The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department’s Blue Santa Toy Drive is ongoing, and Sulphur Springs Country Club has barrels in the Clubhouse and the Pro Shop to receive your donations. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the barrel until the deadline, December 16. Players in the Defeat the Grinch tournament will …
Read More »Belford Apartments Building Demolition Phase Completed
Contractor Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition has completed the demolition phase of the project to raze the former Belford Apartments building. Crews have reopened one lane of South Main Street at Austin Street. The westernmost lane of South Main Street remains closed from Sherman Street to the south of Kaufman Street. …
Read More »Agendas For Regular Meetings And Work Session For Hopkins County Commissioners Court
TIME: 9:00 A.M. DATE: Monday, December 11, 2023 ORDER OF BUSINESS The Court To Declare A Quorum. Consent Agenda. i) Approve Previous Meeting Minutes. a) Regular Meeting – 10/23/2023 Regular Meeting – 11/13/2023 Regular Meeting – 11/27/2023 Work Sessions – 10-9-2023 Work Sessions – 10/23/2023 Work Sessions- 11/6/2023 Work Sessions – 11/13/2023 …
Read More »Dr. Ray Perryman To Headline Northeast Texas Economic Outlook Luncheon
Noon on Friday is the deadline to register with the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce to hear Dr. Ray Perryman talk about the Northeast Texas economic forecast for 2024. The renowned economist will head the Economic Outlook Conference scheduled for 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 12, at …
Read More »McCurtain County Man Jailed After Burned Body Found
A McCurtain County man is facing multiple charges after officials found charred human remains on his property east of Broken Bow. They charged 52-year-old Kenneth Bray with desecration of a corpse, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of stolen property. Identification of the remains is still pending, and …
Read More »Mt Pleasant Stabbing Suspect At Large
Mt Pleasant Police responded to a disturbance at the Priefort facility and learned that two contractors argued. The argument turned physical when one of the contractors stabbed the other. He then fled the scene and was believed to be heading toward Pittsburg. Police know the suspect’s identity, but he was …
Read More »Hopkins County Jail Bookings
Aaron Keith Will Jones was in Hopkins County on multiple charges. They booked him for Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and two counts of Theft of a Firearm. At last report, he was in the Hopkins County Jail. Bobby John …
Read More »Upshur County Double Murder Suspect Arraigned
The Gilmer man charged with murdering Mandy Ray and Dermetrica Dashaunda Waters was arraigned Wednesday in Upshur County. Upshur County charged 41-year-old Alvin Charles McKnight, Jr., with capital murder of multiple persons. Judge Dean Fowler set bond at $5 million.
Read More »One Dead, Four Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash
A multi-vehicle crash has killed a Chandler man and injured four others on TX-31 in Smith County. Troopers say 18-year-old Cameron S. Reeves of Hawkins was westbound while 67-year-old Robert T. Pierzchalski of Henderson and 40-year-old Cory D. Threadgill of Gladewater were eastbound. Reeves’ passenger, 20-year-old Aidan R. Kelley of …
Read More »PJC Drama Opens “1940s Christmas Carol: A Radio Play” Thursday, December 7
An intrepid cast in a 1940 radio show learns a few minutes before show time that they have nothing with which to make sounds just before going live with a performance of “A Christmas Carol.” So begins the show opening on Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 pm at Paris …
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