Wood County Sheriff’s Report For April 14-21, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles Tuesday, April 14 Deputies responded to a suspicious person on Highway 37 near Quitman; at approximately 2:29 a.m. Deputies located the individual and cleared the incident.At 5:22 a.m., horses were reported out on FM 17 near Alba.Deputies were dispatched to CR 4845 near Winnsboro, at approximately 12:01 p.m., in reference to an inquest. A female, 87, was found deceased in her...
Hopkins County Records — April 24, 2020
Applications for Marriage Licenses Robert Patrick Bogdanski and Jennifer Janene McMillanBlake Truman Dicken and Marsha Coder DickenJames Curtis Shanks and Debra Lanell HumphreyDustin Wayne Morgan and Shealee Faith Owen Record books Land Deed Transactions Larry J. Ellison and Barbara Ellison to Michael Joe Ellison; tract in the HT Long surveyFrances Allen Hunter to Southwest Petroleum Company LP, Redrock Petroleum Company and R Harlow...
Four Arrested On Intoxication Charges
Four were arrested on intoxication charges in just over 12 hours. A Richardson man allegedly tested more than twice the legal limit on breath tests after being contacted by officials for vehicle problems on Interstate 30 Thursday afternoon. A Commerce woman and Sulphur Springs man contacted following early morning disturbances Friday, and a Sulphur Springs man found unconscious behind the wheel of an improperly parked vehicle were all...
Sulphur Springs Public Library to Start Summer Reading Program Early
Summer Reading Program is a long awaited event for our families here inHopkins County! The excitement leading up to and during summer reading program isinvaluable as it provides incentive and encouragement to children to keep reading over the summer. Our goal is to instill a love of reading for pleasure and strengthen families through time spent together. With the sudden changes to our community and schools, the library feels it...
Commerce Man Jailed On A Controlled Substance Charge
A 41-year-old Commerce man was jailed on a controlled substance charge following an early morning traffic stop Thursday. Gary Wayne Arrington Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies reportedly initiated a traffic stop on a GMC pickup at 3:50 a.m. April 23 on FM 499 after noticing the truck’s right tail light was out. The deputies, in arrest reports, noted the truck traveled “farther than normal” after the patrol...
Como-Pickton High School Names Top 10 Seniors
This year’s top 10 Como-Pickton High School seniors were announced Friday afternoon, April 24. Makayla Teer earned valedictorian honors and Sarah Tran salutatorian honors. Also making the top 10 are seniors Jake Anderson, Ruby (Gema) Mercado, Carol Nabors, Mya Lewis, Andrew Rasgado, Nolan Brown, Ruben Preciado and Diana Gallegos. Como-Pickton recognizes this year’s top 10 seniors
Two Sulphur Springs Subdivisions Considerations Addressed By City Boards
Variance revisions and final plat requests for two Sulphur Springs subdivisions received approval from city boards this week, moving each a step further in the development process. Jonathan Kennedy asked for a variance revision to subdivide land for a subdivision on Loop 301 and County Road 3503 from the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Pat Chase sought approval on a final plat request for a six lot subdivision at the corner of...
2020 SSHS Graduation Plans Announced
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Friday announce plan for the 2020 Sulphur Springs High School Graduation. In order to observe COVID-19 guidelines in place, the 2020 SSHS Graduation will be a different kind of commencement exercise, with individual celebrations combined to create one big overall video instead of a large community event held in the stadium or Civic Center arena, according to the news release issued around 11...
2020 Bright Star Scholars Announced
The 2020 Bright Star Scholars recipients were announced this week for 11 Hopkins County seniors. Five recipients were selected from rural Hopkins County schools and six from Sulphur Springs ISD. North Hopkins senior Eastan Lewis, Saltillo senior Jocelyn Ochoa, Sulphur Bluff senior Ryan Vance, and Como-Pickton seniors Diana Gallegos and Mya Lewis were selected from among applicants from county schools for a Bright Star Scholarship. The...
Richard Powellson Beach
Richard Powellson Beach, age 69, of Sulphur Springs passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 at his residence. Richard was born on November 18, 1950 in Cranford, New Jersey, the son of Albert and Dorothy Weller Beach. He married Sandra Higgins on July 11, 1977 in Boulder, Colorado. She survives. Richard worked for Ocean Spray as a production planner for 28 years. In addition to his wife Sandra, he is survived by 3 brothers, Steve Beach...
