Pursuit Ends With Arrest of Caddo Mills Man
A motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed near the sale barn on State Highway 154 was observed by a Hopkins County Deputy Sunday morning. When the deputies caught up to the vehicle and activated overhead lights, Luz Olivo, Jr., 30, of Caddo Mills, failed to stop.
The pursuit began on Highway 154 to FM 513 to FM 514 to Highway 19 to I-30 to Highway 360 to FM 36 where the suspect stopped and fled on foot. During the pursuit the suspect was traveling at speeds greater than 125mph. Olivo was caught in a pasture and secured in handcuffs.
Olivo is in Hopkins County jail charged with Evading Arrest/Detention with a Vehicle.
Newly Dedicated Liberty Circle in Heritage Park Will Honor Eagle Scouts
March 31, 2018 was a beautiful weather day for a dedication at Hopkins County Heritage Park and Museum in Sulphur Springs. Liberty Circle, a unique memorial to Eagle Scouting, was dedicated in its new permanent home by members of the Hopkins County Historical Society. Over 150 individuals, scout troops, former scouts and scouting families were in attendance as flags marking the site proudly snapped in the breeze.
For a long time, the 11-acre Heritage Park has welcomed Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Girl Scout troops to its grounds. In fact, a number of features of the Park are the result of Eagle Scout projects. The closing of the Boy Scout Camp Home at Deirks, Oklahoma presented a problem…the beautiful Liberty Circle which commemorated over 1,900 Eagle Scouts from the region would have no home. Back a generation or more ago, Dr. Robert Parker of Sulphur Springs and Pete Flanagan of Leonard were joined by Eagle scouts and scouting families to provided the labor on the Boy Scout home camp, situated on property owned by the Northeast Texas/Southeast Oklahoma Trails Council, and later on the original Liberty Circle site. When the NETSEO council dissolved and the property was sold, an idea was hatched to move the Eagle Scout memorial to Sulphur Springs. The work by volunteers involved intricate marking of each feature, the moving and re-installation of it, brick by brick onto the newly prepared memorial site. Flagpoles, a Statue of Liberty, benches and over 1,000 of the bricks with were painstakingly and lovingly re-positioned. Work was completed in early 2018 and the dedication date was set.
The original Liberty Circle was added to the NETSEO site in 2007 and contained bricks placed for Eagle Scouts with service back to the 1930’s. The bricks contained the Scout’s name, community and year their award was earned. In the new site, bricks starting from the late 1940’s were included with additional space set aside to add new pavers. Among bricks you may notice are a three-generation local family of Eagle Scouts; the late George “Al” Wilson, his son William “Rick” Wilson and grandson Christopher Wilson. As you walk around the memorial, you may notice four-generation families represented in the brick pavers. You can visit Liberty Circle at any time Heritage Park is open, Tuesdays though Saturdays from 10 am til 2 pm. The location is 416 South Jackson Street.
Dinner Bell Menu For April 4, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU
April 4, 2018
Dinner Bell thanks the person (who does not want to be recognized) for their loving gesture
Shepherd’s Pie
Oven Roasted Broccoli, Cauliflower and Brussel Sprouts
Garden Salad
Buttered French Bread
Lou’s Pineapple Cake
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese Fluff (sugar free dessert)
Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church).
Meal A Day Menu for April 2nd-6th, 2018
Meal A Day Menu
April 2nd – April 6th
Monday
Sloppy Joes
Cole Slaw
Potato Chips
Tuesday
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Rice
Egg Roll
Chinese Vegetables
Wednesday
Ham
Dressing
Sweet Potatoes
Green Beans
Roll
Thursday
Beef Spaghetti
English Peas
Garlic Toast
Tossed Salad
Friday
King Ranch Casserole
Corn
Broccoli
25th Annual Plant Sale Benefiting Church Youth Group
This is their 25th Anniversary for selling plants.
Manager of Business Arrested for Theft
When the owner of a business in the 200 block of Hillcrest discovered a $19,000 shortage for 2017, the owner began taking note of the daily activities of the business and found about $20,000 missing since the first of the year. The manager of the business was making deposits but no cash was deposited during the normal scheduled deposits. Checks and credit card deposits had been made. Hopkins County Sheriff’s investigators were contacted.
Investigators Corley Weatherford and Wade Sheets were contacted. When they questioned the manager, Delphina Christene Pickerill, 45, of Yantis, she admitted to stealing cash from the business stating she was upset due to not receiving a raise and was facing financial hardships. Investigators noted she was in possession of a Michael Kors purse valued at over $300. She admitted the amount taken to be more than $5,000 but less than $10,000. However, the owner has initial estimates at about $20,000.
Pickerill is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Theft more than $2,500 but less than $30,000 and is held on a $25,000 bond.
Cooper Woman Arrested for Fake Prescriptions
March 20, 2018 – Special Crimes Unit began an investigation after receiving complaints of an individual calling in fake prescriptions at a local pharmacy. During the investigation, Lindsay Cherry Goff, 40, of Cooper, was identified as the individual making the calls.
During an interview with Goff, she admitted to calling in fraudulent prescriptions and picking up a controlled substance.
Goff is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Fraud Intent Obtain Controlled Substance SCH III/IV and is being held on a $30,000 bond.
GOFF, LINDSAY CHERRY
Meal A Day Wants YOU: Cooks Needed
Lady Lions Lose to Detroit
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team ended up on the short end of a 17-2 game against Detroit on Friday.
The Lady Lions scored twice in the third inning. Tori Mobley and Chandler Bain pitched for the Lady Lions with Mobley recording two strikeouts and Bain one. Bain, Madison Simmons and Anna Reeder were all 1 for 2 with a single.
The Lady Lions play at Yantis on Tuesday.
Lady Cats Shut Out Greenville 7-0
Another pitching gem by the Lady Cats’ softball team’s Bailey Haggerty and the Lady Cats shut out Greenville, 7-0 in Greenville on Good Friday. Haggerty pitched a complete game shutout allowing only three hits while striking out seven and allowing no walks.
The Lady Cats scored runs in four of their seven innings including two runs in the second, fourth and sixth innings. They tallied one in the third inning. The Lady Cats played errorless ball. The Lady Cats had ten hits. Kelsey Wallace was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a double. Sadie Stroud was 2 for 3 with an RBI, a run scored and a double. Alyssa Abron was 1 for 4 with two runs scored, an RBI and a triple. Sierra Smith was 1 for 3 with a run scored and a triple. Macee Hollins was 1 for 3 with two runs scored and a stolen base. Alli Fite was 1 for 3 with an RBI and a double.
The Lady Cats are now 7-0 in district play and their season record improves to 20-4. The Lady Cats have won eight straight games. The Lady Cats play Hallsville next at Lady Cat Park Tuesday evening.
