Hopkins County News

July 16, 2008 - The East Texas Police Academy will hold a ceremony Thursday to honor the graduates of the basic peace officer certification course held in Sulphur Springs.

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July 14, 2008 - Northeast Texas Fire-EMS Training Academy Class 27D was commended by its instructors and academy personnel for finishing with grades well above the state average at the end of their basic ...

July 10, 2008 - Family historians and genealogists will have a special research opportunity to pull an all-nighter this Saturday, July 12, in Sulphur Springs when the Hopkins County Genealogical Society sponsor ...

July 13, 2008 - A plan to sell a building purchased by Hopkins County in 2007 for county offices could be taken off the table at a Monday meeting of the county's elected leaders.

July 7, 2008 - A 20-year-old man who called in a car crash to authorities this morning ended up in jail when he was found in possession of official police gear.

July 8, 2008 - Donations are currently being sought by Hopkins County Salvation Army to assist Morris and Joyce Pippin, whose FM 1567 home caught fire Saturday.

July 7, 2008 - Three people were arrested early Sunday after a warning shot was fired in the air to break up a family fight, one of a number of incidents investigated by police and sheriff's officers this ...

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A 16-year-old East Texas girl accused of being involved with three friends in the savage murders of three family members can be tried as an adult, a judge in the Rains County case has ruled.

There have been reports and video of winds, rain and hail from pea to golfball size.

More storms have swept across parts of Texas, leaving some damage behind. - In Hopkins County, east of Sulphur Springs, deputies say storms caused a 16-foot hole in a county road.

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“If the patient tested positive, they will be sent to an isolation to prevent further spread”

Paris Regional Medical Center participated in a drill Tuesday to test the region's ability to respond to a bird flu pandemic. via Paris Texas

“My fear in deporting him is he'll be right back. He has friends here in Sulphur Springs and family in this area. Whose to say he won't be right back”

After sending countless parole protest e-mails, and writing state representatives, Elaine Wells, the mother of Marcus Wells, has some bit of relief. via KLTV Tyler

A Hopkins County man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to giving a teenage girl a dose of a controlled substance which almost killed her. via The Commerce Journal, Greenville, TX

“I commend the Commissioners for the action taken today”

Fannin County Commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with the restoration of the historic Fannin County Courthouse and outlined the timeline for this long-term project at their regular meeting Monday ... via North Texas e-News

“If anybody needs to be in prison in our mind it's dangerous and violent individuals and Garcia meets both those classifications”

For the past week, Elaine Wells has been going business to business in Sulphur Springs, getting folks to write letters in protest of the parole of Juan Garcia. via KLTV Tyler

“Farm Service has been very helpful to me.”

"I always wanted to raise goats and the health of my herd comes first" said Katy Mackey, 56. via Country World News

“We presented the information that we knew to the (school) board prior to making the recommendation to hire him.”

A Vernon High School math teacher has resigned but will finish out the school year at Vernon Independent School District, despite pleading guilty to one count of forgery and one count of making a false ... via Times Record News