Gordon Sentenced to Seven Years Following Third DWI 3rd or More Conviction
In Eighth Judicial District Court Wednesday, David Gordon, 56, was sentenced to seven years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for his third DWI conviction. His third arrest for DWI resulted from an accident in May 2015 that sent a Hopkins County teenager to then Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Gordon had received felony probation for his two previous DWI 3rd convictions, according to the District Attorney’s office. In...
Paperwork Issues Result in County Jail Noncompliance
“It’s all in the paperwork. We are not in compliance,” lamented Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams Wednesday morning after reading Tuesday’s report on the inspection of Hopkins Count Jail. Adams stated the new jail building and grounds are in compliance. However, three areas in the paperwork are not in compliance. The level of noncompliance will not affect the jail house either local or out of county inmates. He stated this is not a...
Phone Call From Jail Adds to Charges
She is in jail on a $20,000 bond for a September 6th arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams. However, more charges were generated when she spoke with her son by phone from the jail facility. Sharon Donice Simmons, 47, told her son in a phone call from the jail to destroy a black bag inside her residence on Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs. Inside the bag was 3.6 grams of...
Three Arrested as Deputies Sought to Serve Warrant
Three individuals were arrested shortly after Hopkins County Deputies knocked on the door of a residence on FM 1870. Deputies went to the house in search of a wanted person. When the female resident answered the door, she stated that she had not seen the individual sought in over a week. Deputies searched the residence and found a locked door. She stated that the door should not be locked because no one was in the room. The wanted...
Grand Jury Returns 53 Indictments in September
Fifty-three indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury on September 19, 2016. Indictments include Injury Child/Elderly/Disable with Intent Bodily Injury, Arson, Evading Arrest, and a number of drug charges. Not all names of those indicted were release. Those who have been arrested on their individual charges were released to the public. Holly Ann Allen was indicted on two counts of Injury Child/Elderly/Disable with...
Walk to Remember Funds Terrific Tuesday
The Walk to Remember Season began Tuesday with the first of seven mini-walks leading up to the main event at The Gardens at CHRISTUS Mother Francis—Sulphur Springs Hospital on October 6 at 6 p.m. Terrific Tuesday hosted the first walk at 10 am. Tuesday, September 20th at First United Methodist Church. All proceeds from all the walks funds Terrific Tuesday. Mini-walks are set for Thursday, September 22 at 10 a.m. at Sulphur Springs...
Cumby PD Nabs Two Garland Men Transporting Drugs, Money
Driving in the left lane without passing and having a defective license plate light on an older model silver Infiniti motivated a traffic stop at the 110-mile marker on I-30 by Cumby police at 11:40 p.m. Sunday night. The officer located a substantial amount of marijuana, ecstasy, drug paraphernalia, and at least $4500 in cash. The driver, Austin Olly Kethvong, 18, of Garland was arrested for Possession of Marijuana over 4 oz. but...
Changes Coming to College Financial Aid Process
The first step to applying for financial aid to any higher education institution is to fill out a FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the required first step before applying for Pell Grants and scholarships. Prior to the recent change, applicants had to wait for January to fill out a FAFSA and use the preceding year’s tax returns. Now, those wanting aid for the 2017-2018 school year can fill out a...
