Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Sexual Assault Trial
A Hopkins County jury at noon Friday, Oct. 9, returned a guilty verdict in the aggravated sexual assault trial of Denzel Dredon Jackson, local officials reported. Denzel Dredon Jackson (HCSO jail photo) The jury deliberated for several hours Thursday evening and returned at 8:30 a.m. Friday to deliberate all Friday morning, before returning a verdict. Jackson was accused of the aggravated sexual assault of his girlfriend and mother of...
Local VFW Raises Funds Through Raffle
The local VFW Post 8560 and American Legion Post 66 will be holding a raffle for a brand new over/under 12 gauge shot gun. For tickets contact Andy Lowen @ (903) 355-3733 or Billy Cassy @ (903) 440-1873. Tickets are $5 each or you can purchase 5 for $20. Proceeds go to local American Legion and VFW posts to support veterans still serving their communities. Members will also be set up on Celbration Plaza on Saturday, October 10th from...
Tickets Purchases For Homecoming Game To Be Automatically Refunded
All tickets purchased for the Oct. 9 canceled Homecoming game will be refunded automatically over the next few business days. Anyone who does not receive a refund by Tuesday, Oct. 13, may call Marci Owens at 903-885-2153 regarding the refund, Sulphur Springs ISD administrators noted in a release Friday morning. Even though Sulphur Springs is not having the Homecoming Game tonight, Oct. 9, fans may still purchase a football...
Jury Still Deliberating In Aggravated Sexual Assault Trial
The Hopkins County jury was still deliberating at 10:40 a.m. Oct. 9 in the aggravated sexual assault trial of Denzel Dredon Jackson. Denzel Dredon Jackson (HCSO jail photo) The jury panel was selected Monday, opening statements from attorneys were heard Tuesday morning, then prosecutors called witnesses the next few days. On Thursday morning, defense attorney Gabriel Ogueri began presenting calling defense witnesses. Jackson testified...
Salado Man Jailed For Stealing Car From Church Street Gas Station
October 9, 2020 – A 33-year-old Salado, TX man was jailed for stealing a car from a Church Street gas station Thursday afternoon. After a short pursuit, a police canine found him hiding under wood and building materials in the 200 block of Houston Street, according to arrest reports. Tony Lynn McPherson Jr. (HCSO jail photo) A woman around 3:10 a.m. Oct. 8 reported her Nissan Sentra stolen from the gas pumps in the 1200 block of...
Macy Sworn In As New Chief Of Tira VFD
By Jan Vaughn Tony Macy was sworn in as the new chief of the Tira Volunteer Fire Department in a special meeting of the Tira City Council on October 4, 2020. Tira Mayor Allen Joslin and our new Tira Volunteer Fire Chief Tony Macy I need to make a correction about the Tira Community Christmas Party. It is scheduled for the second Saturday in December, not the first Saturday, as previously reported. We are hopeful that conditions will...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2020: Abandoned Vehicle: 3Alarm: 7Animal Complaint: 5Arrest/Warrant: 4Assault: 2Burglary: 5Criminal Mischief: 2Criminal Trespass: 8Disturbances/Disputes: 9Driving While Intoxicated: 1Fraud: 3Funeral Escort: 1Harassment: 4Inquest: 1Livestock at Large: 14Missing Person: 3Motorist Assist: 7Noise Complaint: 2Reckless Driver: 5Recovered Stolen...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – October 2020
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the monthly manager’s report: COVID-19 Response The number of active cases in Hopkins County maintains a range of 30 to 90 cases and was at 74 active cases as of October 5th. The state tested 398 people in its most recent round of testing. We have had 314 recoveries in Hopkins County. As a part of the City’s response to Covid-19 the...
2020 Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Festivities
Friday night’s varsity game may be canceled, but that didn’t dampen the Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming festivities. Wildcats fans and supporters filled the home stands at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday, cheering for the 2020 Homecoming participants.\ The event featured the SSHS cheer squad, Blue Blazes, band and, of course, the Homecoming Court. A few of the Homecoming nominees pulled double duty not only taking...
Hopkins County Oct. 8 COVID-19 Update: 3 More Deaths, 10 New Cases, 5 Recoveries, 90 Active Cases
The COVID-19 case counts in Hopkins County continued to rise on Thursday, with 3 more deaths reported by Texas Department of State Health Services, and 10 new positive COVID-19 cases and five recoveries reported by Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in their Hopkins County Oct. 8 COVID-19 update. DSHS reported a total of 18 COVID-19 fatalities, derived from officials cause of death on official death...
