Disturbance Involving A Brick Results In Arrest
A disturbance involving a brick resulted in a felony arrest Wednesday morning, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office communications operators dispatched Deputy Jason Lavender to County Road 3643 in Dike, where a disturbance was reported around 9 a.m. March 24, 2021. Upon arrival, Lavender contacted the complainant and the suspect, who was identified by a Louisiana driver’s license as 20-year-old...
Financial Help For Funeral Expenses For COVID-19-Related Deaths Available In April
In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 fordeaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by thepandemic. The policy was finalized today, and FEMA is now moving rapidly to implement this funeral assistanceprogram nationwide. Eligibility To be eligible for COVID-19 funeral assistance, the policy states: The...
State Highway 11 Traffic Stop Nets 3.5 Grams Of Methamphetamine
A State Highway 11 traffic stop netted 3.5 grams of methamphetamine and one felony arrest early Wednesday morning, deputies reported. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis reported stopping a westbound silver Chevrolet Silverado that was driven across the fog line and on the improved shoulder of State Highway 11 west at FM 275 early March 24, 2021. Upon contact with Mark Allan Potts, the 54-year-old Whitewright man...
Sulphur Springs ISD Considering A Policy For School Facilities Name Designations
Some Sulphur Springs ISD Board Polices were discussed at this week’s regular school board meeting. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb told the board of trustees that officials are working on a draft of a potential new policy for school facilities name designations. Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams, then asked SSISD Board of Trustees to approve Texas Association of School Boards Localized Policy Manual Update...
Man Arrested In Cameron County On Felony Hopkins County Warrant
A 37-year-old man was arrested in Cameron County on a felony Hopkins County warrant, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the US Border Patrol had taken Jose Estuardo Martinez into custody and was being held in Cameron County jail on a Hopkins County warrant for violation of probation on an indecency with a child by sexual contact charge, according to arrest reports. Jose Estuardo...
Appointments Still Available For COVID-19 Shots On March 25 At Sulphur Springs Hospital
For individuals in the eligible groups, COVID-19 shots are being offered Thursday, March 25, 2021, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. The hospital was allocated 500 first-doses of the Moderna two-dose COVID-19 vaccine to administer this week, according to Texas Department of State Health Services. At 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, there were still 150 appointment slots available for Thursday for any qualified...
Chamber Connection: Event Planned April 1 To Welcome New President/CEO
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce We have something special to put on your calendars! You are invited to welcome our new President/CEO to the Chamber on Thursday, April 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Chamber is located at 110 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Please make plans to stop by and welcome Butch Burney to the Chamber family. We look forward to seeing you! This weather is making us think about...
Visitation Policies Updated, Masks Still Required At All CHRISTUS Facilities Per CDC Guidelines
March 23, 2021 Business News By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas, March 23, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Important Notice We are aware of the new order announced by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that would lift the statewide masking mandate for many...
Sulphur Springs City-Wide Spring Clean Up Announced For April 12-17
Sulphur Springs residents will have an opportunity next month to get rid of unwanted most household items during the city’s annual City-Wide Spring Clean Up. The clean up will be conducted 1/4-mile east of Flowserve from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 12 through Saturday, April 17. This is a good opportunity to get rid of trash or other items that cannot be picked up at the curb. Among the items typically discarded are tree...
Sulphur Springs ISD 2021-2022 Calendar Approved
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday evening approved a 2021-22 calendar very similar to the calendar approved last spring for the current school year, which had to be adjusted due to COVID-19. SSISD Superintendent Mike Lamb discusses the proposed 2021-2022 school calendar with the school board While the calendar committee employed the same philosophies used to draft the original 2020-21 school calendar...
