Pickton Man Dies From Injuries Sustained In FM 3019 Crash Tuesday
A 35-year-old Pickton man has died from injuries sustained in a crash on FM 3019, 7 miles north of Winnsboro Tuesday morning, according to crash reports. David Rivers was reported to have been driving a 2005 Chevrolet C1500 north on FM 3019 at 8:15 a.m. Jan. 18, 2022, about seven miles north of Winnsboro, when the crash occurred, according to DPS accident reports. “The vehicle was attempting to pass another vehicle when it lost...
2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants On Jan. 13, 2022
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies booked two men, one accused of criminal negligent homicide and one on a simulated controlled substance charge, into the county jail on felony warrants Jan. 13, 2022, according to arrest reports. Brandon Augusta Brown Brandon Augusta Brown turned himself in at 6:21 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at the sheriff’s office on felony warrants. HCSO Sgt. Todd Evans escorted the 35-year-old...
Elderly Couple Dies As Result Of State Highway 154 Crash
Fatality Reported In Early Sunday Morning ATV Crash Three people died Sunday as a result of crashes reported Sunday – an elderly couple died as a result of a State Highway 154 crash at lunch time Nov. 7 and a fatality was reported to have resulted from an early morning ATV crash. According to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Inocente Diaz was a riding passenger on an all terrain vehicle that rolled over on...
Update: 11-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash Friday Identified As Local Youth
The 11-year-old killed in a 2-vehicle crash Friday morning has been identified by Texas Department of Public Safety Funeral services have also been set for the local youth. DPS Sgt. Gregg Williams, with the Texas Highway Patrol Media Communications for the Texarkana/Mount Pleasant region which includes Hopkins County, Saturday reported Angel Olvera was the 11 boy who died at the crash site Friday morning. Precinct 2 Justice of the...
Multi-Vehicle Crash On State Highway 154 South Results In 2 Fatalities
A multiple vehicle crash on State Highway 154 south of Sulphur Springs Saturday evening resulted in two fatalities, according to authorities. At approximately 5:52 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 2021, Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were advised of a multiple vehicle crash on SH 154 about 4 1/2 miles south of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, EMS and fire departments also responded....
3 Man, 1 Woman Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
May 7, 2021 – Over the last few days, 3 men and 1 woman were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants. James Edward Kizer Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Francisco Castro was dispatched at 12:45 a.m. May 6, 2021, to Spence Street, where a possibly wanted person was reported. Officers contacted James Edward Kizer Jr. and, after the warrant was confirmed, took him into custody. Kizer was booked into Hopkins County...
Update: Michigan Man Reportedly Struck, Killed By Cumby Police Vehicle On I-30 Service Road
Jan 20, 2021 – A 45 year old Michigan man was struck and killed by a Cumby Police vehicle early this morning near the 114 mile marker on the south Interstate 30 service road. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were notified of the vehicle-pedestrian crash on the south I-30 service road, about 5 miles east of Cumby, at approximately 12:32 a.m. Jan. 20, 2021, according to DPS Sgt. Gregg Williams, Texas Highway Patrol Media...
Update: Man Killed In Stolen Vehicle Crash Identified
Authorities have identified the man killed early Friday morning, Nov. 13, when the stolen vehicle he was driving crashed into the I-30 overpass at U.S. Business 67 near the 120 mile marker, as a Sulphur Springs resident. The deceased was 36-year-old Michael Foster of Sulphur Springs, according to a press release from Sgt. Gregg Williams, Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, Media Communications/Safety Education,...
SSHS Seniors Awarded More Than $3.3 Million In Scholarships, Awards At Ceremony — Part 1
More than $3.3 million in scholarships, military and other monetary rewards were presented to seniors at the Sulphur Springs High School Awards Ceremony Thursday evening, May 16, at SSHS Auditorium at Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. Top graduates, UIL scholars, students who have earned Medical Assistant Certifications, Forrest Gregg MVP and James Cameron Fighting Heart Award recipients were also recognized during the program....
