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...
The Unknown Proved to be Methamphetamine
Hopkins County Deputy responded at a call regarding a possible overdose Saturday evening. Parents of Cameron Blayne Davis, 18, gave the deputy a plastic baggie with several white pills identified as Xanex and two unknown capsule pills. It was the unknown that created the problem. Davis was seen by EMS but refused treatment. He was left at home to sleep. However, when the unknown pills were tested, they proved to be methamphetamine....
SSISD Open House Schedule March 6-9
Sulphur Springs ISD Open House Schedule was released Monday by Rusty Hardin, Assistant Superintendent. The district invites parents and the community to visit the schools during Open House week. Below is the schedule for each campus: ECLC – Monday, March 6, 2017 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Douglas – Monday, March 6, 2017 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SS High School – Monday, March 6, 2017 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SS Middle School...
