115th COVID-19 Fatality Confirmed, 203 Active Cases Reported For Hopkins County
DSHS Resumes Filling Medical Staffing Requests It’s no secret that COVID-19 cases have continued to rising once again in Texas – including Hopkins County. The 7-day state average of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 10,332, contributing to the 10,463 in Texas hospitals on Aug. 10. That is nearly 3,000 new confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in the last week, according to Texas Department of State Health...
Hopkins County Back To School Activities
If you think the school year is coming way too fast, just imagine how Como-Pickton students and teachers felt Wednesday when classes started for the 2021-2022 school year. Cumby and Miller Grove will begin classes Aug. 12, with the students in the remainder of Hopkins County and Yantis schools slated to return to class next week. Most class and supply lists, at least for elementary students, have been posted on the school district...
Dinner Bell Today
Dinner Bell is serving a special meal today. Volunteers from all walks of life diligently cook and assemble each meal with care. Special thanks to Alliance Bank as the Community Partner for this week’s meal. Their continued support is greatly appreciated. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting at...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 1-1 in Season Opening Tri-Match
Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats volleyball team hosted a regular season-opening tri-match Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the SSHS Main Gym and left their home court with a 1-1 record to start their fall 2021 season. The first game of two, against North Lamar, proved to be a thriller to the end. Sulphur Springs pulled out to a commanding 2-0 set lead, but North Lamar stormed back to not only take sets three and four, to tie the...
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center and Beginning of Fall Semester
Dana Smock, left, office manager at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, assists second-year student Jocelyn Perez as she completes paperwork for the fall semester, which begins August 30. For more information about PJC, call 903-885-0195. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Dana and Perez beginning of fall semester
Paris SBDC Webinars Offer Small Business Survival Tips
The Paris Small Business Development Center continues webinar presentations from author, entrepreneur, and USA Today columnist Rhonda Abrams (author, entrepreneur, and USA Today columnist) for a five-part online webinar. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost experts on small business, entrepreneurship, and business planning, Abrams has helped millions of entrepreneurs launch and grow their own businesses. In these...
Trading Post for August 10, 2021
i have cleaned out my closet and i have clothes galore for sale some still have price tags on them some barely worn once or twice, some name brand there is dress, tops, pants and outfits will sale items as individual or you can fill up a grocery bags for $8 or a large for $12. call or text 903.440.5523 for more details sizes range for medium up to 3x, everything is excellent condition coming from a smoke free and animal free home....
Forage Grasses and How Best to Handle Them in Different Regions of Texas, by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas Cool-season annual forage grasses are well adapted to most regions of Texas with soil texture generally the most important factor in adaptability of each species. The choice of therefore, is largely dependent on the producer’s management philosophy and livestock production needs. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas...
Volleyball Set For Tri-Match Season Opener Today at SSHS Main Gym
Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats volleyball team are prepped and set for their regular-season opener at home today at the SSHS Main Gym. The Lady Cats are set to host a tri-match today, between Sulphur Springs, North Lamar and Sherman, with the Lady Cats games taking place at 9 A.M. (versus North Lamar), with Coach Dorner’s team taking on Sherman later in the day at 1 P.M. Before the Lady Cats get started this morning to...
City, County Celebrate National Health Center Week, Aug. 8-14
City and county officials proclaimed Aug. 8-14 as National Health Center Week, in celebration of the “legacy of America’s Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of America’s health care system.” Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers during the regular City Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom during the regular Commissioners Court meeting...
