VFDs In Hopkins County Benefit From Community Fundraiser, CARES Act
Thursday was a big day for the volunteer fire departments in Hopkins County. All VFDs in Hopkins County benefitted from a community fundraiser and CARES Act funding. Jason Tully started a program to help raise funds for the county’s 11 VFDs who are even lower on funding than usual since many weren’t able to hold their usual fundraisers this year. Tully encouraged the community to make donations either at his insurance business...
2 Weeks Worth Of COVID-19 Data For Texas School Districts Released By State
Texas Department of State Health Services Wednesday released 2 weeks worth of COVID-19 data for Texas school districts, including those in Hopkins County. The data about public schools was originally slated to be released on Sept. 23, but, due to “issues resulting from the integration of the school COVID case report data set with the school enrollment data set,” individual district data was not available until Sept. 30....
Pre-Order Hopkins County Stew From Your Favorite Cook Starting Oct. 1
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Have you ever wanted to judge stew in the Hopkins County Stew Contest? Here is your chance! We are looking for individuals to serve as judges in this year’s Stew Contest. If you are interested, please call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515. The time has come to pre-order your stew for this year’s Stew Drive-thru! You can make your pre-order beginning...
Sept. 30 COVID-19 Update: 4 New Cases, 3 Recoveries, 78 Active Cases In Hopkins County
Four new COVID-19 cases were reported Sept. 30, three fewer than the day before. Three additional Hopkins County residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19 as well, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported in their Sept. 30 COVID-19 update. Thus, the count increased only by one case for a total of 78 active cases in Hopkins County on Sept. 30. One less patient was reported to be in the COVID...
Trading Post for September 30, 2020
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Volleyball and Tennis on Tap This Game Day Tuesday
On this game day Tuesday (September 29), there is Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats and Lady Cats Tennis on the schedule. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team, who are 3-5 this season, were to be playing in only their third home game of the still-young regular season. Unfortunately for the Lady Cats, the Mount Pleasant varsity team has been quarantined. There will, however, be junior varsity games played at 4:30 P.M. and 5:30 P.M., according...
Sept. 29 COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, 21 Recoveries, Update On Age Percentages
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 7 new COVID-19 cases and 21 recoveries on Sept. 29. A breakdown of Hopkins County COVID-19 cases by age percentages was also provided by the Local Health Authority and the emergency management officials. positive COVID-19 result That’s three fewer cases than were reported on Monday, which included any new cases reported to HC/SSEM officials since their report...
Strides For Blue 122 On Their Walk To Dallas
The Strides For Blue 122 organization is making it’s way through Hopkins County on their journey from Mt. Pleasant to Dallas. The walking trip, a distance of 122 miles, is to educate, train and advocate for the prevention of PTSD and suicide for all First Responders, Veterans and their families. Their journey started on September 28th in Mount Pleasant and should take five days to reach Dallas. Supporters from all of the country...
Hicks: Plenty in Store For the Rest of 2020
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Folks who visit our office never ask if anything is going on – they ask what is going on! We always have something of interest planned for all ages. The 4-H program is off to a good start, and enrollment for the 2020/2021 year is now taking place. We have five clubs in the county. Enrollment is open to all youth grades 3...
Putting Two and Two Together at PJC
SULPHUR SPRINGS — PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Math Instructor Charla Holzbog, right, works on a problem with Diana Gallegos, of Como, left, and Josh McMorris of Sulphur Springs during one of her math classes. Social distancing is being practiced in all classrooms, like Instructor Holzbog’s lecture shown above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at 903-885-1232 for more information. Paris Junior College — located in Paris,...
