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Pair Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Stop On Interstate 30 In Hopkins County
Oct01

Pair Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Stop On Interstate 30 In Hopkins County

A 24-year-old Midland man and a 26-year-old Michigan man were reportedly jail following a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle early Saturday morning, Sept. 28, according to reports. Isaac David Provencio Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams reported stopping a GMC Sierra that came back as stolen. Upon contact with driver Isaac David Provencio of Midland around 1 a.m. Sept. 28, at the 139 mile marker on Interstate 30 Provencio...

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4 Men In Custody, Another Sought In Connection With Home Invasion, Robbery
Oct01

4 Men In Custody, Another Sought In Connection With Home Invasion, Robbery

Four men are in custody on charges stemming from a Sept. 25 home invasion. Authorities were still looking for a fifth man implicated in the aggravated robbery and home burglary Tuesday morning, Oct. 1, according to police. “This was not a random home invasion. The subjects knew each other, some of the alleged victims and some defendants,” said Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Detective David Gilmore. On Wednesday, Sept. 25,...

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National Emergency Preparedness Month         Part 3:City, County a Team
Sep20

National Emergency Preparedness Month Part 3:City, County a Team

Effects of heavy rainfall across parts of the county had already awakened first responders early on Friday with reports of rising water and stalled vehicles in the usual areas prone to flooding. Thus, Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson, Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley and Assistant Emergency Coordinator Kristi Springfield were already on the job on September 20, 2019 before arriving at KSST for a Good Morning Show...

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Harden: Teacher Turnover Rate at SSISD Comparable To Most Recent State Averages
Sep12

Harden: Teacher Turnover Rate at SSISD Comparable To Most Recent State Averages

Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden While it may seem like Sulphur Springs Independent School District administrators are doing a lot more hiring each year, a six year study shows the district’s teacher turnover rate has remained pretty close to the state teacher turnover rate, according to SSISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden. That’s an average of 86.83 new employees hired annually for a total...

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At Least 5 Arrested Over Weekend On DWI Charges
Sep09

At Least 5 Arrested Over Weekend On DWI Charges

At least five people were booked into the county jail over the weekend on driving while intoxicated charges, including one man accused of felony DWI, one who ran into a ditch and two on warrants. Joe Daniel Adams Joe Daniel Adams, 33, of Marshal was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 30 by troopers for a third or more driving while intoxicated offense. Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers Chris Sorley and Rebekah...

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Grand Jury Signs 51 Indictments During September Session
Sep09

Grand Jury Signs 51 Indictments During September Session

September 9, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 51 indictments during the Sept. 5 court session. At least 30 people were named in the charges, including 10 people accused of more than one offense. Charges ranged from criminal negligence, sexual assault of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a public servant and attempting to take a weapon from an officer to fraud, forgery, money...

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SSPD: Man Arrested At Walmart On Trespassing, Felony Theft Charges
Sep02

SSPD: Man Arrested At Walmart On Trespassing, Felony Theft Charges

Brandon Ray Timmons A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Sunday morning for theft of less than $100 worth or merchandise from Walmart. Sulphur Springs Police Officers Tyler Francis and Sean Hoffman were dispatched at 7:59 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1 to Walmart, where a male in all black clothing reportedly took items from the South Broadway Street store without paying for them. While en route to the location, dispatchers learned...

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Man Accused Of Holding Girlfriend At Gunpoint When She Tried To End Their Relationship Is Back In Jail
Aug30

Man Accused Of Holding Girlfriend At Gunpoint When She Tried To End Their Relationship Is Back In Jail

JUSTIN ARLEY BRYANT Justin Arley Bryant, the Sulphur Springs man accused of holding his girlfriend at gunpoint in June to prevent her from breaking up with him, is back in the county jail. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer and Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford located the 20-year-old man at his residence. They took him into custody at 12:53 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, on a motion to hold-bond insufficient, according to...

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Beachem Held In Custody On Warrant For Allegedly Violating Terms of Probation
Aug30

Beachem Held In Custody On Warrant For Allegedly Violating Terms of Probation

Terence Ramon Beachem Another charge was added to the list of offenses Terence Ramon “Monnie” Beachem accumulated this week. The 47-year-old man was accused of forcing his way into a West Park Street residence, where he was involved in a physical altercation. He then took the car belonging to the woman involved in the altercation, fled police in a short vehicle pursuit and ultimately crashed the vehicle on Helm Lane. He...

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2 Complaints On West Spence Street Result In 3 Arrests
Aug29

2 Complaints On West Spence Street Result In 3 Arrests

Three people were jailed following response by police at least twice in an hour in the 100 block of West Spence Street Wednesday evening. Sulphur Springs police first were dispatched just before 8 p.m. Aug. 28 to a complaint of a suspected intoxicated person trespassing in the 100 block of West Spence Street. Upon arrival, a patrol officer was greeted by a 27-year-old Sulphur Springs woman, who told officers she is homeless and stays...

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