Local Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
In a follow-up on a child pornography tip, Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Corley Weatherford interviewed a 17-year old female victim regarding the tip and obtained suspect information regarding Kenneth Dwayne Mitchell, 57, of Sulphur Springs. Investigator Weatherford and Hopkins County Sgt. Greer contacted Mitchell. Mitchell voluntarily went to the Sheriff’s office for an interview. During the interview, Mitchell admitted...
Chamber Connection January 31, 2019
The Chamber has moved to its temporary location as of Friday, January 18th. Our new location is 128-A Jefferson Street which is a bit misleading. If you are looking for us, we are in the small building across from First Baptist Church and next to First Presbyterian Church off College Street. Come by and see us anytime!! We hope to be in our permanent location on the South side of the square by May. Big...
Bright Star Baseball Announces Partnership with The Miracle League
Sulphur Springs, TX — (January 30, 2019)— Today, Bright Star Baseball announced a new partnership with The Miracle League, an organization that builds baseball and playground facilities for children with special needs. With this new partnership, Bright Star Baseball will continue its Celebration Field campaign to raise funds to provide transformative experiences for youth and adults of all abilities through the magic of inclusive...
Chaffer’s Place Academy and Arts Offers Musical and Homeschool Education
Bringing a background of performing arts as well as homeschool skills, Kenya Duffey Chaffer and her husband Charles Chaffer have opened a first-of-it’s kind school in Sulphur Springs. On Tuesday January 29, 2019, the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting at Chaffer’s Place Academy and Arts located near downtown at 410 Main Street. Kenya and Charles opened the doors of their building to a host of friends...
AgriLife: Tomato Grafting Workshop Set for February 7, 2019
According to Purdue Extension, vegetable grafting has attracted tomato growers’ attention as an approach to control soilborne diseases and improve crop yield. By grafting scion plants that have desirable fruit characteristics onto rootstock plants that have disease resistance, stress tolerance, or vigorous root system characteristics, grafted plants combine beneficial traits from both the scion and rootstock plants. Many growers who...
Yantis Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault, Possession of Meth
When deputies were called to an assault that had just occurred on Highway 11E near FM 1870, they found a female who said she had been thrown from a vehicle driven by Shawn Allen Long, 35, of Yantis. Long and the vehicle were not in the area. Deputies learned the possible locations where the subject could be located and set up at the locations awaiting Long’s arrival. Deputies set up at Motel 6 where the victim and Long had...
Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
KEARNEY, JOHNNY GLENN When Hopkins County Deputies arrived at a disturbance on County Road 3597, the wife of Johnny Glenn Kearney, 43, of Leesburg, said he had a handgun in his hand and had threatened to kill her. She said he had placed the handgun on the dash of their vehicle. Kearney told officers that he did have a gun but had thrown it in the ditch along the County Road. Deputies recovered the weapon. Kearney attempted to resist...
