Summer Burn Bans Creep Toward Hopkins County
August 20, 2024 – With sustained texas heat and no rain for the past week, and none in the forecast, burn bans have been steadily creeping east toward Hopkins County. Map of burn bans as of August 20th, 2024 Based on the current weather forecast, it’s only a matter of time before the yearly summer ban will be in effect. In 2023, a county wide ban was put into place on August 28. In August of 2020, almost every county in...
New Hunt to Launch 28th Year of Conservation Fundraising
August 20, 2024 – AUSTIN – Big Time Texas Hunts kicks off another season with 10 premium guided hunt packages representing some of the very best hunting opportunities in Texas, including a new chance to take an aoudad ram in the Trans-Pecos region. In addition to the annual suite of offerings, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has added several new categories to the conservation fundraising drawing. New this year:...
Texas Wine Industry Joins ‘Come Over October’
Celebrate Texas Wine Month with community, conversation, and Texas wine AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) invite everyone to raise a glass in honor of Texas Wine Month this October and participate in the global Come Over October campaign. With around 500 wineries spread across the Lone Star State, there’s no better time to enjoy and share Texas wine with family and...
Venue Changed: Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce to Host Apex Clean Energy at Pacific Park
August 19, 2024 – Due to the level of response to this meeting, the venue has changed. The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce has promised to release that location today. The date and time will remain the same. August 12, 2024 – The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is set to host Apex Clean Energy for a lunch and learn in September. The informative meeting will help educate the public about wind power plants and their...
Monday Meal-A-Day Prep Team; Call for Drivers
August 19, 2024 – The Meal-A-Day ‘Prep Team’ was busy Monday morning preparing pineapple and bell peppers for meals this week. Meal-A-Day is powered by volunteers and we could always use more. Right now we have a shortage of drivers. Most routes take about one and a half hours to complete. Most drivers volunteers one day a week. For some seniors your knock and hot meal may be their only contact with the outside...
Teaming up with Law Enforcement to Prevent Drunk Driving
One person is killed every eight hours in alcohol-related traffic crashes in Texas AUSTIN – The reckless act of drinking and driving could change your life forever, but it only takes a few minutes to find a sober ride. As law enforcement increases its presence leading up to Labor Day, drivers can save their own life and the lives of others by finding a rideshare, transit, or other safe ride. While many people enjoyed an extra day...
Foreign National Heads to Prison for Trafficking over 17 Kilograms of Meth
Friday, August 16, 2024 – U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury deliberated for less than five hours before convicting Alberto Ramos-Nogueda Feb. 7. U.S. District...
Celebrity Judges Announced for 2024 Big Tex Choice Awards
August 18, 20204 – With the Fair season in full swing, that also means it’s time to crown the next winners of the 20th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards. It’s no easy feat to make it to this point, considering there were 65 total entries submitted. These were then whittled down to 24 semi-finalists. Now, it all comes down to the final 10 that will compete live in the final round at this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards event. The...
Attorney General Ken Paxton and 23 Other States Ask SCOTUS to Allow Arizona Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voting to Go Into Effect
August 18, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of twenty-three other attorneys general to file an amicus brief in support of an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote, asking the Supreme Court of the United States for an emergency stay of a federal district court’s injunction against the law. Arizona’s state constitution, like many other state constitutions, stipulates the...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, August 18, 2024
Hey friends!I love the book of Psalms. I love the heart of that book. Besides King David being one of my favorite people of the Bible, I love the poetic way it is written, and I love how relatable it is to life. And friends, today I really feel like there are some of us that are just struggling; feeling like everything is falling in around us and we are tired. Maybe you feel like the enemies are surrounding you and you wonder...
