Texas Education Agency: No A-F Ratings, But STAAR Still On For 2020-21 School Year
STAAR Testing Will Proceed To Gauge What Students Have Learned, Impact Of Pandemic On Education
Texas Education Agency announced Dec. 10 that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. Students will still have to take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams, however.
According to TEA, 2020-21 STAAR testing will “provide critically important information about individual student learning that teachers and parents can use to help students grow.”
“The last nine months have been some of the most disruptive of our lives. The challenges have been especially pronounced for our parents, teachers, and students. We continue to prioritize the health and safety of students, teachers, and staff in our schools this year, while working to ensure students grow academically,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath was quoted in the press release.
According to TEA, in addition to providing a look at how individual students are performing, they will give “education leaders and policymakers across Texas a comprehensive picture of what are likely to be sweeping impacts of the pandemic on student learning.” That, says TEA, will help policymakers craft solutions for the years ahead. STAAR results just won’t be used for accountability purposes this school year.
“The issuance of A-F ratings for schools has proven to be a valuable tool to support continuous improvement for our students, allowing educators, parents, and the general public to better identify and expand efforts that are working for kids. But the pandemic has disrupted school operations in fundamental ways that have often been outside the control of our school leaders, making it far more difficult to use these ratings as a tool to support student academic growth. As a result, we will not issue A-F ratings this school year,” Morath said.
School systems are required to make STAAR available to every eligible student. The test will be administered on school campuses across the state or at other secure alternative testing site, according to TEA.
TEA will be providing flexibility to allow schools that incorporate STAAR results into teacher evaluations to remove that component this school year.
Tira Community Center Closed Due To COVID-19
North Hopkins FFA Help Spruce Up Community Center Flower Beds
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent
The Tira City Council meeting, which was scheduled for Sunday, December 6, 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions. At this time, the Community Center is not open for gatherings until further notice.
Members of the North Hopkins FFA cleaned out the flower beds in front of the Tira Community Center. We want to express our appreciation to the students and their teachers.
Yvonne Weir shared that they enjoyed Thanksgiving with the doors and windows open. Dakota Weir, Sarah Theriault, Dustin, Natalie, and Everly Weir, and Mike, Dacy, Elise, and Eli Campbell were present. Destri Weir and her family were vacationing at South Padre Island.
Levi Shane Weir was born at 3:54 p.m. on November 30, 2020. He weighed 5 pounds 19 ounces and was 19 inches long. Proud parents are Dakota Weir and Sarah Theriault. Grandparents are Robert and Yvonne Weir and Laura and Marty Theriault.
Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley met Dustin and Everly in Greenville for lunch at TaMolly’s on Saturday, December 5, after shopping the Main Street Market. Afterward, they visited Dakota, Sarah, Levi, and Lucas in Lone Oak.
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].
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Stalking
Police arrested a 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of stalking. Wednesday afternoon was the second time in less than a week and fifth time this year Rocky Allen Wilson has been booked into Hopkins County jail on warrants for or related to two harassment charges. Wilson is registered on the Texas State Public Sex Offender Website.
Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott was contacted in regard to Rocky Allen Wilson, who was wanted for stalking. Scott, assisted by SSPD Officer Tyler Francis, served Wilson with the warrant at his Hillcrest Drive residence and took him into custody at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 2020.
Jail records show Wilson was first jailed in Hopkins County for harassment in 2014. While in local custody from Sept. 24, 2014 to Dec. 18, 2014, for violation of parole on a sexual assault charge, he was served with a warrant for harassment.
Wilson was returned to Hopkins County jail on June 12, 2020, on warrant for a harassment with previous conviction charge.
At 3 a.m. Nov. 5, he turned himself in at the sheriff’s office on a warrant for insufficient bond on the June 2020 harassment with previous conviction charge.
On Nov. 28 and Nov. 28, Wilson spent the night in Hopkins County jail for insufficient bond on the June 2020 harassment charge.
Wilson was also booked into Hopkins County jail on Dec. 4 on a warrant for another harassment with previous conviction charge as well as a warrant for violation of probation on the June harassment with previous conviction charge.
Wilson remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday morning, Dec. 10 on the stalking charge. His bond was set at $750,000.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
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.
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.
Houston Man Caught With 1 Kilogram Of Cocaine
A 32-year-old Houston man was caught with 1 kilogram of cocaine, police alleged Wednesday night. A 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man was also arrested Wednesday night on an unrelated controlled substance charge.
I-30 Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams stopped a Dodge Charger at 8:32 p.m. December 9, 2020 on Interstate 30 at mile marker 130 for a traffic violation. The driver was found to be in possession of 2.2 pounds (approximately 1 kilogram) of cocaine.
32-year-old Jeramy Lynard Thomas of Houston was arrested Dec. 9 for possession of more than 400 grams of a penalty group 1 controlled substance. Thomas was transported to Hopkins County jail by Officer Robble Acosta.
College Street Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley reported stopping a Ford Escort at 9:18 p.m. Dec. 9 on College Street for failure to signal intent to turn within 100 feet. The driver, Tommy Lee Davis, reportedly agreed to let officer search him and the vehicle for illegal contraband.
Whaley found a bag with 36 small baggies containing a total of 6.7 grams of suspected crack cocaine and packaging in Davis’ pants pocket. Additional paraphernalia seized during the stop included a bag with plastic wrap, a razor blade with suspected cocaine residue on it and suspected marijuana.
“Through my training and experience as a law enforcement officer, and the suspected crack cocaine being packaged in small individual baggies, the arrestee was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver,” Whaley alleged in arrest reports.
The 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked shortly after midnight into Hopkins County jail on the possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance with intent to deliver charge.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
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.
Bob Evans Job Fair
At Bob Evans, business is booming. Do you have what it takes to be part of the Bob Evans team? If you do, we are having a hiring event December 12, 2020 from 10am to 2pm at the La Quinta Inn in Sulphur springs. Bob Evans is currently seeking dedicated employees for general labor production and sanitation positions. And like founder Bob Evans often said, everybody is somebody at Bob Evans. Bob Evans Farms is an equal opportunity employer.
Dec. 9 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 13 New Cases, 32 Recoveries
The Dec. 9 COVID-19 case counts offered good and bad news for Hopkins County: while 32 residents recovered and one less patients was in the COVID unit at the local hospital, 13 additional residents received positive COVID-19 results and Texas Department of State Health Services received confirmation of three additional COVID-19 deaths for Hopkins County.
Dec. 9 COVID-19 Case Counts
The 32 recoveries reported on Dec. 9 helped offset the 13 new positive COVID-19 cases (8 more than on Tuesday), and reduced the overall active resident case count from 84 to 62 in Hopkins County.
As of Wednesday, recoveries outpaced new cases both this week and this month. So far this week, 28 Hopkins County residents have received positive molecular COVID-19 test results and 32 have recovered. During the first nine days of December, 99 new cases and 116 recoveries have been reported for Hopkins County, according to the DSHS COVID-19 Case Counts dashboards
That’s 34 more recoveries from Dec. 1-9 than during the entire month of November; there were no recoveries from Nov. 10-30. On the other hand, there were only 138 new COVID-19 cases reported in November as well. August only had 91 new cases and 97 recoveries, September 118 new cases and 87 recoveries, and July 89 new cases and 48 recoveries.
Since March, 931 Hopkins County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 on molecular tests, with 810 of those residents recovering.
COVID Fatalities
The DSHS COVID-19 Case Counts fatalities dashboard showed 59 cumulative COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County. That’s three more Hopkins County residents confirmed by death certificate to have died from COVID-19, including one COVID-19 death on Dec. 1. The DSHS County Trends report also shows a second COVID-19 death was reported to have occurred on Oct. 26 as well as a second COVID-19 death on Nov. 20.
The three additional deaths and 13 new cases gives Hopkins County a fatality rate of 6.34 percent among Hopkins County residents who have received positive COVID-19 test results
Hopkins County has a higher fatality rate among positive individuals than seven of the eight surrounding counties. Only Red River County, has a higher fatality rate among COVID positive residents. Out of a population of 12,023, a total of 249 Red River County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, including 18 residents who died from the virus; that’s 7.23 percent of the infected Red River County residents who have died from COVID-19.
Overall, 0.16 percent of Hopkins County’s population of nearly 37,100 residents have died from COVID; that is higher than any of the 8 counties surrounding Hopkins. Red River and Lamar counties come a close second, as 0.15 percent of the total population has died from COVID-19.
While Lamar County has had 75 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, the most in the 9-county area, that’s only 4.77 percent of the of the 1,573 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Lamar’s case count is the third highest in the area, behind Hunt and Titus counties.
Hunt County has had 2,961 residents test positive for COVID-19, including 65 who have died from novel coronavirus 2019. While that’s the second highest number of deaths and highest number of cases in the 9-county area, Hunt County’s fatality percentage among infected individuals was only2.2 percent.
Titus County has had 1,884 residents test positive, including 41 who died from COVID-19, giving the county a 2.18 fatality percentage among positive case.
| County | Total Positive Cases | Cumulative Fatalies | Fatality % In Positive Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins | 931 | 59 | 6.34 |
| Titus | 1,884 | 41 | 2.18 |
| Hunt | 2,961 | 65 | 2.20 |
| Lamar | 1,573 | 75 | 4.77 |
| Franklin | 258 | 11 | 4.26 |
| Delta | 66 | 2 | 3.03 |
| Red River | 249 | 18 | 7.23 |
| Wood | 1,027 | 54 | 5.26 |
| Rains | 196 | 9 | 4.50 |
Hospital Reports
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Dec. 9 COVID-19 update reported 22 patients in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. The COVID-19 unit the three previous report periods (local hospital reports are not provided on weekends) maintained a patient count of 23, the same as on Dec. 1.
Across the state, there were only 675 ICU beds, 11,243 hospital beds and 7,274 ventilators available on Dec. 9. A total of 9,053 lab-confirmed COIVD-19 patients were in Texas hospitals, 65,287 hospital beds were staffed, including 59,759 staffed in patient beds, according to the DSHs Texas Case Counts hospital dashboard.
The percentage of COVID-19 hospitalizations out of total capacity of all Texas hospitals continued to fluctuate between 13.07 and 13.87 over the past 5 days, with small increased every day for the last four days. So, overall, Texas hospitals have remained below the “high hospitalization” threshold of 15 percent which is used to determine if additional measures are required for a particular Trauma Service Area to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals.
In Trauma Service Area F, which covers most of Northeast Texas, including Hopkins County and CMFH-SS, COVID-19 hospitalizations have hovered close to the 15 percent capacity threshold for three days, increasing from 12.66 percent on Dec. 6 to 14.1 percent on Dec. 7 and 14.65 Dec. 8. COVID-19 hospitalizations on Dec. 9 accounted for 14.34 percent of total hospital capacity.
On Dec. 9, there were 1,095 total staffed hospital beds, 157 lab confirmed COVID-19 patients in the hospital, 621 total hospitalizations and 1,004 total staffed inpatient beds in TSA-F. Only 6 ICU beds, 70 ventilators and 383 hospital beds were available in TSA-F on Wednesday.
| Categories | 12/7 | 12/8 | 12/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Staffed Hospital Beds | 1078 | 1072 | 1095 |
| Available Hospital Beds | 398 | 395 | 383 |
| Available ICU Beds | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Available Ventilators | 63 | 64 | 70 |
| Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients in Hospital | 152 | 157 | 157 |
| Total Hospitalizations | 589 | 586 | 621 |
| Total Staffed Inpatient Beds | 987 | 981 | 1004 |
| Percent Capacity | 14.1 | 14.85 | 14.34 |
Eight TSA’s across the state have had to reduce capacity at certain venues from 75 percent back to 50 percent, and could mean closure of some businesses and delay of elective surgeries until the TSA goes 7 consecutive days with COVID-19 hospitalizations accounting for less than 15 percent of the total hospital capacity. Currently over the 15 percent threshold with Governor’s Executive Order GA-32 for reduce capacities in effect are TSA A which serves the Amarill area; TSA B which includes Lubbock; TSA D which includes Abilene; TSA E which includes the Dallas/Fort Worth area all the way east to Rockwall, Hunt and Kaufman counties; TSA I which includes El Paso, Culberson and Hudspeth counties; TSA J for the Midland/Odessa area; TSA M for the Waco area; and TSA T, which includes Laredo.
From those TSAs subject to restriction of GA-32, 4 of 17 counties in TSA J; 8 of 16 counties in TSA D; 9 of 22 counties in TSA B; and 7 of 25 counties in TSA-A had filed attestations to be excepted from those scaled back regulations because each had fewer than 30 confirmed COVID-91 cases reported in the previous 14 days.
Free COVID-19 Testing
According to HC/SSEM, 52 molecular COVID-19 tests were performed Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the free testing center in Sulphur Springs. That’s 171 tests performed this week and 582 tests conducted this month at the testing site. Cumulatively, there have been 5,113 oral swab tests performed at 128-A Jefferson Street since the Red Cross building was designated as a testing site on Sept. 25, according to the HC/SSEM Dec. 9 COVID-19 update.
According to DSHS testing and hospital dashboard, 11,576 tests have been performed in Hopkins County from March – Dec. 8.
Free molecular COVID-19 testing continues to be offered Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the end of December.
Testing is available for anyone, but registration must be completed by an adult age 18 or older in advance online at www.GoGetTested.com to schedule the oral COVID swab.
Those testing should bring the number with the QR code sent to them upon completion of registration and a photo ID to 128-A Jefferson St. at their designated time. This is not a drive-through location. The COVID-19 test will be performed inside the building.
Testers will be asked if they have consumed anything by mouth in the 15-20 minutes prior to arrival. Those who have will be required to wait the requisite time before testing to better ensure a more accurate result.
The Local Health Authority nurse recommends people getting the oral molecular swab test from the free state testing site refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, vaping, chewing gum or brushing their teeth for at least an hour prior to the test. Doing so, she reports, will make a difference in the outcome of the test.
The LHA also recommends those who do receive positive COVID-19 results from the free testing site contact their primary care provider so that information can be added to their individual health charts.
HHS Reports
Texas Health and Human Services reported there were only 3 active employee and five active residents COVID-19 cases among nursing home staff in Sulphur Springs. That’s 5 fewer active employee cases and HHS corrected the case count at Carriage House Manor to reflect 2 less cases as of Nov. 25, the most recent data available for Sulphur Springs nursing facilities in the Dec. 9 HHS report.
That left 1 active employee case each at Carriage House Manor, Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab and Sunny Springs Nursing & Rehab on Nov. 25. Four active resident cases were reported at Carriage House and one resident case at SSHR on Nov. 25, according to the Dec. 9 HHS nursing facility report.
There were no active COVID-19 cases reported on Nov. 25 at Sulphur Springs assisted living facilities, according to the HHS Dec. 9 report.
No active COVID-19 cases were reported in either employees or students at Hopkins County licensed child care centers, school-age programs, and before-school or after-school programs on Dec. 8.
Early Voting in Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1 Runoff Continues
Early voting in the Dec. 15 Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1 Runoff Election between Mark Bradley and Jay W. Julian has been very low so far.
After 4 1/2 days of early voting, only 45 of the city’s 9,695 registered voters had cast ballots by personal appearance. That’s an average of only about 10 votes being cast daily during the early voting period as of 2 p.m. Dec. 9, according to City Secretary/Election Official Gale Roberts.
Early voting will continue until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9; from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. Friday, Dec. 11. Voting will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 15. All voting is conducted in the conference room on the second floor of Sulphur Springs Municipal Building, 201 North Davis St. The conference room is easily accessed by entering from the Connally Street entrance, then turning left and continuing to the elevator. Take the elevator to second floor. The conference room is immediately to the right of the elevator.
The seat is one of four that had to be filled due to the December 2019 resignations of Place 1, Place 2, Place 3 and Place 5 City Council members from the council in December 2019. The election was called for May 2020, but had to be postponed until November due to COVID-19.
Harold Nash was unchallenged for Place 2 and Oscar Aguilar unchallenged for Place 3. Gary Spraggins won the Place 5 seat on Nov. 3, 2020.
The Runoff for Place 1 was called when no one candidate received 50 percent of more of the overall ballots cast for Place 1 on the council during the Nov. 3 Election. Jay W. Julian received 43.7 percent, Mark Bradley 24.6 percent, Vanessa Diosdado 22.74 percent and Justin W. Brown 8.96 percent of the votes cast on Nov. 3. As the two candidates who received the most votes on Nov. 3, the runoff is between Mark Bradley and Jay W. Julian.
Texas Ramp Project Volunteers Help Hopkins County Residents Regain Mobility, Independence
Sulphur Springs, December 8, 2020 – Texas Ramp Project volunteers have been helping many Hopkins County residents obtain mobility by installing several wheelchair ramps, free of charge, for several residences.
A ramp recently built north of Cumby was constructed by a team from Sulphur Springs Baptist Church and the Marine Corps League. The 44-foot ramp will help the resident to be able to enter and exit his home safely, and make it easier for his family and caregivers to assist him. Those 44 feet have helped to make up the total of “100 Miles.”
During November and December, Texas Ramp Project volunteers across the state have been building ramps in celebration of the nonprofit’s “100 Miles of Freedom” campaign.
The nonprofit Texas Ramp Project has been helping wheelchair and walker-users across the state for 14 years and in the Dallas area since 1985. Over the years, volunteers have built 20,000 ramps for older adults and others with mobility issues. If those ramps were laid end-to-end, they would stretch for 100 miles, easily reaching from Dallas to Waco, a press release from local TRP volunteers.
The ramps provide safety, independence and an improved quality of life for each recipient. Most ramps cost between $700 and $800 to build — about one-third of a typical retail contractor installation. The TRP is able to keep its costs low thanks to a grassroots organization with only one full-time employee as well as the time donated to the nonprofit by 3,500 volunteers across Texas.
Bill Harry, the lead local coordinator for the TRP, said “As of December 2020, many ramps have been built here in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins county with local volunteers from the First Baptist Church, Marine Corps League and the Kiwanis Club. We are thankful that we can be a part of the ‘100 Miles of Freedom’ and be of service to those in need.”
Harry and project volunteers invite community members to “come build with us! The Texas Ramp Project is always ready to welcome more volunteers.” For more information about volunteering, visit www.texasramps.org/volunteer
The Texas Ramp Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free ramps to low-income people with disabilities, without regard to the recipient’s age, gender, religion, race or ethnicity. Ramps are built exclusively with volunteer labor, keeping costs to a minimum. The nonprofit’s ramps provide safety, independence and improved quality of life to recipients and relief to their families and caregivers. The ramps are built following ADA guidelines and are safe, strong and durable.
Sulphur Springs ISD Adjusts Plan To Reflect Updated CDC Guidelines For COVID-19 Exposure
Sulphur Springs ISD administrators on Tuesday notified parents that the district’s COVID-19 plan has been updated to reflect recently updated CDC guidelines regarding stay-at-home timelines for COVID-19 exposure.
Under the Dec. 2 Centers for Disease Control guidelines, individuals who meet certain criteria could potentially spend shorter times in quarantine, reducing at-home times to as few as 7 days for some.
According to SSISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams, the district this semester has required students and staff considered to be close contacts to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 to stay at home for 14 days. Now, under the Dec. 2 CDC amended their guidance, if they meet one of two stipulations, they could be back at school sooner.
If it has been 10 days after the last close contact and the student continues to monitor themselves (monitored by parents) daily for symptoms and takes appropriate precautions through day 14, the SSISD student would return on day 11, according to Williams
If it has been 7 days after the last close contact, after receiving a negative COVID-19 test (either rapid or molecular) result administered at least 5 days after the last close contact, the student would return to SSISD on day 8, provided the student continues to self-monitor (monitored by parents) daily for symptoms and take appropriate precautions though day 14, the superintendent explained.
The rules for SSISD students who test positive for COVID-19 or who are experiencing symptoms IS STILL 10 days. When a student comes into close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, parents are asked to contact their child’s campus nurse to determine that student’s timeline to return to school based on the new guidelines for COVID-19 exposure.
Parents may direct any additional questions may be directed to Williams at [email protected] or at 903-885-0999.
Commerce Teen, 3 Others Accused Of Engaging In Organized Criminal Activity
A Commerce teen and three others were accused of engaging in organized criminal activity – a home burglary.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann and Sgt. Tanner Steward responded at 7:55 p.m. Dec. 8, 2020 to a complaint of suspicious activity at a County Road 4732 residence. Upon arrival, they reported finding a locked gate had been removed from it’s post and was lying on the ground and a red Dodge 1500 pickup with the driver’s side door open parked in front of the residence.
Upon further inspection, sheriff’s deputies found the rear door of the residence ajar. Deputies entered the residence but found no one inside, but “observed fresh disturbance to multiple articles in the residence,” deputies wrote in arrest reports
While searching the curtilage around the house, deputies were notified two adult women had received a call from individuals to pick them up in the area. Deputies reported finding on CR 4732, about 3 miles west of FM 275 north, 17-year-old Anthony Martin Dean Goff of Commerce and an adult male identified as an accomplice but not named in arrest reports. Two additional juveniles also identified as accomplices were located about 2 miles east on CR 4732 and taken into custody.
Deputies took all four into custody for suspicion of engaging in organized activity-burglary of a habitation involving three or more people based on their investigation which allegedly revealed evidence Goff and his accomplices had in their possession, and due to the totality of the circumstances and verbal confessions made by Goff and the other adult.
Goff was booked into Hopkins County jail around midnight on the second-degree felony charge. He remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning. His bond was set at $35,000, according to jail reports.
According to jail activity reports, 18-year-old Xzayveian Dunkail Basham was also booked into Hopkins County jail Dec. 9 on an engaging in organized criminal activity charge. Basham too remained in Hopkins County jail later Wednesday morning with his bond set at $35,000 on the second-degree felony engaging in organized criminal activity 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.
