Tatum: House Bill 1325 Will Not Affect Sheriff’s Office’s Law Enforcement Operations
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum Wednesday morning said while House Bill 1325 legalizes possession of hemp, it “does not decriminalize marijuana” nor will it “affect law enforcement operations of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office.” HB 1325, passed and effective June 10, stipulates that hemp production and possession of a cannabis plant and any substance derived from...
Nine Como-Pickton FFA Students Selected for Top Honors during July State FFA Convention in Ft Worth
Miss Sydnee Neal returns as Senior State FFA Ambassador Miss Breanna Bowen, a National Finalist in Dairy Proficiency and American Degree Recipient Chanda Neal, Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor at Como-Pickton CISD reports that a number of students were selected for special honors during the 91st annual Texas State FFA Convention held in Ft Worth during July 2019. Miss Presley Cummins, Junior FFA Ambassador Four female students who applied...
Cumby ISD to Hold Community Meeting Aug. 8 In CHS Library
Cumby Independent School District school board and Facilities Committee are hosting a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in the high school library to discuss a potential November bond election. A bond would provide funding to help to update facilities, including additional renovations to better address safety and security at the elementary campus, specifically moving classrooms out of the portable buildings. However,...
Hopkins County Ponytails Make it Into Championship Wednesday at Dixie Softball World Series
The Hopkins County Ponytails qualified for Championship Wednesday in the Dixie Softball World Series Tuesday night at Coleman Park in Sulphur Springs with a thrilling 8-6 win over South Carolina. Hopkins County Ponytails, 3-1 in the World Series, broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the top of the sixth. When they shut down South Carolina in the bottom of the sixth, the game was theirs. The local Ponytails now face undefeated Alabama, 5-0...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested At Courthouse After Bond Revoked
Jeremy Dean Harris A 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody at 4 p.m. at the Hopkins County Courthouse and jailed. Jeremy Dean Harris’ bond was revoked on a manufacture or delivery of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. The original offense was alleged to have occurred on Oct. 28, 2018, according to arrest reports.
HCSO: Como Woman Bit Off Tip Of Husband’s Nose After He Bit Her Thumbs
A domestic disturbance between a Como couple Monday night ended with the tip of the man’s nose being bitten off. Both the 43-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife were jailed for assault, according to arrest reports. Kenneth Wayne HigdonDanielle Marie Higdon Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Patterson was dispatched at 7:56 p.m. Aug. 5, 2020 to an FM 1567 east residence in which a man’s nose was reported to have...
Grand Jury Signs 40 Indictments During August Court Session
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the August session signed at least 40 indictments naming at least 32 different individuals in the charges, including four individuals accused of more than one offense and in other instances more than one person implicated in the same offense. The majority of the indictments were for alleged controlled substance charges. The rest range from abandoning or endangering a child and assault of a family...
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