Chamber Connection – Jan. 12, 2022: Theme For 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Announced
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Immerse yourself in your digital advertising options at the Chamber’s next Lunch and Learn. April Bliss, founder of Bliss Digital Innovations, will present the Chamber’s quarterly Lunch and Learn, providing small businesses with useful, timely information about digital advertising options beyond Pay-Per-Click. You’ll learn about Retargeting, Targeted Display,...
COVID Transmission Rates Across The US, Texas, Hopkins County Continue To Be High
COVID transmission rates across the Country, state and county continue to be high this week, increasing 2.7 percent across the United States over the past 7 days compared to the previous 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 627,752 active cases were reported in Texas, including 483 Hopkins County residents who actively had COVID-19 at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, according to Texas Department of State...
2 Women, 2 Men Jailed On Controlled Substance Charges
Two women and two men were jailed on controlled substance charges over the past 3 days, police and deputies noted in arrest and jail reports. Albert Michael Reyna Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a 36-year-old Wetumka, Oklahoma man at 8:33 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, on North Hilcrest Drive for a traffic violation in a Chrysler Town & Country mini van. The driver, identified as Albert Michael Reyna,...
Blaze Destroys CR 4791 Mobile Home, Truck
A late afternoon blaze destroyed a County Road 4791 mobile home and truck Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. The resident was not injured but did lose all of his possession in the fire. Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs, North Hopkins, Cumby, Dike and South Sulphur firefighters were dispatched at 5:11 p.m. Jan. 10 to the structure fire. Although firefighters began quickly working to extinguish the blaze, they were unable to save the structure or...
Obituary – Dan Hamiter
Dan Hamiter A memorial service for Dan Hamiter, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Meeks and Rev. Robert Williams officiating. There will be no formal visitation. I Corinthians 15:55-57 – “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God,...
Pruning Most Roses In Mid-February Produces Healthier, Larger More Attractive Bushes
Pillar Or Climbing Roses Are The Exception By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent, Ag/Natural Resources, [email protected] Earlier in the week, I got a phone call related to pruning, and particularly pruning of roses. As you are probably aware, the Hopkins County Extension Office promoted the cultivation of earth-kind roses years back and some of them are now mature and thriving. A rose Annual pruning is an...
Jan. 12 Deadline For Rural Hospitals, Nursing Facilities To Apply For ARPA COVID-19 Funding
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reminding rural hospitals and nursing facilities in Texas to apply for $128 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to help pay for critical staffing needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Jan. 12. “We’re encouraging health care providers who have worked so hard in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to take advantage of this...
Lillian Jean Hearne Thompson
Lillian Jean Hearne Thompson A celebration of life memorial service for Lillian Thompson, age 90, will be held this Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 2 p.m. at League Street Church of Christ in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Visitation will precede the service at 1 p.m. Lillian Jean (Hearne) Thompson died peacefully on Friday morning, December 3, 2021, in Sulphur Springs after several years of Alzheimer’s disease. She was a resident of Wesley...
10 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD
Dates For Candidate filing For May 7 School Board Election Announced Dates for filing for three seats on Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees were announced and 10 personnel changes were approved during the regular January school board meeting Monday evening. School Board Election SSISD logo Candidates filing for the May 7, 2022, SSISD trustees election will begin Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 a in SSISD Tax Office, located inside SSISD...
Dean Allen Fetting
Dean Allen Fetting Dean Allen Fetting, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital. He was born on March 22, 1947, in Winona, Minnesota, the son of Randall Fetting and Elizabeth Salwey Fetting. He married Bennie Goodin on April 23, 1968, in Young County, Texas. He served in the United States Air Force from December of 1966 until he was honorably discharged on March 31,...
