Man Caught Trying To Conceal Bag Of Pills In His Pants
7 Arrested This Week on Controlled Substance And Related Charges Among the 7 men arrested this week on controlled substance and related charges was a Sulphur Springs man caught trying to conceal a bag with 86 Oxycodone pills in his pants and found to be wanted by Tarrant County authorities on a murder charge, three wanted men, and a Lone Oak man caught near a school with methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. Shannon Road...
3 Jailed This Week On Felony Warrants
At least 3 people were jailed this week in Hopkins County on non-controlled substance felony warrants. Kasey Anderson Benson Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Josh Davis and Bobby Osornio contacted Kasey Anderson Benson at an FM 69 south residence and placed him into custody at 10:10 p.m. July 7, 2022. The 44-year-old Como man was booked into Hopkins County jail after midnight on the injury to a child, elderly or disabled...
Slaton & Colleagues Ask Governor To Halt COVID Vaccines For Children Under 4 Years Of Age
Unanswered Questions About Vaccine’s Effect On Young Children Among Concerns Cited In Letter to Abbott Representatives Bryan Slaton (House District 2), Jeff Cason (HD 92) and Kyle Biedermann (HD 73), as well as House District 93 candidate Nate Schatzline, emailed a letter Friday, July 7, 2022, to Governor Greg Abbott requesting he direct the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to halt distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to...
Obituary – Ed Thornton Jr.
Ed Thornton Jr. Visitation for Ed Thornton Jr., age 76, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held from 6 to 8 pm. Friday, July 22, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. A private family inurnment will be held at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery at a later date. Mr. Thornton passed away on Friday, July 8, at his home. Ed was born on December 4, 1945, in Plainview, Texas to Ed Sr and Leota (Joplin) Thornton. Ed married Karen George on June...
5 Rezoning Changes Approved By City Council
Five rezoning changes were approved this week by Sulphur Springs City Council during the regular July meeting. While the City Council voted 4-3 to deny Libba Land LTD’s request to rezone 12 acres at the corner of Industrial Drive and Hillcrest Drive, that was not the case for five other requests. 1659 Arbala Road Andrea and Malachi Sandoval are asking the city to rezone 0.93 acres out an 11-acre parcel of land they own at 1659...
Obituary – Gunnar Davis Gatlin
Gunnar Davis Gatlin Gunnar Davis Gatlin, age 26, of Naples, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Gunnar was born in Dallas, Texas on August 4, 1995, to John Davis Gatlin, II, and Tamara Wilson Gatlin. Gunnar worked as a truck driver and loved off-roading and mudding in his Jeep or working on anything he could get his hands on. He was outgoing, funny, and caring and will be forever missed by this family he leaves behind. He is...
Hopkins County Records – July 8, 2022
Land Deed Transactions The following are land deed transactions filed and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s office June 23-24, 2022: Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office CMH Homes Inc. to Leticia Anguiano and Luis Eduardo Anguiano; tract in the Dolores Padillo surveyMichelle Williams, independent administrators for the Laverne Arline Watson Estate, and Michael Watson to Michelle Williams; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyBillie...
TxDOT Seeks Public Input on State’s 10-Year Transportation Plan
Public invited to comment on transportation projectsNEWS RELEASE [email protected](512) 463-8700 July 8, 2022 AUSTIN – TxDOT is seeking public input on the draft 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), the state’s 10-year transportation plan. The UTP guides the development of projects around Texas to improve safety, address congestion and connectivity, and preserve roadways for Texas drivers. In addition to highway projects,...
Jettribe Sponsors Poland World Cup
Soon professional watercraft racers from all the world will meet in Poland to be named a Jet Ski Racing Champion. Local powersports company Jettribe is honored to return as the Title Sponsor of the 2022 Jettribe European Championship in Ostrów Warcki, Poland July 19th – 24th, 2022. Jettribe will also be featured once again as the Official Riding Gear of the 2022 WGP#1 Jet Ski World Series. Winners from races in Poland, Arizona, and...
Looking For Something To Do? Opportunities Abound With Texas AgriLife Extension
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County, [email protected] A local news agency has stopped asking if Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has anything going on, and now asks, “What’s coming up next?” They know we always have an opportunity for involvement – seminars, workshops, community events, etc. So with that being said, I wanted to provide a list of...
