CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Earns National Recognition For Stroke Care
(Sulphur Springs, Texas) – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines ® – Stroke Silver Plus achievement award. The recognition was awarded for the hospital’s commitment to ensure stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading...
Solicitation Process Coming Soon for Ecosystem Services Projects
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will soon begin seeking proposals from public or private entities to construct nature-based carbon sequestration infrastructure or other projects that will harness other similar ecosystem services on TPWD properties. House Bill (HB) 4018, passed in the 88th Texas Legislative Session and effective Sept. 1, allows TPWD to enter into agreements through an innovative conservation model providing...
Trying To Walk A Check Got One Man A Free Meal, In Jail
July 23, 2023 – An attempted dine and dash didn’t turn out too well for a downtown diner Saturday night, as restaurant staff called local police to report the destitute diner around closing time. When Sulphur Springs Police arrived on scene at the downtown eatery to investigate, the suspect explained he simply did not have any cash, nor his debit card to pay his tab. As police continued to sort out the case, a neighboring...
Texas A&M President Kathy Banks To Retire Immediately
Chancellor John Sharp today announced Dean Mark A. Welsh III as acting President after Texas A&M University President M. Katherine Banks submitted a letter late Thursday announcing she would retire immediately. The announcement comes after the Faculty Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to create a fact-finding committee into the mishandling of the hiring of Dr. Kathleen McElroy, a University of Texas professor, former New...
Ongoing Investigation Lands Pair In Jail
July 21, 2023 – Heather Ann Lisenby, aka Michelle Mae Masters, is in Hopkins County Jail facing several charges. Her partner, BERTRAM, SAMUEL AUSTIN of Hopkins County, faces similar charges. They were recently identified in surveillance video at a store in Greenville, TX. Their arrests center around a stolen GMC, and the use of the victims credit cards and documents. Heather Ann Lisenby, aka Michelle Mae Masters, 2023 BERTRAM,...
Almost 64,000 Texas Borrowers Will Have Their Federal Loans Forgiven
Almost 64,000 Texas borrowers will have their federal student loans forgiven after a U.S. Department of Education review concluded they qualified for the benefit. The total amount to be forgiven will be just roughly $3.1 billion, average of $48,500 per borrower. The move is unrelated to President Joe Biden’s now-defunct student debt forgiveness plan, which was blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. This forgiveness...
Local Deer Hunters Need To Be Aware of CWD
Chronic Wasting Disease is a Real Threat to Texas Deer AUSTIN — This year, hunters in Texas will notice an increase in messaging about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and its impacts to the state as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) launches a new public awareness campaign. The campaign aims to share information with hunters and the public about how they can help protect Texas deer and stop the spread of this deadly...
Grant Program Offers Boost As Rural Fire Departments Battle Recruitment Challenges
Grant program offers boost as rural fire departments battle recruitment challenges The US Forest Service is providing grants to help rural volunteer fire departments across the country. The Texas A&M Forest Service is helping to get information out to those departments to help the small departments use the funds to provide services to the small communities. The Plantersville-Stoneham Volunteer Fire Department sits across from the...
Hopkins County Sheriff Releases Some New Information on Tipps Arrests
July 19, 2023 – After the arrest of husband and wife, David and Jessica Tipps, a few more details of Jessica’s arrest are available. Around 12 PM Tuesday, a search warrant was served at the couples home. The warrant was related to the disturbance and arrest of the David Reed Tipps. Tipps, who is a police officer, was charged with several counts of assault and aggravated kidnapping. See that story here. While deputies and...
Jessica Beth Tipps Arrested; Charged with Possession Controlled Substance
July 18, 2023 – Jessica Beth Tipps was arrested Tuesday and charged with: 1 481.115(B) POSS CS PG 1/1-B <1G Her arrest occurred around 12 hours after her husband, DAVID REED TIPPS, was arrested and charged with several counts of assault. Jessica was involved in that incident. See that story here. Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum issued a press release Tuesday morning providing some details of David Tipps’ arrest. KSST...
