Hopkins County Oct. 21 COVID-19 Update: 42 New Cases, 169 Active Cases
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials, in the Oct. 21 COVID-19 update, reported 42 new positive COVID-19 cases and 169 active cases — the most active case Hopkins County has had at one time. Hopkins County Reports This marks the second time this week a high new case count was reported following a day with no cases. On Monday, 77 new cases were reported. This followed Friday’s report of no new...
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Eddie Flores Reports 2 Wins Tuesday Night
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Eddie Flores reported the results of two wins Tuesday night. 8th Grade B Team Flores reports the 8th Grade B Team Wildcats beat Pine Tree 16-14. The Wildcat B-Team is 1-2 for the season. Offense QB- Wyatt Watson threw for 2TD, and rushed for 20 yards for the nightWR-Max Williamson had a 35-yard receiving TD and had 3 catches for the nightWR-Alex Macias had a 40-yard receiving TDRB- Eduardo...
Early Voting In Hopkins County Slows, But Still On Track To Set New Records
Early voting in Hopkins County has slowed this week, but is still on track to set new records. The ROC, the Hopkins County early voting center for the Nov. 3 General Election At the close of the voting center on Tuesday, 6,725 voters had cast Nov. 3 General Election ballots either by personal appearance or mail. There have been 5,844 in-person voters (24.4 percent) and 881 mail voters. That’s a total of 28.07 percent of the...
Progress In the Pacific Park: Grays Building Foundation Is Being Poured
Crews continue to make progress in Pacific Park on the new Grays Building. The project reached another construction landmark, pouring of the concrete for the foundation. Foundation work begins on the new Grays Building Wednesday morning, October. 21, 2020 Starting at 7 a.m. Oct. 21, 2020, Bell concrete began arriving with product which a Potts Concrete Construction crew placed on the construction site. By 9 a.m., a good section of the...
Hopkins County Stew Drive-Thru Is This Saturday, Oct. 24
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The time has come to get your stew in this year’s Stew Drive-thru! On Saturday, October 24, you can drive through to choose chicken or beef stew. All quarts are $10 and will include cheese and crackers. No tickets for park admission will be sold, but the drive-through will be available while supplies last. See you soon on Saturday, October 24 … 2020 Stew, We’re Driving...
Hopkins County Oct. 20 COVID-19 Update: 2 Additional Nursing Home Deaths Reported
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Hopkins County Oct. 20 COVID-19 update reported no new positive COVID-19 results were reported, great news following a report of 77 new cases on Monday. However, Texas Health and Human Services reported 2 deaths as of Oct. 6 were residents of a local nursing home. HC/SSEM Reports No new patient recoveries were reported on Oct. 20 either, so the active case count...
Updates Given On SSISD COVID-19 Cases, Enrollment
Sulphur Springs ISD administrators provided updates Monday evening on COVID-19 cases and enrollment in Virtual Academy and face-to-face learning. COVID-19 Cases Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams reported the district has had a total of 78 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, 46 students and 32 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19 since school started on Sept. 1. He acknowledged that there were some cases before...
Winnsboro Police Department Report For Oct. 12-18, 2020
The Winnsboro Police Department media report for the week of Oct. 12-18, 2020, included the following activity: Arrests No arrests Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 127 calls forservice during this reporting period. Citations The Winnsboro Police Department issued 18 citations and 37 warningsduring this reporting period. Winnsboro Police Department...
City, County Recognized For Sharing CARES Funds For Devices For SSISD Students
The city and county were recognized by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees and administrators Monday evening for CARES Act fund contributions for devices for SSISD students. “We have the wonderful honor of being able to recognize the City of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County for contributions to the Sulphur Springs Independent School District,” SSISD Board of Trustees President Robert Cody said...
7 Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD
Trustees Also Approve Membership In Legal Program, Head Start Policy Council Appointment Seven personnel changes were approved for SSISD Monday evening. The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees also made a council appointment and renewed district membership in a legal program. An ESL/bilingual report too was presented during the 6 p.m. meeting Oct. 19. Personnel, Appointment Personnel changes approved for...
