January Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments
Forty-six indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Juan Daniel Santana-Mendez was indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Nakia Dean Lindsey was indicted for Burglary of a Habitation with Intent to Commit Murder. Cumby Police recognized Naka Dean Lindsey, 35, of Cumby as he was driving on West Main Street in Cumby. Officer Ray Embro knew a warrant for Burglary of a Habitation...
Health And Wellness In Hopkins County By Johanna Hicks
Health & Wellness in Hopkins County This is the second in a series of summaries for Extension programming in the area of Family & Consumer Sciences. 2016 has brought many challenges, but many rewards when it comes to the health of our Hopkins County citizens. According to The State of Obesity Better Policies for a Healthier America, released in September, 2016, Texas has the 10th highest adult obesity rate (32.4%) in...
Hopkins County Hospital District Board Of Directors Meeting
Hopkins County Hospital District will consider appointing a new member to the board and the process to employ a new Operations Manager for the Hospital District during their Board of Directors Meeting Tonight, June 27, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Plaza Conference Room. The board member seat is open following Ralph Preus’ term ending and no one filing for the place. In other action, the board will consider purchasing Dell computers...
Commercial Growth in County Spurs Need to Find Answers for Roads
Lack of regulation in the county is one reason County Roads are becoming a big problem in Hopkins County according to Commissioner Precinct 1 Beth Wisenbaker. More people building houses, agricultural changes, and commercial operations opening such as open dirt pits, selling timber and dairy operations of 1,000 or more cattle, dairy’s that cut their own silage using heavy equipment and 18-wheeler trucks driven home full by residents...
Hopkins County EMS Receives AHA Mission:Lifeline EMS Gold Award
Hopkins County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Hopkins County EMS provides 9-1-1 ambulances to approximately 6500 requests for service annually in Hopkins and Delta Counties in Northeast Texas. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial...
EMS Week/Police Week May 15-21 Celebrates “The Connection”
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders and Hopkins County Paramedic Tabitha Vaught appeared on the KSST Good Morning Show to promote “The Connection”, a 9-1-1 fun and education event planned for Saturday May 21 from 10am until 2pm on Celebration Plaza. The connection that links the citizens of the community to necessary services is 9-1-1, and that includes SSPD, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department, Fire...
Hopkins EMS “Strike Team” Deployed on Seven Day Mission
Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services’ Emergency Response Vehicle, two MICU Ambulances, and five paramedics have responded to a Texas Division of Emergency Management SMA request, otherwise known as a State Medical Activation, to assist in evacuation of certain residents of counties inundated with flood waters around Orange, Texas. The team will be deployed for a seven-day mission. During their deployment, they will be directing,...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down 51 Indictments Monday Afternoon
Monday afternoon, October 26, 2015, a Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 51 indictments. Not all indicted have been arrested but those indictments that can be released include: Michael Allen Coker for theft of property over $20,000 but under $100,000. On September 18th of this year, 47-year old Michael Allen Coker was transported from the Dallas County Jail to the Hopkins County Jail to face a theft charge in Sulphur Springs. The...
“Updated” Child Endangerment, Theft, Controlled Substance Charges Filed on Pair in Hopkins County
A 30-year old Terrell woman and a 37-year old Rockwall man were arrested early Thursday morning at a Hopkins County resident south of Como where they were staying in connection with a Kaufman County theft case. Lydia Ellen Campbell has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, theft over $1500 and child endangerment before JP B.J. Teer who set bonds totaling $55,000. After his wife had a magistrate’s hearing...
Hopkins County EMS Receives American Heart Association Award
Hopkins County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Hopkins County EMS provides 911 ambulances to approximately 6500 requests for service annually in Hopkins and Delta Counties in Northeast Texas. “EMTs and paramedics play a vital part in the system of care for those who have...
