Admissions Up At CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs has been “super busy” over the last 2 months, with a 28 percent increase in patient admissions during November alone. The emergency department experienced an almost 16 percent patient increase, CMFHSS Ministry President and Chief Executive officer Paul Harvey told Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors during...
Chamber Connection – Dec. 19, 2019
Attention All Chamber Members: Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!Chamber Members, we are going to print with the 2020 Membership Directory. We are going to have it ready for distribution the first part of January, so we need you to do a few things … By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Lezley Brown Please go to www.HopkinsChamber.org and click in the directory search. Please check to make sure...
Sulphur Bluff ISD To Hold Meeting Regarding Proposed Solar Farm
Proposed reinvestment zone for Hopkins Energy LLC solar farm Public hearings over designation of reinvestment zones and the Hopkins Solar appraised value limitation agreement will be conducted during SBISD’s regular board meeting Thursday, Dec. 19. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., but may be delayed a bit until the group can get out to Sulphur Bluff. Sulphur Springs ISD trustees on June 10 accepted an application to...
Tira News For Dec. 18, 2019
Children with Santa Clause, along with Tami Joslin, Tira Council member, at the Tira Christmas party By Jan Vaughn We had a small, but good, group at the Tira Christmas Party on Saturday night. Following the meal, the Tira Volunteer Firefighters were recognized for their service to the community. Tami Joslin read the Christmas story from the Bible, and then Santa Clause arrived to visit with the kids. Chip and I spent Friday and...
Hospital District Board Approves Purchase of 2 Ambulances For EMS Fleet
Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services ambulances Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Monday night approved purchase of two ambulances and a request to consider beginning the process to find a qualified architect to design a new EMS facility. Ambulance replacement Brent Smith, chief operating officer and director of EMS, asked that the hospital district board consider purchasing two demo ambulances as a reduced...
Zoning Board Approves Special Use Permit, 2 Ordinance Variances
Cross Country Communications, 402 Church St. Sulphur Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals approved a special use permit and two ordinance variances during the regular meeting Tuesday night. A special use permit allowing construction of a communications tower at 402 Church St. was approved. Danny Weems had requested the permit to improve the service offered by his business, Cross Country Communications. The tower is...
SSISD To Consider 2 Proposed Solar Projects At Special Dec. 19 Meeting
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees had called a special meeting at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, to consider several documents regarding two proposed solar farms, followed by team of eight training. Public hearings on the designation of the Hopkins Energy LLC Reinvestment Zone #2 and designation of the Solemio Reinvestment Zone are slated to be held during the meeting. Hopkins County Energy LLC Proposed...
2 Arrested On Aggravated Sexual Assault Charges
Koby MahlEmily Rutherford Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office arrested Koby Chase Mahl, 20, of Cumby and Emily Rutherford, 18, of Miller Grove Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 17, on one warrant each for aggravated sexual assault, according to arrest reports. Both remained in the county jail at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Bond was set at $100,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Investigator...
HCSO: Paris Woman Jailed In Hopkins County On Controlled Substance Charge
Rakeysha Sade McFrazier A 27-year-old Paris woman was reportedly found in possession of edible treats containing THC and arrested Monday night. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies reported stopping a Kia Optima seen at 9:42 p.m. Dec. 16 traveling at 76 miles per hour in the 65 mph speed zone on State Highway 19 north at County Road 4764. Upon contact with the driver, deputies smelled a strong odor of suspected marijuana emitting...
