80 Indictments Handed Up by Hopkins County Grand Jury in January
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 80 indictments Wednesday. Sixty-eight (68) have been arrested. Those arrested and indicted include: Gavin Heath Gilbert was indicted for Murder and on four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Gilbert, 17, was been charged with one count of Murder and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Gilbert is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $2-million bond for murder...
Thomas O’Hara
Funeral service for Thomas O’Hara, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, January 22, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment to follow at Yalla Bush Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. O’Hara passed away on Wednesday, January 17, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 3-9, 2018
January 3rd Deputies responded to a suspicious person on Sioux near Quitman; at approximately 12:26 a.m. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the individual. Deputies were dispatched to HWY 80 near Mineola, at approximately 5:41 p.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on HWY 154/FM 2225 near Quitman, at approximately 5:44 a.m. Billie Roberson,...
Pauline Neas
Pauline Neas, 94, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Carriage House Manor. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.
Crime Stoppers Tip Led To Arrest
When Hopkins County deputies arrived at 1495 Industrial Drive they were there to arrest Monica Renee Millan, 24, and Marquise Alfredo Hernandez, Jr., 26 following a tip from Crime Stoppers. In the room with the two were two one hundred dollar bills that proved to be counterfeit. When the deputies knocked on the door, Millan told deputies she needed time to put a top on to cover herself. When she allowed them to enter, they asked about...
NETBIO Logs Another Good Sale Despite Cold Weather
Despite the freezing temperature, the January Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) Pre-Conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale held Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission attracted a good crowd of buyers, sellers and visitors — and a lot of good cattle. Consigners shipped 5,387 head of calves and yearlings to the sale, and 27 buyers of those cattle paid an average of $859.46 per head. “The cattle held up...
Incumbent Dietze Files for SSISD Board of Trustees
Wednesday morning incumbent Sulphur Springs School Board member Jason Dietze filed his application for a place on the ballot of the May 5, 2018 school board election. Two seats will be open on the board this year. Incumbent Kerry Wright is expected to file before the end of this week. Those who wish to file may do so at the SSISD Administration Building on Connally Street.
Chamber Connection January 18, 2018
SAVE THE DATE!!! It’s time for the 92nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” dinner and community awards set in the roaring 1920’s will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 15th at 6:30 p.m. Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the...
Gibson Files for Place 2 on City Council
Wednesday afternoon, Sara Gibson, who has lived in Sulphur Springs for 54 years, filed to seek Place 2 on the Sulphur Springs City Council. A second generation business owner, her campaign theme is “Focusing on the Future”. Ms. Gibson is no stranger to civic service. She served as a member for the Planning and Zoning Board in the late 1990’s and was one of the first members of the Downtown Revitalization Board. Her father, Bill C....
