Upshur County Jail An Upshur County jury of six men and six women convicted 28-year-old Thomas Paul Carroll, of Big Sandy, of assaulting a police officer. Prosecutors say he had been stopped by a Big Sandy police officer for DWI and resisted arrest by punching the officer in the face. …

AMENDED NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING  TIME:                   9:00 A.M. DATE:                   Monday, November 25, 2019 PLACE:                In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At                                 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX.                        Invocation Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag AMERICAN FLAG: TEXAS FLAG:  “Honor The Texas …

Douglass ECLC has partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and would love nothing more than to get all Hopkins County children, four years old or younger, registered!  Two years ago, Mothers’ Culture Club generously provided seed money to get the program up and running. With the district’s decision to restructure, kickoff …

Former Precinct 2 Hopkins County Commissioner, Mike O’Dell, is recovering after he was run over by a tractor south of Como. He was flown to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler after the accident. He suffered several severe injuries and reportedly had surgery on his pelvis. It’s not known how …

Chassidy Burrell Hopkins County Deputies arrested 34-year-old Chassidy Deanne Burrell for Possession of more than 28 but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 2 Controlled Substance. She was also charged on a warrant with violating her parole. No bond was set and she remains in the Hopkins County …

Diane Newsom Franklin County Chamber Friday is the last day on the job for Diane Newsom, the manager of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. Newsom resigned November 11 to become the administrator for Willow Creek Healthcare Centre.

Wesley Logan III The Texarkana-area pastor wanted for continuously sexually abusing a young child has surrendered to authorities. Reportedly, 56-year-old Wesley Logan, III, of Texarkana, Texas, and is a pastor in Texarkana, Arkansas. Investigators say the victim, who is now an adult, was first abused when she was 12, and …

Kyriakos Georghiou Houston PD A Texas man who decapitated his mother and stabbed his father has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Reportedly, 30-year-old Kyriakos Georghiou, of Houston, had pleaded guilty to the grizzly murder.

by Lezley Brown Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 2019 has been a fast and furious year, and now here we sit preparing for Thanksgiving Day! The Friday after Thanksgiving is a day often referred to as Black Friday. It was named Black Friday because it described the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and …