Sulphur Springs Man Arrested For DWI After A Crash
2 Reckless Driving Complaints Result In 2 Misdemeanor Arrests
Two reckless driving complaints resulted in misdemeanor arrests, including a second offense driving while intoxicated charge. A Sulphur Springs man was arrested for DWI after a crash while a sick person complaint lead to a public intoxication arrest, according to reports.
PI Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police officers responded at 2:27 p.m. May 9 Hillcrest Drive truck stop, where a person was reported to be sick. Upon arrival, the patrolman found a 37-year-old California woman slumped over the steering wheel of a yellow Freightliner box truck in the parking lot, police alleged in arrest reports. On contact, the officer alleged smelling alcohol on her.
When asked what was going on, the woman allegedly admitted she’d had six beers in one hour. Emergency medical services were requested to check the woman’s well being. She allegedly refused treatment. After failing standard field sobriety tests, the woman was taken into custody for PI, according to arrest reports. She spent the night in jail and was released from custody Sunday, May 10, according to jail reports.
DWI On Prescription Medication
A 38-year-old Abilene woman allegedly called in for recklessly driving a Honda Civic, caught a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper’s attention by traveling slower than the other traffic and not passing other vehicles while driving in the outside lane and not passing any other vehicles on Interstate 30. The highway patrol initiated a traffic stop just before 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9. The car stopped near mile marker 131.
When asked for her driver’s license and insurance, she allegedly fumbled in her wallet and purse in an attempt to locate her ID, and admitted she didn’t have a driver’s license. The trooper instructed the Abilene woman to exit the car while she ran a check using her information, but the the woman continued to fumbling, looking for her ID, according to arrest reports. Whent he woman opened the console, the trooper alleged seeing a small opened, partially empty bottle of wine and a Crown Royale bag.
The woman handed over the bag as instructed; it allegedly contained “suboxone strips” the woman claimed were prescribed to her for used in Opioid replacement therapy. The woman had slurred speech, but claimed she hadn’t had any alcohol, and continued to fumble while stepping out of the car,the trooper alleged in arrest reports.
A probable cause search of the car allegedly yielded another open, partially empty container on the front seat. When the woman struggled while walking to the highway patrol vehicle, she claimed she’d just had surgery on her stomach, the trooper alleged in reports. The highway patrol allegedly asked if the procedure affected her ability to walk or balance, the woman claimed it only hurt.
The Abilene woman reportedly had trouble balancing on the side of the road, and allegedly admitted to taking suboxone, a controlled substance used to treat pain as well as addiction to narcotic pain relievers, but nothing else. The trooper administered standard field sobriety tests to see if it was safe for the woman to continue to drive in her condition. The woman exhibited indicators of intoxication and was arrested for DWI on prescription medication, according to arrest reports. She was taken to the hospital, where a blood sample was taken for analysis, then transported to jail for DWI, according to arrest reports.
The 37-year-old Abilene woman was released from the county jail Sunday morning, May 10. Bond was set at $1,0000, according to jail reports.
Reckless Driving Arrest
Police arrested a 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of almost colliding with two different vehicles, including that of an off-duty police officer who allegedly witnessed the man’s reckless driving from Wildcat Way to Helm Lane.
The off-duty officer said the the black Chevrolet pickup first caught his attention around 8 p.m. May 9. The truck was behind him on Wildcat Way at the Arbala Road intersection. The truck accelerated rapidly, causing its tires to spin, as it passed multiple vehicles after the signal turned green and almost struck an oncoming vehicle, the off-duty officer alleged.
The pickup was reported to be behind the off-duty officer as he entered the South Broadway Street-Posey Lane intersection. The truck allegedly passed the officer in the intersection, almost striking the off-duty officer’s vehicle as he did so, according to arrest reports.
The off-duty officer allegedly followed the truck as it turned onto Mockingbird lane. The truck then reportedly continued on Mockingbird Lane to Shannon Road, where it passed another vehicle in the ditch, then merged onto Interstate 30. The pickup then allegedly traveled at a high rate of speed on I-30, then onto College Street and Helm Lane, where it finally stopped at a residence, officers note din arrest reports.
The off-duty officer reportedly detained the driver of the pickup, who he learned did not possess a driver’s license. An on-duty policeman responded and took the man to jail at 8:27 p.m. May 9 for reckless driving and driving without a driver’s license, according to police reports.
The 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County jail on the charges until Monday, May 11, according to jail reports.
DWI Crash
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested a 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man for DWI following a crash on FM 2297 Sunday night.
The trooper, while working a crash involving a white Dodge Dakota on FM 2297 at County Road 1176 around 9:40 p.m. May 10, reported finding several cold, sweating cans of beer among the debris. The 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man allegedly admitted to driving the truck at the time of the crash and to consuming one beer of the brand found amid the wreck debris, the trooper alleged in arrest reports.
The man also allegedly had slow speech, bloodshot, watery eyes and attempted to use the front of the highway patrolman’s vehicle to steady himself and maintain balance while talking with the trooper. The man allegedly refused to perform standard field sobriety tests and or to provide a breath sample for a portable breath test.
The trooper alleged in arrest reports that the explanation the man gave of the crash events were not consistent with evidence present at the crash site. Based on his observations of the man, the crash scene, the man’s speech and admission of alcohol consumption prior to driving, the trooper believed the man did not have normal use of his faculties, he noted in arrest reports. Thus, the man was arrested for DWI and taken to jail.
Upon arrival at the jail, arrest reports note, the 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man again refused to provide a breath sample. A review of the man’s criminal history revealed a prior DWI conviction on Feb. 11, 2009 in Franklin County, and was subsequently charged with second offense DWI. The trooper obtained a warrant, requiring a blood draw from the 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man, the sample was taken and the man was then booked into Hopkins County jail for DWI, second offense, according to arrest reports. He was released from jail Monday; bond on the charge was set at $2,000, according to jail reports.
Hopkins County jail records show the man to have been booked into Hopkins County jail on Dec. 19, 2009, on a second DWI offense, for violation of probation on the Franklin County DWI charge on Jan. 19, 2010, and surety off bond on the second DWI offense on Nov. 23, 2010.
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.
Pills, THC Oil, Stolen Gun Found In Purse During I-30 Traffic Stop
At least two different kinds of pills, THC oil in a vape device and a stolen gun were found in a purse during an Interstate 30 traffic stop early Sunday morning.
Hopkins County Sheriff‘s Deputies Elijah Fite and Zack Horne reported stopping a Kia Forte at 2:31 a.m. May 10 for traveling in the left lane of Interstate 30 east at near mile marker 126 and not passing other vehicles.
While talking to the driver, Fite alleged a strong odor of marijuana emitted from the vehicle. The deputies had the driver step out of the vehicle and asked him whether there were illegal substances in the white vehicle. All occupants, including a 22-year-old Round Rock woman, from the back seat, according to arrest reports.
During a probable cause search of the vehicle by deputies, the Round Rock woman allegedly admitted to there was marijuana in a purse that belonged to her. A purse was found in the area where she’d been sitting. A second purse located on the seat, next to where the woman had been sitting, allegedly contained a loaded handgun and an electronic vaping device with suspected THC oil in it. A records check allegedly showed the handgun had been reported as stolen to Killeen Police. Consequently, Daisy Arteaga Solis was taken into custody at 3:02 a.m. Sunday, May 10, for further investigation.
At the jail, a search of the woman’s purse allegedly revealed two pills that field-tested positive as Ecstasy and two blue pills the deputies indicated in arrest reports they suspected to be oxycodone hydrochloride.
Arteaga Solis was booked into Hopkins County jail on possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, two charges of possession of less than 2 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance and theft of a firearm charges, according to arrest and jail reports.
The 22-year-old Round Rock woman was released from the county jail later Sunday, May 10. Bond was set at $5,000 on each of the felony 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.
Alliance Bank Plans To Resume Lobby Services Starting May 18
Alliance Bank plans to resume lobby services with normal pre-COVID-19 operating hours. The bank May 11 announced the lobbies will re-open starting May 18th.
Alliance Bank President/CEO Tom Sellers, in a press released, stated:
“This was not an easy decision but, with great consideration and consultation with both federal and state guidelines, as well as, the medical community, we have decided that now is the time to resume business with the ‘new normal.’
“This plan is dependent and might change based on how things progress in our markets and depending on how the spread of the virus impacts the health and safety of our communities. We are aware that there are many passionate opinions on both sides of the argument for re-opening business but felt that this was the right decision for Alliance Bank. As such, we will re-open our lobby services with our pre-COVID-19 operating hours as of Monday, May 18.
“Alliance Bank, for nearly 100 years has put our employees and customers health, safety and financial interest first, and that will not change. We will be taking extra precautions with these re-openings. We will have social distancing measures in place and will continue to offer customers options to bank by appointment, if desired.
“Our customer-facing employees will be taking extra steps to ensure the highest levels of hygiene and will be required to wear masks at all times. Additionally, we will be allowing customers to wear masks if they desire but may ask for identification.
“We will be encouraging customers to continue using our wide array of
online and mobile banking services, as well as, convenience services
such as drive-though and ATM’s.”
Customers can:
- Access accounts to see transactions, account balances and important details like account and routing number.
- Deposit checks through the mobile app (Mobile Deposit).
- Set up a direct deposit to have paychecks and other recurring payments automatically deposited into an account.
- Make payments on loans, pay bills, and set up recurring payments (Bill Pay).
- Transfer funds between bank accounts or person to person (P2P).
- Open deposit accounts.
- Apply for Loans.
- Order debit cards or report debit card fraud online.
Alliance Bank’s mobile app can be downloaded from the App Store and
Google Play. Visit alliancebank.com to enroll in online banking.
Want more information? Find Alliance Bank on FaceBook, Twitter
(@alliancebanktx), Instagram (@alliancebanktx) or online at alliancebank.com for details.
Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested Following Alleged FM 269 Café Disturbance
Disturbance Results In Saltillo Man’s Arrest On Assault Charge
A 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested following an alleged FM 269 café disturbance Saturday afternoon, according to sheriff’s reports. A Saltillo man too was jailed on a misdemeanor assault charge following a disturbance Saturday.
FM 269 Café Disturbance
The first disturbance was alleged to have occurred around 2:40 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched at an FM 269 café, where a female was alleged to be acting out and causing a scene.
Upon arrival, a deputy spoke with a 60-year-old woman who alleged the lady she is caring for had caused a disturbance and was making threats to assault her daughter and other employees, the deputy alleged in arrest reports. The deputy then talked with the suspect, a 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman and the alleged victim of the FM 269 café disturbance, about the situation, according to arrest reports.
The 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman alleged to have caused the disturbance was taken into custody at 3:41 p.m. May 9, for family violence assault by threat. She was released from jail May 10 on the Class C misdemeanor assault charge, according to jail reports.
County Road 3532 Residential Disturbance
A 33-year-old Saltillo man too was arrested Saturday night on a Class C misdemeanor family violence assault charge.
HCSO deputies at 9:57 p.m. May 9 responded to a complaint of a disturbance in which a male and his girlfriend were alleged to be physically fighting.
Upon arrival, a deputy spoke with the pair reported to be involved in the disturbance. The deputy reportedly learned that an assault had occurred prior to his arrival. Based on his findings, the deputy determined the 33-year-old resident to be the aggressor who struck the other person in the face, according to arrest reports.
Thus, the deputy took the 33-year-old Saltillo man into custody and placed him under arrest at 10:39 p.m. on the Class C misdemeanor assault charge, according to arrest reports. The Saltillo man was released from Hopkins County jail Sunday, May 10, 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.
Possible Window Jumper Report Resulted In 2 Arrests
A report of a possible window jumper at a hotel resulted in two felony controlled substance arrests Saturday, according to police reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman at 9:21 a.m. May 9 responded in the 1500 block of East Industrial Drive to a report of a possible attempt by a person to jump out a third story window at the hotel. Upon arrival, Hoffman contracted 44-year-old Tommy Ray McCollum of Sulphur Springs and 46-year-old Angelia Marie Gay of Cumby, who were both in the room where the possible window jumper was reported to have been spotted.
The pair allegedly told Hoffman they’d argued over an ex-girlfriend messaging McCollum. An officer allegedly spotted glass pipes of the type commonly used to smoke methamphetamine inside the room. When asked, Gay reportedly admitted the room was rented in her name and agreed to let officers search the room, according to told police reports. Police were told methamphetamine could be found in the bathroom, Hoffman alleged in police reports.
Officers did find a crystal-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine in a bag and needles in the trash can under the bathroom sink, Hoffman noted in arrest reports. McCollum allegedly admitted they were aware of the substance “because they used the night before.”
The officer, after receiving permission to search the rest of the room, alleged finding another bag containing a crystal-like substance also suspected to be methamphetamine in a leopard print bag that Gay claimed, two water bottle caps with suspected crystal meth and a shard of suspected meth on the nightstand between two beds, according to arrest reports.
McCollum was taken into custody at 10:06 a.m. for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according to arrest reports.
Police requested Hopkins County EMS to transport Gay to the hospital because she had appeared to the officer to be a seizure. After being medically cleared, Gay was released to officers, who transported her to Hopkins County jail on the possession of controlled substance charge, Hoffman noted in arrest reports.
Gay was released from Hopkins County jail May 10. McCollum remained in Hopkins County jail Monday morning, May 11. Bond for each was set at $10,000 on the third-degree felony controlled substance 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.
Bicyclist Accused Of Evading Arrest Or Detention
Arrested for the second time in just over a month was a bicyclist accused of evading arrest or detention by police Saturday night, according to arrest and jail reports.
Sulphur Springs Police reported seeing a bicycle traveling on Texas Street without a headlight at 10:48 p.m. May 9. When he attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the man allegedly “accelerated the bicycle across the front yard” of a residence, then, ran inside. Police located the man inside of the residence, his address, and was taken into custody at 10:56 p.m. May 9, police alleged in arrest reports.
The 29-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was booked into Hopkins County, where he remained Monday morning, May 11, on the Class A misdemeanor charge; bond was set at $2,000, according to jail reports.
The arrest marked two months in a row that the man was jailed for evading arrest or detention. He was also booked April 6 into Hopkins County jail on an evading arrest or detention charge, according to jail records.
Special Crimes Unit officers on April 6 alleged they attempted to detain the man for pulling on the front doors and entering back yards at multiple residences in the 600 block of Texas Street around 8:50 a.m. April 6. The 29-year-old allegedly told Special Crimes Unit officers he and another person were looking for cigarettes on April 6. When asked why he ran, he allegedly claimed he runs from police every time they contact him. Hopkins County jail records show April 6 and May 9 to be the only times the man has been booked into the county jail.
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees To Consider Head Start Documents
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees will be asked to consider several documents for the Head Start program and reorganize the board during their regular May meeting, which will be conducted via Zoom at 6 p.m. tonight (May 11).
A budget calendar for 2020 has been submitted by SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw.
During the public forum portion of the meeting, the school board is slated to recognize High School valedictorian Sydney Washburn and salutatorian Andrew Westlund.
The oath of office will be administered to incumbent trustees Robert Cody and Robbin Vaughn, who were unopposed for their seats on the board, thus, the board was able to cancel the May 2 trustees election this year. Afterward, the trustees are slated to reorganize their board, with a president, vice president and secretary selected elected by the members of the board.
The remaining action items submitted on the regular agenda for board consideration have to do with the Head Start Program. Program Director Angela Edwards is slated to present for review and approval:
- Head Start Self-Assessment Summaries
- Head Start Program Improvement Plan
- Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Plan
- Head Start Annual Report
- Supplemental COVID-19 application
- Supplemental Cost Of Living Adjustment Application
- Quality Improvement Application.
The consent agenda submitted for approval includes tax credits and supplements, delinquent tax collections and financial statements and bills payable, all for April 20202.
Trustees will enter into executive session to consider any personnel or real property matters submitted for board consideration since the last board meeting.
To attend the Zoom meeting, call 1-346-248-7799. The Meeting ID is 838 0983 6267; and the password is 025780. The agenda is available in the school board meeting link on the SSISD website.
May 29-30 Designated As Hopkins County Cleanup Days
Hopkins County residents will have the opportunity later this month to get rid of large household items during the annual Hopkins County Cleanup Days.
Hopkins County Commissioners Court previously delayed setting the cleanup days until restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic eased up. With many businesses opening at 50 percent capacity and others slated top open later this week, Commissioners Court has opted Monday to schedule the annual cleanup event at the end of the month.
This will allow precinct crews can focus on road work during the warmest months of the year, without having to assign staff to the barn to assist with cleanup efforts.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley asked if the days would be changed if there is bad weather on May 29-30.
“We can’t control the weather. We need to get this out the way so we can concentrate on roads,” said Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker during the regular Monday Commissioner Court meeting.
“I say let’s do it,” Bartley said.
“I say do it, no matter what,” Barker said.
The motion was initially made by Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price and seconded by Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Anglin, to designate two days as cleanup days, regardless of the weather.
Each of the four county barns will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 29, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 30, for county residents to drop off large unwanted items.
Those collection sites and contact number for each are as follows:
- Precinct 1 Barn — 5516 State Highway 19 south, Sulphur Springs; 903-485-2040.
- Precinct 2 Barn — 12080 State Highway 11 east, Como; 903-488-3514.
- Precinct 3 Barn — 583 County Road 3564, Dike; 903-945-2178.
- Precinct 4 Barn — FM 2653 Cumby, 1.7 mile south of State Highway 11 west; 903-582-8840.
There are a few restrictions county residents will need to follow. Tires, shingles, chemicals, household hazardous waste, pesticides, paint and appliances containing freon will not be accepted on clean up days.
The dumpsters will be provided free for county residents only; no commercial disposal accepted. Residents may be asked to present a driver’s license, ID card or other document such as a utility bill that contains the person’s name and physical address, proving residence within Hopkins County.
Other Agenda Items
The rest of the Commissioners Court meeting May 11 went quickly. with the meeting concluding in less than 15 minutes.
Also included among the consent agenda approved during the 9 a.m. meeting Monday were:
- Minutes of the regular April 27 meeting and work session;
- A request from American Electric Company to provide electric service on FM 269 in Pickton;
- A request from Farmers Electric Cooperative Inc. to construct electrical power distribution facilities that cross over County Road 3506, west of County Road 3507; and
- A request from FEC to construct electrical power distribution facilities which include six spans of overhead service down and across County Road 1127, south of County Road 1120.
The Commissioners Court also approved during the May 11 meeting paying the bills and payroll.
Fresh from Nature: The Winnsboro Farmer’s Market Offers Bounty on Saturdays
Open since April 4, 2020 on Saturday mornings, the Winnsboro Farmer’s Market practices social distancing in the open-air market while providing a wide variety of home-grown, home-made offerings from local farming families. I expected to find early-spring produce like lettuce, onions and radishes, and I was not disappointed. Several vendors were offering these. I also looked for seeds, herbs, tomato and pepper plants and possibly young fruit trees and vines, and I found them. Freshly bottled honey from bee keepers? Yes, I found that too, and met a league of farmer/vendors who love producing food organically and creating beautiful things from natural products like wood and stone. I encourage you to meet them too, next Saturday morning!
The Winnsboro Farmer’s Market is set up in “The Bowery” which is an entire block of downtown Winnsboro. Walk-in entry is from Highway 11, and admission is free. Although you can’t park your car in The Bowery, there’s plenty of parking in several directions within easy walking distance. You might want to wear a cap or hat to keep off the sun, and be sure and bring a bag or two, or even a wagon or stroller to take your purchases home with you! At this time, vendors and most customers do wear protective masks and keeping a “social distance” while shopping is suggested.
Stacey Finley, who is the Director of Winnsboro Parks and Recreation, is the contact person for market vendors. When I visited on Saturday May 2, 2020, I talked to Stacey near the booth of a honey vendor, Boggy Creek Honey Farms, actually located at Omaha, Texas. Stacey says there’s room for more vendors, that Cottage Food laws apply to the types of items and produce which can be offered there, and that each week, booth locations are selected by drawing. In other words, you may find your favorite booth anywhere along the two sides of the street inside the Bowery on a week-to-week basis, and that all spaces are equally accessible to shoppers.
Even at a social distance, I made several new friends while at the market, and took home a wealth of new ideas for things I’d like to grow and projects to make. I left with a renewed conviction to provide bee habitat in my backyard garden, and to include pasture-fed meats and eggs on my table. Yes, farmers markets provide food for our bodies, but they also can nourish minds and spirits as well as opening eyes to the too-often-invisible scientific world around us. Other benefits of markets include educational ones, where vendors engage in discussing farming and growing practices with customers. And the comparative pricing of goods at markets allow low income and SNAP households a healthy alternative to supermarkets. According to the Farmers Market Coalition, local markets should be striving to preserve America’s rural livelihoods and farmlands, stimulate local economies, increase access to fresh and, nutritious food, support healthy communities and promote sustainability. Straw hats off to the Winnsboro Farmer’s Market!!
Besides the vendors pictured here, there were many more when I visited the Winnsboro Farmer’s Markets, including the Jeff Secules family of Yantis with Plane Leaf microgreens, fresh eggs and herbs. I also chatted with Charlotte McMillan and Kacey Habecker, owners of ‘From Oven With Lovin’, a cottage bakery with a commercial kitchen. The pair uses locally-sourced fresh ingredients in their line of baked goods, custom cakes and cookies and a new gluten-free line. I met Grannie Annie from Coke, Texas who offers tomato and pepper plants, handmade cards and a gift line, plus dozens of varieties of jams, jellies and relishes. And I won’t forget meeting Papa Kimo, a grandfather with a small family operation which grows elder berries near Quitman, Texas. And once each month, on the second Saturday, the Farmer’s Market also includes crafts vendors.
Commissioners Court To Consider Setting County Cleanup Days
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday appear to have a routine agenda Monday, with only one business item designated. The Commissioners Court could consider designating County Cleanup Days.
Regular Meeting
The court had planned at their March 23 meeting to designate April 24 and 25 as County Cleanup Days. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic on the rise across Texas at that point, the court opted to delay making a decision until the situation had improved sufficiently to lift COVID-19 restrictions.
With the reopening of some businesses on May 1, others on May 8 and additional parts of the economy authorized to reopen May 18, the court is now being asked to consider setting two days at the end of the month as county clean up days.
If approved, county residents would be able to dispose of larger household items too big for regular trash pickup during the cleanup. There are a few items considered hazardous waste that are not accepted during county clean up days, including tires, shingles, chemicals and liquid paint, and appliances that contain freon.
Also on Monday’s regular meeting agenda are requests from Farmers Electric Cooperative Inc. to build power distribution facilities across two county roads, and a request from American Electric Company to be allowed to provide utility service at a Pickton address.
Work Session
Immediately following the regular meeting, the court will enter into work session on the third floor of the courthouse. The agenda for this session includes meeting with Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley and Sheriff Lewis Tatum to discuss fire department and sheriff’s office operations, review revenues and expenditures, and any proposed improvements and repairs for each. The court also is slated to discuss with Tom Glosup maintenance of county building. A budget work session may also be held if items are proposed for discussion.
