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Dallas Man Arrested for Drugs When Deputy Responds to Possible Assault
May21

Dallas Man Arrested for Drugs When Deputy Responds to Possible Assault

A Hopkins County Deputy responded to a possible assault in the 1500 block of Shannon Road Sunday evening. When the deputy arrived, he ensured the individuals were separated and asked Joshua Kenney Mandell, 33, of Dallas, to empty his pockets. A baggie containing a clear chrystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine fell from his left pocket. He also removed a black container from the same pocket. A search of the container...

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Drug Arrest Made at Coleman Park
May21

Drug Arrest Made at Coleman Park

The odor of Marijuana emitting from the vehicle located in the Coleman Park Soccer Field parking lot led to the arrest of Jessica Joe Farrow, 24, of Sulphur Springs. Farrow admitted to having a blunt and a syringe loaded with methamphetamine. A probable cause search led to a large quantity of empty plastic bags, a digital scale, cut straws, and a used syringe in the vehicle. A small zippered bag was also located containing a large...

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Disturbance Ends in Arrest of Sulphur Springs Man
May21

Disturbance Ends in Arrest of Sulphur Springs Man

A disturbance in the 200 block of Davis Street around 6:30 p.m. Sunday led to the arrest of Oscar Gabriel Gonzalez-Compos, 33, of Sulphur Springs. Gonzalez-Campos was wanted on a warrant for assault. During a pat down, a small plastic baggy containing suspected methamphetamine was found in his possession. Gonzalez-Compos is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram and is also held on the...

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Sulphur Springs Man Apprehended After Attempts to Evade Arrest
May21

Sulphur Springs Man Apprehended After Attempts to Evade Arrest

When the Sulphur Springs Police officer attempted to make a traffic stop at Craig and Booker Streets early Sunday morning, Brandy Jamaal Gaines, 35, of Sulphur Springs slowed to come to a stop before fleeing the officer’s pursuit. Gaines did come to a stop at Coleman Park and exted the vechicle and fled on foot. The officer gave chase adn apprehended Gaines. Gaines is in Hopkins County jail charged with Evading Arrest/Dentention...

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Brashear Man Arrested for Possession of Meth
May21

Brashear Man Arrested for Possession of Meth

Following a traffic stop on Highway 11 West at County Road 4786, Elija Don King, 22, of Brashear was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams, and other charges. When King appeared nervous, the Hopkins County Deputy asked him to exit the vehicle and for consent to search. A pat down revealed a pipe commonly used for smoking methamphetamine in a black pouch along with two...

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Missouri Man Arrested for Drug Possession Following Fight in Middle of Highway
May21

Missouri Man Arrested for Drug Possession Following Fight in Middle of Highway

Two individuals fighting in the middle of State Highway 19 North drew the response of a Hopkins County Deputy. There he found Ronald Dominic Hayes, 40, of Kansas City, MO. It was thought Hayes was on PCP. The deputy found a glass container containing what is suspected to be PCP. Hayes was taken to Hopkins County Jail where he was secured in the violent cell. Hayes stated he did not remember the incident. He is charged with Possession...

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2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Schedule of Events…Make Time for Fun!
May21

2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Schedule of Events…Make Time for Fun!

Hello everyone! The Festival Board of Directors doesn’t want you to miss anything during the 2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival, so here’s the schedule. Be sure and purchase your Pageant tickets from any of the eight contestants. This year’s theme is “Party Til the Cows Come Home”. See you there! Monday May 21st  Dairy Festival Queen’s Dinner at The Alcove at 6:00. Friday June 8th.  at  12:00 noon is the...

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Rosemary Tucker Bailey
May21

Rosemary Tucker Bailey

Rosemary Tucker Bailey was born July 19, 1925 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Thomas James Tucker and Pearl Corbet Tucker. She passed peacefully May 12, 2018. She was the youngest of 4 children including Ruth Margaret (Bebe) Tucker Day, Dorothy Dell Tucker Slavik, and T.J. Tucker, Jr., all of whom are deceased. After graduating from Sulphur Springs High School, she attended the University of Texas for a short while and then worked in...

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Enjoying An End-of-School Tradition at Miller Grove ISD…With Lots of History and Pride
May21

Enjoying An End-of-School Tradition at Miller Grove ISD…With Lots of History and Pride

When Enola Gay arrived in front of the Miller Grove school, she parked her car and simply followed her nose as well as a steady flow of people heading toward the new school cafeteria. Most of the third-grade class were already enjoying their lunch tray of Hopkins County stew, cheese and crackers, and the older classes would be filing in soon for a decades-long tradition at the country school…the End of School Stew. It’s...

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Monday Forecast
May21

Monday Forecast

20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 87; Low: 69; Wind: North around 5 mph

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