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2 Sulphur Springs Residents Sentenced In District Court This Week
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2 Sulphur Springs Residents Sentenced In District Court This Week

Two Sulphur Springs residents were sentenced in district court this week on unrelated charges, according to court reports. Jennifer Lee Lindsay (HCSO jail photo) Jennifer Lee Lindsay of Sulphur Springs arranged and pled open during the Nov. 24 court session on an April 20, 2020 abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge and a Jan. 17, 2020 forgery financial instrument charge. Lindsay was arrested on a forgery...

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Hopkins County Records – Jan. 29, 2021
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Hopkins County Records – Jan. 29, 2021

Applications For Marriage Licenses Bradley Glen Horton and Amy Dennitte FonsecaJustin Paul Pruden and Lindsey Nell PerryLuis Fernando Lopez Garcia and Citlalli Monserrat CortesDarron Wayne Harred and Katherine Karen SmithRobert Joseph Hull Jr. and Rita Mae Williams Record books in a county clerk’s office Land Deed Transactions Edward Ray Askew to Edward R. Askew trustee for the Askew Family Living Trust; tract in the James...

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Man In Jail On Controlled Substance Charges Served With An Indictment
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Man In Jail On Controlled Substance Charges Served With An Indictment

A 32-year-old man in jail on controlled substance charges was served with an indictment for another charge, according to jail reports. Joshua Lewis White (HCSO jail photo) Joshua Lewis White was serve with an indictment for failure to comply with sex offender duty to register, just before 12:15 p.m. Jan. 28, 2021, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Todd Evans noted in arrest reports. Jail records show White was arrested Jan....

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Cumby Coffee With Cops Planned January 30
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Cumby Coffee With Cops Planned January 30

The Cumby community is invited Saturday morning to Coffee With Cops. The informal meet and greet will be offered from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Jan. 30 in the Cumby City Council Chambers. Community members are invited to enjoy a cup of coffee and a donut, while supplies last, while getting to know the new Cumby Police Chief Jeff Hundley, appointed by Cumby City Council to serve as interim chief for the 6 months starting Jan. 12, when the...

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Cumby ISD To Hold Board, Community Meeting To Discuss Potential 2021 Bond Election
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Cumby ISD To Hold Board, Community Meeting To Discuss Potential 2021 Bond Election

Cumby ISD Board of Trustees have a full morning ahead Saturday, with a school board meeting at 7:30 a.m. and a Cumby ISD Community Meeting at 8:30 a.m., followed by a board training session. The morning meetings will be available for virtual streaming and may also be accessed by phone. Cumby Elementary School Entrance “Everyone has the option of face to face, Zoom, or YouTube Live. The meeting will be recorded and downloaded on...

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Jan. 28 COVID-19 Update: 1 New Case, 13 Recoveries
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Jan. 28 COVID-19 Update: 1 New Case, 13 Recoveries

The Jan. 28 COVID-19 reports from Texas Department of State Health Services were better than they’ve been in a while. New case counts were way down Thursday as were COVID-19 hospitalizations this week, while recoveries were up. Jan. 28 COVID-19 Case Counts Texas Department of State Health Services’s Jan. 28 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed only one new probable COVID-19 case reported for Hopkins County on Thursday....

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Cumby City Council Accepts Resignations From Place 5 Alderman, City Secretary
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Cumby City Council Accepts Resignations From Place 5 Alderman, City Secretary

Ryan Horne Appointed Place 5 Alderman Cumby City Council accepted the resignations from Place 5 alderman and the city secretary during a special meeting Thursday evening. Cumby City Council Place 5 Alderman Julie Morris and City Secretary Codi Reynolds both submitted their resignations sometime after the Jan. 12 council meeting and 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, when notice of the special meeting was posted. No additional information...

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Tira News – January 28, 2021
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Tira News – January 28, 2021

By Jan Vaughn Evelyn Horne reported that her neighbor, Hugh McVay, passed away on Sunday. I don’t have any information on funeral arrangements. We want to express our sympathy to the family and keep them in our prayers. Yvonne Weir reports, “Destri, Eben, and family visited Saturday and Sunday. We enjoyed being outside Saturday watching the kids play. We played Canasta and had lots of laughs. I would like to encourage...

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Alba Man Back In Hopkins County Jail For Violating Probation
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Alba Man Back In Hopkins County Jail For Violating Probation

A 45-year-old Alba man is back in Hopkins County jail for again violating his probation on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest and jail reports. Johns Phillips Smith Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford took John Phillip Smith Jr. into custody Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2021, at Wood County jail. She transported Smith to Hopkins County, where he remained Thursday on...

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Man Jailed Jan. 13 Following CR 4711 Disturbance Charged With Additional Offenses
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Man Jailed Jan. 13 Following CR 4711 Disturbance Charged With Additional Offenses

Chun Zachary Lambert, the 43-year-old The Colony man arrested Jan. 13 following a County Road 4711 disturbance involving a firearm, has been charged with additional offenses, according to arrest and jail reports. Lambert has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest Jan. 13, on two aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges and one charge each of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, failure to identify...

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