Commissioners Court Approves 2 Preliminary Plat Proposals, Consider Generator Bids
Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week approved two preliminary plat proposals and considered generator bids as well. Plats The court was asked to consider approving a preliminary plat for the Noah Joy Estates as well as another for the Piper Jay Estates. A representative for the projects told the commissioners the first, as planned, would turn 60 acres into 29 2-acre parcels. Each would have a site built, modern farm house on...
5 SSHS Students Attend National BPA Leadership Competitions
Sulphur Springs High School was well represented at the National Business Professionals of America Leadership conference, with five SSHS students participating in the May 4-7 event in Dallas. BPA is the nation’s leading CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, information technology, finance, accounting, office administration, and other business-related career fields. SSHS...
Aiguier Cemetery Association Meeting
The Aiguier Cemetery Association will have their annual meeting on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the North Hopkins School Cafeteria. A pot-luck lunch will be shared at noon, with a brief business meeting to follow. Donations for the upkeep of the cemetery are always needed and appreciated. Jan Vaughn, ReporterAiguier Cemetery Association903-438-6688 Aiguier Cemetery
Hospital Visitors And Patients Encouraged, But Not Required, To Wear A Mask
All Will Be Screened For COVID-Like Symptoms Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 11, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Helping Ukraine flag of Ukraine In light of the news of the attacks on Ukraine, we would like to extend an opportunity to aid the community of Kharkov (a city in northeast Ukraine). One of the hospital associates has a spouse who is...
May 11 Chamber Connection: See You On The Centerline April 8, 2024 – For The Solar Eclipse!
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected] If you Google “April 8, 2024,” the first thing that will pop up is a total solar eclipse that goes from southwest Texas to Maine. If you look closely, you will see Sulphur Springs is slap dab on the center point of the Path of Totality. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel...
Be Well, Live Well – Healthy Aging
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County, [email protected] As people age, nutrition and physical activity are even more important to their overall health. More than 12% of the population in Texas is older than 65, and that number is expected to surpass 20% by 2050. The theme of this year’s Older Americans Month in May is “Age My Way.” The Age My Way theme refers...
Obituary – Captain Joe Reid Scott
A funeral service for Captain Joe Reid Scott, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Carla Cordova officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Joby Scott, Bryson Scott, Ben Scott, Gabriel Cordova, Noah Post and Caleb Post serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Plain and Fancy coffee group and Mr. Bill Williamson....
2 Citizens Ask SSISD Trustees To Reconsider Stance On 313 Agreement For Dike Solar Farm
Developer, Land Owner Asks School Board to Amend Agreement As Requested Citizens asked Sulphur Springs ISD trustees this week to reconsider the district’s stance on 313 agreements, particularly amending the agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC. The developer and one landowner whose property is within the planned Hopkins Energy LLC area asked the board to approve the amended agreement. Tim Fuller (pink shirt at left) addressed the...
Disaster Assistance Available For 2022 Livestock Forage Losses In Hopkins County
News Release – May 11, 2022 Producers in Hopkins County are eligible to apply for 2022 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on native pasture, improved pasture and small grain grazing. LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land. County committees can only accept LFP applications after notification...
I-30 Traffic Stop Nets Hydrocodone And Crack Cocaine, Felony 1 Arrest
An Interstate 30 traffic stop at 1:18 p.m. Sunday, May 8, 2022, netted hydrocodone, crack cocaine and one felony arrest. Tommy Lee Page (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Zack Steward reported stopping a Chrysler 300 for failure to signal a lane change. The driver, 56-year-old Tommy Lee Page of Lancaster, was discovered on a records check to have been arrested in Dallas earlier this year on a controlled...
