Third Person Charged in Meth Find
A third person has been arraigned following a Wednesday traffic stop near Cumby that netted 134 grams of methamphetamine and $3400 in cash. Also charged is 18-year old Bethany Kay Stevenson. Stevenson was an occupant in the vehicle stopped for a traffic violation at the 112 mile marker near Cumby on eastbound I-30. She along with 59-year old Randall Scott Green of Sulphur Springs and 52-year old Jackqulyn Henery Erwin of Talco woman...
Lena Katherine Smith Formby
Funeral Services for Lena Katherine Smith Formby will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Cumby Methodist Church with Rev. Duncan Graham officiating. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery with John Smith, Eric Smith, Dustin Smith, Ryan Smith, Gordon Ensley, and Danny Beasley serving as pallbearers. Keith Smith will serve as an honorary pallbearer. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19,...
Miller Grove News by Brandon Darrow
I guess the biggest news this week would be the Cross Country Meet at the Grove yesterday. Schools from all around came to participate. I passed the school around 6:30 p.m. and it looked like everyone was packing up to go home after a long day of running. I passed County Line Baptist Church last night on my way to Emory and noticed that they are really coming along with the new church building. Everything has been enclosed and I...
Local Aviation Association Plans Fly-In
Sulphur Springs Sport Aviation Association EAA Chapter 1094 hosts a Fly-In/Bar-B-Que this Saturday, September 19, at the Sulphur Springs Airport. The event is for area pilots. Pilots are asked to arrive prior to 11 a.m. Local pilots are also asked to bring out their planes for all to see. Those attending will be treated to an aerobatic demonstration by Stephen Covington (http://www.srcairshows.com/home.html for more information and...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Observed Constitution Day
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center students observed Constitution Day Thursday with a game of Jeopardy featuring questions about the United States Constitution. Emceeing the game was David Larkin, History and Government Instructor. Winning the game was the team of Sean Allemang, Patricia Parks and Joshua Robertson, pictured in front with Larkin. From left in back are second place team winners Destinee Clark, Mattison Medeline...
County Judge, City Mayor Declare Constitution Week September 17-23
In honor of Constitution Week, which begins Thursday, September 17th, Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom and City of Sulphur Springs Mayor Kayla Price read and presented proclamations to Regent Barbara Cockrum and members of the Captain David Phillips Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution Thursday morning in the County Commissioners Courtroom. Judge Newsom thanked those present to honor the constitution. He called the...
Apprehended Fugitive Didn’t Want to Go to Prison
Joseph Thomas Tucker, 46, appeared for sentencing at Hopkins County Courthouse 8th Judicial District Court Wednesday. He was to be sentenced on charges for possession of a controlled substance over 200 grams but less than 400 grams. Tucker decided not to wait. According to District Attorney Will Ramsey, Tucker “decided he didn’t want to go to prison and just left.” Tucker was apprehended in Franklin County. He is now in Hopkins County...
Local Man, Talco Woman Arrested in Meth Find
A 59-year old Sulphur Springs man and a 52-year old Talco woman were placed under arrest after 134 grams of methamphetamine and $3400 in cash were found in the car they were in. They were stopped for a traffic violation at the 112 mile marker near Cumby on eastbound I-30 at around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Lawmen suspected illegal activity but the suspects refused to allow a search of their car. A police K-9 officer was brought to the scene...
Buford Park Pavilion Construction Brought to Halt
The large pavilion project at Buford Park may be delayed for months according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. Maxwell told KSST News that the city was expecting to receive this week the laminated beams which would serve as support for the pavilion roof would not be received any time soon due to the closure of Arkansas Laminating. He called the beams a critical component for the structure being built by the city with local business...
It is the how and when that is important – by Mario Villarino
It is the how and when that is important I often confirm that knowing how to do something is just as important as when to do it. Agriculture has that particular characteristic. What makes perfect sense one time of the year can be disaster in another. A new learning process in north east Texas ranching is the understanding of when and how much to graze native grass pastures. According to extension publications from The Missouri...
