Wildcat Football Season Tickets On Sale to Public
All remaining Wildcat football season tickets will go on sale to the public today.
Tickets will be sold online only. A credit card will be required for purchase. Tickets are $50 per seat (includes 5 home games), plus the service fees that the ticket company assesses.
There will be a link available at 1:00 p.m. on the district’s website www.ssisd.net
For more detailed information, see the district’s Facebook or Instagram pages.
General Admission game tickets will be available online the week of each game. There will be a link for those on the website at a later date.
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.
Council Approves Woodside Lane Plat, Weaver Drive Zoning, 380 Agreements
Requests for a Woodside Lane plat, rezoning on Weaver Drive and three 380 agreements that will allow for construction of multiple new single and multifamily housing units received the approval of Sulphur Springs City Council this week.
Woodside Lane Plat Request
Tate Price asked the city to allow the 1.93-acre property on the north side of Woodside Lane, just east of 1680 Woodside Lane and directly west of the commercial business center (Woodbridge Square), to be replatted, dividing it into seven lots on which duplexes will be built. The new units would be built just east of the current duplexes on Woodside Lane. The request came to the council with the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustments and city staff.
Exceptions are needed for lot dimension for the new duplexes as well as a reduced setback on a new proposed roadway for the Woodside Lane property. Due to the uniqueness of Woodbridge Crossing as a whole, most of it required variances. This area had been reserved outside the original plat for Woodbridge addition, according to Tory Neiwiadomski, assistant city manger/community development director.
Price proposed a new street instead of a private drive to run through the middle of the designed duplex area, a requirement for the subdivision of the property. Price also proposed calling the new street Beachwood Court. In fact, the exceptions would not be required if the project were simply constructed on the lot in its current state. However, a subdivision requires the road and setback exceptions.
The property is zoned multifamily, but the proposed plan calls for development of the property into seven duplexes, which would be two-family rather than apartment units. The engineered plans were reviewed and deemed satisfactory by the city engineer. A community facilities contract will be required for sewer, water and street improvements, Niewiadomski told the council during their regular August meeting Tuesday evening, August 3, 2021.
Price reported an architect is working on the duplex plans, but specs for each unit had yet to be completed. They are awaiting approval of the city before move forward any further with the project.
City staff recommended approving the Woodside Lane plat request. Variances have already been granted by the ZBA. The city manager or designee would need to be authorized to execute a community facilities contract. Drainage will be privately maintained.
“I think Tate has got a good reputation, and everything they’ve done, they have done with quality. I believe this is going to blend in with everything out at Woodbridge already. As far as the variances and everything’s involved, the folks that get these places just have a little less mowing to do in their back yard,” Place 5 Councilman Gary Spraggins said when making the motion to approve the replat and authorize the city manager to execute a community facilities contract.
The motion was approved by the City Council, with Place 1 Councilman Jay Julian recusing himself from voting.
Weaver Drive Zoning Ordinance
Paulino Reyes asked the city to rezone Lot 3R-3, Block 55, at 125 Weaver Drive from heavy industrial to multifamily to better accommodate residential development on the lot. Reyes’ request to rezone the 1.89-acre property, the third of three lots at the address, was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 19 at the recommendation of city staff.
Zoning in the surrounding properties is a mix of light industrial and heavy commercial to the south, heavy industrial to the north, west and east; and residential to the south and eas. There’s a museum to the north and a church to the west of the property, the Niewiadomski noted.
According to city staff, changing the zoning to multifamily would be appropriate and fit the the land use plan of residential Zoning along properties on Weaver Drive.
Place 6 Councilman Doug Moore asked if rezoning the property to multifamily would create problems in the future, if for instance, someone tried to use the adjoining lots for heavy industrial development that close to multifamily zoning.
Mayor Johns Sellers noted aside from having a fire station housed at the location prior to construction of the Intermodal facility on Texas Street in the early 2000s, a cotton gin sat on the property at the corner of Weaver Drive and Jackson Street, making it heavy industrial.
Moore asked what it would take to make the entire property at 125 Weaver Drive a multifamily zone.
Tory Niewiadomski, assistant city manager/community development director, said city staff could reach out to area property owners to gauge response.
Moore noted they have not, to this point, indicated they are opposed to having homes next to heavy industrial in that area.
Spraggins recommended, if the property owners and city agree, to take the steps necessary to rezone the entire section multifamily.
Niewiadomski noted that if the council waits to rezone the enitre area, that could slow down any potential projects the applicant is considering while the city goes through the rezoning process.
The City Council granted on first reading Ordinance No. 2782 rezoning Lot 3R-3, Block 55, Town, at 125 Weaver Drive from heavy industrial to multifamily. A public hearing for the final reading of the proposed zoning ordinance is scheduled during the 7 p.m. City Council meeting on Sept. 7, 2021.
380 Agreements
The City Council also approved Resolution No. 1250 granting a 380 agreement for construction of a a single-family dwelling at 115/119 Nicholson Street, Resolution No. 1251 for another home at 116 Middle Street and Resolution No. 1252 for a house at 122 Randolph Street.
Sulphur Springs city Manager Marc Maxwell asked the City Council if anyone would have a problem with the requests for 380 agreements being placed within the consent agenda, along with minutes from previous meetings, on future City Council meeting agendas.
Niewiadomski noted that most applicants only request standard incentives, such as reimbursement of tap fees and building permits, when applying for 380 agreement under the infill housing policy.
Spraggins and Sellers asked what could be done if there is something unusual or different about the request, such as a substantial city tax lien, demolition or other issue.
Maxwell explained that if, at any time, a council member wishes to remove an item from the consent agenda, all that councilman needs to do is ask the mayor to remove it for discussion and action. Then, after action on the consent agenda, the City Council could address that particular 380 agreement.
City Attorney Jim McLeroy added that the mayor would note the item was being removed from the consent agenda, then, assign it a place elsewhere on the agenda, For instance, it could be dedicated as item 12A, 5B or 11.
Although the matter was not on the agenda for approval, several council members indicated they’d have no objection to standard 380 agreements in the future being listed as part of the consent agenda.
Other Items
Councilman Julian asked if city staff had received any feedback regarding the state jet ski championship held on Coleman Lake July 24-25, 2021, and if it was the biggest event held to date at that location.
Maxwell said he believes the Jettribe hosted event is the largest held on the lake thus far. He said going into the event he was a bit concerned there might be noise complaints lodged about the event from residents of the surrounding neighborhood, but was happy to report he was not aware of a single one.
Julian noted the park was immaculate, down to the aquatic grass. He commended whoever put in the work maintaining and making it ready, made it a spectacular place.
Sellers added that the event did generate a lot of traffic through that neighborhood, but many of the residents attended the event.
“They seemed to really enjoy being able to walk over there. It was really cool to see some of the stuff that was performed on that lake,” Sellers said.
Sulphur Springs and Area Schools’ 2021 Back to Class Dates, Schedules
Hopkins County school districts are getting ready to return to class for the 2021/2022 school year! Here’s a list with start dates for Sulphur Springs, Cumby, Miller Grove, Como-Pickton, Saltillo, North Hopkins, Sulphur Bluff and Yantis school districts plus other brief information. We plan an update next week as more information becomes available!
SCHOOL FIRST DAY OF CLASS
Sulphur Springs ISD Wednesday August 18
Cumby ISD Thursday August 12
Miller Grove ISD Thursday August 12
Yantis ISD Thursday August 19
Saltillo ISD Monday August 16
Como-Pickton CISD Wednesday August 11
North Hopkins ISD Wednesday August 18
Sulphur Bluff ISD Wednesday August 18
Sulphur Springs ISD Meet-the-Teacher for Head Start/Pre-K on Monday Aug. 16 from 4-6pm, the Primary campuses on Thursday August 12 from 3:30-5pm and SS High School August 12-17 from 8am til 11am, or 12 noon til 4pm.
Cumby ISD Parent Meeting is Monday, Aug. 9. Parents of students from kindergarten through 12th grade will meet in the gym at 5:30 p.m. for a parent meeting. Meet the teacher activities will follow from 5:45 to 7 pm.
Miller Grove Meet the Teacher is Monday August 9 from 5pm-6:30pm with free hot dogs and ice cream. Students can also drop off supplies and pick up schedules. Also, student registration is ongoing. Call 903-459-3288 if you need assistance.
Yantis ISD Outdoor Parent-Teacher Meeting Tuesday August 17 from 6pm-7:30pm for all students Pre-K thru 12 and their parents. Also can drop off supplies, pick up schedules and complete any needed paperwork.
Como-Pickton CISD Meet the Teacher Sat. August 7 9-11am with hot dog lunch
Saltillo ISD Meet the Teacher, Schedule Pickup Thursday August 12
North Hopkins ISD Meet the Teacher, Computer Pickup Monday August 16 from 5pm-6:30pm
Sulphur Bluff ISD Meet the Teacher Thursday August 12
Jury Panel Called For 62nd Judicial District Court Aug. 16 At Civic Center Canceled
Those who received a Jury Summons to appear on Monday, August 16 at 9 a.m. at the Hopkins County Civic Center need NOT APPEAR. The Jury Panel for the 62nd Judicial District has been CANCELED, according to Cheryl Fulcher, District Clerk for Hopkins County.
City Council Approves Negotiated Atmos-ACSC Settlement, Chemical Bids, Application For LED Lighting Conversion Grant
Sulphur Springs City Council this week approved a number of items; bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals grant application, and a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy were among the items.
Atmos Settlement
The City Council agreed to allow the city manager to take action regarding a negotiated settlement between Atmos Energy Corporation Mid-Texas Division and Cities Steering Committee regarding Atmos’ 2021 rate review mechanism. The negotiation would declare the existing rates unreasonable, adopt tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated settlement and that are just, reasonable and in the public interest; establish a benchmark for pensions and retiree medical benefits; authorize regulatory liability; require Atmos to reimburse the steering group for reasonable rate-making expense; adopt a savings clause; declare an effective date; and require delivery of the resolution to the company and the committee’s legal counsel on behalf of the City of Sulphur Springs.
Sulphur Springs is one of 172 cities served by Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid-Texas Division, who are part of the Atmos Cities Steering Committee. ACSC in 2007 settled a rate application filed by Atmos for an interim rate adjustment referred to as a Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program legislation or GRIP filing. That settlement created a substitute rate for future filings under the GRIP statute.
Since then, the original tariff has been modified several times, the most recent in an ordinance adopted by ACSC in 2018. In April 2021, Atmos filed a rate request claiming that the cost-of-service in a test year ending Dec. 31, 2020, entitled the company to additional system-wide revenues of $43.4 million. Standards in the steering committee’s RRM tariff reduce Atmos’ request to $40.5 million, $29.3 million of which would be applied to ACSC members. ACSC consultants concluded that the system-wide deficiency undr the RRM regime should be $22.34 million instead of $40.5 million. The amount of the $22.34 million deficiency applicable to ACS members would be $16.8 million.
“In the end, they’ve come to $22.7 million as the agreement. That will have an impact of $1.28 for residential rate and $4.03 for commercial rates. Staff recommends approval,” City Manager Marc Maxwell told the council during the regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, Aug. 3, 2021.
That would be an increase of about $1.28 or 2.2 percent on residential and a $4.03 increase on commercial bills
Reinsurance of Health Insurance Program
The City of Sulphur Springs sought proposals for specific stop-loss insurance for the city’s employee health plan. The proposals were to include capture points of $80,000 and $90,000.
“What that means is up to that amount, each covered participant’s claims would be paid directly from the city. If they reached that $80,000-$90,000 mark then the stop-loss insurance would kick in and pick up on that. This year we did not have anybody meet the $80,000 mark so far. Our claims are down for the year and our prescription claims are up, so last year we had a really bad year in terms of our medical plan and our expenses. We did have a better year this year so far,” Sulphur Springs Assistant City Manage/Finance Director Lesa Smith explained.
Last year, the city’s medical claims were up, ending at $1,183,859, with prescriptions at $191,688, for a total of $1,275,547. Through June of this year, city medical claims had decreased, but prescription claims had risen. Medical claims are estimated to be $460,000 and prescription claims estimated at $380,00, for at total of $840,000, with three months of caims remaining in the current budget and two in the health insurance plan, which ends on Aug. 31, 2021. The city budgeted for $955,000 in claims
The proposals sought will pick up where the health policy leaves off, providing additional coverage for employees. City officials looked at fixed cost and what the reinsurance can provide. The city received two proposals, one from Blue Cross and one from Highmark; the latter did not meet the specifications because it did not include firm prices and on two proposals removed the high claimant from the plan. That, Smith noted, would put the city at significant risk for very minimal savings. Responses from three additional reinsurance carriers stated they would not submit a proposal because their rates would not be competitive.
City staff recommended remaining with Blue Cross for insurance and select the $80,000 stop-loss for city employees. By going Blue Cross, the city’s fixed cost would increase by $41,000, which includes administration frees, The total claim charge the city would be responsible for would be $1,797,000. Currently, the city’s is responsible for $1,774,000. Smith said based on a review of all factors, city staff did recommend awarding the contract to Blue Cross at the $80,000 stop-loss amount.
The contract for reinsurance for the city’s employee heath insurance program was awarded to Blue Cross.
Water, Wastewater Treatment Chemicals
The City Council approved the low bids for five different chemicals for the water and wastewater treatment plants. Overall, the chemicals are expected to cost about $102,700 more than they did last year, Sulphur Springs Director of Utilities noted in his memo to the council.
Of the five bids the city received for alum, Chameleon Industries’ low bid of $290 per dry ton received the contract.
The contract for alum copper sulfate blend 2% also went to Chameleon Industries, the $415 per dry ton was the lowest of the three bids submitted.
Brenntag, the only bidder, received the contract to provide chlorine at a rate of $1,370 per ton and sulfur dioxide at a rate of $1,230 per ton.
Chameleon Industries and Chemtrade each bid $0.110 per pound wet weight for liquid ammonium sulfate. However, per State of Texas purchasing policy in the event of a tie bid, the award went to the most local company, Chameleon is a Texas bidder, whereas Chemtrade is not, thus, Chameleon Industries too was awarded the contract to provide liquid ammonium sulfate.
Five companies submitted proposals for ortho/polyphosphate. Chemright’s bid of $0.66 a pound wet weight for ortho/polyphosphate was the lowest, thus the contract is to be awarded to the business.
LED Lighting Conversion Grant
The City of Sulphur Springs is also planning to convert lighting at both city fire stations and the utility distribution office. Smith explained that the Comptroller’s Office offers the opportunity to participate in a grant program to convert to LED lighting.
The City Council authorized the city manger or his designee to prepare and submit an application for an $11,000 Local Government Lighting Conversion grant to Texas Comptroller’s Office. The LED lighting conversion program requires a grant match. If awarded the city would receive $8,800 in grant funding and would be responsible for the remaining $2,200.
“We think that this would be a good thing for the city to do reduce the cost of electricity as well as maintenance. Within the city, we have seen how the conversion to LED has lowered electric costs at the library. Back in 2018 and before that their electric bill was $24,000 a year. Now it’s down to around $9,000 a year. It’s not just because of LEDs, but they did convert every light to LED. We have a lower contract rate and we also upgraded the air conditioning units to a more energy efficient unit. So, the combination of all of that has significantly reduced operating expense for the library,” Smith said.
Maxwell noted that solar panels have already been installed on the south facing side of the roof on Station 1 on Church Street that should be going online in the next couple of days, courtesy of Oncor. The city will be generating power from the panels and with the LED lighting conversion providing more efficient lighting, the station’s electric bill should decline.
Family Member Of Human Trafficking Victim To Speak At Aug. 11 Kiwanis Program
As a service to our community, the Aug. 11, 2021, Sulphur Springs Kiwanis Club program will focus on the huge and growing crisis of human trafficking – including in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County, reports Jim Thompson. The public is invited to attend the 30-minute presentation beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Fellowship Hall of League Street Church of Christ. (Please use the rear or the west entrance.)
The speaker, Julie Prettyman from Greenville, experienced having a member of her extended family become a victim of human trafficking. She is both knowledgeable and passionate about preventing horrific damage to children and families that are victims of human trafficking for both manual labor and the sex trade, Thompson reports.
For years, worldwide estimates have ranked human trafficking as the number 2 criminal activity, exceeded in dollar value only by drugs. Recent estimates now indicate that human trafficking may now be the number 1 criminal enterprise worldwide, Thompson noted.
The Wednesday Kiwanis meeting is meant to help raise awareness locally so families and children can be on the lookout for warning signs that someone is being targeted.
“Please attend this meeting and help promote the meeting throughout our community verbally and through social media posts so the largest number of people possible can become informed about this very real danger,” Thompson invites, adding, “Prepare to be alarmed. The 30-minute program will end with the opportunity to ask questions.”
Sabine River Authority Awards $20,000 Community Assistance Grant To Hopkins County
The Sabine River Authority of Texas Thursday afternoon awarded a $20,000 Community Assistance Grant to Hopkins County on Aug. 5. The funding, part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2021 Economic Development Initiative, is the second CAP grant Hopkins County has received from SRA in the past 2 years. SRA also awarded $20,000 to the county for their efforts during the pipeline rupture at Turkey Creek on Oct. 3.
The funds will be used to help complete a command trailer and towing vehicle, which can be used by agencies and entities across the region if needed during situations requiring extended command structure presence. This could be any type of situation, from a manhunt that lasts a couple of hour or EMS event such as a major bus crash, to the type of pipeline rupture which required county officials to be on site for 14 days during the day-to-day clean up or longer.
“The County’s project to leverage federal funds to add to in-kind services to help complete the project of a multi-use/multi-jurisdictional command trailer to use during emergencies is an initiative that SRA supports in its efforts to improve water and wastewater systems throughout the basin,” SRA Executive Vice President and General Manager David Montagne wrote in a letter to Hopkins County regarding the grant award. “SRA looks forward to working with the County in the future as we continue to focus on increasing the economic vitality of the Sabine River Basin.”
Sabine River Authority in the past has awarded 10 Community Assistance Grants each funding cycle. This time the agency is able to award 20 grants. Hopkins County applied for and the SRA Board voted unanimously in July to award a $20,000 grant to Hopkins County to help finish the response unit to be housed locally but available for regional use. The trailer includes six mobile radios that can be programmed for whatever channels are needed for the event, an antenna and generator and an area where coordinators can meet and organize. The truck to be used to haul the response trailer is an ambulance donated by Benson Brothers. It can be used to not only get the trailer to the destination needed, but could then be used to pick up additional trailers or units if needed, according to Hopkins County Fire Marshal Andy Endsley.
Funds awarded for Community Assistance Program must fall into four project categories: water supply, waste management, water conservation, and water quality. Most are limited to $20,000 per project. To be eligible, applicants must be a government entity, district or a non-profit, member-owned water supply corporation or sewer service corporation located within the Sabine River Basin of Texas.
On hand for the presentation for SRA were Board President Cary “Mac” Abney, Secretary Pro-Tem Jeff Jacobs, and members member Janie Walenta and Jeanette Sterner; Upper Basin Regional Manager Troy Henry; and Terry Wilson. Representing Hopkins County were Commissioners Wade Bartley, Greg Anglin and Joe Price; County Judge Robert Newsom and Fire Marshal Andy Endsley, and Hopkins County Emergency Management Deputy Coordinator Kristy Springfield.
The SRA was created in 1949 as a water conservation and reclamation district. SRA controls, stores, preserves and distributes the waters of the Sabine River and its tributary system for useful purposes. The Sabine River Basin covers a large portion of East Texas, spanning in all or part of 21 counties, which are largely rural and where the population totals more than 551,000, according to the 2010 US Census. Funding for the Community Assistance Program grants come from water sales and other SRA income, which are designated for for the Economic Development Initiative, started in 2002 to help promote the improvement of the quality and quantity of services essential for the development of a viable community.
New Lady Cats Basketball Coach Erica Delley Excited For Opportunity to Coach in Sulphur Springs
The Lady Cats basketball team did not have to wait long for their new head coach.
After news released to KSST in late-June that Brittney Tisdell left Sulphur Springs to return home to coach her alma mater at North Lamar, Coach Greg Owens, athletic director of SSISD, was forced to find a new coach for the Lady Cats as the women’s basketball program was already deep into their summer work-out program, the Edge.
Luckily, Coach Owens found Coach Tisdell’s replacement in nearby Greenville, as Coach Erica Delley was announced as new Lady Cats coach shortly thereafter and made official after the mid-July SSISD board meeting.
Coach Delley graduated from Dallas Kimball High School, and after playing at Texas College in Texarkana, she graduated from Texas Women’s University in Denton after receiving a master’s degree in kinesiology.
After spending some time working for the Parks and Recreations department for Dallas, she was offered the position of assistant coach at Greenville High School.
She served as assistant for the Lady Lions for three years, from 2015-2018, before accepting the head coaching position for Greenville, a job she also helmed for the previous three seasons.
In one of those three seasons as head coach, Coach Delley and her staff had the chance to play Sulphur Springs in the same district before re-alignment changed that.
While she enjoyed her time in Greenville, she called the position a rebuilding project, having at one point to start completely fresh with a new squad of players, so to come to Sulphur Springs, and continue to build on the strong foundation that Coach Tisdell left, was an offer too good to pass up.
When she was an assistant coach for Greenville, she coached against a Coach Chapman-led squad, so she said she has always admired the Lady Cats and their program from afar.
Coach Delley said she admired the way Coach Chapman lead his program and his work ethic, and said Coach Tisdell did a great job as well during her tenure as Lady Cats coach. She said coaching in Sulphur Springs and helming this program makes it “a great place to work.”
With the announcement of the coaching change late in to the off-season, it has caused Coach Delley to play catch-up, as she is still trying to get to know the whole team and their tendencies.
Coach Delley mentioned junior Kenzie Willis, who she said is a great player, but wishes the stand-out player could return to the team this season. It will not be so, the new Lady Cats basketball coach said, as she expects Willis will be out this fall season rehabbing her injury.
Even with the injury to the junior, Coach Delley likes what she has seen from a number of players, like Addison Wall, and is excited to be working with the talented nucleus of players.
She is grateful to have a number of players who have been showing up and showing out during the off-season workouts, and is excited to implement her new system with those players.
Coach Delley says Lady Cats fans can expect a disciplined, hard-nosed team that likes to get-after it. The new women’s basketball coach is a defense-oriented coach, like new Wildcats coach Brandon Shaver, but still wishes to keep the offense fast-paced.
The loss of Kenzie Willis is a big blow to this team, but to compensate for the lack of scoring, Coach Delley says, this Lady Cats team will have to be aggressive of the defensive side of the ball.
“It should be exciting basketball,” Coach Delley said.
The women’s basketball schedule is expected to be released here in the coming weeks after a few more opponents have been firmed up.
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.
Tira News – Aug. 5, 2021: Catch Up On Community Birthdays, Donations
By Jan Vaughn
Joyce Dodd met with several of her ex-coworkers at Tejano’s Mexican Restaurant in Cooper for lunch on Thursday, July 29. Joyce reports, “We celebrated one of their birthdays. It was good to visit and catch up on everyone’s life since my retirement.”
We’ve received several generous contributions for the Tira Food Pantry over the last few weeks. We want to express our appreciation to everyone who helps with the cause.
Grace Vaughn had lunch with John and Linda Vaughn on Sunday and visited with their family that afternoon.
Chip and I met our son, Delayne Vaughn, at BJ’s Restaurant in Waco for lunch on Sunday in celebration of Delayne’s birthday.
North Hopkins students will return to classes on Wednesday, August 18. Be sure to watch for school buses as they transport the kids to and from school.
I always need and appreciate input from my friends to help keep me informed of news in our community. If you have any news pertaining to Tira residents, past or present, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, at 903-438-6688 or [email protected].
2 Sulphur Springs Men Arrested On Felony Warrants
Two men were arrested in Sulphur Springs on felony warrants Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney and Sgt. Tanner Steward reported seeing Jon Michael Hopper traveling on Connally Street in a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado at 6:47 p.m. Aug. 3, 2021. They contacted him. A records check confirmed a warrant for the 47-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest. Hopper was taken into custody and jailed on the a violation of parole warrant was well as four other warrants. The warrants included sale and distribution of material to a minor and unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate materials charges. His bond on the warrants totaled $20,000 – $5,000 on two charges involving minors and $10,000 on the charge involving intimate materials. He was held on the parole warrant.
A 37-year-old Sulphur Springs man was also arrested by Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Josh Shufeldt at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, on an injury to a child, elderly or disabled person warrant. The officer was made aware of the active warrant and knew the man from previous calls. He contacted him and took him into custody on Woodside Lane on the warrant, reportedly stemming from a 2019 incident. Sulphur Springs police filed the case with the district attorney’s office two years ago. Medical and government records supported the charge. The charge was presented to the grand jury. The warrant has since been obtained for the man’s arrest. He was released from the county jail Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, on a $15,000 bond on the charge.
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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.
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.
