Hopkins County 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony Set
Dr. Ray Keck, President of Texas A & M Commerce, will serve as Master of Ceremony for the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony is set for 7 p.m. January 15, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values...
Frank R. Bell
Graveside services for Frank R. Bell, age 75, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Rev. C. J. Duffy officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Pallbearers will be Mike Phillips, Don Bell, Butch Adams, Craig Seymore, Paul Lee Loyd, Jerry Ray Moss, Talley Bell and Lex Cunningham. Mr. Bell passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at Carriage House...
Special Ranger Tex Maynard Presents Program at HC Posse Meeting
Roger “Tex” Maynard may be retired from the Texas Department of Public Safety as a State Trooper, and retired from Hopkins County as Constable Precinct 1, but he is also a charter member of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse. In honor of the Posse’s 30th anniversary in 2017, Tex presented a program during the July meeting about the early days of posse work in Hopkins County. The organization was formed...
Van Newton Bell
Funeral service for Van Newton Bell, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Pete Adrian officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with former Sheriff Butch Adams, Sheriff Lewis Tatum, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse members Sam Tatum, Earl Martin, Roger ‘Tex’ Maynard, and Billy Wayne Orr serving as pallbearers. Other members of...
Hopkins County Officials Receive Oath of Office-Video Presentation by Channel 18 News
Newly elected and re-elected Hopkins County officials received the oath of office at 4 p.m. Sunday in the District Court Room of the County Courthouse. Among those receiving the oath of office: Newly elected Sheriff Lewis Tatum and County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Mickey Earl Barker. Returning elected officials include: Eighth District Court Judge Eddie Northcutt, , District Attorney Will Ramsey, County Attorney Dustanna Hyde Rabe,...
Hopkins County Officials Receive Oath January 1st
Newly elected and re-elected Hopkins County officials received the oath of office at 4 p.m. Sunday in the District Court Room of the County Courthouse. Among those receiving the oath of office: Newly elected Sheriff Lewis Tatum and County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Mickey Earl Barker. Returning elected officials include: Eighth District Court Judge Eddie Northcutt, , District Attorney Will Ramsey, County Attorney Dustanna Hyde Rabe,...
County Judge Calls 2016 A Good Year
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom told KSST News that 2016 has been a good year despite the fact that the funds for certain county roads to be rebuild with Federal Emergency Management Agency funds have been slow in coming to the county. Newsom also notes that the transition in Precinct 1 with the retirement of County Commissioner Beth Wisenbaker and soon to be sworn-in Commissioner Mickey Barker and a new sheriff when Lewis Tatum...
Chief Deputy Ricky Morgan Retiring
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ricky Morgan is retiring at the same time as Sheriff Butch Adams, a man that he worked alongside for the past 20 years. Chief Deputy Morgan also was a Sheriff’s Patrol Deputy for 10 years. He said his favorite thing about the job was the friends he had made that he now considers family. His plans are to continue flying his airplane and doing flight instruction. Chief Deputy Morgan also...
Retirees Honored at County Employee Christmas Party
At the annual Christmas party for Hopkins County employees held at the Civic Center on December 15, 2016, there was good music, great food and warm fellowship. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsome emceed the evening’s celebration, where four county retirees were honored. Sheriff Butch Adams and Precinct One Commissioner Beth Wisenbaker have each put in 20 years of service in their office. They each plan to spend time with their...
Jail Back in Compliance; Hostage Takeover Scenario Was Bigger Test
Now that Hopkins County Jail is once again in compliance with the Texas Jail Standards Board, according to Sheriff Butch Adams, members of the Texas Rangers and DPS put the jail to one of the toughest tests they have ever experienced—an Aryan terrorist/hostage takeover. Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum said it presented the opportunity to test his “It ends at the jail” theory for such an event. The event was a first for Hopkins County Jail...
