Commissioners Table Public Health Nuisance Issue, Approve Fire Department Personnel Policy Change
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday made short work of the regular court session, opting to table a public health nuisance issue and approving a fire department personnel policy change. Public Health Nuisance Commissioners were slated to consider proceeding with an abatement of public health nuisance. The person on whose property the matter rests has been cited for the matter, that is in the justice of the peace court. With...
Hopkins County Historical Commission And Appraisal District Board Members Reappointed
The Commissioners Court also approved the reappointment of officers and members to Hopkins County Historical Commission as well as a representative for Hopkins County Appraisal District Board of Directors and other items. Historical Commission All selected indicated they are willing to serve on the County Historical Commission, according to the document listing members and officers which the Commissioners Court approved on Nov. 28....
Hopkins County Tax Foreclosure Sales, Tax Resales Can Soon Be Conducted Online
Final Plat Approval For Noah Joy Estates Granted Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday passed a resolution which will allow tax foreclosure sales and tax resales to be conducted online instead of on the courthouse steps in the near future. The Court also rejected a truck bid, approved a final plat for Noah Joy Estates and a letter of engagement for the county’s annual financial audits. Hopkins County Commissioners Court Tax...
Hopkins County United Way Another $15,000 Closer To Goal
Hopkins County United Way is $15,000 closer to meeting this year’s $150,000 campaign goal, which will benefit 18 local nonprofit agencies. As of the second campaign workers report meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, HCUW had raised a total of $26,522.27. Shelly Trammel and Jennifer Heitman give an update on CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs’ campaign for United Way After the kickoff of the 2022-2023 campaign...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court, Fire Department Observe Fire Prevention Week
Residents Reminded To Change Batteries In Smoke Detectors, Have A Fire Escape Plan Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Hopkins County Fire Department are joining agencies across the country in observing Oct. 9-15, 2022, as Fire Prevention Week, and encourage others to do the same. Hopkins County firefighters and commissioners standby as Judge Robert Newsom reads a proclamation officially recognizing the observance of Fire...
PACE Program, Acceptance Of Assistance To Firefighters Grant Tabled
Hopkins County Commissioners Court on Monday tabled two items related to a proposed loan program and determined to wait until a future meeting to officially consider accepting a grant to benefit local fire departments. PACE Program The first person to complete the new public forum form to speak during the commissioners court meeting was Doug Taylor, regarding a request made to the court to allow for a PACE program in Hopkins County....
Burn Ban Lifted For Hopkins County
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom and Fire Marshal Andy Endsley issued an order Tuesday morning which officially lifted the burn ban for Hopkins County, following several days of with appreciable rain which moved the county from very high/severe fire danger range to very low fire danger range on drought and predictive indexes. Fire Danger Forecast maps by Texas A&M University Spatial Services Laboratory in partnership with Texas...
Hopkins County Drought Conditions Persist, In Spite Of Rain
Burn Ban Still Fully In Force In Hopkins County, 1 of 224 In Texas Under Burn Ban Although some areas over the past week have experienced a couple of good downbursts, the rain was nowhere near enough to offset the drought conditions Hopkins County is still experiencing. Thus, the burn ban enacted July 11, 2022, is still effective on Aug. 10, 2022 and for the foreseeable future for Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Fire...
Special Court, Plat, Fire Department Donations, Easement, Bridge Improvements Discussed
A special court, final plat, fire department donations, road easement and bridge improvements were discussed and approved by Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning. Easement Jason Lacomfora asked the county to grant an easement for property located on Airline Drive, located just west of Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport. He noted that he’d first contacted city staff about obtaining the easement. He said he was advised...
90-Day Burn Ban Issued For Hopkins County
No Outdoor Burning — Not Even In Covered Barrel — Allowed At This Time Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, at the request of Hopkins County Fire Marshal Andy Endsley, issued a burn ban for Hopkins County. The ban is effective as of today, July 11, 2022, and will remain in effect for 90 days, unless Texas Forest Service or the county judge and fire marshal determine drought conditions no loner exist. Hopkins County Fire...
