Hopkins County Masonic Lodges Donate To Blue Santa
Dec17

Hopkins County Masonic Lodges Donate To Blue Santa

Hopkins County Masonic Lodges – made up of Sulphur Bluff, Sulphur Springs, and Cumby Lodges – made a donation of $1.000 to the Blue Santa program today. The funding from the Hopkins County Masonic Lodges would be utilized if there are any emergency Christmas toys needs, such as a family losing all of their belongings to a fire, this year. Otherwise, it will go into the account, used to pick up toys throughout the next year...

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3 Jailed On Felony Warrants In Hopkins County
Dec15

3 Jailed On Felony Warrants In Hopkins County

At least three men were jailed on felony warrants in Hopkins County over the past two days, according to arrest and jail reports. Gary Lee Gibson Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Terry Thompson took Gary Lee Gibson into custody at 1 p.m. Decd. 14, 2021. The 46-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked into the county jail at 3:22 p.m. for bond forfeiture on an April 23, 2021 theft of property valued at less than $2,500. The...

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$10,000 Worth Of Stolen Property Recovered, 2 Burglaries Added To Hays’ List Of Charges
Dec15

$10,000 Worth Of Stolen Property Recovered, 2 Burglaries Added To Hays’ List Of Charges

More than $10,000 worth of stolen property has now been recovered and two burglaries have been added to the charges Brian Alan Hays has formally been charged with, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum and jail reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Dennis Findley inventories firearms and other property reportedly stolen from a Weaver residence during the Thanksgiving holidays. “Investigators recovered...

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Plans For Jail Trusty Facility Taking Shape But Still In Design, Development Stage
Dec15

Plans For Jail Trusty Facility Taking Shape But Still In Design, Development Stage

Plans for the 48-bed jail trusty facility are beginning to take shape, but are still in the design and development phase, according to DRG Architects LLC Principal Architect Wayne Gondeck. DRG is the company that designed the current Hopkins County jail facility/sheriff’s office. Wayne Gondeck, DRG Architects LLC President and Principal Architect, discusses with county officials plans for the new trusty housing facility to be...

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Mount Pleasant Man Caught In Hopkins County With Firearm Stolen from Marshall
Dec14

Mount Pleasant Man Caught In Hopkins County With Firearm Stolen from Marshall

A 23-year-old Mount Pleasant man was caught in Hopkins County with a firearm stolen from Marshall, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Tydarious Dandre Brooks Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite reported stopping a gray Dodge Charger at 1:18 a.m. Dec. 13, 2021, on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 140 for a defective head light. Upon contact with the driver and passenger, he asked of...

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Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Violating Parole
Dec13

Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Violating Parole

A 54-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Saturday morning on a warrant for violating parole. Troy Glen Fouse Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Richard Brantley and Alvin Jordan were made aware of the warrant for Troy Glen Fouse’s arrest. They located him at a FM 71 east residence, took him into custody at 9:47 a.m. Dec. 11, 2021, and transported him to jail on the Austin warrant charge. Fouse was held in Hopkins...

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Ten People Jailed In Hopkins County Over The Last Week On Felony Warrants
Dec11

Ten People Jailed In Hopkins County Over The Last Week On Felony Warrants

Ten people were jailed in Hopkins County over the last week, Dec. 5-10 on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. County Road 2408 Arrest Charles Cliffton Newman III Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann was made aware of a warrant for Charles Cliffton Newman III’s arrest. Baumann and Investigator Michael Russell and other deputies went to the man’s County Road 2408 residence at 3:15...

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Section Of I-30 West Of Franklin-Hopkins County Line Shut Down Due To Truck Fire
Dec11

Section Of I-30 West Of Franklin-Hopkins County Line Shut Down Due To Truck Fire

A section of Interstate 30 west was shut down for a short while Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, due to a truck fire. Motorists traveling west from Franklin into Hopkins County were warned to be prepared for traffic delays or find an alternate route travel. Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze spreading in a truck and trailer reportedly hauling fertilizer. Hopkins County, Pickton-Pine Forest, Saltillo, Brinker and Mount Vernon...

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Two Pickton Men Jailed On Felony Assault Charges Following CR 2382 Disturbance
Dec11

Two Pickton Men Jailed On Felony Assault Charges Following CR 2382 Disturbance

Two Pickton men were jailed on felony assault charges following a CR 2382 disturbance early Friday morning, according to sheriff’s reports. Paige Spencer Whitworth Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Isaac Foley, Justin Wilkerson, Bobby Osornio and Zach Steward, and Sgt. Scott Davis responded at 2:03 a.m. to the County Road 2382 disturbance, in which a female claimed her uncle was in the residence threatening her....

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Marijuana Found In Wanted Man’s Lap, Suspected Stolen Items Located During Traffic Stop
Dec10

Marijuana Found In Wanted Man’s Lap, Suspected Stolen Items Located During Traffic Stop

Marijuana was found in a wanted man’s lap and suspected stolen items were located in his car during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon, according to sheriff’s reports. Brian Alan Hays (HCSO jail photo) Emergency dispatchers were contacted about a suspicious vehicle, a maroon Nissan Sentra, seen leaving the area of a recent burglary in which firearms were stolen around 3:40 p.m. Dec. 9. The caller then followed the car and...

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