Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley Gives Update on COVID-19
Mar17

Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley Gives Update on COVID-19

KSST hosted a live press conference Tuesday 3/17/2020 on Coroanvirus (COVID-19). Click here for the replay on youtube: https://youtu.be/1cidag-Kcgg

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LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE: Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley to Speak
Mar17

LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE: Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley to Speak

KSST hosted a live press conference Tuesday 3/17/2020 on Coroanvirus (COVID-19). Click here for the replay on youtube: https://youtu.be/1cidag-Kcgg

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Endsley Appointed County Fire Marshal, Homeland Security Director
Nov09

Endsley Appointed County Fire Marshal, Homeland Security Director

Dec. 1 Is Deadline for Volunteer Fire Departments To Return Agreements To The County Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a number of items during the regular 9 a.m. session Monday. A deadline for volunteer fire departments to return signed contracts, appointed a county fire marshal and homeland security director, an agreement with the hospital for reimbursement of the Local Health Authority Nurse’s pay and an increase in...

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Fireworks Safety; County Fire Chief Endsley has Volunteer’s Heart
Jun30

Fireworks Safety; County Fire Chief Endsley has Volunteer’s Heart

Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley visited the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay during his first week on duty. He talked about fireworks safety for the Fourth of July weekend. With over 30 inches of rainfall during the first half of 2016, and with moderate conditions so far this summer, no burn bans have been placed for Hopkins  County.  He believes that may mean more fireworks in the hands of citizens this holiday. According...

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Endsley Named County Fire Chief
Jun13

Endsley Named County Fire Chief

Andy Endsley has been named Hopkins County Fire Chief. Monday morning during the regular session of Commissioner’s Court, Endsley was unanimously chosen from among 12 applicants, six of which were interviewed, to fill the vacant position. In an interview with Endsley, who lives in the Brinker Community in Hopkins County, following his appointment, he said he has experience with Hopkins County Fire Department in the past. For seven...

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Commissioners Court Appoints 2 To Civic Center Board, members of Regional SART Team
Jan09

Commissioners Court Appoints 2 To Civic Center Board, members of Regional SART Team

Hopkins County Commissioners Court appointed 2 to the Civic Center Board, approved SART Team recommendations, and noted that an agricultural lease had been re-signed. Also during the regular court meeting Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, Fire Marshal Andy Endsley gave an update about a public health nuisance abatement case. At the recommendation of Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Manager Lonnie Fox, Hopkins County Commissioners Court...

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Burn Ban Lifted For Hopkins County
Aug23

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...

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90-Day Burn Ban Issued For Hopkins County
Jul11

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...

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A.G Sandifeer
Nov21

A.G Sandifeer

Funeral service for A.G Sandifeer, age 81, of Dike, Texas, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November 27, 2023, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Shorty Bishop and Casey Phillips officiating. Interment will follow at Connor Cemetery with Chad Jones, Chad Brazell, Clint Payne, Michael Hale, Kevin Johnson and Andy Endsley serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Pat Potts, Don Phillips, Gary Almond, Ron Gabriel, Jack...

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Hopkins County – No Burn Ban, But Caution Advised
Aug10

Hopkins County – No Burn Ban, But Caution Advised

August 10, 2023 – The latest Drought Map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Hopkins County to have a “No Drought” rating as of August 8th, 2023. As surrounding counties, mostly to our South and West are showing to start increasing in their drought rating, some are beginning to enforce burn bans in their counties. Officials in Hopkins County have not yet announced a burn ban for local residents but do advise county...

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