Commissioners Court Appoints Bart Green To Civic Center Board Of Directors
Oct14

Commissioners Court Appoints Bart Green To Civic Center Board Of Directors

Resolution Approved Calling for Census 2020 Complete Count Committee Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, Oct. 14, approved two resolutions, one designating a Precinct 4 representative to the Hopkins County Civic Center Board and another to create a Census 2020 Complete Count Committee. Bart Green was appointed as the Precinct 4 representative to the Civic Center Board Of Directors....

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Sheriff’s Deputies, Canines Receive Specialized Training
Oct14

Sheriff’s Deputies, Canines Receive Specialized Training

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Colt Patterson and Jason Lavender returned home last week from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where they attained specialized training with their police canines. Colt Patterson and K-9 partner Jason Lavender and K-9 partner The officers and canines Chiv and Mali completed a two-week, 150-hour Advanced K-9 handler course with emphasis on narcotics as well as suspect tracking on various terrain,...

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Pickton Resident Accused Of Taking Other Woman’s Car
Oct14

Pickton Resident Accused Of Taking Other Woman’s Car

October 14, 2019 – A 40-year-old Pickton woman was jailed Saturday for allegedly taking another woman’s Dodge Avenger without permission. Summer Lee Wright Summer Wright was accused of leaving with the car owner’s purse which she said contained her car keys, following an argument at a Commerce address. The car owner said she hadn’t seen her vehicle since Tuesday, deputies alleged in arrest reports. Officials...

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Fort Worth Man Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant
Oct12

Fort Worth Man Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant

Corey James Maynard, 35, of Fort Worth was in Hopkins County jail Saturday morning on a felony warrant, according to jail reports. Local authorities were notified Maynard was in custody at Tarrant County jail on a felony Hopkins County warrant. Transported deputy Melvin Jackson traveled to Tarrant County jail and took custody of him just before 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. He was booked into Hopkins County jail on the warrant for violation...

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Traffic Stop Near Sulphur Springs Nets Marijuana, Xanax, 1 Felony Arrest
Oct12

Traffic Stop Near Sulphur Springs Nets Marijuana, Xanax, 1 Felony Arrest

William Cody Smithers A traffic stop on Interstate 30 early Saturday morning resulted in a 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest after marijuana, Xanax pills and an open container were found in the truck he was driving, according to arrest reports. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reported stopping a Chevrolet 1500 for traveling 63 miles per hour in the 55 mph speed zone on the south Interstate 30 service road near...

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Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Child Porn, Sex Charges
Oct12

Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Child Porn, Sex Charges

October 12, 2019 – A 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Friday after he allegedly admitted he had sex with a juvenile he knew was 14 and that he took photos and videos during sex acts, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets and patrol officers alleged in arrest reports. Thomas Jason Doss Sheriff’s officers conducted at traffic stop at 7:51 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker...

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EDC, Ark-Tex COG To Host Oct. 30 Northeast Texas Transportation Summit
Oct12

EDC, Ark-Tex COG To Host Oct. 30 Northeast Texas Transportation Summit

Business and industry leaders, city council and commissioners court members and staff from 14 counties across Northeast Texas will gather Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Sulphur Springs Country Club to discuss something that affects nearly everyone — transportation. The Northeast Texas Transportation Summit, hosted by the Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation and Ark-Tex Council of Governments, is designed to...

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Hopkins County Records for Oct. 11, 2019
Oct11

Hopkins County Records for Oct. 11, 2019

Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Land Deed Transactions Cody Lee and Kelli Lee to Mark Collins; tract in the Maria J. Santos surveyBeanie Dale Vice , who is also known as Benny D. Vice, and Sharon Kay Vice to Ian Zeringue and Jaci B. Zeringue; tract in the Elijah H. Pilano surveyMatthew D. Pryor, Stormi R. Pryor and Kelsey B. Pryor to Kelsy Kay Williams and Todd Ray Williams Jr.; tract in the Jane Russell surveyThekla...

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Channel 18 News:  Friday, October 11, 2019
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Cancelled: Jury Duty For County Court
Oct11

Cancelled: Jury Duty For County Court

Hopkins County Courthouse, 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs The jury panel summoned to appear at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, for County Court At Law with Judge Clay Harrison does not need to report. The jury panel has been cancelled, according to Hopkins County Clerk Tracy Smith. This is only for Harrison’s court. The jury panel called to appear the same day and time in the 8th Judicial District Court with Judge Eddie Northcutt was...

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