Wanted Man Attempts To Hide Under Trash In Kitchen
A 64-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s attempt to hide from police under trash reportedly failed Wednesday afternoon. Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigators and a patrol officer, aware of a warrants for Billy Jack Orsburn’s arrest, spotted Orsburn on Locust Street. He allegedly fled from the officers, barricading himself inside of his residence. Upon entry to the home, officers found Orsburn in...
Commissioners Court Reappoints Balkcom As Local Health Authority
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Thursday evening called an emergency meeting to reappoint Dr. Balkcom as the county’s official Local Health Authority. Judge Robert Newsom first reported there are no new reports of positive coronavirus cases; just one as reported Tuesday. Newsom noted that Dr. I. L. Balkcom IV has served in this capacity for a number of years and recommended that he be reappointed as Local health Authority....
North Hopkins Water Supply Corporation Closes Lobby
Effective immediately, the office/lobby at North Hopkins Water Supply Corporation is closed to walk-in traffic. Payments may be made through the mail or placed in a drop box on the south side of the building. The water corporation is considered an essential business during these times and will remain open for business – only the lobby is closed. This is being done for the protection of our customers as well as our employees....
*Updated* SSPD Seeks Help Locating Missing Elderly Sulphur Springs Resident
The search is over. The missing person has been located. Sulphur Springs Police are asking for the public’s help in locating Paul Ivan Burt, a missing elderly person who reportedly has medical issues and has been experiencing recent memory problems. Burt left his residence in Sulphur Springs around 10 a.m. this morning, March 26, in a red 2005 Chevrolet 4-door truck, with the Texas License Plate number BR08525. Burt was last...
Local Officials Remind Residents To Lock Vehicles
Sulphur Springs police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers urge residents to be sure to lock their vehicles and secure personal items, to guard against theft. Police have responded to several reports over the last few weeks of stolen vehicles and vehicle theft attempts. Most recently, one Chevrolet Silverado was reported stolen from a Jefferson Street business and another Chevrolet Silverado reported stolen in another county...
Stolen Items Recovered At County Road 3502 Address
A 1-ton truck and dump trailer stolen from Garland were allegedly found on County Road 3502 and recovered by sheriff’s officers Thursday morning. The recovery marks the third “in recent history” that the sheriff’s office has recovered stolen items from that property, Sheriff Lewis Tatum advised shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. No arrests had been made yet in connection with the March 26 recovery. The...
May Arline Flora
On March 26, 2020, May Arline (Stinson) Flora, age 100, went to be with her heavenly father. Arline was born at home in the Greenpond Community of Como, Texas on March 10, 1920 the daughter of Seth Samuel and Margaret Elizabeth Stinson. She was the youngest of their eleven children. She married Lester Paul Flora, Sr. on November 6, 1939. They were married over 65 yearsbefore his death in January of 2005. Arline was a homemaker and...
Arkansas Woman Found On Floor At Cumby Rest Stop Accused Of Child Endangerment
A 25-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas woman allegedly admitted to being under the influence of heroin and Xanax when she and a child were found on the floor at a Cumby rest stop early Wednesday morning. Taylor Shawaun Pierce Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies responded at 5:23 a.m. March 25 to a report of a person sleeping on the floor at Cumby rest stop with a small child. Upon arrival at the eastbound rest area, HCSO Sgt. Shea...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Child Sex Crime
A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man, already in jail on an aggravated sexual assault charge, was served Wednesday with a warrant for an alleged child sex crime, according to sheriff’s reports. Charles Edward Horne Jr. Charles Edward Horne Jr. was charged Wednesday, March 25, on a warrant alleging sexual performance by a child, a first-degree felony charge. The charge stems from information gleaned during a previous investigation...
