February 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM – Regular Meeting Agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: I.A. Invocation and Pledges to the Flags I.B. Establish a Quorum II. RECOGNITION II.A. Sulphur Springs High School Band II.B. Career and Technical Education Month II.C. UIL Congressional Debate II.D. Cross Country State Qualifier II.E. Sulphur …
Read More »Third Suspect Now Charged With Murder In Connection With Fentanyl Death
From A Press Release from Hopkins County SHeriffi Lewis Tatum The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects; Marques Hood, 23, of Commerce, TX Bryson Lacy, 21, of Sulphur Springs, TX Xavier Hill, 23, of Sulphur Springs, TX in connection with the death of 21 year old Brayden …
Read More »United Way Of Lamar County Volunteers Will Be At The Paris Public Library To Assist Filing Federal Income Taxes
(PARIS, Texas) – United Way of Lamar County Volunteers will be at the Paris Public Library to assist those who need help filing their taxes online using the United Way’s MyFreeTaxes.com. UWLC volunteers will be at Paris Public Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February, beginning February 13th from …
Read More »Bonham Man Dies In Grayson County Crash
A Fannin County man has died of injuries he received in a collision on US-69 in Grayson County. State Troopers say in the preliminary report that a pickup towing a goose-neck trailer was stopped and preparing to make a left-hand turn into a private drive, when an SUV …
Read More »Three Indicted In OK State Park Restaurant Scandal
A multicounty grand jury in Oklahoma has indicted three men on charges of conspiracy to defraud the state. The charges relate to Swadley’s restaurants, which provided restaurant services at Lake Murray and five other state parks. The indictment alleges that Ronald Brent Swadley, Curtis Ray Breuklander, and Timothy Raymond Hooper …
Read More »Gafford Chapel Church Hosting Stew Benefit
Gafford Chapel Church on Highway 11 West of Sulphur Springs is sponsoring its annual stew and auction on Saturday, February 10. Hopkins County stew and chili will be served beginning at 5:00 pm with an ongoing silent auction and a live auction beginning at 6:30. Proceeds fund local individuals and …
Read More »Hopkins County Jail Bookings
Hopkins County Deputies arrested Joseph Daniel Collazo on Thursday on a warrant directing Revocation of the Bond he was on for a Charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. He’s in the Hopkins County Jail. Deputies arrested Taylor Lavon Gossett in Hopkins County on a Bond Forfeiture warrant. He …
Read More »Hopkins Co. Junior Market LIvestock Show & Sale Coming Soon
The Northeast Texas Livestock Association will be hosting this year’s Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show & Sale February 22-24 at Hopkins County Civic Center Rodeo Arena in Sulphur Springs. Students from almost every school in the county will be exhibiting their projects, which include broilers, Lambs, Swine and Cattle. …
Read More »Lamar County Sheriff’s Office Unveils New Mobile App
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office has unveiled a new mobile app for cell phones and tablets. Through the app, residents can submit a tip, call for assistance, get jail information, and obtain information on other services of the sheriff’s office. You can download the app from the Apple App Store …
Read More »Lamar County Investigators Arrest Three On Multiple Felony Charges
Mallic Woodall On Friday, January 26, the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle theft in the Blossom area. The owner reported a Jeep Wrangler missing. A Facebook post was created with the picture of the stolen Jeep. A short time later, an individual located it on FM …
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