Hotline Established for Truck Drivers to Respond I-30 Corridor Study
PARIS – One in three vehicles traveling along Interstate Highway 30 in East and Northeast Texas is a semi-trailer truck, or “big rig.” That is why the I-30 East Texas Corridor Study group has created a hotline for truck drivers to text or call in; to voice their ideas and concerns as part of the planning process for the future of this highway. Here are a few things the study group wants to know: Are more truck stops needed? Do...
Regional Training for Law Enforcement Focused on Negotiation
A regional training for 25 law enforcement officers from across Northeast and Central Texas is being conducted at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Squad Room this week. The training was initiated by the local Texas Ranger and is utilizing the skills of highly successful experienced educators in the field of negotiation. Retired FBI Special Agent Max Howard told KSST News the negotiations process was discovered and refined in the...
Guilty Plea Entered Minutes Before Jury Selection
About 20 minutes before jury selection began Monday, August 1, in Eighth Judicial District Court at the Hopkins County Courthouse, Amy Sue Philips pled guilty before the judge to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 (methamphetamine) less than 1-gram. Entering the plea bargain agreement, she received five (5) years of felony probation and 90 days in Delta County Jail. Her trial was set to begin Tuesday, August 2....
Theft of Property Once Too Often
Diane Julie Oglesby, 32, of Sulphur Springs was staying with a family member on FM 3236 but when she left the residence she took with her an iPad Air. When she refused to return it, the resident on FM 3236 called the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy went to Oglesby’s home on FM 1567E and mirandized she. She admitted taking the item. She was charged with theft of property under $2500 with two or more previous convictions,...
“Updated” Hopkins County Angels and Ponytails Win First Games in World Series Play
Both the 9 and 10 year old Hopkins County Angels and the 11 and 12 year old Hopkins County Pony Tails won their 9 a.m. Saturday games at the World Series tournament in Alexandria, Louisiana Saturday morning. The Angels defeated North Carolina 5-1. The Pony Tails hammered Georgia 9-1. Both teams play again Sunday. The Angels will play Mississippi at 11 a.m. The Ponytails take on Tennessee at 1 p.m.
Toddler Found Walking County Road Alone; Mom Jailed
Deputies responded to a call in reference to a two (2) to three (3) year old child who was found walking by himself down County Road 1138 near Cumby Thursday morning. Approximately 30 minutes later the mother of the child, Ashlee Michele Swilling, 27, was contacted. Swilling stated that she had noticed the child missing at approximately 7:30 a.m. and had been looking for him. She did not contact law enforcement until 8:30 a.m....
Stole and Sold His Mother’s Ring; Hid Drugs in Her House
Called to a disturbance at a residence on FM 2297, Hopkins County Deputies were told that Taylor Wayne Connatser, 22, of Sachse, had hidden drugs in his mother’s house. Both his mother and his girlfriend told the officer that methamphetamine was in the residence. The disturbance began over a ring that Connatser stolen from his mother and sold in Mesquite. Connatser had told his mother that he would hide the meth in case she called...
