News

May, 2022

• 27 May

  Hopkins County Commissioners Work Session Agenda

  NOTICE OF WORK SESSION(S) DATE: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 TIME: 9:00 A.M. PLACE: EOC/Training Room At The Hopkins County Sheriff Department Located At  298 Rosemont St, Sulphur Springs, TX. ORDER OF BUSINESS The Court To Meet With Marshal Endsley To Discuss The County Fire Department Operations, Review Of Revenue & Expenditures, Proposed Improvements …
• 27 May

  Uvalde Police Response Controversy

  They raise questions about the police response to the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Video shows parents confronting police outside the school, screaming and pleading with officers to go inside the school and confront the 18-year-old gunman. Instead, the officers were …
• 27 May

  New Gun Control Measures Urged

  Joaquin Castro The school shooting in Uvalde may prompt significant changes in the nation’s gun laws. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro says we should start with the ones that have the most support, like universal background checks. He’s also behind a so-called red flag bill. It will allow judges to order …
• 27 May

  NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdown In Detroit

  The National Weather Service has confirmed that during Tuesday night’s storms that roared through the area, an EF1 tornado packing 95 mph winds touched down in Detroit. Red River County Emergency Management is working with the National Weather Service to determine why no warning was issued before the tornado touched …
• 27 May

  Mt Pleasant Teen Jailed On Multiple Warrants

  Alexander Reyes Ramirez Titus County arrested 19-year-old Alexander Reyes Ramirez of Mt. Pleasant on warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Criminal Mischief, and a Rockwall County warrant for possession of Marihuana. He’s in the Titus County Jail on a $62,500 bond.
• 27 May

  More Charges Added Against Child Porn Suspect

  James Frank Neel A 75-year-old Sulphur Springs man arrested for Possession of Child Pornography earlier this week faces 19 new child porn charges. James Frank Neel remains in the Hopkins County Jail, and the charges against him are all third-degree felonies. They have not set a bond amount.
• 26 May

  Titus County Deputies Arrest Mechanic

  From Titus County Sheriff’s Facebook Page Beginning on or about April 26, 2022, Titus County Sheriff’s Office conducted the first of several investigations related to suspicious thefts from and suspicious usage of several customers’ vehicles after they left them at the Beetle Shop, located at 565 CR 2430 at the …
• 26 May

  Justice Department Files False Claims Act Against Six Physicians

  WASHINGTON – The Justice Department amended its complaint in a laboratory testing fraud case to add six physicians in Texas. The suit alleges False Claims Act violations based on patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law. The amended complaint further alleges that the six physicians improperly billed …
• 26 May

  Maxey House Begins Summer Activities In June

  PARIS, Texas – The Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site invites the community to start the summer with multiple events in June! Beginning June 8, the “Sam’s Summer Science Series” will be held on Thursdays at 3:00 pm and highlight scientific achievements during the time of the historic house with …
• 26 May

  Having A Plan For Active Shooter Situation Is Essential

  Tyler, TX – The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where a teen killed 19 children and two adults, marks the 27th school shooting in 2022. And if that’s not heartbreaking enough, according to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been over 200 active shooting occurrences this year. BBB reminds consumers to …