Cumby City Council Lifts Mask Requirement, To Finish Installing Waterline On Black Jack Road
City Employees To Be Reimbursed For Some Time Used During Winter Storm, Elected Officials Salaries To Be Reduced Cumby City Council worked through the regular portion of this week’s meeting agenda in just under 45 minutes, then spent a little over 20 minutes discussing a water line on Black Jack Road. The City mask requirement, police department Facebook page, reduction of elected officials salaries, establishing a separate fund...
Over 55 Indictments Signed During March 2021 Grand Jury Session
More than 55 indictments were signed during the March 2021 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. The charges range from stalking, assault of a public servant, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment to felony drunk driving, money laundering, evading arrest in a vehicle, burglary and theft offenses. At least half of the charges were for controlled substance and marijuana offenses,...
Email Scam Asks TDLR Licensees To Validate Information
Texas Department of Licensing And Regulations Recommends Deleting Emails Without Clicking Enclosed Link AUSTIN – An unknown number of people appear to have been targeted with an email scam that asks them to validate their profile information with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. TDLR did not send the email, and the agency urges anyone who received it to delete the email without clicking on the link or confirming or...
2 Men Jailed On Probation Violation Warrants
March 11, 2021 – Two men, one from Cumby and the other from Cooper, were jailed on probation violation warrants Thursday evening, according to sheriff’s and arrest reports. Seth Dalton Bryant (HCSO jail photo) Seth Dalton Bryant turned himself in at 5:50 p.m. March 11, 2021, at the lobby of Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Nick Marney escorted Bryant into Hopkins County jail, where the 21-year-old Cumby man...
DPS Caught Wanted Cooper Man Returning To Truck In CR 1118 Pasture March 11
Cumby Woman Arrested Later Thursday At FM 2653 Residence Where Disturbance Initiated Additional details were released Friday regarding the incident which resulted in a multi-agency hunt for a wanted Cooper man Thursday morning. A woman was also arrested later Thursday at the residence from which Williams was reported to have fled, according to arrest reports. Steven Bret Williams (HCSO jail photo) The incident allegedly started before...
Dena Loyd Invites Community to the WAA Mobile Educational Exhibit for Vietnam Vets Near Veterans Memorial Downtown on Wednesday March 17, 2021
Long known to promote recognition of veterans in Hopkins County, Dena Loyd of Sulphur Springs has secured for our community a visit from the Mobile Educational Exhibit for Vietnam Veterans, sponsored by the Wreaths Across American non-profit organization. The MEE mobile museum will be set up near the Veterans Memorial in downtown Sulphur Springs on Wednesday March 17, 2021 between 10am and 6pm. The exhibit is for everyone to view and...
City Of Sulphur Springs Seeking Input For Finishing Touches For Pacific Park Improvements
Deadline For Community Members To Complete Online Pacific Park Improvements Survey Is March 19 The City of Sulphur Springs is seeing input regarding improvements at Pacific Park. City Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski invites residents are invited to complete an online survey regarding their preferences of options for improvements, including top uses for a pavilion, type of new playground equipment, additional desired...
Man Accused Of Assaulting His Fiancée, Brother
A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of assaulting his fiancée and his brother early Thursday morning, according to police reports. A Sulphur Springs Police officer responded at 2:40 a.m. March 10 to an East Industrial Drive residence, where a physical disturbance was reported. Officers noted they had responded to at least one previous call at the residence. Upon arrival, the policeman encountered the 26-year-old who he...
French Company Takes Over Management of Proposed Dike Solar Farm
Through open records, it appears that a French company will now be managing the proposed Dike solar farm under the “Hopkins Energy, LLC.” corporation name. Engie Solar N.A., LLC was added as an officer back in the fall of 2020, and not soon after the originating officer of Hopkins Energy, LLC, was removed as an officer. This would leave the French Company, and it’s U.S. subsidiary in charge of the project moving...
Women Jailed On Controlled Substance, Probation Violation Charges
Two women were jailed on controlled substance charges, one for possession and the other for violating probation on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Industrial Drive Traffic Stop No HCSO jail photo available at 11 a.m. 3/11/21 for Paula Maria Lucero Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite initiated a traffic stop on a black Ford Mustang at 3:05 a.m. March 11 in the 100 block of West Industrial...
