Gordon Sentenced to Seven Years Following Third DWI 3rd or More Conviction
In Eighth Judicial District Court Wednesday, David Gordon, 56, was sentenced to seven years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for his third DWI conviction. His third arrest for DWI resulted from an accident in May 2015 that sent a Hopkins County teenager to then Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Gordon had received felony probation for his two previous DWI 3rd convictions, according to the District Attorney’s office. In...
Commissioners Receive Additional Funds for Immediate Work on Roads
Monday, each Hopkins County Commissioner received an additional $50,000 for road work in their precinct when Commissioners’ Court voted to move $200,000 from two different special road and bridge funds that are held in reserve for emergency needs. The funds were moved to allow commissioners to perform much needed work and order much needed materials prior to October 1, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. Newsom and Commissioner...
Rise in Crude Oil Prices Good News for Commissioners
Hopkins County Commissioners are taking steps to secure crude oil to be used in repair of county roads this summer. According to County Judge Robert Newsom, crude oil prices are finally higher making available the opportunity to purchase crude. The commissioners had been stymied in their search for crude oil due to low prices creating lack of interest on the part of any supplier to make available the needed commodity. Commissioner...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus, A Vision in Process
With the cutting of a ribbon and the grand opening of the new PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus located on Loop 301 in the newly remodeled building that once housed Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Company, Paris Junior College President Pam Anglin’s vision for expansion of educational opportunities in the region took one more step forward. Dr. Anglin told KSST News that the junior college experience in both academic and technology play a...
National DARE Day Proclamation
April 21, 2016 is “National D. A. R. E. Day”. In Hopkins County, County Judge Robert Newsom read a proclamation recognizing the day and events that will take place for current 5th grade students in all county schools. Newsom said “This day serves as an occasion for all past and present students that have graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (DARE).” To commemorate the event, the County Sheriff’s office DARE...
Vandergriff Keynotes I-30 Corridor, TEX-21 Meeting
TEX-21 and the I-30 Corridor Task Force will meet Friday, March 18, 2016, at Texarkana College in the Patman Room of the Truman Arnold Student Center to consider updates on freight movement, the effect of the Panama Canal Expansion on freight movement on Interstate 30, and hear an update on transportation funding. Keynote speaker for the event is Texas Transportation Commissioner Victor Vandergriff. TEX-21 is a statewide organization...
Eleven Former NETO Employees Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Eleven former employees of Northeast Texas Opportunities, commonly referred to as NETO, were named in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury charging the 11 with conspiracy to commit an offense against and to defraud the U S Government of government property or money. The indictments were handed down in February in Eastern District Federal Court in Texarkana. The 11 are alleged to have caused losses of over $1.2...
Sheriff Adams Presented Community Pride Award
Community Pride Award was presented to Sheriff Butch Adams during the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Banquet Thursday night at the Regional Civic Center. The Community Pride Award is presented each year to an individual or civic group that provides great service to the community. The Award was presented by County Judge Robert Newsom. In remarks, Judge Newsom said that Sheriff Adams has served law enforcement for...
Shaw Pleads Guilty; Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole
December 28, 2015 – Cody Scott Shaw, 27, entered a plea of guilty to Capital Murder charges in the murder and robbery of 66-year old Gary Maynard. Shaw entered his plea Monday afternoon, December 28, 2015, during a pretrial hearing in 8th Judicial District Court. District Judge Eddie Northcutt sentenced Shaw to life in prison without parole. The sentence came as a part of an agreement for the guilty plea. Shaw is one of two...
Hundreds Tour New Jail Facility
Hundreds of Hopkins County residents turned out to take a good look at the new 55,000 square feet County Jail facility during an open house Tuesday afternoon, December 1. Tours took them through the facility. They saw new office space for Sheriff’s Office administration, investigators and deputies, jail exercise areas, cooking and laundry facilities, dispatch area, visitation areas and a courtroom. The tour included visits to...
