Monty Tipps Keeps it Country at the Reilly Springs Jamboree with MainStreet Band Saturday July 21
For nearly two decades, Monty Tipps has made special appearances on the stage of the Reilly Springs Jamboree, Hopkins County’s original country music venue. In fact, during a KSST interview, Monty said it feels “like home” for his return on Saturday July 21, 2018. A gospel pre-show starts at 6pm, and Monty and MainStreet takes the stage at 7pm. Tickets will be $10 per person at the door for the entire evening of...
Brashear Woman Reports Assault; Arrested for Meth
Sunday morning Christina Almendarez Medina, 40, of Brashear, contacted Hopkins County Sheriff’s office that she was the victim of an assault. During their investigation, deputies found a clear crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine inside the bedroom. Medina (photo not available) and her boyfriend had been living together for 5 months. Her boyfriend, who was not at the residence at the time of the investigation, is...
Police Academy Cadets Observe Posse Meeting, Badge Presentation
Approximately eighteen cadet students of the Hopkins County Police Academy observed a monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse on Tuesday July 10, 2018. The cadets are registered in a nearly year-long training for law enforcement certification. Some members of the school are already EMS or Fire certified, or are members of the Posse. Texas Ranger John Vance and Sheriff’s Patrol Captain Tanner Crump arranged...
Local Man Arrested for Murder in Dallas
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department, Sulphur Springs Police Department, and the SWAT team assisted in serving a Dallas County Murder Warrant in the arrest of Clyde Earl Taylor, III, 33, of Sulphur Springs. Taylor was wanted for the murder of a woman in Dallas. Taylor was arrested at his Craig Street residence at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The young woman’s body was found on Zodiac Lane off Harry Hines in Dallas about three weeks ago. Video...
Friddle’s Death Called Great Loss to Law Enforcement
Cumby Police officer Jarrod Friddle, 40, died Monday night of a sudden medical event following his return home from his work shift. Friddle, a former SSISD Police Officer had been with the Cumby Department for approximately two years. Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum said that the death of Friddle is a great loss to law enforcement. The sudden shock of his death adds to the grief of law enforcement but more so to Friddle’s family....
Local Woman Arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine
When Sulphur Springs Police stopped a 2000 Chevy Silverado on a traffic violation, Tammy Lashawn Powdrill, 52, of Sulphur Springs appeared extremely nervous, according to the officer’s report. The officer was denied consent to search the vehicle. However, he contacted a Hopkins County Sheriff’s K9. The K9 alerted on the vehicle. A search followed. The officer located several pieces of drug paraphernalia. Powdrill was arrested for the...
Bullard Woman Held on $100,000 Bond
A Bullard, Texas woman is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $100,000 bond following a traffic stop by Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies Thursday evening. The woman was wanted on at Tyler County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams and was found to have less than 1-gram of a controlled substance in her possession. The bond was set by the Smith County warrant. Alishia...
Two Saltillo Men Charged in Weaver Cemetery Investigation
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum said his Criminal Investigators received leads from members of the community that have also been working vigilantly trying to solve the destruction of the Weaver Cemetery. Canyon Ray Davis, 17, of Saltillo, and Johnny Bench, 18, of Saltillo, were arrested for Tampering with Evidence and Davis was also arrested for Criminal Mischief. Davis additional charge relates to damage done to a church building...
Parade of Pride: the Dairy Festival’s 59th Parade is Saturday June 9 from Buford Park
David Watson has been a volunteer for the Dairy Festival since, as a four year-old, he posed as a leprechaun on a parade float. David has helped build parade floats for his sister Gena, daughter Kate and others. Even his wife Myra Pilcher Watson rode atop a a float as a contestant in the Hopkins County Dairy Festival, so being part of the parade every year is a family tradition for the Watsons. David encourages everyone to reach out...
Monuments, Flag Restored at Weaver Cemetery Thanks to Jail Inmates
All monuments at Weaver Cemetery have been reset and a new Flag flies over the scene after Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum dispatched inmates and staff to the cemetery Tuesday morning. In three (3) hours the monuments were secured back in place. Tatum stated the strength of the inmates was supported by using a backhoe on the large monuments. According to Tatum, County Criminal Investigators are securing a warrant for the arrest...
