Blackmon Selected As New Assistant District Attorney
Aug 23, 2020 – Zack Blackmon is excited to be back home working in and serving the community where he grew up. He was sworn in on Thursday, Aug. 13, as an assistant district attorney in the 8th Judicial District. Zach Blackmon (Courtesy photo) Sulphur Springs is home to Blackmon. He graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 2013, then went to Texas Tech University. He earned his undergraduate degree in 2016 from Texas Tech,...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Theft Of Firearm Charges
Sulphur Springs, TX – August 22, 2020 – A 36-year-old Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs man was jailed on theft of firearm charges, according to arrest reports. William Wade Crist (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Baumann contacted 36-year-old William Wade Crist of Sulphur Springs at 3:08 a.m Saturday, August 22, and served him with two warrants for theft of firearm. Crist was jailed on the...
SCU Investigation Results In Two Controlled Substance Arrests
An investigation into suspected narcotic sales at a Georgia Street residence resulted in two controlled substance arrests Friday, according to arrest reports. One of the arrests marked the second time both have been in jail this summer on a controlled substance charge, according to jail reports. Adam Joshua Hodges (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes, accompanied by SSPD Officer...
Little Rock Man Accused Of Money Laundering And Possession Of Marijuana, Pills
A 29-year-old Little Rock man was accused of money laundering and possession of pills and marijuana, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Bryon Jamison Brown Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped at 12:38 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, on the north Interstate 30 service road near mile marker 120 to check on the occupant of a Honda Accord stopped on the side of the road. Upon contact, deputies alleged...
Aug. 21 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 4 New Cases, 36 Active Cases
State Now Reporting COVID-19 Information For Texas Child Care Facilities Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 5 p.m. Aug. 21 announced 4 new positive COVID-19 cases have been reported for Hopkins County. That increases the total number of active cases in Hopkins County to 36. There were no new recoveries to report on Aug. 21. positive COVID-19 result There have been 77 new cases and 94 recoveries reported through Aug. 21. That’s 10...
Man Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge After Almost Striking A Sheriff’s Office Patrol Vehicle
A 38-year-old Quitman man was jailed on a controlled substance charge after almost striking a sheriff’s office patrol vehicle Tuesday evening in Hopkins County according to arrest reports. No HCSO photo available for Russell James Whited Aaron Chaney, a deputy with Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, reported he was on routine patrol in the area of State Highway 19, he turned west onto FM 1657 west around 6:45 p.m. Aug. 20....
Hopkins County Had Lowest July 2020 Unemployment Rate In NE Texas Workforce Development Area
Texas Unemployment Rate Down Again in July, Below US Unemployment Rate Hopkins County continued in July to have a lower unemployment rate than the state and national rates, and even below the overall 7.2 percent unemployment rate for the 9-county North East Texas Workforce Development Area (WDA) within which the county is located. In fact, Hopkins County had the lowest July 2020 unemployment rate in the entire Northeast Texas WDA....
Annual Shared Meeting of Genealogical/Historical Societies Set Aug 27, 7pm at Heritage Park Winnifred Building
The Hopkins County Heritage Park’s new Winnifred Building will host the 2020 joint meeting of the Hopkins County Historical Society and the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, planned on Thursday August 27 at 7pm. The meeting room allows space for social distancing between guests in the new, spacious facility. Members of the Societies are encouraged to attend. Historical Society President Rick Wilson and Society members will...
Deputies Arrest 3 Bogata Men For CR 2302 Burglary
Hopkins County, TX – August 21, 2020 – Deputies arrested three Bogata, TX men on burglary of a habitation charge after allegedly catching them removing items from a County Road 2302 residence without permission late Thursday night. A tip called in to law enforcement alerted sheriff’s officers to the burglary in progress. Larry Carlton Johnson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a...
Five People Arrested By HCSO On Controlled Substance, Related Charges
Five people were arrested August 18-20 by deputies on controlled substance and related charges, according to sheriff’s reports. State Highway 19 North Arrests Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet 3500 pulling a white livestock trailer with an obscured license plate on the trailer at 9:22 p.m. August 18, 2020. HCSO Sgt. Tanner Steward also responded as a cover unit...
