VFW To Offer Free Lunch to First Responders, Needy on Thanksgiving Day
Phillip Gabbert, Chaplain and Adjutant of VFW Post Home 8560 of Sulphur Springs and his fellow officers are spearheading a “Pay it Forward’ Thanksgiving meal for First Responders on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 26, 2020. starting at 11:30am, til it’s all gone. The traditional Thanksgiving take-out plate can be picked up in a drive-thru fashion at the covered entranceway of Patriot Hall, located at 1 Veterans...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Nov. 23 Regular Meeting Agenda
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting Agenda TIME: 9:00 A.M.DATE: Monday, November 23, 2020PLACE: In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX. I. InvocationII. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag A. AMERICAN FLAG:B. TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.” The...
Meal A Day Menu Nov. 23-27, 2020
Although the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center remains closed due to COVID-19, volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The Nov. 23-27 Meal A Day Menu includes: Monday — Poppy Seed Chicken On a Bed of Rice,. Winter Blend Vegetables and Corn Tuesday — Corny Dogs, Hush Puppies, Green Tomato Relish and Pinto Beans Wednesday — Turkey and Dressing, Cranberry...
Nearly Half Of November Indictments Were For Drug, Alcohol Offenses
Approximately 100 indictments were signed during the November 2020 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately half of the November 2020 indictments were for drug, alcohol and related offenses. (Click here for the other half of the November 2020 indictments.) In some instances, individuals were accused of more than one offense. Adam Joshua Hodges (HCSO jail photo) Adam Joshua Hodges was named in nine...
100 Indictments Signed During November 2020 Grand Jury Session
Approximately 100 indictments were signed during the November 2020 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Named in the indictments are more than 70 defendants, including 11 individuals accused of two offenses and five alleged to have committed multiple offenses. In some charges, more than one defendant was named for alleged involvement in offenses. Charges ranged from aggravated robbery, sexual assault,...
Nov. 21 COVID-19 Update: 51st COVID-19 Fatality Reported For Hopkins County
Texas Department of State Health Services at 2:25 p.m. Nov. 21 announced the 51st COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County and the first COVID-19 death for Delta County. That makes three fatalities announced this week and four that have been confirmed with COVID-19 as cause on death certificates for Hopkins County. The latest death is reported to have occurred on Nov. 10. Hopkins County residents are also reported to have occurred on Nov....
Phil Gamblin
Funeral service for Phil Gamblin, age 69, of Como will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at First Baptist Church- Sanctuary, Sulphur Springs. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky FuneralChapel. Mr. Gamblin passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Hospice of East Texas, Tyler. Phil was born on September 26, 1951 in Sulphur...
2 Men Transferred To Hopkins County Jail On Felony Charges
Nov 21, 2020 – Two men were reportedly transferred to Hopkins Count Hopkins County jail on felony charges Friday. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office took William Ray Grammer into custody and transported him to the Franklin-Hopkins County line, where he was released to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney at 6:11 p.m. Nov. 20. No HCSO jail photos available Nov. 21 for William Ray Grammer and Linton Brandon...
Dallas Woman Allegedly Tossed Methamphetamine Out Window During Stop
A 35-year-old Dallas woman allegedly tossed meth out of a vehicle window during a traffic stop early Saturday morning, according to sheriff’s reports. No HCSO jail photo available Nov. 21 for Carolyn Suzanne Hinson When Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney attempted to stop a Ford passenger vehicle around 2:45 a.m. Nov. 21 at mile marker 129 on Interstate 30 east for a defective license plate light the driver...
Suspected Meth, A Firearm, Large Amount Of Cash Discovered During Traffic Stop
A firearm, suspected methamphetamine and large amount of cash discovered by police during a traffic stop Friday night resulted in a 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott reported seeing a GMC sport utility vehicle illegally parked. When the car left, officers initiated a traffic stop on the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Gilmer...
