Local Man, Talco Woman Arrested in Meth Find
A 59-year old Sulphur Springs man and a 52-year old Talco woman were placed under arrest after 134 grams of methamphetamine and $3400 in cash were found in the car they were in. They were stopped for a traffic violation at the 112 mile marker near Cumby on eastbound I-30 at around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Lawmen suspected illegal activity but the suspects refused to allow a search of their car. A police K-9 officer was brought to the scene...
County Received Grant for Roads; Approved Budget Monday
At a regular meeting of the Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, the court approved its’ budget for the next fiscal that begins October 1. The tax rate in the budget increases a bit, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. Also, Monday morning the Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a disaster recovery grant, a Texas Community Development Block Grant, that will be providing funds to offset money spent on...
Work Continues on Civic Center Auditorium
Don Roundtree, a consultant for the Sulphur Springs ISD’s Auditorium Renovation Project, gave the school board an update Monday night. He said demolition work was basically finished inside. Outside drainage work with piping is scheduled to start this weekend. When finished, water will run away from the building, not toward it. The ceiling has been removed to allow for duct work and other addendum such as fire protection lines...
Congressman Ratcliffe Met with Local Medical Community Monday
The medical community at large is facing many challenges, changes and health care continues to evolve. Locally, Memorial Hospital and Clinic Board of Directors and Administration hosted a luncheon featuring Texas’ 4th Congressional District Congressman John Ratcliffe, Monday, September 14, 2015 at 11:30 am, in the Plaza Conference Room. Later in the day, he announced the opening of a local mobile office. The office will be open two...
Inmates Assist in Marijuana Harvest
Some hunters in the Cooper Lake Wildlife Management Area in Delta County discovered a large marijuana farm Saturday. They alerted game wardens. The farm contained an estimated 6,000 marijuana plants with a street value estimated at between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. It is believed that four suspects may have been tending the farm. They remain at large at last report. Lee Glenn, a Hopkins County Jail employee who oversees inmate labor,...
Hopkins County GOP Resumes Monthly Meetings
Hopkins County GOP (Republican) resumes monthly meetings 8 a.m. September 19th, at League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 1100 League Street in Sulphur Springs. Former State Representative Erwin Cain, first elected Republican to service the local district as a state representative, will be the speaker. Several individuals have already announced their intent to seek the Republican nomination for different offices in the...
“Updated” Stolen Vehicle and Two Runaway Minors Land Arkansas Man in Hopkins County Jail
A 21-year old Jacksonville, Arkansas man, Tyler Dale Smith, traveling with a 15-year old girl and a 17-year old girl, both reported as a missing runaway from Heber Springs, Arkansas faces charges, including stealing the vehicle he was driving, after he was stopped by a DPS trooper on westbound I-30 in Hopkins County Thursday at 3:15 p.m. The man is charges of theft of property in Benton, Arkansas and contributing to the delinquency of...
“Updated” Barricaded Man Found Dead in Today’s Standoff with Law Enforcement Now Identified
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders, a member of the SWAT team, told KSST News that the individual who barricaded himself from police this morning is apparently dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. Justice of the Peace B J Teer agreed. Teer pronounced the time of death for 55-year old Roger Lane Petty as noon Thursday, September 10, 2015. Teer has ordered an autopsy to be performed by American Forensics of Mesquite. Teer released...
*Updated* Cumby Schools in Lockdown Due to Nearby Standoff
Crisis Over: Click here to see updated story Cumby schools are in lockdown to ensure the safety of their students due to a police matter according to a school spokesperson. The schools were placed in lockdown at 9:30 a.m. Thursday when notified of a police standoff a few blocks away. A warrant service on an individual on Commerce Street in Cumby resulted in the individual barricading himself. Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
Memorial Hospital Joins Project to Improve Breastfeeding Rates
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital is one of 33 Texas hospitals participating in a statewide effort to improve breastfeeding rates. Breastfeeding is one of the most effective preventive health measures for infants and mothers, according to Alma Carter, Program Director for National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ). Carter said, “Despite the many benefits of breastfeeding, only 21.3 percent of Texas mothers...
