Attendance Lags For The Edge Thursday After Break
After four days off for The Edge conditioning program for football, it resumed Thursday morning July 9) in the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said he was happy with the ones who were there but he noted that attendance numbers were down. He said attendance was off by about 50% Thursday. Coach Owens added some of the athletes were sluggish Thursday morning. He said there are now 11...
Mount Vernon Woman Jailed After Turning Herself In On A Felony Warrant
Sulphur Springs, TX – July 8, 2020 – A 64-year-old Mount Vernon, TX woman was jailed after turning herself in at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 5:32 p.m. July 8. Jennifer Wilkes (HCSO jail photo) Jennifer Wilkes was escorted into the county jail by HCSO Deputy Nick Marney and booked on a warrant for driving while intoxicated with 3 or more prior convictions, according to arrest reports. Wilkes’s reckless driving...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Violation Of Probation Warrant
Sulphur Springs, TX – July 9, 2020 – A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a violation of probation warrant July 8, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reported seeing Ramiro Eliseo Hernandez walking on Main Street shortly before 8 a.m. July 8, 2020. Aware of an outstanding warrant for the man’s arrest, Hoffman contacted the man. Ramiro Eliseo Hernandez (HCSO jail photo)...
Chamber Connection – July 9: Hopkins County Adult Leadership Currently Taking Applications For Next Class
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The Hopkins County Adult Leadership is happy to announce that we are currently taking applications for the 2020-21 class. The Adult Leadership Class is a community leadership development program sponsored by the Hopkins county Chamber of Commerce. The course was created in 1989 with the concept of offering leadership training and community involvement for emerging...
Hopkins County Gardening In July
By Bob Suson, Hopkins County Master Gardener The spring was probably the wettest spring vegetable gardening in our memory; the changes that have occurred are beginning to show up. If you experienced less than desirable results, July is time to start to plan on what you want or need to change. Low spots that hold water areas that is too shady for plants to grow and don’t produce to their potential, these are suggestion areas that could...
Tira News – July 8, 2020
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our appreciation to all of those who have sent contributions for the upkeep of the Tira Cemetery. We hope to see you at the homecoming next July. Tira city limit sign Billy Moss reports that he and “Cinda Moss celebrated [their] weddinganniversary on July 4th alone at Cooper Lake Dam, watching the sun go down.” He added that they’ve been together 22 years and have been married for 3 years. Billy, also,...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – July 2020
The following Manager’s Report was presented July 7, 2020, to Sulphur Springs City Council by City Manager Marc Maxwell. COVID-19 RESPONSE • Most City Offices have reopened. Police Department, Fire Department, Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant remain closed. The Municipal Library has reopened.• Police and Fire continue to implement new procedures for dealing with persons suspected of COVID-19.• Police and Fire...
Sulphur Springs Country Club Hosting NTPGA Junior Tour Event Thursday
Sulphur Springs Country Club will be hosting a NTPGA (Northern Texas Section PGA) Junior Tour tournament Thursday, July 9, beginning at 8 a.m. Youth golfers between the ages of 11 and 18 will be playing in the Medalist Tour or the Prep Tour.Categories include boys 11-12, boys 13-14, boys 15-18. girls 13-14 and girls 15-18. Players from Sulphur Springs include Mariam Tran, Tatum Tran, Kipper Childress, McKenna Meskimen and Grant...
Dallas Man Served With Warrants Related To June 29 Pursuit
Hopkins County – July 9, 2020 – A 23-year-old Dallas man was served with warrants alleging additional offenses related to a June 29 vehicle pursuit, according to arrest reports. Demondre Deshawn Holiness (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Patterson served Demondre Deshawn Holiness at 2 p.m. July 7, 2020 with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and tampering with evidence warrants....
Como Man Arrested On Child Pornography Warrant
A 30-year-old Como man was arrested on a child pornography warrant early July 7, 2020. The arrest is part of ongoing investigations into allegations of internet crimes against children. No jail photo available for Justin Andrew Crump As part of officials’ response to a rise in cases involving internet crimes against children over the last 4-6 months, three search warrants were obtained for three Hopkins County addresses. The warrants...
