School, City, District, County, State, National Elections On Nov. 3 Ballots In Hopkins County
Nov02

School, City, District, County, State, National Elections On Nov. 3 Ballots In Hopkins County

Registered Hopkins County voters will have one more change to cast ballots at any one of the 12 county voting locations between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 3, 2020. At least 15 state, national and federal races are on Nov. 3 Hopkins County ballots. Overall, there are 38 different ballots, including elections for 7 county and 3 district positions with only one candidate; and 3 school board and 2 city elections which have drawn multiple...

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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Vandalism At A Local Cemetery
Oct22

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Vandalism At A Local Cemetery

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating vandalism at a local cemetery. Vandlism, toppled and broken tombstones, was reported at Aiguire Cemetery (Courtesy HCSO) On Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to a call of vandalism at the Aiguire Cemetery. A large number of headstones had been knocked over, and several of those were broken. A report was taken and this case...

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On Hopkins County Ballots: School, City, District, County, State, National Elections
Oct14

On Hopkins County Ballots: School, City, District, County, State, National Elections

At least 15 state, national and federal races are on Nov. 3 Hopkins County ballots. Overall, there are 38 different ballots, including elections for 7 county and 3 district positions with only one candidate; and 3 school board and 2 city elections which have drawn multiple candidates. Local elections include those for Sulphur Springs City Council, Cumby City Council, Miller Grove ISD Board of Trustees and North Hopkins ISD Board of...

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Commerce Pair Allegedly Unknowingly Contacted Sheriff In Attempt To Sell Pills
Aug31

Commerce Pair Allegedly Unknowingly Contacted Sheriff In Attempt To Sell Pills

A Commerce pair’s attempt to sell pills for some quick cash didn’t go quite as planned. The pair unknowingly contacted the Hopkins County sheriff in their attempt to sell pills late Sunday night, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photos available for Stephen Anthony Braumuller or Evan Clay Chapin Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum alerted deputies about the contact by someone offering to sell hydrocodone pills for...

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Hopkins County Clearance Rate Remains High, Even With Increases In 5 of 9 Major Offense Categories
Aug24

Hopkins County Clearance Rate Remains High, Even With Increases In 5 of 9 Major Offense Categories

The Hopkins County clearance rate for all offenses recorded Jan. 1-June 30, 2020 by sheriff’s officers was 94.87 percent, which includes the 9 major offense reporting categories, crimes against children, drug and other offenses. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office typically provides data regarding the nine major crime reporting categories, as do most departments. However, this year, in addition to the traditional statistics,...

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Contract Approved To House Federal Inmates at Hopkins County Jail
May26

Contract Approved To House Federal Inmates at Hopkins County Jail

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a temporary contract with the US Marshals Service to house federal inmates at Hopkins County jail. The contract is for 150 days and would allow up to 30 federal inmates to be housed at the county jail at a rate of $60 a day. During the contract period, a survey will be conducted to see what the actual rate would be if county is offered a full-time contract, Hopkins County...

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Commissioners Court To Consider Setting County Cleanup Days
May10

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. Hopkins County Commissioners Court 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...

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4 In Custody In Hopkins County Jail On Capital Murder Charge
Apr13

4 In Custody In Hopkins County Jail On Capital Murder Charge

April 13, 2020 – A Sulphur Springs woman and three men were in custody at Hopkins County jail Monday morning on a capital murder charge, allegedly stemming from a dispute involving rent and payment, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. The victim was allegedly beaten at a Sulphur Springs address on April 10, then burned in a vehicle. Arrested for capital murder were Charli Ciera Wadley-Hodges, 24; German Manuel...

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Stolen Items Recovered At County Road 3502 Address
Mar26

Stolen Items Recovered At County Road 3502 Address

A 1-ton truck and dump trailer stolen from Garland were allegedly found on County Road 3502 and recovered by sheriff’s officers Thursday morning. The recovery marks the third “in recent history” that the sheriff’s office has recovered stolen items from that property, Sheriff Lewis Tatum advised shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. No arrests had been made yet in connection with the March 26 recovery. The...

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Hopkins County Officials Are In Daily Contact With State Health Officials
Mar16

Hopkins County Officials Are In Daily Contact With State Health Officials

Hopkins County Commissioners and Emergency Management officials, during a commissioners work session Monday, reported steps are being taken in Hopkins County related to novel coronalvirus. Hopkins County Courthouse Local emergency managements officials are in daily contact, often multiple times daily, with the Department of State Health Services epidemiologist by phone as well as with and the Texas Division of Emergency Management...

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