County Officials Report Certain Businesses Required To Reduce Capacity from 75 To 50 Percent Due To High Hospitalizations In Area
COVID-19 Vaccine Available Now At Hospital To 1A Individuals, Later This Week at Clinic To 1B Individuals Hopkins County officials late Monday morning reported they have received letters stipulating that certain Hopkins County businesses are required to scale back from 75 to 50 percent capacity because of “high hospitalizations” in this Trauma Service Area for 8 straight days. The hospital and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic do...
Will Ramsay Sworn In As DA In Franklin County Courtroom
While a swearing-in service is an important part of serving in a elected office, for brothers Will Ramsay and Landon Ramsay the occasion this year was especially memorable. Franklin County Attorney Landon Ramsay, 8th Judicial District Attorney Will Ramsay and Lanny Ramsay, who previously served 20 year as 8th Judicial District Judge Will Ramsay would normally take the oath of office in Sulphur Springs, but this year was sworn in to...
January 3, 2021 COVID-19 Update: Only 1 ICU Bed Remains Open In Region
As local Hopkins County officials wait for direction from Governor Abbott’s office on latest state mandated occupancy restrictions, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to rise in our region as well as across the state. The latest Texas DSHS Dashboard shows only 1 ICU bed is open and available in the 8 county region known as Trauma Service Area F. This same region now has a COVID-19 hospitalization rate of...
DSHS Includes Hopkins Among Counties In Areas With ‘High Hospitalizations’
Designation Could Have Impact on Local Businesses Texas Department of State Health Services on Jan. 2 listed Trauma Service Area F, which includes Hopkins County, among those in which COVID-19 patients account for a high percentage of the overall hospital capacity, or those having “high hospitalizations,” which could impact local businesses. According to the DSHS website, all counties in TSA F except Delta, Morris and Red...
Two Women Jailed On Possession Charges Following Two Separate Traffic Stops on New Year’s Day
Two women were jailed on possession charges following two separate traffic stops on New Year’s Day, according to arrest reports. FM 275 Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney reported stopping a tan and gray sport utility vehicle at 8:19 p.m. Jan. 1, 2021, on FM 275 south at County Road 4792 for defective license plate lights. No HCSO jail photo available for Shantel Jane Lewis-Charland Marney, in...
Disturbances On East Industrial Drive Resulted In Two Arrests
Disturbances on East Industrial Drive Thursday night resulted in two arrests, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro responded at 11:47 p.m. New Year’s Eve to a disturbance at an East Industrial Drive apartment. Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Upon arrival, they encountered a 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man alleged to have been involved in a fight. Hopkins County EMS was called to...
Jan. 1 COVID-19 Update: 22 New Cases, 118 Vaccinations Administered
Texas Department of State Health Services’ Jan. 1 COVID-19 dashboards showed 22 new COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County and 118 additional people got the first dose of the vaccine on Dec. 31. COVID-19 Case Counts The DSHS Jan. 1 COVID-19 Texas Case Counts dashboard showed the number of Hopkins County residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March grew by 1 case on Jan. 1to 1,123. Another 21 probable cases were also...
7 Elected County Officials, Sheriff’s Officers Participate In Jan. 1 Swearing-In
Hopkins County officials started 2021 with the swearing-in ceremony for officials elected to office in November. The second floor courtroom at Hopkins County Courthouse was packed at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, with family, friends and community members witnessing the oath of office and service issued to seven elected county officials and for the sheriff’s officers. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom welcomed everyone to what he...
Dec. 31 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 1 New Case, 6 Recoveries, 26 In COVID Unit
Texas Department of State Health Service and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management’s Dec. 31 COVID-19 updates showed one new probable COVID-19 cases, six additional recoveries and one additional COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County. While there were fewer patients in the local COVID unit Thursday the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Trauma Service area F hospitals was the highest reported to date. More women...
Recently Elected, Appointed Hopkins County Officials To Be Sworn In Jan. 1
Recently elected and appointed Hopkins County officials are to be sworn in Jan. 1 during a special meeting of Hopkins County Commissioners Court. Once the oath of office is administered to the elected and appointed officials the Commissioners Court will then be asked to consider approving the bonds for those individuals. Taking the oath for the first time will be John Brian Beadle as Constable for Precinct 2. After Precinct 2...
