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Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams Retires
Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams will end his more than 39 year law enforcement career when he retires December 31. He started at the Sulphur Springs Police Department before moving over to the Sheriff’s Department. When he was first elected Sheriff, he decided his goal was to serve for 20 years. Sheriff Adams said when he hit that mark, he decided he was done and was ready to go. He said the job had its’ trials and...
Chief Deputy Ricky Morgan Retiring
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ricky Morgan is retiring at the same time as Sheriff Butch Adams, a man that he worked alongside for the past 20 years. Chief Deputy Morgan also was a Sheriff’s Patrol Deputy for 10 years. He said his favorite thing about the job was the friends he had made that he now considers family. His plans are to continue flying his airplane and doing flight instruction. Chief Deputy Morgan also...
Hopkins County Officals Swearing-In
Officials in Hopkins County like to swear-in newly elected and re-elected county office holders on January 1. They will do so again this time except, since New Year’s Day falls on Sunday, the time will be later than usual. The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. in the District Courtroom at the County Courthouse. County Judge Robert Newsom said the later time would allow those who want to attend to go to church Sunday morning and...
DRUG ARRESTS
A man and woman from Fort Worth were arrested in Hopkins County on I-30 Wednesday after marijuana, a large amount of cash and some cannabis oil were found in the vehicle they were in. A DPS trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding at the 135 mile marker of I-30 just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. In an arrest report, the trooper said he detected the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle led to discovery of some 2...
RURAL HOUSE FIRE
Fire destroyed a home in rural Hopkins County Thursday morning. A family was able to get out of the burning structure without injury but according to County Fire Chief Andy Endsley, all they now have are the clothes on their backs. The Red Cross is assisting. The Blue Santa program is hoping to provide toys for the four or five children that lived there. The County Fire Department received the fire call at 6:20 a.m. Thursday. When...
Chamber Connection Thursday December 22, 2016
Chamber Connection-December 22nd Attention All Chamber Members…. Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Advertisements for the 2017 Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory are available from Lee Ann Peugh at Echo Publishing. Our Membership Directory is distributed to over 5,000 people every year, so I highly encourage you to try an advertisement! Please call Lee Ann at (903) 885-8663 to discuss sizes and pricing options....
Randall Allison
Funeral services for Randy Allison, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at New Beginnings Fellowship Baptist Church Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Larry Jordan officiating. Military graveside services will follow at Shook’s Chapel Cemetery with Charles Brannon, Charlie Sickles, Josh Boatman, Mike Sellers, Junior Hinton, and Matt Holt serving as pallbearers and Jay Murray as honorary...
Roy Lee Smith
Funeral services for Roy Lee Smith, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating and Rev. Fred Randles assisting. Graveside service will be Monday, December 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Chilton Cemetery in Chilton, TX with Harrell Hettich, Billy Hettich, Carson McIllwain, Tim Charlton, Barry Charlton, and Tom Farris...
