Final 2020 Numbers Prove Dismal Year For Hopkins County
As the state of Texas continues to update fatalities attributed to Hopkins County due to COVID-19 for the year 2020, the final numbers for death certificates are coming is as well. Currently, the state DSHS dashboard shows 70 fatalities for deaths due to the coronavirus for residents that lived in Hopkins County. As the state sometimes takes several weeks to report deaths, this number for 2020 is certain to go up. It is important to...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams Hit the Road on Game Day Tuesday
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams have non-district games on the road on this game day Tuesday (January 5). The Wildcats are making a long road trip to Nacogdoches. There will be a Freshman game at 4:30 p.m. The Wildcats JV plays Nac at 5:45 p.m. The Wildcats Varsity plays the Dragons beginning at 7 p.m. The Wildcats have a 9-5 season record and they have won two games in row. Their latest win came at Marshall Saturday...
Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs News
On the first day back from the Christmas and New Years holidays, PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Assistant Director and Student Advisor Iris Gutierrez, right, helps returning student Andre Evans of Sulphur Springs as he registers for the 2021 Spring Semester. For information about applying for admission or scholarships to PJC, call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs student Evans registering on first day back from holidays...
Paris Junior College Scholarships Available for Spring Semester Classes Begin January 11
Paris Junior College has scholarships available for students to use in the Spring Semester, but applicants should take action now to gain funding for classes that begin Monday, Jan. 11. PJC is offering face-to-face, interactive video, hybrid, and online classes so students may best meet their educational needs. New students need to apply for admission to PJC, either by contacting [email protected] or filling out the online form...
Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Requests For Infill Housing Program, Final Plat For Duplex Complex At Jan. 5 Meeting
The Jan. 5 Sulphur Springs City Council agenda contains five action items pertaining to potential housing construction projects. If all five are approved the city could see as many as 81 new housing units constructed in the near future. Three people have requested 380 agreements for infill housing incentives to construct single family dwellings within the next 3 years on identified lots within the city. In August 2020, City Council...
Trading Post for January 7, 2021
For Sale: a third Generation iPad. Asking $100.00 for it. If interested, or for more details, please call 972-848-0137. For Sale: Two 6-grate dearborn heaters, $30 each. 903-243-3801 For Sale: Samsung Galaxy A-11, ATT, Smartphone. 903 335 1089 Wanted: car batteries, tractor batteries, scooter batteries, any old lead batteries. Will come and pick them up. 903 348 4498. Needing: a housekeeper for an elderly couple. Needed one to two...
Jan. 4 COVID-19 Update: 10 New Cases, 161 Active Cases, 29 In CMFH-SS COVID Unit
State and local COVID-19 reports on Jan. 4 COVID-19 showed more than twice as many new Hopkins County cases as recoveries over the last four days, and not only an increase in cases at Sulphur Springs nursing homes but also one additional resident fatality during the most recent reporting period. Continued high hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Trauma Service Area F for the ninth consecutive day also ensure at least another week...
Diabetes Education Class To Be Held Virtually In February
Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s next diabetes education program will be held virtually on Wednesday in February. “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes” is a program is designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes learn how to manage their blood glucose through basic nutrition and self-care management. The class was originally scheduled to be start Wednesday, Jan. 4. However, the class has been moved to Wednesdays in...
Vaccine Availability Remains A Challenge For Most
With information changing daily, patience is certainly a virtue if you are wanting to receive any of the COVID-19 vaccines. Almost as quickly as CHRISTUS Mother Frances Clinic announced that they would release some vaccines for Phase 1b recipients this week, all of the appointment times were taken up. Some local pharmacies continue to take names even though they do not know if and when they will receive vaccines, and the two local...
Restaurants & Retail Reduced To 50% Capacity For At Least Another Week
The Trauma Service Area F hospitalization rate remained over 15% for yet another day on Monday, January 4th meaning the reduced capacity will be in effect for restaurants, retail, gyms, and other businesses for at least another 7 days. Per Governor Abbott’s Executive Order, the COVID-19 hospitalization rate will have to remain under 15% for seven consecutive days for the capacity restrictions to be lifted. With 207 Covid...
