Winnsboro Police Department Media Report for Sept. 2-Sept. 8, 2019
Arrests Dean Marks, age 52, of Quitman, was arrested on 09/06/2019 on Possession of Controlled Substance PG1>=1G<4G. Sean Earle, age 29, of Yantis, was arrested on 09/07/2019 for on multiple Hopkins County Warrants. Accidents The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a 3 vehicle accident on 9/05/2019 in the 800 block of North Main. No injuries reported. The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a 2 vehicle accident on...
John “Travis” Vandeventer
John “Travis” Vandeventer , age 39, passed away early Friday September 6th , 2019, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas TX. He was born February 5 th , 1980, in Austin TX, to John Vandeventer and Mary (Smith) Vandeventer. He was a 1999 graduate of Rains High School in Emory TX. He joined the United States Army in 2001 and served honorably with the 4th Infantry Division in Tirkrit Iraq, from March 2003 until April 2004. He was married to...
2 Dallas Area Women Arrested In Sulphur Springs On Marijuana Charge
Two Dallas area women were arrested Saturday night in Sulphur Springs for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Sulphur Springs police reported stopping a Chevrolet Cobalt around 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 on Oak Avenue at Hinnant Street for an equipment violation. On contact with the 25-year-old DeSoto woman driving and the 25-year-old Lewisville passenger, the officer alleged he could smell a marijuana odor emitting from the car. A search of the...
4th Annual “Fruit of the Spirit Awards Banquet” Brings Cowboys’ Everson Walls to Town as Speaker
Pastor C.J. Duffey of Colorblind Ministries invites the community to be present as nominees are honored during the Fruit of the Spirit Awards and Banquet set for Saturday September 14, 2019 at 3pm in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria, 1200 Connally Street. Nominees in nine categories of public service and ministry in Hopkins County were compiled during 2019, and recipients were selected for recognition. The event will also...
Tony Giles
Funeral services for Granville Anthony “Tony” Giles, age 42, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Cody Giles officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Cemetery with Mike “Bobcat” Skelton, Bull Lewis, Donny McGary, Jacob McGary, Lil Robert Henson, and Luke Davis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Eppars and Stanley Giles....
Armie Wade
Funeral service for Irma Lee “Armie” Wade, age 77, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Harold Nash and Rev. Chris Spivey officiating. Interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Love Chapel Cemetery in Hughes Springs, TX with Barry Wade, Larry Wade Jr., Brett Wade, TylarHunter, Troy Sephus, and Wardell Hatten serving as pallbearers. Visitation will...
Sam Tatum Family, Friends Celebrate his 80th Birthday
Sam Tatum (left) with brother Dub Tatum of Holdenville, Oklahoma during the 80th birthday observance with family and friends Sammy Lewis Lee Tatum was born in September 1939 in Chitra, Oklahoma, the second among five siblings. His 80th birthday was observed at Sulphur Springs City Hall on Sunday September 8, 2019 with pulled pork sandwiches and picnic sides served buffet-style to the many dozen friends who came to wish him well....
At Least 5 Arrested Over Weekend On DWI Charges
At least five people were booked into the county jail over the weekend on driving while intoxicated charges, including one man accused of felony DWI, one who ran into a ditch and two on warrants. Joe Daniel Adams Joe Daniel Adams, 33, of Marshal was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 30 by troopers for a third or more driving while intoxicated offense. Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers Chris Sorley and Rebekah...
Dinner Bell Menu for September 11th, 2019
ALLIANCE BANK is the Community Partner It may be September but it screems SUMMER outside! Tuna Salad in Lettuce Cups Marinated Vegetable Salad Fruit Melange (we will have summer’s bounty while it lasts) Crusty Bread Slices Coconut Cake Lemon Chiffon Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). You will be cool (air conditioning works well)! Hope...
Grand Jury Signs 51 Indictments During September Session
September 9, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 51 indictments during the Sept. 5 court session. At least 30 people were named in the charges, including 10 people accused of more than one offense. Charges ranged from criminal negligence, sexual assault of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a public servant and attempting to take a weapon from an officer to fraud, forgery, money...
