honoring Dave Davidson for his life of service in Hopkins County Baseball. The proclamation named October 11, 2016 as Dave Davidson Day. P r o c l a m a t i o n WHEREAS, M. D. “Dave” Davidson was born in Hopkins County, Texas in 1934. He is known to his local league as “Dixie...
Roach on Trial for Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child Under 14
Tuesday morning Donald Michael Roach went on trial in a trial before the court in Hopkins County Eighth Judicial Court. Roach is being tried for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-Female. Among the witnesses are investigators for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, CPS, and the victim. In the victim’s testimony Tuesday morning, she drew circles around the private areas of both females and males and went on to describe...
NHISD Superintendent Jolley Issues Statement Regarding Fatality Accident
In response to the double fatality accident Monday involving a North Hopkins Co-op Education bus, North Hopkins ISD issued the following statement from the office of Superintendent Dr. Darrin Jolley: The Hopkins County Special Education Cooperative is saddened to report the loss of a special education teacher and bus driver, Mr. Perry Evans. Mr. Evans was pronounced dead at the scene of a school bus accident when a northbound car...
Commissioners’ Court Approves Two Proclamations
Monday morning in Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court, two proclamations were read. One Proclamation named this week, Fire Prevention Safety Week, the second proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sunday, members of the Hopkins County Marine Corp League lowered the flags to half-staff at 9 a.m. to commemorate the day honoring those fallen in service as firefighters. In His proclamation, County Judge Robert Newsom...
Mt Vernon Man Arrested for Drug Possession in Hopkins County
A traffic stop by Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy near Auto Zone in Sulphur Springs led to the arrest of Adrian Lopez Ontiveros, Jr., 21, of Mt Vernon. Detecting the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle led to a probable cause search. A clear plastic bag containing 1.5 oz of marijuana and a metal screw top container containing 14.4-gram of white powdery substance was identified as cocaine by Lopez Ontiveros. He is in Hopkins...
Cumby Man Arrested in Theft
Sunday afternoon a man called Cumby police to report a number of items taken from his home. The man believed his son had taken them while he was away on a trip. The officer made contact with the son, Clayton Ryan Hanson, 19, who told the Cumby officer that the vehicle he was in contained illegal contraband inside the lockbox. The officer found multiple marijuana grinders and a small plastic bag containing a white crushed substance...
*Updated* Double Fatality in Monday Morning Accident
At approximately 6:45 a.m. Monday morning a southbound Ford Mustang crossed into the northbound lane of State Highway 19N striking a North Hopkins Co-op Education bus. Both drivers died as a result of the accident. A female passenger, a teacher’s aide, was on the bus. She was transported to the local hospital and is good condition. Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings has ordered an autopsy on both bodies. DPS is investigating the...
