Dozen Individuals Jailed On Felony Warrants
At least a dozen individuals were jailed felony warrants over the last week, including a woman reported to have been in possession of heroin when she showed up in court.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alvin Jordan and Corrections Officer Courtney Steward took Jazmyn Nikolia Smallwood into custody at 4:18 p.m. Aug. 11, 2022, in the District Courtroom on a warrant for bond revocation on an unauthorized use of a vehicle charge.
The 20-year-old Greenville woman was escorted into the dressing area at the county jail and ordered to removed her clothing one item at a time for an unclothed search due to the woman previously admitting to having heroin in her bra, the sheriff’s officer alleged in arrest reports. Before taking off the undergarment, Smallwood was instructed to hand the controlled substance to the officer. She complied, handing the officer a clear piece of cellophane, the kind typically around a cigarette pack, that was stuck to her, the HCSO officer alleged. The woman advised the substance was heroin; it weighed 0.4 gram, deputies alleged in arrest reports.
Smallwood was booked into the county jail on the warrant as well as a new possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, Jordan and Steward alleged in arrest reports. She remained in the county jail Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Her bond on the controlled substance charge was set at $10,000. The bond set on the stolen vehicle charge, however, was set at $250,000, according to jail reports.
HCSO Sgt. Todd Evans and Deputy Michael Chang took Ashton Dure Clark into custody at 2:05 p.m. Aug. 11, 2022, at the courthouse on a warrant. The judge ordered the sheriff’s deputies to place Clark under arrest on the probation warrant, and they did.
Clark was transported to and booked into Hopkins County jail Aug. 11, 2022. He remained in jail Aug. 15, 2022, on the warrant for violation of probation which the 33-year-old North Carolina man was on for a May 20, 2021 assault of a public servant charge, according to arrest and jail reports.
HCSO Jailer Courtney Steward took Edgar Campos into custody at 3:06 p.m. Aug. 10, 2022, in District Court for insufficient bond on March 12, 2022, third or more driving while intoxicated and on an possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana charges, according to arrest reports.
The 28-year-old Brashear man also had four outstanding traffic warrants: two for failure to maintain financial responsibility, and one each for running a stop sign and driving while license invalid, according to jail reports.
Campos’ new bonds totaled $300,000 — $150,000 each on the felony DWI and marijuana charges. He remained in Hopkins county jail on the charges Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, according to jail records.
HCSO Jailer Courtney took Joey Allen Pierce into custody at 11:16 a.m. Aug. 10, 2022, in District Court and booked into Hopkins County jail at 11:28 a.m. Aug. 10 on a warrant for bond revocation on a March 7, 2022, possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance in a drug-free zone charge.
The 36-year-old Big Sandy man remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. His new bond on the controlled substance charge was set at $150,000, according to jail reports.
Jailer Steward also took Christopher Orandel Royal into custody at 10:15 a.m. and transported him from the District Courtroom to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked in at 11:16 a.m. Aug. 10, 2022, on a warrant for bond revocation on an Oct. 31, 2019, possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana charge, according to arrest reports.
The 31-year-old Pittsburg man remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The new bond on the felony marijuana charge was set at $150,000.
At 11:02 a.m. Aug. 10, 2022, Jailer Courtney Steward took Jacob Lane Thomas into custody on a warrant. Steward escorted the 47-year-old Wylie man into Hopkins County jail, where he was booked in for insufficient bond on a Nov. 1, 2021, possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance charge.
Thomas remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The new bond set on the controlled substance charge was set at $250,000, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputy Steve Huffman took Kayln Dawn Bell into custody at 11:47 p.m. Aug. 10, 2022, at Perryville Detention Center in Perryville, Arkansas. He transported the 37-year-old Scroggins woman to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked in at 4:55 p.m. Aug. 10, 2022, on a warrant for a Dec. 13, 2021 possession of drug paraphernalia and another for violation of probation on for a Feb. 27, 2021 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance charge, according to arrest and jail reports.
Bell, who is also known by KK and Kayln Dawn Sartor, was held in Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, without bond on the felony charge, according to jail reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Bobby Osornio and Justin Wilkerson, and Sgt. Scott Davis were made aware of a warrant for Charles Cliffton Newman III‘s arrest. The deputies located him at his County Road 2408 residence and took the 40-year-old Pickton man into custody at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 9, 2022, on the warrant. He was booked into the county jail at 10:24 p.m. Aug. 9, on a warrant for bond forfeiture on an assault of a family or household member with previous conviction charge.
Newman, who is also known to by Charles Clifton Newsman Jr., Charles Cliffton Newman II, Charles Clifton Newman III and Cliff Newman III, was released from Hopkins County jail Aug. 10, 2022, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputy Steve Huffman took Sarah Elizabeth Taylor into custody at 10:28 a.m. Aug. 9, 2022, at Woodman Unit in Coryell County in Gatesville on a bench warrant. Huffman then transported the 28-year-old Sulphur Springs woman to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked in at 4:38 p.m. Aug. 9, 2022, for bond forfeiture on a burglary of a habitation charge, according to arrest reports.
Taylor, who is also known by Sarah Elizabeth Blake, remained in Hopkins County jail Aug. 15, 2022, held on the felony burglary charge, according to jail records.
William David Combs Jr. turned himself in at 4:50 p.m. Aug. 8, 2022, to serve a 180-day commitment for indecency with a child by exposure. The offense was reported to have occurred on July 31, 2021, in Rains County, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kevin Lester escorted the 32-year-old Emory man into Hopkins County jail, where he was booked in at 5:10 p.m. Aug. 8. He remained in Hopkins County jail on the charge on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputy Steve Huffman took Norman Oscar Baez-Baez Jr. into custody at 2:02 p.m. Aug. 8 at San Patricio County and transported him to Hopkins County jail on two Hopkins County warrants.
Huffman, in arrest reports, noted Baez-Baez to be “the most polite and courteous individual I have transported. He is trying to get his life on track so he can take care of his wife an child.”
The 32-year-old Mathis, Texas man was booked into Hopkins County jail at 11:07 p.m. Aug. 8, 2022, for surety off bond on a March 17, 2022, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charge and warrant for ride not secured by safety belt. Jail records show Baez-Baez, who is also known simply by Jr. and Norman Oscar Baez-Baez, also is noted to have been charged on a Wood County unauthorized use of a vehicle charge.
He remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. His bond was set at $20,000 on the firearm charge and $25,000 on Wood County charge, according to jail reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond reported stopping a 2001 Toyota Echo Aug. 8, 2022, on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 126 for traffic violations. A records check showed Irving Alvarez-Guevara to be wanted in Hays County.
The 38-year-old Austin man was taken into custody 12:50 p.m. and was booked into Hopkins County jail at 1:18 p.m. Aug. 8, 2022, on the warrant for violation of probation on a Hays County possession of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance charge.
Alvarez-Guevara remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Bond was set at $7,500 on the charge, according to jail reports.
Social Security Accelerates Decisions For People With Severe Disabilities
Agency Expands Compassionate Allowances List By 12 Conditions
Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Microvillus Inclusion Disease – Child, Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Excess Blasts, NUT Carcinoma, Pfeiffer Syndrome – Types II and III, Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Renal Amyloidosis – AL Type, and Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma.
The Compassionate Allowances program quickly identifies claims where the applicant’s condition or disease clearly meets Social Security’s statutory standard for disability. Due to the severe nature of many of these conditions, these claims are often allowed based on medical confirmation of the diagnosis alone. To date, more than 800,000 people with severe disabilities have been approved through this accelerated, policy-compliant disability process, which has grown to a total of 266 conditions.
“The Social Security Administration is committed to reducing barriers and ensuring people who are eligible for benefits receive them,” said Acting Commissioner Kijakazi. “Our Compassionate Allowances program allows us to strengthen that commitment by accelerating the disability application process for people with the most severe disabilities.”
When a person applies for disability benefits, Social Security must obtain medical records in order to make an accurate determination. The agency incorporates leading technology to identify potential Compassionate Allowances cases and make quick decisions. Social Security’s Health IT brings the speed and efficiency of electronic medical records to the disability determination process. With electronic records transmission, Social Security can quickly obtain a claimant’s medical information, review it, and make a fast determination.
For more information about the program, including a list of all Compassionate Allowances conditions, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.
To learn more about Social Security’s Health IT program, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/hit.
People may apply online for disability benefits by visiting www.socialsecurity.gov.
To create a my Social Security account, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Your Next Step to Recovery
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 15, 2022 — Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program designed to help people with heart problems improve their health and well-being. Cardiac rehabilitation teams may include physicians, nurses, dietitians, physical therapists or respiratory therapists to provide heart-monitored activity/exercise and education on healthy living.
Who may qualify?
You may be a candidate if you have experienced any of the following:
- Recent heart attack
- Angioplasty and/or stent
- Heart bypass | Transplant | Valve surgery
- Stable angina | Chronic heart failure
What To Expect?
What to expect during cardiac rehabilitation:
- Physical Activity: Attend individualized exercise sessions 3 days/week, typically 6-12 weeks in time, designed to improve endurance and strength
- Education: Teaching on risk factor reduction, importance of changes in lifestyle behaviors and learn about your heart condition
- Support: A multidisciplinary team to help guide you
Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation may include:
- Strengthening and conditioning of your heart and lungs
- Reduction in your risk of future heart problems
- Improvement in your overall health by reducing your risk factors
- Faster return to work and activities of daily living
- Improvement in your quality of life
- Increase in self-confidence and emotional support
If you think you may qualify, we encourage you to ask your physician for a referral to CHRISTUS Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs’ Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. For more information, call 903.439.414.
Attention Student Athletes
(7th grade to college age)
FREE Saturday Athletic Injury Clinic for student athletes of all ages is back this month! Starting August 20, Saturday sports injury clinic will be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., August 20 through November 12.
Student athletes in Hopkins County from 7th grade to college age will be able to get a free exam and x-ray to determine a plan of care to treat their injury. The clinic will be held at our CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedics, Medical Building 5, at 103B Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. For more information about our Sports Medicine program, or Orthopedic services, please call 903.885.6688.
COVID Vaccine Clinic Next Week
Net Health COVID Vaccine clinic is held again next week (August 22- 26) offering Adult and Pediatric vaccines and boosters at the clinic on 100 Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. You may walk in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. No appointment is necessary.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
Tickets Available For Lil 4’s Annual King And Queen Ball
Tickets are now available for the Lil 4’s Annual King and Queen Ball, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 10, 2022, at The ROC, 115 Putman St. The event will be the 15th year for the King and Queen Ball for Lil 4’s Kids Club.
Admission tickets are $15 per adult or $5 for kids, with the ticket price going toward a gift for Lil 4’s annual Christmas event. In lieu of the $15 ticket donation, a $15 toy equivalent may also be presented to be admitted to the Ball.
The evening will include a dinner of steak, potatoes and salad. The dress code is formal for this event.
“We are looking for sponsors to help sponsor kids ages 1-18! We are also looking for used formal dresses and suits all sizes!
Anyone interested in sponsoring a child, donating a formal dress or attire, or purchasing a ticket may contact Letitia Conliffe at 214-809-1908.
Meal A Day In Desperate Need Of Thursday Driver
Meal A Day is in desperate need of a volunteer to donate time delivering meals to senior citizens on an in-town route on Thursdays. The meals are picked up at 9:30 a.m., and it takes about an hour or so to drive the route and deliver them, according to Senior Citizens Center Program and Marketing Director Karon Weatherman.
“If you could find it in your heart to donate a little of your time please let me know,” Weatherman said Sunday afternoon.
Call the Senior Citizens Center at 903 885-1661 to volunteer time to deliver meals to senior citizens in the community.
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Elects New Board Members And Officers
The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation approved four new board members and one returning board member at its recent meeting. New members are Dr. Martin Fielder, Don Sapaugh, Sally Toliver, and Dr. Andrew Yoder. Charles Helm will serve a second three-year term on the board.
Outgoing board members are Dr. Sherri Barclay, Sharla Campbell, Kiffer Davis, Wanda Galyean, Lyndsay Palmer, and Bryan White.
New officers were also elected at the meeting. The chair is Maleta Reynolds, chair-elect Pam Black, and treasurer Jessica Kultgen. The election results will take effect in September.
The Foundation is governed by a nine to 15-member board comprised of Hopkins County citizens. Funds raised by the Foundation are used to promote health care in Hopkins County. Signature fundraising events include the Gala, Designer Handbag Bingo, and Lights of Life Honorary and Memorial Snowflakes and Christmas tree.
The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is celebrating its 25th Anniversary during 2022. It is an IRS designated 501(c)3 non-profit. For more information or to donate contact Kayla Price, Executive Director, at 903-438-4799 or [email protected].
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 5-1 in Home Tournament
Coach Bailey Dorner and her program hosted a volleyball tournament Thursday and Saturday that went incredibly well for Sulphur Springs. Lady Cats volleyball went 5-1 over the course of two days.
Day one saw Sulphur Springs go 2-1, starting the day off with two quick sweeps of Grand Saline (25-13, 25-10) and Hughes Springs (25-15, 25-16).
Game three looked to be following a similar script, as the Lady Cats won set one against Mount Vernon albeit in tighter fashion at 25-18.
Though Sulphur Springs led by five and six at times, Mount Vernon came back, winning set two and a back-and-forth affair in set three to win the contest 2-1. The loss to Mount Vernon is the first on the season for Lady Cats volleyball, now sporting a 6-1 record.
Coach Dorner’s squad still had day two of games to play Saturday, faring even better than Thursday as Sulphur Springs went a perfect 3-0.
An early start time proved no matter for the Lady Cats, as the varsity volleyball team blew past Miller Grove (25-14, 25-15) to set up two straight matches versus new district foes in (Nevada) Community HS and Paris.
Both games to close out the tournament were high-octane contests between three squads that are sure to fight for at least two of the four playoff spots come November. Sulphur Springs emerged victorious in both seesaw duels, first winning a heavyweight boxing match with Community (25-20, 26-24) that saw the schools trade blows, shifting momentum constantly.
The final tournament match in the Main Gym between Sulphur Springs and Paris provided more intense action, both teams refusing the give up an inch. Coach Dorner’s team took set one 25-23 before falling in set two 25-22.
The Lady Cats, refusing to go down won set three and the match 25-22 to complete the perfect 3-0 day. A 5-1 outing over two days brings their season record to 6-1.
Coach Bailey Dorner loved the effort her team showed. She said a team’s ability to fight “a lot of times overshadows talent any day of the week… so that’s good to see. They don’t just lay down and quit, they’re gonna give you a battle to the end.
Sulphur Springs remains in town until another tournament Thursday and Friday which sees Lady Cats volleyball in Wills Point, but before that, Coach Dorner’s team hosts rival Greenville.
That game begins in the Main Gym on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 5:30 P.M.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Commissioners Allocated An Additional $200,000 Each To Assist In Road And Bridge Building
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment, contract with NetData, SAVNS grant contract, a donation and made a TIFRZ appointment during their regular meeting last week.
Budget Amendment
Each of the County Commissioners has been allocated an additional $200,000 to help them finish or at least continue road building projects throughout the summer. A budget amendment was necessary to move the funding from the general fund into the road and bridge fund into each precinct’s emergency road building line in the budget.
The increased costs per barrel have increased signicantly over the last year, reducing the amount available to complete road and bridge projects on time as scheduled through the end of fiscal year 2021-2022.
“This is to be used just for building roads, so you could use it for fuel, repairs and maintenance should you have something break down, oil. You can not use it for capital outlay. You cannot go buy equipment with it. You cannot pay off loans or leases. It is just to be used to finish out this year. You cannot transfer it next year’s budget,” County Auditor Shannah Aulsbrook said. “What doesn’t get used of this line, it will go back to the general fund where it came from.”
Aulsbrook said the general fund will still be left with a healthy fund balance, even after transferring the $800,000 into the emergency road building fund.
County Judge Robert Newsom asked how much the commissioners are currently paying for oil to use on county roads.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker said he is currently paying $99, but that’s down a bit. He has had to pay as much as $120 per barrel for oil. Overall, oil is about double what it was one year ago.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley noted the cost of fuel is double what it was a year ago, when county officials drafted then approved the current budget, with 4-8 good weeks of road building weather to go. Each mile takes about 2-4 days to complete, funding providing for materials.
“When you’ve got 210 miles and you can only get 10-15, maybe 20 a year, there’s not enough time to get around and get it all done — not and do everything else we do,” Bartley said.
“The dry and the hot weather has made road building weather. It really helped us as far as that goes. That’s why we needs some extra money,” Barker said.
Donation
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum reported a Bobcat 175 steer loader, with no AC, has been awarded to the county.
“It’s a different kind of deal. It’s stolen, been stolen a long time. The insurance company awarded it to us. We had a property hearing. It belongs to Hopkins County now,” Tatum said. “It works, runs, is a little rough, but we’re going to give it to the commissioners, if they can use it. If not maybe we can sell it and buy something else, or something — whatever y’all want to do with it. It was awarded to us.”
The Commissioners Court voted to accept the donation on behalf of the county. Until the county officials decide what to do with the steer loader, it will be added to the sheriff’s office inventory and county insurance.
Contract
The Commissioners Court also approved a contract with NetData for 2023. The contract had to be agreed upon before the end of the contract period because the tax office pulled out of the contract, opting to utilize different software and the sheriff’s office is switching to NetData ‘s sister company.
The county, by approving the software changes, is now be required to pay a $15,000 withdrawal fee. The county will be pulling all of the county data from it for the offices pulling out of the contract, as stipulated in the contract.
Aulsbrook said the county was not aware of the fee before the other contract was approved. She plans to continue talking with them to see if that can be removed or lowered, but in order to move forward with either project, the 2023 agreement must be approved.
Barker suggested tabling the matter for further discussion, but County tax assessor/Collector Debbie Mitchell said it’s needed now so her office will have the data needed to process tax statements and other tasks. The Tax office has been waiting 3 weeks already.
“She needs to send tax notices out. If we don’t do this, then we can’t get our data over to Spindle Media. That’s the big thing,” Aulsbrook said.
The county auditor said she has talked with NetData about the matter, but pointed out the county did sign a contract with them through January of 2023. The other contracts will remain as normal. The extraction fee will get those two entities out of the contract and the data needed to proceed with business as otherwise arranged.
“If we ever want to go back and get any additional information, will we have to pay for that too?” Barker asked. “I think that needs to be discussed.”
Aulsbrook said, as she understands it, the extraction fee would get everything transferred to Spindle Media.
“What I hear Debbie saying is I’ve got to have the numbers transferred over to Spindle Media so that we can go forward with the tax season, am I right?” Newsom queried.
Mitchell affirmed that to be correct.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price made the motion, which Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Anglin seconded, to approve the 2023 contract with NetData. Th motion passed, with Barker casting the lone dissenting vote
Other Items
The court also placed on record an amendment to the FY 2022 SAVNS grant Contract. The county pays annually for the state automated notification system, then the state pays the county back through the grant.
Newsom also at the Aug. 8, 2022, regular Commissioners Court meeting, called for a General Election to be held Nov. 8. The county judge noted to his knowledge, everything is as ready to go as possible, with less than 100 days until Nov. 8, the election must be ordered no later than Aug. 22, 2022.
The Commissioners Court too reappointed Judge Robert Newsom to serve as the county’s representative on the Sulphur Springs Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone #1 Board of Directors. He has served on the board for a number of years, and he must be reappointed or another member of the court needed to be appointed.
A county road inventory for miles of county-maintained road mileage for certification funding through Texas Department of Transportation was approved by the Court at the Aug. 8 meeting.
The following requests were approved as part of the consent agenda:
- from Spectrum/Charter to construct and place underground conduit and fiber on County Roads 4720, 4724, 4725, 4734, 4784 and 4792; and
- from Farmers Electric Cooperative Inc. to construct electrical power distribution facilities across County Road 1126, north of County Road 1130 in Precinct 1
Dike resident Michele Barnes addressed Hopkins County Commissioners Court regarding statements made by her and county officials at past meetings, offered clarification to her statements and asked one county official for a public apology for his prior accusation. (She did not receive one).
Barnes too said that 95% of the Dike community does not want solar in their neighborhood, which she and to other Dike residents and property owners have frequently voice to the Commissioners Court.
She noted that while landowners can do what they want on their property, when their actions directly cause damages to neighbors, it become a public issues. Barnes argued solar collection equipment being installed on private property will cause damages, making it a public issue.
“That damage is reducing property market values, increasing property assessment values next to a commercial facility so more taxes are paid into county pockets, increasing fire risks with potential toxic fumes. Can you imagine the spread of a solar fire in the dry conditions we have right now? We’d obliterate Hopkins County,” Barnes contended.
Upcoming Meetings
Hopkins County Commissioners Court have 3 meetings scheduled over the next 2 days:
- A special court session beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in the Commissioners Courtroom at Hopkins County Courthouse. During the meeting the court is slated to:
- make a matter of record the oil, gas and mineral lease agreement with Pinkston Energy Co., LLC;
- consider donating of a printer to Heritage Outreach Ministries;
- lease of a printer/copier from Datamax for the 8th Judicial District Court, Hopkins County Administration, and Hopkins County Clerk; and
- a services agreement with E3 Entegral Solutions In.
- A work session is scheduled to be held in the third floor meeting room inside Hopkins County Courthouse immediately following the regular meeting Monday, Aug. 15, to discuss:
- to meet with Marshal Endsley and Sheriff and Lewis Tatum to review operations, revenues and expenditures and any proposed improvements or repairs for the departments;
- short term rental communities, RV parks and tiny homes; and
- a budget work session.
- A work session with Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Roger Feagley to discuss:
- a loan program,
- possibly a budget work session.
Hopkins County Records — Aug. 14, 2022
Land Deed Transactions
The following land deed transactions were filed and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s office July 21-July 29, 2022:
- James Adams to Sarah Johnson; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum survey
- James Adams and Dakota Johnson; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum survey
- Yvonne Dicken to Ashley Sepulveda; tract in the HN Quirk survey
- Elizabeth Ann Whittrock and Doug Whittrock to Francisca Mandujano De Walker and James Walker
- Shirley S. Evans, independently and as independent executor for the Robert Wayne Evans Estate, to Brandon Matthew Burnett and Kelly Christine Burnett; tract in the JC Dillingham survey
- Texas Grand Land VI LLC to Tricia Kurtz and Daniel Kurtz; tract in Weaver Ranch Addition
- Amanda Goldsmith and Jonathan Lee Goldsmith to Maria A. Chavarria and Ricardo Chavarria; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Charli Jo Wallace and Keith Wallace to Clint Williams and Cydney Williams; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Ana Velasco and Ramon Velas o to Bertha Velasco; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- John Heilman to Jacob Lee Ball and Phillip Ball; tract in the Lofton Vess survey
- John Heilman to Austin Corley; tract in the MD Jackson survey
- Jennifer Kennedy Massey, independent executor for the Janice Marie Worsham Estate, to Carlos Hurtado; tract in the AO Wetmore survey
- Leighton A. Stephens who is also known as Leighton A. Stevens, and Lloyd A. Stephens to Martin Hans-Jurgen Zimmerman and Sara Antuane Zimmerman; tract in the Pleasant Venables survey
- Betty J. Blair and James L. Blair to Charles Daylen Dickens and Mandi Renea Stonaker; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Bank of America NA trustee for the Sean Allen Sanders Trust to Sean A. Sanders
- Victor Darian Kane, known as Ephriam Brock Meek, to John Buchanan, executor for the John L. Buchanan Estate and the Susie M. Buchanan Estate; tract in the S. Burke survey
- Sandi Holden to Logan Holden; tract in the Marrs Headright survey
- Bank of America NA, trustee for the Heather Page Sanders Taylor Trust, to Heather P. Taylor
- Eric M. Stroud, Ethan B. Stroud III and Natasha H. Stroud, independent co-executors for the Joanne Stroud Bilby Estate, to Frost Bank and Ethan B. Stroud III, co-trustees for the JSB TUW FBO EB Stroud III GST Exempt Trust
- Don Newton Brewer, Marion Weldon Brewer Jr., Sue Lisa Brewer Harner and Jerry M. Tittle to Kamomil Real Estate LLC: tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Juan Sanchez to Felicia Martinez; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Ashley Thompson and Jeremy Thompson to Maria C. Preciado, Salvador O. Preciado and Juan Yanez; tract in the Winnie Jewell survey
- Michael Shane Fite and Heather Dawn Fite to Carolyn Diviney; tract in the Antonio Lazarine survey
- Bradlea Wilson to Jorge A. Chavez and Maria E. Chavez; tract in the James C. Sanders survey]
- Sadie Ann Messer, Mary Katharyne Glenn Messer and Robert R. Messer II to Jennifer Faith Crist and Joseph Wendell Crist; tract in the Levi Landers survey
- Sherri S. Barclay, who is also known as Sherri Stone Drayer, and Stephen Brent Barclay to Diego’s Place LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- David L. Cook and Mitzi A. Cook to Norvell Bowers and Stacy Bowers; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Concepcion Garcia and Joshua Christopher Huot to George Waylon Howse and Jennifer L. Howse; tract in the Jefferson Atchley survey
- Liberty Tierra LTD to Jasso Financial Investment Enterprises LLC; tract in the Twin Lake Farms survey
- Summit Ranch Investments LTD to Dessa Ann Barnes, William Bradley Barnes, Mikel Heath Hays and Samantha Nicole Hays; tract in the SR Cherry survey
- Summit Ranch Investments LTD to Maria Zapata and Nativadad Zapata Jr.; tract in the Oak Grove Subdivision
- Liberty Tierra LTD to Jonathan Flores; tract in the Twin Lakes Farm
- Larry Deaton, Melinda Deaton, Jo Ruth Deatohn Hodge and Amy Deatohn Lowrie to David Lee Eddins; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Ancillary Admin, Dean Edward Falls Estate, Partners in Care Trust Company, to Red Letter Properties and Equipment LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Heather Karstens and Peter Karstens to Lilliana Roewer and Paul Roewer; tract in the William Hoosier survey
- Heidi M. Schrowand, Jeremy J. Schrowang, Jesse K. Schrowang and Levi J. Schrowang to Sue Ann Schrowang; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Sue Ann Schrowang to Stephanie J. Thomas; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Lonna Tomlinson to Claudia Gamez; tract in the JW Hatchell survey
- Justin Charles Cannon and Kellee Mae Cannon to Randal Wayne Cannon; tract in the JW Hatchell survey
- Randal Wayne Cannon to Lonna Tomlinson; tract in the JW Hatchell survey
- Morgan McCary Maynard and Peyton Cody Vickery to Colton Hooten and Julia Kaufman; tract in the Elizabeth Melton survey
- Jeffrey A. Garza and Amber Harmon to Kimberly Screws and Paul Alan Screws; tract in the Forrest Hills Addition
- Bradford Johnson to Justin Hayes and Caitlyn Wilson; tract in the James C. Dillingham survey
- Joe Dan Kennedy to Jonathan Kennedy; tract in the Helena Nelson survey
- Janet Webb and Lloyd Webb to Orfa Raquel Perez and Santiago Humberto Chicas Rivas; tract in the James Riggs survey
- Rebecca Ward Smith, independently and as trustee for the James David Ward Estate and the Kathy Ward Testamentary Trust, George Barry Ward, and Janette Ward to Dynamic Engineering Consultants PLLC and Masco Equipment LLC; tract in the J. Y’Barbo survey
- Summit Ranch Investments LTD to Leanna Brantley; tract in the Oak Grove Addition
- Catherine Clemmons and Jeffrey Clemmons to Kimberly Screws and Paul Alan Screws; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Aleesa K. Morris and Dennis Morris Jr. to Morgan McCary Maynard and Peyton Cody Vickery; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Champions MPM LLC and SM Family Holdings LLC to SAF Properties LLC doing business as SM Family Holdings LLC; tract in the E. Melton survey
- Ronny L. Howard to Jennifer L. Howard and Ronny L. Howard; tract in the Ira Stephenson survey
- Bryan Steward and Tammy Steward to Nancy Walker and Randall Walker; tract in the GC Roberts survey
- Deborah A. McKeever and James R. McKeever to Ashley Lober McKeever and Jacob Aaron McKeever; tract in the Helena Nelson survey
- Jessie Blan Coffman and Amanda N. Lusher-Coffman to Jennifer Lynn Wilson Perkins and Timothy Perkins; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Prostar Trading LLC to Ram Texas Trails LLC; tract in the E. Mitchell survey
- Nora H. Vargas to McIlrath Properties LLC; tract in the G. Procello survey
- Jennifer Ann Bernhardt Cornvaca and David Wayne Stroman, as successor co-trustees for the Stroman Family Trust, to Jennifer Ann Bernhardt Cornavaca and David Wayne Strowman
- Ryan Rodriguez to Pamela Young Emmons who is also known as Pamela Yvonne Rodriguez; tract in the GC Roberts
- Pamela Yvonne Emmons Estate and Dezirae Danielle Rodriguez to Maximiliano De Leon Garcia; tract in the GC Roberts survey
- Mark Friddle to Janet McAuliffe and Wayne McAuliffe; tract in the Santiago Camacho survey
- Johnny Espinoza to Manuela Tellez Labatos and Jaeel Ruby Espinoza Tellez; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Bethena Barrett to Rodney Kyle Hobbs and Jodi Rachelle Walker-Hobbs; tract in the A. Caro survey
- Cathryn M. Powell to Donielle C. Smith and James L. Smith; tract in the NF Moore survey
Applications for Marriage License
The following individuals filed applications from Aug. 5 to Aug. 11, 2022, at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office seeking marriage licenses:
- James Marron Allison and Sheena Marie Cain
- Royer Santiago Vazquez and Madai Gomes
- Johnathan Lawrence Evans and Bailey Anne Robertson
- Keith Hamilton Brice and Connie Lynn Brice
- Jess Wesley Jenkins and Railey Brooke Lemond
Meal A Day Menu – Aug. 15-19, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Aug. 15-19, 2022 includes:
- Monday – Smothered Beef Patties With Onion Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Roll.
- Tuesday – Sweet and Sour Chicken On a Bed of Rice, Oriental Vegetables and Egg Roll.
- Wednesday – Beef Stroganoff, English Peas and Garlic Toast.
- Thursday – Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli and Pickled Beets.
- Friday – Sliced Ham, Potato Salad, Baked Beans and a Roll.
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
