Commissioners Court Renews Inmate Housing Agreement With Rockwall County, Internet Contract
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning deeded their portion of an Oak Avenue property to the city, signed an agreement with Rockwall County to house inmates, and approved a new contract for internet and telephone service. Hopkins County Commissioner Court Monday morning signed over the county’s portion of ownership in the old Oak Avenue nursing home, so the property can be used by the city to construct a new senior...
Meal A Day Menu: July 15-19, 2019
Monday – Corn dogs, ranch beans and cole slaw Tuesday – Sliced ham, spinach feta wraps and Lima beans Wednesday – Chicken spaghetti, English peas, garlic sticks and tossed salad Thursday – Cheesy beef and potato casserole, Malibu vegetables and corn on the cob Friday – Corn flake chicken breast, macaroni and cheese, green beans and roll
Joe Allen Worsham
Funeral service for Joe Allen Worsham, age 90, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, July 19, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Richard Leathers officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Earl Martin, Robert Cook, Brian Goldwater, Dr. Christian Corbitt, Brad Worsham and Kevin Gibson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Worsham passed...
Commissioners To Work On Budget; Consider Contracts, Inter-local Agreements At Monday Meetings
Hopkins County Commissioners Court has held work sessions every day this week, meeting with other county staff and officials to begin developing a county budget for the upcoming fiscal year. By midweek, it’d become apparent that the biggest needs are for the fire and sheriff’s departments, and county roads. The court members have continued working in an effort to soon have a proposed budget ready. The commissioners are...
Suspicious Activity, Noise Complaint Result In Intoxication Arrests
Complaints of suspicious activity and loud noise resulted in two Sulphur Springs residents being arrested Friday in separate incidents by police for public intoxication Friday. Sulphur Springs police responded just before 4 a.m. Friday, July 12, to a complaint of loud noise heard in the 1200 block of North Jackson Street. Officers reported the 51-year-old resident had been warned previously to keep the noise down and to stay inside...
Irving Man Arrested On I-30 In Hopkins County On Tarrant County Warrants
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chris Sorley arrested two men following two different traffic stops Friday. Sorley reported stopping a Jeep Wrangler around noon Friday on Interstate 30 at mile marker 129 for not having two license plates. A records check using the Montana driver’s license given by the 36-year-old man, showed the man to be wanted in Tarrant County on two warrants for not paying child support, according...
Mount Vernon Woman Who Nearly Side-Swiped 18 Wheeler Jailed On Felony DWI Charge
A 40-year-old Mount Vernon woman was arrested Friday night after nearly side-swiping a truck-tractor semi-trailer on Interstate 30, marking at least the fifth time she’s been arrested for drunken driving, two of which lead to convictions, troopers alleged in arrest reports. Amanda K. Miller Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde reported stopping 40-year-old Amanda K. Miller around 9:40 p.m. at mile marker 130...
Andrew Bussell
Andrew Bussell Graveside service for Andrew A. “Rabbit” Bussell, age 85, of Yantis will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15, 2019, at Yantis Cemetery with James Spurgeon officiating and Taylor Pennington, Iain Clary, Steven Clary, Cory Coker, Jay Johnson, Hayden Lewis, Spencer Lewis, Oscar Diab and Ater Splutz serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Andrew Bussell
Andrew Bussell Graveside service for Andrew A. “Rabbit” Bussell, age 85, of Yantis will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15, 2019, at Yantis Cemetery with James Spurgeon officiating and Taylor Pennington, Iain Clary, Steven Clary, Cory Coker, Jay Johnson, Hayden Lewis, Spencer Lewis, Oscar Diab and Ater Splutz serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
2 Arkansas Men Jailed For Marijuana Possession
July 13, 2019 – Sulphur Springs Police Interdiction Officer Cleve Williams arrested two Arkansas men late Friday night on a felony marijuana possession charge. Treontay Quadre Jiles Williams reported stopping a Dodge Charger at 11:35 p.m. at mile marker 112 on Interstate 30 east for a traffic violation. The SSPD officer reported finding both the driver, 24-year-old Treontay Quadre Jiles of Texarkana, Arkansas, and the passenger,...
