January 26, 2026 – If cabin fever has set in for you over the past few days, fear not as you can get back to the outdoors and help out the natural thawing process by burning some brush piles. Hopkins County has rescinded the burn ban first issued January 9, 2026 just a few short weeks ago when the outlook was bleak on if and when we would ever get some rain. The winter storm set in over the past few days dropping precipitation in many forms from sleet to rain to snow coating the ground with much needed moisture. So now, all outside burning outside the city limits of Sulphur Springs, but inside the Hopkins County area is now legal as long as you think it is safe to do so on your own land.
