Miller Grove FFA Monthly Spotlight
Miller Grove FFA students have been busy this Fall with welding, livestock and floral projects, Jackpot Show plans, Leadership competitions and community service. Spotlight photos and reports by MGHS Ag Sciences Advisor Kristin Fortenberry
Chicago Man, Garland Woman Caught In A Stolen Car
A 21-year-old Chicago, Illinois man and 18-yarold Garland, Texas woman were caught in a stolen car Sunday night, according to arrest reports,. Allen Bernard Griffin IV (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thomas Patterson reported stopping a Cadillac DTS shown in a records check at at 6:12 p.m. Dec. 5, 2021 to have been reported stolen in Garland. at mile marker 128 on Interstate 30 east. He took both the...
Sentence Reached For Cumby Man Accused Of Shooting His Pregnant Wife
A 43-year-old Cumby man accused of shooting his pregnant wife in August has been sentenced as part of a plea agreement, according to prosecutors and court reports. Jason Cory Sanders (HCSO jail photo) Jason Cory Sanders has remained in custody at Hopkins County jail since his arrest on Aug. 10, 2021, on a capital murder charge, according to jail reports. He was accused of shooting his wife, who was about 9-weeks pregnant, in the torso...
Cumby ISD Students Qualify For State TAFE Contest
Over the weekend, Cumby ISD students qualified for the state TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators) Contest in three different areas. Members of the Cumby chapter of Texas Association of Future Educators at Region 8 Education Service Center. (Cumby ISD photo) The Cumby students participated in the 2021 TAFFE Area 6 Conference, hosted at Region 8 Education Service Center on Dec. 3, 2021. At lease five of those students are state...
Bond Set For Love’s Armed Robbery Suspects
Bond has been set at $100,000 each for the two suspects arrested Friday night for the armed robbery at Love’s Travel Center in Sulphur Springs Friday morning, according to Hopkins County jail reports. Charles Orin Lee Nash The arrest followed an anonymous tip made to Sulphur Springs Police Department that a vehicle spotted in Commerce matched the description of the suspect vehicle. Commerce officers checked the location and...
Celebrating Christmas ‘Hopkins County Style’ at Heritage Park!
Visitors to the schoolmarm’s cabin got to make s-mores over the open fire in the fireplace. Children were delighted to see Santa face-to-face in the friendly atmosphere at the Christmas tree The Hopkins County Historical Society opened the gates to Heritage Park and the doors of the vintage buildings inside to welcome guests during two weekends of the Christmas season 2021. All Society members are volunteers, and they worked...
The Erwins Come to Sulphur Bluff Baptist Church Dec. 6, All Invited!
Everyone is invited to be blessed by the music of The Erwins, a sibling group of gospel singers with a deep family heritage in evangelism. The concert will begin at 6:30pm. There will be a free will offering. The location is CR 3610 at Sulphur Bluff, Texas. The church phone # is 903-945-3436. “Singing is all we know and all we want to do. It’s our life and our joy to serve the Lord with the voices He has given us. We will gladly...
3 Arrested After Contraband Found During Traffic Stops
Three people were arrested after police found contraband during two separate traffic stops. I-30 east Traffic Stop Delma Jatavion Jefferson Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams reported stopping a Buick Lacrosse at 9:25 p.m. Dec. 2, at mile marker 114 on Interstate 30 east for a traffic violation. The driver, 22-year-old Delma Jatavion Jefferson of Nash, was found to be in possession of a hand gun. He also was found to have a...
8 Jailed on Felony Warrants Dec. 1-3, 2021
At least 8 were jailed on felony warrant Dec. 1-3, 2021, according to police and sheriff’s reports. The arrested include: Kyle Ray Rosewell Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman took Kyle Ray Rosewell into custody Dec. 3, 2021, at Bi-State Corrections Center in Texarkana on felony warrants. The 37-year-old Winnsboro man was transported to Hopkins County jail. Rosewell, who is also known by Whiteboy, remained...
Sulphur Springs Lit Up In Holiday Merriment During Friday’s Christmas Tree Lighting, Parade
Families and community members gathered downtown Friday night for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Over the next hour, people continued to arrive in pairs, trios, groups and singles, to finish packing Celebration Plaza and along the 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade route. Sulphur Springs Christmas Tree Lighting and 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade Visitors to downtown were able to shop at local...
