5 Percent Cost Of Living Increase Approved For All Full-Time County Employees
Hopkins County Commissioners Court All full-time Hopkins County employees and elected officials will benefit from a 5 percent cost of living increase in pay in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The pay increase was factored into the 2019-2020 county budget, which was approved by Hopkins County Commissioner Court at their regular meeting Monday morning. Commissioners first approved the 5 percent increase for elected officials, then the budget...
At Least 5 Arrested Over Weekend On DWI Charges
At least five people were booked into the county jail over the weekend on driving while intoxicated charges, including one man accused of felony DWI, one who ran into a ditch and two on warrants. Joe Daniel Adams Joe Daniel Adams, 33, of Marshal was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 30 by troopers for a third or more driving while intoxicated offense. Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers Chris Sorley and Rebekah...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report For Aug. 28-Sep. 2, 2019
August 28th At 8:12 a.m., cows were reported out on SPUR 514 near Yantis. At 8:32 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 1727 near Yantis. Deputies went out on an arrest/warrant service to Greenbriar Cove near Hawkins; at approximately 10:31 a.m. Deputies checked the area, but were unable to make contact with the individual. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 11:10 a.m., in reference to a burglary on HWY 154 near...
Pickton Man Taken In Custody In Bell County On 3 Hopkins County Warrants
Christian Kirby Collins A 26-year-old Pickton man was jailed in Bell County on three Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was alerted that Christian Kirby Collins was at their jail. A transport deputy was sent to Bell County jail, where he took Collins into custody at 11:29 a.m. Sept. 3. Collins was transported to Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center. Collins was booked into the...
Sulphur Springs Woman Allegedly Identified Herself To Deputies By A False Name
CARRILLO, KELSEY DEVON aka KIJINITCHEE, SARAH ANDREA A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested early Tuesday morning on East Shannon Road on a controlled substance charge after deputies reported finding more than 13 grams of an unknown substance in her bags during a traffic stop. She allegedly compounded her trouble by initially identifying herself by a false name, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
Police Arrest 3 Sulphur Springs Residents On Controlled Substance Charge
Cody Lee HuddlestonBilly Lenard BaxleyShelby Jo Williamson Two Sulphur Springs men and a woman were arrested Monday night after a narcotics detection canine alerted on their vehicle. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown stopped a white Dodge pickup at 9:12 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, on College Street at Como Street for an equipment violation. The driver was identified as 40-year-old Cody Lee Huddleston of Sulphur Springs. Passengers...
Reckless Driving Complaint Results In Dallas Woman’s Arrest On Controlled Substance Charge
A reckless driving complaint resulted in location of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a Dallas woman’s arrest on a controlled substance charge. Ashley Michelle Sizemore Hopkins County Sheriff’s Cpl. Todd Evans and Deputy Aaron Chaney responded at around 1:30 a.m. Sept. 2 to a complaint of a white Ford Focus being driven recklessly. They stopped a vehicle matching that description on Industrial Drive at...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested After Allegedly Striking Pole, Consuming Beer At A Como Gas Station
A 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly arrested for public intoxication after deputies found him drinking a beer at the fuel pumps at a Como gas station, where he had reportedly struck a protective pole with his truck. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 8:12 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, to East Main Street in Como, where a drunk person was reportedly observed in the area of the station’s gas pumps. The man was...
Motorists Reminded: Turn Around, Don’t Drown
Created by Loretta Kuo. Original photo by Steve Zumwalt/FEMA. Location: West Alton, Mo., June 6, 2013 — Missouri Route 94 flooded. The storm which blew in overnight Friday and continued into Saturday morning brought much-needed rain and much-appreciated cooler temperatures. The 4-6 inch deluge also lefts a few area roadways closed due to flooding. As of about 10 a.m. Saturday, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office had received...
Grand Saline Woman Arrested in Suphur Springs On Violation Of Probation Warrant
Deborah Dawn Farmer A 44-year-old Grand Saline woman was jailed Friday morning on a felony Hopkins County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Baumann learned that Deborah Dawn Farmer, a wanted person, was at the Adult Probation office in Sulphur Springs. He traveled to the address and took the woman into custody on the Rains County warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for fraudulent use or possession...
