Hopkins County Records – July 2, 2021
Land Deed Transactions
- John H. Heilman to Andi Leigh Haven, Mary Elaine Heilman, Parker Heilman and Brittany Taylor Page; tract in the J Y’Barbo survey
- Amy D. Bookout and Stephen Caulder Bookout to Amys Farm Eggs LLC
- Cathie J. Holden and William N. Holden to Brenda Tubb and Scott Tubb; tract in the Ocela Barb survey
- Robert Aaron Blackwell, independent executor for the Jack H. Schuster Estate, to Amber Hatcher-Weaver and Barry Weaver; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Alfonso Mata and Yesenia Mata to Alondra Ivet Ledesma, Dario Ledesma Jr. and Fernando Alonso Serrato; tract in the J Morgan survey
- Don Bell and Pansy Bell to Amys Farm Eggs LLC; tract in the Absalom Cornelius survey
- Connie Briggs to Misty Smallwood; tract in the F Marrs survey
- Lygia Dunsworth to Tim Dunsworth; tract in the William Gragg survey
- Sam Barcenas to Charlotte Zahn and William C. Zahn; tract in the Watt Morris survey
- Jesus Ramirez to Mivida Luz Rivera; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Bertha Velasco and Levi Velasco to Ramon Velasco; tract in the Thomas Tobar survey
- Delores Heatwole and Sheldon Heatwole to Anita Lynn Babcock and James R. Babcock; tract in the Dobbson Stephenson survey
- Ethel Shaw to Larry D. Shaw; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Lou Ann Sanders to Horace Eugene Walker; tract in the Lee Hi Addition
- Lorene Sanderson to Rebecca Jimenez; tract in the Daniel Halbrooks survey
- Brandon Keith Nelson to Jeffery Ryan Chester and Sunni Brooke Chester; tract in the Kennedy Addition
- Richlynn N. Bailey to David J. Bailey; tract in the James Hansley survey
Applications For Marriage Licenses
- Charles Rollan Friesner and Samantha Deann Lee
- Edwin Gutierrez and Roque Amayrani Camacho
- William Keigan Lobin and Karla E. Pizano Ramirez
- James William Calderbank and Bailee Kay Petty
- Bruno A. Estrada Camacho and Jessie Kay Satterfield
- Jacob Dalton Arrington and Hailey Cheyenne Farmer
- Reginald Wesley J. Blevins and Shannon Marie Speake
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Parole Warrant
A 48-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a parole warrant Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police officers received information for a possible location for James Hurston Milam, a wanted man. They contacted him an at an East Industrial Drive residence, where he then allegedly attempted to give officers a false name. Later he admitted it was because he knew he had the outstanding warrant. He was not charged Thursday with failure to identify.
Milam, who is also known as Jamie Milam, was taken into custody at 3:44 p.m. July 1, 2021, and transported by SSPSD Officer Derrick Williams to jail, where he was booked on the warrant from Austin Parole Division for violation of parole. He was held at the county jail Friday, July 2, 2021, without bond for the state authorities.
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Health And Human Services Commission Expands Outpatient Competency Restoration Services In Texas
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announces $1 million in federal Mental Health Block Grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration to expand Outpatient Competency Restoration (OCR) services for Texans with mental health and substance use disorders living in mostly rural communities.
“With these grant funds, we are improving access to services for rural Texans and working to ensure people who are experiencing mental health crises have the support and legal education they need,” said Sonja Gaines, HHS deputy executive commissioner for Intellectual and Developmental Disability and Behavioral Health Services.
Outpatient competency restoration services are for defendants who have been found incompetent to stand trial due to their mental illness. They are provided mental health and substance use treatment services in a community setting, as well as legal education so they can face their charges in court. Competency restoration services help to give people a rational and factual understanding of the legal proceedings they will encounter. Services include stabilization, therapy, medication, peer support, basic rehabilitation therapies such as life skills, and education about the legal proceedings.
“I am encouraged and excited by the expansion of these services. Directing resources to the intersection of mental health and criminal justice is essential, especially in rural communities with limited services,” said State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst. “Our partners’ work will hopefully ensure rural Texans have access to the care they need in community settings, rather than awaiting services in jail.”
Created in 2007, outpatient competency restoration programs are designed to help reduce the number of people waiting in jail for competency restoration services at a state hospital.
HHSC is expanding outpatient competency restoration services in Texas by increasing the number of contracted providers from 13 to 18, providing Texans with greater access to OCR services across the state for people deemed incompetent to stand trial. The five contractors to receive funds are Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, $223,334; Center for Life Resources, $165,000; LifePath Systems, $223,333; MHMR Services for the Concho Valley, $165,000; and Pecan Valley Centers, $223,333. The expanded program will serve an estimated 114 over the biennium.
Services are provided in homes, crisis respite facilities, OCR transitional houses, and Local Mental Health Authority clinic offices across the state to establish support networks and develop coping strategies for people in the OCR program, who can require intensive rehabilitation.
“On behalf of the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Judicial Commission on Mental Health, we applaud HHSC’s announcement of expanded resources for outpatient competency restoration,” said Justice Jane Bland and Judge Barbara Hervey in a joint statement. “Any additional assistance for the mental health community is something to be celebrated.”
Expanding outpatient competency restoration programs aligns with the 2020 recommendations by HHSC’s advisory body, the Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services as well as with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s priority on the use of Mental Health Block Grant funds for services, including competency restoration activities, for individuals involved with the criminal justice system.
For more information on outpatient competency restoration services, visit THHC’s Competency Restoration page.
Deputies Arrested Three On Controlled Substance Charges
Deputies arrested three Hopkins County residents on controlled substance charges, two following Sulphur Springs traffic stops and one in Cumby on warrants, according to arrest reports.
College Street Traffic Stop
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Drew Fisher and Deputy Nick Marney reported seeing a Oldsmobile sedan traveling at a speed above the posted limit on FM 1870 and initiated a traffic stop. Doyle Ray Roberson stopped the vehicle on College Street (FM 1870) at Charles Street at 6:43 p.m. July 1, 2021.
The deputies, in arrest reports, alleged Roberson was “deceptive toward deputies and appeared nervous.” Thus, they asked the 43-year-old Sulphur Springs man for permission to search the car. When he refused, Fisher retrieved his partner, certified narcotics detection K-9 Maly, and had the police dog conduct an open air sniff around the car.
Maly alerted to the odor of narcotics inside the vehicle, giving the deputies probable cause to search the maroon sedan. The deputies located 0.8 gram of suspected methamphetamine, resulting in Roberson’s arrest for possessing less than 1 gram of the Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, Fisher and Marney alleged in arrest reports.
Roberson, who jail reports show is also known by Bruce Roberson, was released from Hopkins County jail Friday, July 2, 2021, on a $5,000 bond on the felony controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
Cumby Warrant Arrest
HCSO Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Nick Marney reported seeing a vehicle pull into an East Main Street residence in Cumby, then seeing Daniel Dee Flores walk from the house to the vehicle. Aware of warrants for the 37-year-old Cumby man’s arrest, they took him into custody at 9:45 p.m. July 1, 2021.
Flores remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, July 2, 2021, on two warrants for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and on one warrant for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according to jail reports. Arrest reports alleged the offenses occurred on April 2, 2021, and March 20, 2021 and March 31, 2021.
The Cumby man remained in Hopkins County jail Friday afternoon, July 2, 2021, in lieu of $90,000 bond on the charges, $30,000 per charge, according to jail reports. reports.
Russell Drive Traffic Stop
HCSO Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy J. Davis reported stopping Candace Lashay Gordon just after 2 a.m. Friday, July 2, 2021, on Russell Drive at College Street for driving a Nissan Maxima with a registration that expired in February.
When asked, the 30-year-old Sulphur Springs woman told deputies she wasn’t sure if there was anything illegal on her or in the car, then proceeded to remove a piece of “Chore Boy,” a course scouring pad commonly used to smoke crack cocaine, from her pants pocket. Deputies detained her as she admitted to having a piece of crack cocaine in her pocket too. Deputies removed a piece of crack from the young woman’s pocket, deputies alleged in arrest reports
After a brief struggle, Gordon was placed into custody and transported to jail for possession of 0.5 grams of the substance which field-tested positive for crack cocaine, Steward and Davis wrote in arrest reports.
Gordon was released from Hopkins County jail later Friday, July 2, 2021, on a $5,000 bond on the possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
2021 SSHS Wildcat Football Online Season Tickets Update
Football Season Tickets were sent earlier this week to all 2019 season ticket holders with an email addresses on file.
Those with no email address on file were sent a letter via U.S. mail. If you have not seen the email, please check your spam or junk mail folders.
The email was sent from [email protected]. If you cannot locate the email, please contact Marci Owens at 903-885-0961.
Note:
SSISD offices will be closed Friday, July 2 through Monday, July 5, but you can leave a voicemail, if you wish.
If you do not have an email address on file and have not received a letter via U.S. mail by Friday, July 2, please contact the number above.
IMPORTANT:
- If ticket holders wish to decline their seats, they should notify such via email at [email protected] or by phone at 903-885-0961.
- If ticket holders wish to attempt to make changes/additions to their seats, they should notify such via the email address or phone # above. They will receive an email (or letter) prior to August 4 for an in-person opportunity to make these changes.
- If ticket holders wish to purchase the same seats they held in 2019 with no changes, they should click the link in the instruction letter sent via email or listed in the letter via U.S. mail. If there are any questions re: purchasing, please contact Mike Meador at 903-885-2158, X 2274 or Marci Owens at 903-885-0961.
The deadline to decline tickets, request to make changes, or to purchase tickets is Friday, July 16.
If there are any season tickets remaining, the public will be made aware after August 4.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Sulphur Springs City Council Will Be Asked To Act To Protect Area Water Rights
Maxwell: City of Texarkana’s Superior Water Use Request Could Impact Cooper Lake, Regional Water Supply
While most of the Sulphur Springs City Council July 6 agenda appears fairly routine, with the exception of two items: one would start the process to protect the area water rights and another could provide funding to advance development on the old Thermo mine property.
Water Use Permit
The Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked to approve a resolution authorizing the city to “intervene in a water use permit application” submitted by the City of Texarkana to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for superior water rights.
The “Notice of An Application For A Water Use Permit: Application No 13642” would “to authorize the diversion and use of 175,000 acre-feet of water per year from Wright Patman Reservoir on the Sulphur River, Sulphur River Basin for municipal, industrial, mining, and agricultural purposes within its service area in Bowie, Cass, and Red River counties, in the Sulphur, Cypress, and Red River Basins.”
Texarkana already has superior water rights for Wright Patman. The recently requested TCEQ permit would allow an additional 175,000 acre-feet of water per year to be diverted from the Sulphur River Basin, Cypress Creek Basin and Red River Basin, from the perimeter of Wright Patman Reservoir for municipal, industrial, agricultural and mining water uses for Bowie, Cass and Red River Counties.
That, Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell said, could enable drafting by Texarkana which would pull from Cooper Lake during times of drought. Drafting of the full amount could potentially drain Cooper Lake, causing a water shortage not only in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins and surrounding counties, but across the region who are able to get water from the lake, including the City of Irving and a regional municipal water district, according to Maxwell.
If the City Council agrees, the City of Sulphur Springs will apply to TCEQ demanding a contested hearing of the permit.
“Water is supremely important,” Maxwell said. “They are requesting a $175,000 acre-feet feed. That’s the size of Cooper Lake. They’d have superior water rights. They already have about 180,000 acre-feet of pre-existing water rights. The way this is structured this would be adding the new to the old.”
Maxwell anticipates others who are authorized to receive water from Cooper Lake which comes from the basin likely will also join the petition to block the water use permit submitted to TCEQ by the City of Texarkana, as the permit could affect their ability to obtain water as well.
RAISE Grant
The City Council also Tuesday evening will be asked to consider authorizing the city manager or a designee to prepare and submit two applications for Rebuilding America Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funding available through the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The funding, Maxwell noted, would be used for planning and infrastructure on the old Thermo mine property, which would advance development on the property.
Executive Session
Sulphur Springs City Council is slated to begin the evening at 6:30 p.m. with an executive session to discuss “personnel matters as it pertains to the positions of Human Resources Director Gordon Frazier, Finance Director Lesa Smith, and Community Development Director Tory Niewiadmoski.”
According to Texas Government Code, Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.074, that allows the council in closed session to “deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee.”
The City Council then is slated to begin the regular open portion of the monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, and if the discussed personnel item is forwarded for action, would take action on it during the open session.
Other Agenda Items
The July 6 agenda also includes items asking the City Council to consider:
- Two requests for 380 infill housing agreements, which would allow a single family dwelling to be constructed at 216 Craig Street and another at 340 Putman Street, if approved;
- Authorizing the city manger to open an Edward Jones account in which to receive securities donations;
- Allocation of funds for an outdoor fitness court for Pacific Park as part of the 2021 National Fitness Campaign;
- Consent agenda: May and June council and city board meeting minutes
- Presentations, proclamations and announcements;
- Manager’s report, which includes a status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant operations, accidents and claims for the month, and a review (by finance director) of expenditures and revenues; and
- Public forum, during which visitors and citizens may address the City Council directly.
CANHelp Plans Back to School Fair on July 30 at Civic Center; Families Can Sign Up Now
Shanna Martin, Executive Director of Hopkins County Community Action Network, encourages families to sign up if they want to receive back-to-school help for their students.
If you are a low to moderate income family with children enrolled in a Hopkins County or Yantis school system, go ahead to the website canhelponline.org and fill out the forms to qualify to receive the backpack/school supply package per student. Shanna estimates over 1,000 youngsters will be served this year, thanks to the help of generous sponsors and donors. If you want to donate $ to the program, or if you want to reserve a vendor booth at the BTS Fair, forms are also available at canhelponline.org. Everyone is invited to the Back to School Fair on Friday July 30 from 3-6pm at the Hopkins County Civic Center. All the services including activities, food, immunizations and vaccines, physicals, haircuts, dental, vision and health screenings, snacks and school supply distribution is free of charge.
Pickton Man Arrested In Court On Warrant
A 38-year-old Pickton man showed up for court Wednesday morning and ended up in jail on a warrant, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite placed Eduardo Hernandez-Nunez into custody in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom at 11 a.m. June 30, 2021, and escorted him to Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center. The Pickton man was booked in the county jail on the warrant for bond forfeiture on a third or more driving while intoxicated charge.
Hernando-Nunez, who is also known by Cowboy, Llano Hernandez, Eduardo Nunez Hernandez, Eduardo Herrera Hernandez and Eduardo Nunez-Hernandez, remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday, July 1, 2021, in lieu of the $20,000 bond set on the charge.
He was originally jailed on July 5, 2020, on the third or more DWI charge, following a CR 2383 vehicle crash. Hopkins County jail records also show Hernandez-Nunez was arrested Dec. 10, 2005 and Oct. 6, 2007 for DWI, then on Nov. 9, 2013 and July 5, 2020 on third or more DWI charges, according to jail records. He was indicted during the November 2020 Grand Jury session on a felony DWI charge for the 2020 felony DWI charge.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Commerce Man Accused Of Additional Indecency With Child Offenses
A 60-year-old Commerce man was accused of additional indecency with a child offenses this week, according to jail and sheriff’s reports.
Darrell Glen Farris has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest on June 8, 2021, on an online solicitation of a minor charge.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received an outcry report and initiated an investigation. Farris was alleged to have initiated online contact with a minor in Hopkins County for a sex act. A warrant was issued for Farris’ arrest. A Hunt County Constable located and took Farris into custody, then transported him to the Hunt-Hopkins County line, where a Hopkins County officer took custody of Farris and transported him to Hopkins County jail, HCSO Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford reported following Farris’ June 8 arrest.
Farris allegedly admitted, during an interview, to the offense as well as others involving other children. Authorities were notified in those jurisdictions, according to Weatherford.
At 3:37 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Weatherford served Farris with two additional warrants for indecency with a child by exposure and one for tampering with a witness. The new charges alleged offenses involving different victims than the one for which the original outcry was made. Investigation into alleged offense in another county is still under way.
Jones remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday evening. His bond on the June 8 online solicitation of a minor charge was set at $100,000. HIs bonds on the three latest third-degree felony charges totaled $450,000 – $150,000 per charge.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
2.25 Pounds Of THC Edibles And Mushrooms Found During Search
Approximately 2.25 pounds of THC edibles and over 9 grams of psilocybin mushrooms were found during the search of a Sulphur Springs residence late Wednesday night, according to sheriff’s reports.
On June 30, 2021, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies obtained a search warrant for a Wildcat Way residence. While executing the warrant starting around 9:30 p.m., deputies located several packages of edible THC and suspected psilocybin mushrooms in the residence.
Duke Ellis Jones was taken into custody at 12:18 a.m. July 1, 2021, at the residence and seized the suspected contraband. The edibles weighted 1,024 grams (2.257 pounds) and the mushrooms weighed 9.31 grams. As a result, the 56-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked into Hopkins County jail at 2:11 a.m. for possession of more than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance for the THC edibles and for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of mushrooms, also a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance.
Jones was released from Hopkins County jail later Thursday, July 1, 2021, on a $30,000 bond on the first-degree felony THC charge and a $20,000 bond on the second-degree felony mushroom charge.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
