Sheriff Credits Cooperative Efforts Of Law Enforcement, Community For Safe Location Of Missing Man
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum credits the collaborative efforts of not just his staff but officials from other agencies and community members for the location of an elderly man who was reported missing Friday night, Aug. 23. The sheriff said the man was located at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. He was checked out by EMS due to the length of time and where he had traveled. The sheriff’s...
DPS: Sulphur Springs Man Arrested For Felony DWI Following Crash
Almando Avina Alvarez A 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man allegedly failed to stop when involved in a vehicle crash on State Highway was was arrested on a felony driving while intoxicated charge, marking at least the third time’s he’s been charged with drunk driving, according to arrest reports. Armando Avina Alvarez was allegedly the driver of a H3 sport utility vehicle reported to have been involved in a hit and run crash...
GPS Used to Track Stolen Truck, Driver to Mockingbird Lane Parking Lot
Malcom X Holmes A 31-year-old Tennessee truck driver was arrested at 9:50 a.m. Friday on Mockingbird Lane, after he was tracked using GPS in a company truck he did not return as requested.Texas Department of Public Safety was contacted regarding a stolen tractor and semi-trailer alleged to be heading east on Interstate 30 around 10 a.m. Friday. The owner of the vehicle reportedly provided GPS coordinates regarding the vehicle’s...
Mesquite Man With 10.7 Pounds of Meth Arrested by Local DPS; Wanted by U S Marshalls
Daniel Lopez, 38, of Mesquite is in Hopkins County Jail held without bond on a warrant out of the U S Marshalls Service and for Manufacture Deliver 10.7 pounds of methamphetamine ice. Lopez was stopped for a traffic violation by DPS Trooper Aaron Hanna at the 129 mile marker on I-30 Monday evening, July 23, 2018, around 9:30 p.m. Showing signs of nervousness and criminal activity, Lopez gave consent to search the vehicle he was...
Organized Criminal Activity Nipped in the Bud
Three men from Atlanta, Georgia were arrested in Hopkins County just before 1 p.m. Thursday after they were found to be in possession of 110 credit and debit cards issued to third parties, along with a card reader and writer and two laptops. DPS Trooper Aaron Hanna stopped the vehicle the three men were in for a traffic violation on I-30 at the 134-mile marker. He searched the vehicle and found the items. 23-year old Ira Lorand...
Name Of Man Killed In Head-On Collision Saturday Night Released
Additional Details About Crash Reported The identity of the Sulphur Springs man killed in a two-vehicle head-on collision Saturday night and additional details about the crash have been released by authorities. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Gregg Williams, Texas Highway Patrol Media Communications and Safety Education for the Texarkana-North Texas Region, 27-year-old Tyler Chester of Sulphur Springs died at the crash site...
Grand Jury Indictments For May And June 2021
The indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the June 30, 2021 Hopkins County Grand Jury session was relatively short compared to those released for May 2021. Seven people were named in 10 indictments last month compared to approximately 80 people named in 90 indictments in May 2021. June 2021 Indictments The 10 offenses pushed forward for prosecution included evading arrest with a vehicle, felony DWI, sexual...
February 2021 Grand Jury Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury during the February session signed approximately 90 indictments naming at least 70 people. Offenses ranged from aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, abandoning or endangerin ga child, assault of a pregnant person, assault on a security officer, and sexual assault of a child to stalking, theft, evading arrest, stolen vehicle, firearm, burglary, controlled substance and felony DWI charges. In some cases...
“Updated” Single Car Fatality Accident Wednesday Morning in County
A one-car fatality accident occurred either late night Tuesday or early morning Wednesday on County Road 3564, one half mile west of FM 69 near the Precinct 3 County Barn, according to Brad Cummings, Justice of the Peace. Cummings told KSST News that a 335i BMW hardtop convertible left the roadway and went airborne, hitting and lodging in trees along the roadway. The driver, Moises Galvan, was thrown about 15 to 20 ft. from the auto....
Chamber Connection February 5, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Join us for the Winter Spectacular Chamber Banquet, Thursday, February 19th! Tickets are on sale NOW for the 89th Annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. It will be a relaxing casual evening of entertainment, great food and the recognition of some well-deserved businesses and individuals. The banquet will take place in the beautifully renovated Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 19th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $25...
