North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department Benefits from Forest Service Grant
With over 85 percent of Texas fire departments being operated by volunteers, funding for essential equipment and training can be hard to come by. The Texas Legislature allocates funding to Texas A&M Forest Service for pass-through grants to Texas volunteer fire departments in an effort to help them better protect lives and property. This year the agency received $24.3 million to distribute to volunteer fire departments through the...
Annual Extension “Christmas Joys” Holiday Program
Annual Extension “Christmas Joys” Holiday Program Time is flying! School just started yesterday (or so it seems), and fall is officially here. I love the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, and my thoughts have turned to the annual “Christmas Joys” holiday program. It appears that many others have also thought about it, judging from the number of individuals who have called to reserve seats! For those who are not familiar with the...
NETBIO Plans October Ribeye Round up
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) founded in 1998 has established a reputation throughout the Southern United States for its preconditioned calf sales. Their focus is on improving the genetic makeup of area cattle herds, enhancing management practices to meet the national quality assurance standards and producing healthy pre-conditioned calves that will perform from the time they leave the ranch until they...
Period Costumes Highlight Courthouse Celebration
When the idea came up to celebrate the 120th birthday of the Hopkins County Courthouse this Friday and Saturday, about twenty people, mostly county employees decided to wear clothes from 120 years ago. Costumes were ordered so you’ll see Commissioner Danny Evans as Bat Masterson, Will Ramsey as Doc Holliday, Auditor Shannah Walker as Miss Kitty, Judge Robert Newsom as Doc Adams and...
Ruby Alline Causey
Funeral services for Ruby Alline Causey, age 97 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Judge Robert Newsom officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery with James K. Bassham, Leroy Cox, Matthew Smith, Roy Herman, Jr., Billy Joe Dorner and Mike Smith serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Ruby passed away on Wednesday, July...
Duffey Found Guilty of Murder
Tuesday afternoon, 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt pronounced Roy Dean Duffey guilty of the murder of David Harrison Cooper. The sentencing phase will conclude Wednesday. The verdict followed two days of testimony during which Defense Attorney Frank Hughes argued Duffy acted in self-defense on February 20, 2011 when he stabbed Cooper with a World War II battle knife. Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. District Attorney Will...
Duffey Trial Continues Tuesday
Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. District Attorney Will Ramsay concluded his list of witnesses and the prosecution rested in the 8th Judicial District Court trial of Roy Dean Duffey. Duffey is on trial for Manslaughter for the February 20, 2011 stabbing death of David Harrison Cooper. The trial follows a denial of a plea bargain agreement reached and an appeal that overturned a 12-year sentence given Duffey by then District Judge Robert...
Duffey On Trial in 8th Judicial District Court
Monday morning in the 8th Judicial District Court Room, District Judge Eddie Northcutt began hearing evidence in a Manslaughter Felony 2 trial. Roy Dean Duffey is being tried in connection with the stabbing death of David Harrison Cooper on February 20, 2011. The trial follows a denial of a plea bargain agreement reached and an appeal that overturned a 12-year sentence given Duffey by then District Judge Robert Newsom. In March, Judge...
Stephens Sentenced, Ramirez Postponed, Duffey Complicated
Wednesday afternoon March 18 in Eight Judicial District Court, Judge Eddie Northcut handed down plea bargain sentences, postponements, and hearing status during a busy court docket. Some of the action taken include: Judge Northcut sentenced Andrew Keith Stephens (shown above), 49, to 28 years for aggrevated assault causing serious bodily injury and two (2) years for endangerment of a child. The sentence came as part of a plea...
You Are Invited to a Party
Tomorrow, Saturday November 22nd we are having a Birthday Party for Corine Snow who is turning 110 years old. Everyone is Invited to come. KLTV Channel 7 is suppose to be here covering the story. County Judge, Robert Newsom is going to read and present a framed Proclamation making it “Corine Snow Day” and we have a beautiful certificate framed by Texas Art and Frame from the Governor of Texas congratulating Corine for 110...
