Barbara Formby
Graveside Service for Barbara Formby, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at South Liberty Cemetery with Rev. Daniel Lewis officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Barbara passed away Monday, February 22, 2017 at Wesley House – Memory Care. She was born on September 29, 1939 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of Robert Bailey and Helen (Orr) Dry. She married Jerry Wayne Formby. She...
Hopkins County EMS Replacing Unit; Transports Increasing
Hopkins County EMS will be replacing Medic 7, a 1998 truck, with a new unit following a vote of the Hopkins County Hospital District Board. The hospital district continues ownership of EMS services for Hopkins, Delta, and Franklin Counties. The new unit will cost $168,000. EMS transports are increasing in the three county area. Currently those numbers are above target numbers expected by EMS personnel. January was the busiest month...
Questions Regarding Indigent Care Asked During Hospital District Board Meeting
Who pays for indigent medical care for Hopkins County Jail inmates? That was the question presented to the Hopkins County Hospital District by Donna Wallace,Financial Officer with CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital. The question was asked during the district board meeting Monday night, February 27, 2017. It was noted that close to $100,000 in medication cost is expended each year for prisoners and that a doctor makes weekly visits to...
Hospital, Clinic in Full Compliance with Medicare/Medicaid; Doctor Network Increasing
CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital Sulphur Springs is once again in compliance with Medicare/Medicaid having more than met standards during a recent certification survey, according to Paul Harvey, hospital administrator. Harvey reported to the Hopkins County Hospital District Board Monday night during their regular session. Harvey updated the district board regarding activities at the local hospital. The Hopkins Hospital District owns...
Tuesday Weather
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms increasing to 50% tonight as cold front moves through; High: 78; Low: 53; Wind: South, southwest 10-15, gusting to 25 mph
Vascular Clinic to Be Open Once a Month at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic
Todd Bengtson, M.D., brings his decades of experience in Vascular Surgery and Ambulatory Medicine to the patients of CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic – Sulphur Springs and across Northeast Texas. The first Vascular Clinic day is scheduled for Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Dr. Bengtson will continue to see patients at this location the first Wednesday of each month. His office will be located at 113 Airport Rd., Ste. 300, Sulphur Springs,...
New DQ in Town
A second location for Dairy Queen in Sulphur Springs opens Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 1419 South Broadway. A soft opening was conducted Monday in a fund raiser for the Sulphur Springs High School Band. DQ hours are 10 a.m. unti 10 p.m.
“Updated” Thunderstorm Warning for Western Hopkins County
The warning ended at 2 p.m. with light rain falling in western Hopkins County. The storm’s intensity diminished as it moved through the area. Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 122 PM CST MON FEB 27 2017 The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… East central Hunt County in north central Texas… Western Hopkins County in north central...
Weapon in Vehicle Must Have Been Left There by Another
Cumby Police made a traffic stop on I-30 at the 110-mile marker Sunday. A marijuana grinder was observed in the passenger seat and the odor of marijuana was coming from the 2012 Chevy Impala. The driver, Geremi Coroell Hoskins, 27, of Garland presented the officer with an ID but had no driver’s license. That was the beginning. Hoskins said he was driving a borrowed vehicle. A citation was written for no Driver’s License and for drug...
