Winnsboro Police Report January 1-7, 2018
Winnsboro Police made two arrests, responded to two accidents, issued 53 citations, wrote 53 warnings, and responded to 161 calls for service during the January 1-7, 2018 report period. Walter Smith, 25, of Big Sandy, was arrested January 1st on a Dallas County warrant. Paul Brown, 38, of Dangerfield, was arrested January 5th on a Harrison County warrant. Police responded to a minor two vehicle accident in the 300 bl0ck of East Coke...
Allene Humphrey
Funeral service for Allene Humphrey, age 91, of Pickton, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Pickton, with Rev. Mike Hoover officiating and Rev. Mike Haun assisting. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Paul Poarch, Brian Petraitis, J.D. Poarch and John Reed serving as pallbearers and Phillip Poarch serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be held one hour...
Psalms 100 will open Gospel Revue at Reilly Springs Jamboree January 20, 2018
With almost 35 years in a gospel music ministry, Buddy and Ina Gore and Psalms 100 are gearing up to have a busy 2018. Their first appearance will be at the Reilly Springs Jamboree on Saturday January 20 as they put on an opening concert for Metroplex-area gospel minister, Mary Fay Jackson. The Gores met Mary Fay over two decades ago when they joined the ICGMA, or International Country Gospel Music Association. Both have been the...
SCU Investigation Results in Meth Arrest
As the result of an investigation by the Special Crimes Unit, Micah Wayne McCarty, 46, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested Monday around noon near his residence on South League Street. McCarty sold a quantity of Methamphetamine weighing over 1-gram but less than 4-grams in a Drug Free Zone. He is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $30,000 bond for the Felony 2 charge.
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Injury to a Child
Sulphur Springs Police were called to 1531 East Industrial in reference to an assault on a child. Police were told that Alex Christopher Adams, 39, had assaulted an 11 year old child. Visible injuries were present on the child. Adams said he had wrestled with the child. Adams was charged with Injury to a Child, a state jail felony and public intoxication. He is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $15,000 bond.
Jury Takes Eight Minutes to Decide Custody of Cattle
It took eight minutes for a Hopkins County Court at Law six person jury to determine custody of the hundreds of head of malnourished cattle seized by Hopkins County Deputies and the SPCA of Texas on December 4-6, 2017. The cattle found on 2700 acres in the County will be sold at auction and not returned to George Lawrence Bergin, 61, of Sulphur Springs. Bergin is charged with Cruelty to Livestock-Fail to Provide, a state jail felony....
SSISD Board Hears Reports; Announces Dates for May Board Election
Superintendent of Sulphur Springs School Michael Lamb informed school board members Monday night during their January meeting that the Lady Cat Softball Complex and the Wildcat Baseball Complex would have basic features available when the season starts around February 1 of this year. He said there would be a place to park, a place for fans to sit, and restrooms. These will be finished in the next three weeks. Wiring for lights should...
Smith Announces Candidacy for Republican Nomination for County Clerk
Tracy Orr Smith has announced her candidacy as a Republican nominee for Hopkins County Clerk in the March 6 Republican Primary Election. Smith is a longtime resident of Hopkins County and current chief deputy county clerk. “I started with Hopkins County in September of 1995,” She said. “The opportunity arose with Debbie Shirley who had recently been elected county clerk, and I have worked for Debbie for 21 years. As chief deputy clerk...
Charles A. Morris, Jr.
Charles A Morris Jr. went to the “Big Shuffle Board” in the sky, on January 6, 2018, at age 81. He was the loving father of Patricia A Morris-Gibson, Karen I Boykin, and Michelle E England. He was the loving grandfather of Joshua A Wallace, Justin A L Wallace, Christian-Shae F Burris, Chase-Brae D England, Connor B England, Greg Boykin, Cameron Boykin, Timothy Boykin, and Kevin Boykin. He is preceded in death by his first...
