Sulphur Springs Teen Accused Of Trying To Hide 2 Bags Of Marijuana During Routine Traffic Stop
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle A 17-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly trying to hid bags of marijuana during a traffic stop. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Fisher reported stopping a red Chevrolet pickup for a defective head lamp at 1:40 a.m. Nov. 16 in the 100 block of East Shannon Road . On contact with the driver, Fisher alleged he detected a...
3 In Custody After Bond Revoked, 1 Jailed for Violating Bond Conditions
Three Sulphur Springs residents were jailed Thursday after having their bond revoked on a felony charge each. A Dallas man was also taken into custody in district court for violating the conditions of his bond, according to arrest reports. Summer Dawn Brooks Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Turrentine took Summer Dawn Brooks, 19, of Sulphur Springs into custody at 3:58 p.m. Nov. 14, on an order from 8th Judicial District Judge...
Commissioners Court To Canvass Nov. 5 Votes At Special Friday Meeting
Miller Grove VFD Recognized, Houston-Rosemont Street Building Bid Selected At Previous Court Session Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Fire Chief Andy Endsley present a framed proclamation recognizing Miller Grove VFD to Ray Sparks, MGVFD captain/treasurer. Hopkins County Commissioners Court have scheduled a special session Friday morning primarily to canvass the votes from the Nov. 5, Constitutional Amendment Election. The...
Fund Established To Help Alberts Family
Fundraisers have been announced to help Patti Alberts. A GoFundMe account has been set up to benefit the Alberts family of Sulphur Bluff. The Alberts family suffered a devastating loss. Not only was the family home destroyed by fire on Tuesday, Nov. 12, but Rick Alberts perished in the blaze as well, according to local officials. According to a press release issued Wednesday evening by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, “The...
Update: Sulphur Bluff Resident Found In Debris Of Burned Home Wednesday Afternoon, Officials Report
Officials Wednesday afternoon reported the Sulphur Bluff man whose County Road 3608 residence was destroyed Tuesday by fire was located by specially trained canines inside the debris of his home. The Search One Rescue Team, an organization with specifically trained canine handlers dedicated to search and rescue, located the deceased man inside the debris and notified his family, according to a press release issued by Hopkins County...
Alabama Man Sentenced To 180 Days In Jail For Burglary
Chase Mitchell Hopper A 22-year-old Jackson, Alabama man has been sentenced to 180 days in Hopkins County detention center for an April 22 burglary. Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers took Chase Mitchell Hopper, who listed an Alabama address at the time of his arrest, into custody in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom, where the district judge Monday, Nov. 11, sentenced him to 180 days in the county jail for an April 22 burglary...
‘Person Of Interest’ In Homicide Found
Nov 9, 2019 – James Kilgore, the man local authorities identified as a “person of interest” in a homicide, was located Saturday night. Kilgore was found by deputies from what was reported as an apparent gunshot suicide, with his dog near the Tira boat ramp last night, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Tanner Crump. A manhunt was launched Friday afternoon and authorities continued to search...
Commissioners To Select Bid For Building Project
Hopkins County Commissioner Court Miller Grove Volunteer Fire Department Members To Be Recognized Monday, Nov. 11, by Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Friday received three bids to construct a new building on county property at the corner of Rosemont and Houston streets. During their regular meeting Monday at 9 a.m., the commissioners are slated to announce those bids as well as the one they feel will best meet...
Rollover Crash On I-30 West Of Sulphur Springs Results In Methamphetamine Arrest
A 55-year-old Como woman was arrested on a controlled substance charge following a one-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 30 Tuesday night, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies; EMS; Hopkins County, Cumby and Brinker firefighters; and Cumby police were dispatched at 9:20 p.m. Nov. 5 to a crash in which a vehicle reportedly rolled over into the median, landing on its top, near mile marker 114 on...
Suspicious Person Complaint Results In Marijuana Arrest
Denver Jacques Fender A complaint Sunday morning of a suspicious person in the area of County Road 2319 resulted in location of suspected marijuana and a felony arrest. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Brantley spotted Denver Jacques Fender walking on County Road 2319, in the area the suspicious person was reported around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Brantley reported seeing the 38-year-old discard in the grass an object...
