Winnsboro Man Arrested for Meth Possession in Rural Traffic Stop
A traffic stop for expired registration by a Hopkins County Deputy on State Highway 11 near FM 269 resulted in the arrest of Neal Curtis Brown, 34, of Winnsboro. The deputy found Brown to be wanted on a Titus County warrant for a Probation Violation for Larceny. While speaking with Brown, he gave verbal consent to search the vehicle for illegal contraband. A small clear baggie containing a crystal like substance believed to be...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Adds Truck Driving School to Workforce Program
TRUCK DRIVING A truck driving school has been added to the workforce training program at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. The class, being taught by Bryce Walker (left), began classroom instruction last week and will start driver training this week. Two of the students, Larry McGill, center, and Mark Morton, review some rules with Walker during a recent class. For more information about the program, call the...
Arkansas Woman Arrested on Possession Charges
DPS stopped a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt Sunday afternoon, February 3, 2019 for a traffic violation. Inside the vehicle they found a white tablet with a “pac man” logo believed to be ecstacy, a vial of thc oil and a clear plastic baggie containing marijuana. A marijuana cigar and a partially smoked marijuana cigar were also located. The search of the vehicle was promoted by the smell of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle....
Dinner Bell Menu For February 6, 2019
Dinner Bell February 6, 2019 Community Partner: An Anonymous Friend Menu: Baked HamMacaroni and CheeseGreens (from a local garden)Garden Salad Cornbread Muffins and butterPear, Apple, Cranberry Crisp with Cinnamon CreamBaked Pears (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Come join us for a great meal and good visitation around the tables....
HEART MONTH: Cardiology is a Unique Sub-Specialty of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs
L. to R. Hospital Cath Lab Director Nolan Willis and Cardiologist Dr. Jai Varma February is American Heart Month, designed to bring public attention and awareness to heart health and the prevalence and severity of heart disease in the United States. On the February 1 KSST Good Morning Show, we invited Dr. Jai Varma, Cardiologist with Advanced Heart Care and Nolan Willis, Director of the Cath Lab at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in...
Traffic Stop Results in Marijuana Find
When Jose Luis Rodriguez, 25, of Sulphur Springs, failed to signal a turn at the corner of College Street and Mitchell Alley, a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop. The odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle prompted the deputy to ask if Rodriguez had been smoking the substance. Rodriguez said he had been smoking marijuana and also said he had marijuana in the vehicle. Rodriguez is in Hopkins County...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigation Assists in Conviction of Greenville Man for Possession of Child Pornogaphy
Robert Ray Owens in 2016, about the time of his arrest for Possession with Intent to Promote Child Pornography Robert Ray Owens, 49, of Greenville was sentenced in Hunt County’s 196th District Court to three 20-year sentences to be stacked when he was found guilty on three counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Corley Weatherford said Owens sentence was the result of a Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
Tira News Feb 1st, 2019
By Jan Vaughn A special meeting of the Tira City Council was called for Monday, January 28th , for the purpose of discussing the needed repairs on the Community Center, due to the water damage, which happened in December. The group considered the estimates and made their selection. The repairs were scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 30th . Another topic on the agenda was the property insurance. We recently learned that the...
