Four Republicans Seek Sheriff’s Office: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
November 13, 2015 – Voters in the Republican Primary election in March will chose the next Sheriff for Hopkins County unless someone registers to run in the Democratic Primary. Although formal filing for election begins next week, four men have announced their candidacy for Sheriff. Each of the four will have the opportunity to address those attending the Hopkins County Republican breakfast meeting Saturday 8 a.m. at League...
History By Foot Series Continues Saturday
Local historian John Sellers will be having another in his History by Foot series Saturday at 10 a.m. It costs $10. Call John at City National Bank for reservations. Sellers talked about his latest walk with Enola Gay on KSST’s Good Morning Show Thursday morning. Sellers said the walk will follow College Street talking about First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, early homes and businesses. Then, turning on Jackson...
Children and Youth Western Music Workshop Features Voice From Toy Story 2
During Rodeo week in Sulphur Springs, the “Sawyer Family Band” and “Miss Devon and the Outlaw” will provide quality Western musical entertainment for youngsters and grownups too. On Saturday November 21, Devon Dawson, the singing voice of Jessi the Yodelin’ Cowgirl in Toy Story 2, will conduct a workshop with 90 minutes of musical instruction for children and youth at Wesley United Methodist Church from...
NETLA Swine Validation By December 1
Swine exhibitors must have swine projects validated for NETLA by December 1, 2015 A very popular project in the NETLA livestock show is swine. Raising hogs for our local county junior livestock show usually brings more than 90 participants every year. Raising hogs is very different than any other project animal because hogs are very personable, respond very well to human contact and grow very fast. Swine exhibitors also get very...
Flags Placed At Local Cemeteries on Veterans Day
The local American Legion Chapter 66 recognized the local veterans by placing flags along the street and fence of City Cemetery on 7th St. Each flag represented any American veteran who served in any war. Boy Scout Troop 69 of FUMC did the same at Shooks Chapel Cemetery. The local Marine organization placed flags at Restlawn Cemetery.
Veterans Day on Celebration Plaza
Thursday morning at 11 a.m. veterans in Hopkins County were honored at Celebration Plaza. The annual event is one of many opportunities to honor veterans on this Veterans Day. Veterans Day began as a time to remember World War I – known at the time as “The Great War”. The war officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting...
“Updated” Woman Trapped in Overturned Vehicle Rescued
A one vehicle rollover at County Road 4759 and Peerless Highway blocked traffic on the Farm to Market Road between Loop 301 W/Hillcrest Dr./State Highway 19 forcing residents of the Pleasant Grove Community to use an alternate route to gain access to their homes. The vehicle, west bound, came to rest on its left side against trees. The driver of the vehicle was talking, and had been talking, with responders prior to be extracted from...
CHRISTUS Affirms Commitment to Partner With Memorial Hospital
A meeting with CHRISTUS Heath, at their request, on Thursday November 5th assured Memorial Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew and Joe Bob Burgin, a member of the local hospital district board, that CHRISTUS is still very committed to developing a partnership with the local district. The discussion also focused on some of the issues that have slowed the pace of progress for the partnership. Lawyers on both sides are actively working on...
Another Charge and Bond Increased for Organic Farmer Arrested for Indecency With A Child
Now, another charge has been added–Continuous Sexual Assault of a child under the age of 14-years. Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings set the bond for that charge at $200,000. Now Richard Allen Hinds is in Hopkins County jail under two charges and a total of $250,000 in bonds. After initially setting bond at $35,000 Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings increased the amount to $50,00 for Richard Allen Hinds, 70, who was arrested by...
Meadows Receives Maximum Penalties
November 9, 2015 – Jonathan Heath Meadows agreed to plead guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance under one (1) gram, two (2) counts of evading arrest with a motor vehicle, and two (2) counts of manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance under four (4) grams, and to waive his right to appeal. In exchange, the District Attorney’s office agreed to have any sentences handed out by a jury to run...
