Carter Blood Care Needs Donations in N E Texas Region
Why are donations of all types of blood needed more during the summer and vacation months? Let’s find out! Lanie Wright, a consultant with Carter Blood Care in the Tyler Regional office, visited on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay to talk about the importance of giving donations of blood, especially during the summer months. Lanie stressed that while the need for blood increases during the vacation and holiday periods...
Cumby Officer Arrests Two Dallas Men for Drugs, Theft of Firearm
Multiple times Cumby Police Sergeant Ray Embro warned the passenger of a 2016 Hyundai Accent to not reach under the passenger seat for anything after the driver of the vehicle told the passenger to give the officer the marijuana. Sgt. Embro had made a traffic stop for speeding on I-30 but smelled a strong odor of marijuana and both passengers appeared nervous. The driver of the auto, Jonathan Daniel Padilla, 22, of Dallas, told...
Contested Sentencing Hearing Begins Wednesday in Eighth Judicial District Court
A contested sentencing hearing gets underway Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. in Eighth Judicial District Court. Victoria Grace Brawley, 26, of Azle, who has pled guilty in May to three indictments for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon faces a range of punishment from probation to 20 years in each case. Sentences are expected to run concurrent if she is sentenced to prison. Brawley has remained in jail since her arrest on December...
Man Dies While Being Booked Into Hopkins County Jail
Texas Rangers are investigating the death of a Dallas man pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 19, 2018. The man had been arrested for narcotics and money laundering following a traffic stop on I-30. According to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office, the man had been very cooperative during the stop and arrest. Sheriff Lewis Tatum stated there had been no confrontation at any...
Peerless Man Dies in Single Vehicle Accident
Hugo Santana, Jr. 26. Santana, a resident of the Peerless community, died as a result of a one vehicle traffic accident on FM 2285 Saturday night. Santana was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer. Santana was thrown from the vehicle by the force of the accident. Department of Public Safety Troopers investigated the accident. Funeral services are pending at West Oaks Funeral Home.
2nd Annual CANHelp’s Back to School Fair for Hopkins County, August 10th, 2018
CANHelp is sponsoring a Back to School Fair. The 2018 Back to School Fair is scheduled for Friday, August 10th from 3:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Hopkins County Civic Center. In addition,we are seeking community service agencies, schools, churches, and other local organizations to participate in the 2018 Back to School Fair to offer information about activities for children/youth and family services that are offered in our area. For...
Updated: “Whipped Challenge” Is New Dairy Festival Food Contest
Extension agent Johanna Hicks and her office staff and volunteers knew it was a great idea…and Saturday June 16 proved it! All eight teams of local food-minded people were hungry to win when they entered the three-round creative competition. First they attended an orientation and reminder of the rules, then the teams were turned loose to find their preparation tables. The audience included local foodies and fans enjoying the...
Atmos Energy Conducts Controlled Natural Gas Flaring Tuesday
Atmos Energy crews and contractors will oversee a controlled natural gas flaring beginning June 19th and continuing Wednesday, June 20th from approximately 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the intersection of Hopkins County Road 2319, just east of FM 1870. It is expected to last approximately two days while the company works on a a section of natural gas pipeline in the area as part of normal, routine maintenance operations. “Flaring” is a...
