Advantage Copy Systems Acquired By Datamax
Advantage Copy Systems, a Sulphur Springs business that provides office machines and copier-related consumer products, has been acquired by Datamax, which provides office equipment and technology solutions in Arkansas and Texas.
Advantage was established as a Canon dealer in 1992. In 2006, Sulphur Springs residents Dan and Paula Brown purchased the company.
Datamax Inc. President Barry Simon, in a release earlier this week, announced the acquisition of Advantage, one of two acquisitions by Datamax in the last few months.
“We are very excited about this new association and all the advantages that it will provide for the company, the employees, and most of all you, our customers,” said Advantage Copy Systems President Paula Brown. “We will continue to offer you the personalized customer service, which we feel is the most important factor in maintaining a good business relationship, as well as the ongoing growth of the relationship.”
The same people will continue to serve Advantage Copy Systems customers in the future, but will be able to offer more services. The business’ office will remain in Sulphur Springs, according to Brown.
The newly-expanded organization will offer many multi-function copiers and printers, desktop printers, wide‐format printers and digital production equipment, document management/workflow solutions, managed print services, managed network services, IT consulting services, and unified communications to “‘holistically’ address a broader spectrum of business technology challenges,” according to the news release.
“This acquisition will offer additional synergy and thought leadership to ultimately benefit customers in all of the markets we serve. Although business alignment is a major factor in such an acquisition, what we’re equally excited about is our cultural alignment,” Simon stated in the news released. “We believe culture trumps all. At Datamax, we aren’t satisfied with customers or employees just being satisfied. Our mission is much bigger. We set the bar very high regarding the experiences of our customers, as well as the aspirations of our employees and the needs of our communities. Unless we’re Creating Raving Fans of each of them, our job is simply not done.”
Felon Arrested On Firearm Charge
A convicted felon was arrested on a firearm charge Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported seeing Jose Manuel Galvan Jr. walking on the wrong side of the street in the 200 block of Helm Lane around 2:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, so he contacted him.
The officer was granted permission to search him to ensure he didn’t have any weapons. Robinson found drug paraphernalia in the man’s pocket and a revolver in his backpack.
A records check showed 27-year-old Galvan had recently been convicted of a felony charge. He was arrested at 2:14 p.m. Sept. 3 for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Galvan remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Sept. 4. His bond on the felony firearm charge was set at $5,000, according to jail reports.
Sept. 3 was the third time Galvan has been booked into Hopkins County jail in the last two months and fifth time in 2020. Jail records showed the 27-year-old man was in Hopkins County jail:
- Jan. 18-Feb. 18 on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance;
- Feb. 26-April 27 on a public intoxication charge and on a warrant for surety off bond on the possession of controlled substance charge;
- July 11-12 for possession of drug paraphernalia; and
- July 26 and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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.
Wood County Sheriff’s Office August 26-Sept. 1, 2020 Report
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2020:
- Abandoned Vehicle: 3
- Livestock at large: 11
- Alarm: 13
- Motorist Assist: 2
- Animal Complaint: 9
- Noise Complaint: 1
- Arrest/Warrant Service: 11
- Public Intoxication: 1
- Assault: 5
- Reckless Driver: 6
- Burglary: 1
- Recovered stolen property: 1
- Criminal Mischief: 2
- Shots Fired: 2
- Criminal Trespass: 3
- Suspicious Activity: 34
- Disturbances/Disputes: 9
- Theft: 8
- Drug Offenses: 1
- Traffic Hazard: 5
- Fire-Structure: 1
- Unauthorized Use of Vehicle: 1
- Fraud: 5
- Weapons Violation: 1
- Funeral Escort: 2
- Welfare Check: 11
- Harassment: 2
- Inquest: 1
Theft Investigation Resulted In 3 Controlled Substance Arrests
A theft investigation resulted in three controlled substance arrests Thursday.
Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Sgt. Joe Scott and Lt. Mark Estes responded in the 100 block of Nicholson Street to assisted detectives who were investigating a report that stolen property could be potentially located in the area.
Upon arrival Thursday morning, SCU investigators encountered Ismael Gonzales, who was reportedly inside his pickup. Officers spoke to Gonzales about their reason for being in the area. He agreed to a body search. A dollar bill containing a crystal-like substance the officers believed was methamphetamine was allegedly found in his watch pocket. The money was placed on the side step of the truck while Gonzales was being placed into handcuffs, the SCU officers alleged in arrest reports.
(HCSO jail photo)
When ordered to the back of his truck, Gonzales reportedly began pulling away from the investigators and grabbed the dollar bill, dumping all of the suspected meth inside of it onto the road. Officers reported forcing the man against the truck and removed the money from his hand. Estes was able to recover some of the substance from the road. The 43-year-old Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody at 9:05 a.m. September 3 on possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence charge, according to arrest reports.
Around 3:15 p.m., officers responded at a residence in the 100 block of Nicholson Street, again assisting in a theft investigation. Scott obtained permission from 56-year-old Terry Kay Coplin to search the residence. Two bags containing suspect methamphetamine were found during the search. The suspected meth and packaging weighed 3.6 grams, the SCU officers alleged in arrest reports.
Terry Kay Coplin
Coplin and her “roommate/boyfriend,” identified in arrest reports as 48-year-old Meliton Medina-Tuirubiates, were both arrested just before 4 p.m. for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
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.
64-Year-Old Caught Giving Beer To A Minor In Front Of A Sheriff’s Investigator
A 64-year-old was allegedly caught giving beer to a minor in front of a sheriff’s investigator around lunch time Tuesday, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Wade Sheets was in the parking lot of a College Street gas station at 11:50 a.m. September 2, when the 64-year-old walked out of the store with 4 cans of Steel Reserve. The investigator reported witnessing a minor in the vehicle beside of him call out to the Sulphur Springs man, asking for some of the alcohol. Sheets alleged seeing the man hand the minor a can of the Steel Reserve, then seeing the minor pour himself a glass of the alcohol.
When Sheets contacted the adult and minor, the adult allegedly “tried saying that the minor was pouring a drink for him,” Sheet wrote in arrest reports. Sheets reported pouring out the drink and the alcohol remaining in the can. He alleged the 64-year-old refused to obey multiple commands given to him by the investigator and was taken into custody and jailed for furnishing alcohol to a minor. The minors in the vehicle left once the 64-year-old was in custody, Sheets noted in arrest reports.
The 64-year-old Sulphur Springs man was released from Hopkins County jail Thursday, September 3, on a $2,000 bond on the Class A misdemeanor purchasing/furnishing alcohol to a minor 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.
Rural Sulphur Springs Resident Arrested On Felony Warrant
A rural Sulphur Springs resident was arrested on a felony warrant Wednesday, according to jail and arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer located 22-year-old Harleah Irene Petrea at her residence and took her into custody at 4:36 p.m. Sept. 2. Greer transported her to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked in at 5:14 p.m. on the warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for a credit or debit card abuse charge. The violation was alleged in arrest reports to have occurred July 30, 2020.
Petrea was also charged Sept. 2 on an outstanding no driver’s license warrant. She remained in Hopkins County jail Sept. 3 on both charges, 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.
Mother Accused Of Shaking Her Baby
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigators Wade Sheets and Michael Russell arrested a 23-year-old Sulphur Springs woman Sept. 2 on an abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge. The mother is accused of shaking her baby.
The sheriff’s investigators reported contacting Rachael Marie Joslin at her residence after receiving information the woman shook her baby. Joslin allegedly admitted to being frustrated while feeding the baby about a month ago and shaking the child twice while at a Helm Lane address. She admitted the baby’s head moved forward, back, forward and back again at the time, the sheriff’s investigators alleged in arrest reports.
The woman was taken into custody at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 2 at her residence and transported to Hopkins County jail on the third-degree felony child endangerment charge. She remained in the county jail Sept. 3, 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.
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Sexual Assault Of A Child Charge
A 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Sept. 2 on a sexual assault of a child charge, according to police reports.
Chasen Lane Beaver was taken into custody at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. at Sulphur Springs Police Department, after he “admitted to having sexual intercourse and performing oral sex on” a 16-year-old female on or about July 15, 2020, at a Duckworth Street address, SSPD Det. Sgt. David Gilmore alleged in arrest reports.
Beaver was released from Hopkins County jail on Thursday, Sept. 3. The 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s bond was set at $25,000 on the second-degree felony sexual assault of a child charge, according to jail reports.
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.
Channel 18 Marks 30th Anniversary
Channel 18 has been there for all of the community events, happenings and special occasions. Today, the station marks a milestone of its own — the station’s 30th anniversary of operation.
The brainchild of Dwayne and Kelly Bradford Grimes, Channel 18’s official ribbon cutting was Sept. 3, 1990.
The station was created with the purpose of keeping Sulphur Springs informed of everything that was going on, everything that people needed to know, and continued to expand.
Channel 18 has continued to be your hometown station, documenting the events and news of Hopkins County as it develops. Featured local programming has included news, sports and weather events as they developed. For more than 25 years, Channel 18 carried educational and religious programming.
Bill Bradford, in addition to his news reports, made keeping the community informed of major weather events as they are developing a tradition.
In the early days, Peavine Pinion had a daily hunting and fishing show on Channel 18.
Bradford hosted an annual Halloween Costume event at Brookshire’s, assisted in the beginning by Jim Thompson, then, by KSST Morning Show host Enola Gay Mathews.
Initially, live broadcasts were only conducted at the studio. One of the first was the Symphony League’s radio/TV auction, held each year in the Channel 18 studio and is planned for November 2020.
Wildcat football games have been carried on Channel 18 all 30 years, with plans to do the same for the 2020 season with videographer Doug Haston and Sports Director Don Julian. The station now has the capabilities of doing live-stream games.
Channel 18 TV has also served the community by hosting live political forums, provided a live format for local residents and voters to call in and ask officials questions about topics on election ballots such as construction of a new library in the 600 block of Davis St. and Coleman Park. Some of the fun coverages have included interviews with youth players on summer ball teams, 4H Club events, elementary school assemblies and colorful segments of life in Hopkins County.
When Channel 18 was not live, pages would show obits, birthdays, anniversaries, lost animals and other community announcements.
Programs have been recorded on more than one medium, first on S-VHS, and changing with improvements in technology, including on DVDs and digital mini cassettes.
Channel 18 has had four news directors, who also served as sports announcers. The original news director was Cecil Savage. Jimmy Rogers and Don Julian are also among the news directors. Doug Haston has been with Channel 18 almost from the beginning; he was hired within a week of the station’s launch on a part time basis, but within a short time was hired full time as videographer.
Bill and Patsy Bradford bought out all other partners for KSST and Channel 18 in the mid-1990s. He continued as owner/operator until his death on Dec. 9, 2013. Dwayne and Kelly Bradford Grimes continued to operate Channel 18 and KSST for a short time after Bradford’s death.
In June 2014, Chad and Rhonda Young announced their intent to purchase both KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV station, pending FCC approval. They recently added KRVA-FM to the studio property as well.
Suddenlink Cable subscribers in Sulphur Springs and Como are viewers of Channel 18 TV. The 30th anniversary is being observed with the replaying of the 1990 ribbon cutting on Channel 18 today (Sept. 3, 2020).
Genealogical Fall Seminar To Be Offered Virtually and In-Person on September 19
Due to popular request, the day-long Genealogical Research Seminar to be presented by John Sellers on Saturday September 19, 2020 now has an added dimension to accommodate everyone interested in attending. The Seminar, a project of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, has been expanded from an in-person setting to also include a virtual setting. Four topics to hone your researching skills will be covered, between 8:30am and 3:30Pm, with free time for lunch from 11:30am til 1pm.
A NOTE FROM ORGANIZERS: For those of you wishing to attend virtually, we will send a link to you via email on Friday, September 18, 2020, so that you can view and hear everything on your computer. Also attached to that email with the Zoom sign-in link will be the course syllabus. Cost of the seminar, whether in person or virtual, is $30.00, and virtual registration will end at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020, so that we can send out the necessary sign-in email the next day. Please contact us at [email protected].
Registration for attending in person can be done up until the start of the first session, provided there is space available – we have to limit the number of attendees for social distancing, and attendees will need to wear masks.
Session topics are:
1. Researching Your Ancestors’ Plot of Dirt: The Adventures of Courthouse Land Research
2. What Do You Mean it Burned? Is All Your research Up in Smoke?
3. Women,That Gender You Can’t Do Without In Your Research
4. I Got a Match, What Now?
Cost to attend is $30 person whether in-person or on Zoom.
The seminar will be held inside the Winniford Building inside the Hopkins County Heritage Park, located at 416 Jackson Street. Registration can be done through the Hopkins County Genealogical Society Research Library by phone at 903-885-8523 or at [email protected]. Checks may be mailed to Hopkins County Genealogical Society Fall Seminar at P.O. Box 624, Sulphur Springs Tx. 75483.
John Sellers, a fifth-generation native of Hopkins County has been featured speaker at more than 60 all-day seminars located in Texas, Louisiana,Arkansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
