Littlefield, Sears Named Grand Champion Hopkins County Stew Winners
2019 Hopkins County Stew Contest winners Top honors at this year’s Hopkins County Stew Contest, awarded Saturday, Oct. 26, for the first and only time in honor of the festival’s 50th anniversary, went to Steve Littlefield and Dwayne Sears. Grand Championship Grand Champion Hopkins County Stew Winners Steve Littlefield and Dwayne Sears This contest featured only previous first place super stew champions, competing for the...
Future of Houston-Rosemont Street Site, Building Discussed By Commissioners Court, County Officials
County building on the corner of Houston and Rosemont streets. Hopkins County Commissioners Court moved their work session Thursday from the courthouse to a county building on Rosemont Street at Houston Street, to inspect the condition of the structure and discuss potential proposals to replace it. The structure, which had a hole in the roof, was purchased by the county prior to the construction of and move into the new Hopkins County...
Sabine River Authority Awards $20,000 Community Assistance Program Grant To Hopkins County
Senator Bob Hall Recognizes County For Efforts In Oct. 3 Pipeline Rupture Response, Sends Congratulations On Grant Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley and Sabine River Authority Board members Jeff Jacobs, Jeanette Sterner and Janie Walenta, and SBA staff members Troy Henry and (not pictured) Terry Wilson. Hopkins County’s quick response to a pipeline rupture, spilling diesel fuel into Turkey Creek off County Road 1130 Oct. 3...
Hopkins County United Way 100 % Club Announced
Hopkins County United Way is almost halfway to its $165,000 campaign goal to benefit 20 local agencies. Campaign pledges to date total $71,366.26, reports HCUW Executive Secretary Susan Berning. Businesses and organizations whose pledges and donations meet or exceed the goal for their group are recognized weekly as part of the HCUW 100% Club. Included among the 100 % Club for the week of Oct. 22 are: Alliance Bank Corporate Alliance...
Hopkins County United Way Almost At Half Way Mark In Campaign To Raise $165,000
Hopkins County United Way campaign workers turned in $25,548 in pledges and donations over the last week. That brings to total collected as of the fourth campaign workers report meeting Tuesday morning, Oct. 22, to $71,361.26, about 43.25 percent of the overall $165,000 campaign goal. “We are so grateful for every bit,” said HCUW Executive Secretary Susan Berning. Campaign workers reported several of the packets turned in...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse/ DEA National Pharmaceutical Take Back
On October 26, 2019, from 10am-2pm, in conjunction with the DEA, The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies focused on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. A national take-back day will provide a unified opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Caddo Mills Man On Tampering With Evidence Charge
October 17, 2019 – A 31-year-old Caddo Mills man was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, for tampering with evidence, found in Dr. Pepper cans, according to arrest reports. Josue Joshue Espinoza was reportedly stopped by a Hopkins County sheriff’s deputy, who noticed the Ford Mustang that passed him on Loop 301 about 12:52 a.m. Oct. 17 didn’t have front license plate. The deputies turned around and tried to stop...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Signs 48 Indictments During October Session
October 8, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the Oct. 3 session signed at least 48 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Named in the indictments were at least 36 people, including nine accused of two offenses and two individuals accused of three offenses. Charges ranged from burglary, felony drunk driving, fraud, theft, tampering with evidence and controlled substance charges to obstruction or...
Hopkins County Court-at-Law Judge Appointed to Mental Health Task Force
Hon. Clay Harrison Clay Harrison, who took office on January 1, 2019, as the Hopkins County Court-at-Law Judge, was recently appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to serve on a task force created by Senate Bill 362 to address emergency mental health issues across the state. The order appointing Judge Harrison was signed on October 1, 2019, by the nine justices of the state’s highest court. “Our county works hard in these tough...
St. James Gala Fiesta Dinner and Auction is October 5 at Hopkins County Civic Center
Oscar Aiguilar Oscar Aiguilar’s siblings and his mother Mrs. Aguilar began serving a handmade Mexican feast for charity 28 years ago. All the family pitched in with the cooking and the serving, making it a massive personal mission annually for their church. At first it was held in the small Parish Hall before it was outgrown, then it moved to the First UMC Fellowship Hall downtown, and now fills the Civic Center Banquet Hall....
