Commissioners Court To Consider 2 Items Related To Roads
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning during their regular meeting are expected to consider at least 2 items related to roads. One agenda items calls for the Commissioners Court to consider bids submitted for granitized road materials, then accept one or more from which to purchase the road materials. The second item calls for HCCC to consider approving an application and petition to close and abandon a portion of the...
Citizens Call For Change, Justice, Equality, Unity During Peaceful March
People marched Saturday from Pacific Park to the downtown square in Sulphur Springs to call for “change from the courthouse to the White House,” speaking out for same justice and equality for all. Sulphur Springs Unity March, June 6, 2020 “I really hope and pray that this kind of event opens up good honest, heartfelt conversations among all of us. I want to have those conversations. I need to have those...
Arlington Man Arrested In Cumby For DWI After Crashing Into A Guardrail
An Arlington man was arrested in Cumby early Saturday morning on a felony driving intoxicated charge, according to arrest reports. A Cumby Police officer, Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies, and Hopkins County and Cumby firefighters responded at 1:07 a.m. Saturday, June 6, to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 30 west at the 112 exit. A vehicle crashed into the guardrail, and at least one person inside the vehicle appeared to...
I-30 Pursuit Results In Recovery Of Stolen Vehicle, Arrests
An I-30 pursuit that spanned about 10 miles from the Cumby area into Sulphur Springs late Friday morning revealed the vehicle involve to have been stolen. At least two men were arrested, according to arrest and law enforcement reports. Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson at 10:18 a.m. June 5 notified other officers via police radio that he was in pursuit of a vehicle that along Interstate 30 east headed toward Sulphur Springs. In arrest...
June 6 Update: 1 New COVID-19 Case In Hopkins County
Hopkins County’s COVID-19 Total Since MidMarch: 30 Cases, 23 Of Which Are Active Cases And 7 Have Recovered Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6, announced 1 new case of COVID-19 case in Hopkins County. No additional information about the new case is known. The Local Health Authority has reached out to all of the patients with active cases this week and they are home isolating, according toHopkins...
June 5 Update: 2 New COVID-19 Cases In Hopkins County, 1 Additional Recovery
Hopkins County’s COVID-19 Case Total Since MidMarch: 29 Cases, With 7 Recovered And 22 Active Cases Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, announced 2 new COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County; one additional person also has been confirmed as recovered from COVID-19. “This is not necessarily good news today. We are in a mini-surge compared to some of our neighbors,” Newsom said. “Most of our...
Welfare Check At RV Park Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
A request for a welfare check resulted in a controlled substance arrest and search of a camp trailer Thursday June 4th, 2020. At 10:06 a.m. June 4, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office communications operators received a request for a welfare check on a man at an RV park. HCSO Deputies Alvin Jordan and Aaron Chaney were dispatched to the location, according to sheriff’s reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Larry Scott...
6 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
At least 6 men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants from June 1-3, 2020. Among them were two men with aggravated assault warrants, including a 19-year-old identified as the suspect in a Freeman Street shooting; a man accused of vehicle theft; two on controlled substance offenses; and one for credit or debit card abuse. For three men, it was at least the second time this year they have been in custody at Hopkins County...
Tira News — June 3, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Mick Petty reported that Rex Hargrave, formerly of Tira, passed away. I don’t have any details, yet. We want to express our sympathy to the family. Please remember his wife, Beth, and the rest of the family in prayer. The Tira City Council met at the Community Center on Sunday afternoon. The group agreed to keep the Center closed through the month of June. Also, they discussed some needed projects and repairs and hope to...
COVID-19 Testing Update: 924 Tests, 648 Negative, 249 Pending Tests In Hopkins County
Fewest Number Of COVID-19 Patients In Texas Hospitals In 6 Weeks May 27-June 3 marks the testing report period in a row in which 6 or more confirmed new COVID-19 cases were reported in Hopkins County. Conversely, the total number of screenings conducted slowed, with only 31 new tests conducted over the last week. Only 19 tests results came back over the last week, leaving a dozen more test results pending this week than on May 27,...
