Trading Post for January 12, 2021
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Trading Post for January 12, 2021

Needing: someone who cleans houses. This couple lives in the Brashear area. If you clean houses, or for more details, please call 903-582-9806. Chocolate and red Louis Vitton purse asking $90,new,Call or text 903.440.5523 for picture For sale: fire wood. Asking $150.00 a cord. Cords are half seasoned and half greenish. If interested or for more details, please call 318-268-7652. Free to a good home: two fluffy female kittens. They are...

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Filing For May 2021 Sulphur Springs City Council Elections Begins Jan. 13
Jan12

Filing For May 2021 Sulphur Springs City Council Elections Begins Jan. 13

Candidate filing for the May 2021 Sulphur Springs City Council Elections begins Wednesday, Jan. 13. The City of Sulphur Springs will be conducting an election to fill four seats on the City Council. Filing is for Places 1, 2, 3 and 5. A regular election is called for a full three-year term for Places 1, 2 and 3, while a special election is scheduled for the remaining year of the Place 5 term on the City Council. Sulphur Springs...

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Jan. 11 COVID-19 Update: 15 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 236 Active Cases
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Jan. 11 COVID-19 Update: 15 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 236 Active Cases

Although the patient count in the local hospital COVID unit decreased at least 10 percent, the overall case counts increased in Hopkins County, and COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to rise in Trauma Service Area F and across the state as a whole, according to Texas Department of State Health Services and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Jan. 10 COVID-19 reports. Case Counts The DSHS Jan. 11 COVID-19 Texas Case...

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Jan. 10 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 13 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 225 Active Cases
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Jan. 10 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 13 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 225 Active Cases

The COVID-19 case count in Hopkins County continued to rise on Jan. 10 as did COVID-19 related fatalities, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 10 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard. The good news is that four additional recoveries were reported and a decrease not only in COVID-19 hospitalizatizations but in all hospitalizations in Trauma Service area F on Sunday. This is in sync with COVID-19 hospitalizations...

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DSHS Announced 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Hubs; CMFH-SS Among 206 Other Providers Allocated Doses As Well
Jan10

DSHS Announced 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Hubs; CMFH-SS Among 206 Other Providers Allocated Doses As Well

The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 234 providers this week. That includes 28 hub providers that will focus on large community vaccination efforts as Texas vaccinates health care workers, people 65 and older and those with medical conditions that put them at greater risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. While...

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Trading Post for January 10, 2021
Jan10

Trading Post for January 10, 2021

For sale: fire wood. Asking $150.00 a cord. Cords are half seasoned and half greenish. If interested or for more details, please call 318-268-7652. Free to a good home: two fluffy female kittens. They are 12 weeks old. One is a Calico and the other is black and white. They are “tame outdoor cats, very playful, and healthy.” “They would be good barn cats.” This party would like the kittens to stay together. If...

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Jan. 9 COVID-19 Update: 5 Fatalities, 9 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 217 Active Cases
Jan09

Jan. 9 COVID-19 Update: 5 Fatalities, 9 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 217 Active Cases

Five additional COVID-19 fatalities, 9 new cases and four recoveries were reported for Hopkins County in the Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 9 COVID-19 dashboard for Texas Case Counts. Case Counts and Fatalities A total of 1,217 molecular COVID-19 cases have been reported for Hopkins County since March, which means two additional Hopkins County residents received lab-confirmed molecular COVID-19 test results as of 2:15...

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Paris District Road Report for the Week of January 11, 2021
Jan09

Paris District Road Report for the Week of January 11, 2021

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Jan. 11, 2021. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...

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Jan. 8 COVID-19 Update: 12 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 217 Active Cases
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Jan. 8 COVID-19 Update: 12 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 217 Active Cases

In Hopkins County, two people had received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and four Hopkins County residents had recovered, there were also 12 new coronavirus cases and the local COVID unit was within three patients of reaching capacity, Texas Department of State Health Services and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported in Jan. 8 COVID-19 reports. Trauma Service Area F Friday reported a record...

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Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams Face Hallsville in District Games Friday
Jan08

Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams Face Hallsville in District Games Friday

The Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams resume district play on this game day Friday against Hallsville. The Wildcats, who are 2-0 in district play with a home win against Pine Tree and a road win at Marshall, travel to Hallsville to play the Bobcats. There will be a Freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV game starting at 5:30 p.m. with the varsity game beginning at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 9-6 for the season. The Bobcats are having a solid...

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