Volunteers Needed For Texas CARES, COVID-19 Serological Testing, Survey Program
Texas CARES Could Help Determine How Many Have COVID-19 Antibodies, Potentially Some Degree of Immune Protection Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are partnering with Texas Department of State Health Services to launch the Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey, Texas CARES, in an effort to help public health professionals and scientists better understand the spread of COVID-19 in Texas and...
Chili for a Chilly Morning at the Help a Child Benefit
Wade Bartley’s 13th annual Help a Child Benefit started out cooler than expected on Saturday October 17, but the warm hearts of Hopkins County folks brought them out by the droves! The Chili Cookoff, a tractor pull inside the arena, an Ag Mechanics Show and Auction on the grounds and a Reilly Springs Jamboree going on the outdoor stage made a good combination for a successful fundraiser. Results from the fundraiser will be...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board To Appoint Head Start Policy Council Rep, Consider Renewing Legal Contract
The Oct. 19 Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees meeting agenda is light on action items, but heavy on administrative and informational reports. A special recognition, Red Ribbon Week, the bilingual and English as a second language program, and Head Start training are among the the items listed under the latter heading. SSISD logo Superintendent Michael Lamb is scheduled to recognize the City of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County for...
Officers Make 6 DWI Arrests In 6 Days
Local officers made 6 DWI arrests in six days, including 2 on Saturday and two involving wreck, and arrested a 36-year-old for violating probation on a felony DWI charge, according to arrest reports. East Shannon Road Crash Included among the individuals named in the DWI arrests was a 38-year-old Sulphur Springs man reported to have crashed a Lexus at 11:10 p.m. Friday night on East Shannon Road. Upon arrival, officers contacted the...
20 Percent Of Registered Hopkins County Voters Cast Ballots In First 4 Days Of Early Voting
More than 20 percent of registered Hopkins County voters had cast ballots during the first 4 days of early voting in the Nov. 3 elections, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. That’s 4,885 of the 23,954 registered voters in Hopkins County casting ballots by the close of business on Friday, Oct. 16. This number includes 4,208 in person voters (17.57 percent) and 677 voters (2.82 percent) submitting ballots by mail....
Como Man Arrest For Failure To Comply With Sex Offender Duty To Register
A 39-year-old Como man was arrested at 4:07 p.m. Oct. 15 at his residence on a felony warrant, according to arrest reports. David Allen Woolverton Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Richard Greer transported David Allen Woolverton Jr. to jail on the outstanding failure to comply with sex offender duty to register charge. Woolverton was released from Hopkins County jail Oct. 16 on a $10,000 bond on the...
DSHS Reports 2 Additional, 23 Total COVID-19 Fatalities For Hopkins County
Texas Department of State Health Services Saturday, Oct. 17, reported 2 additional and 23 total COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County. According to the DSHS “County Trends” and “Case Counts” reports, one of the deaths was reported to have occurred on Sept. 29 and the other on Oct. 5. That makes 10 Hopkins county residents confirmed by official cause of death on death certificates submitted to the state’s...
FM 71 Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
A FM 71 traffic stop resulted in a 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge Friday night. Richie Wayne Porter (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson attempted to stop a Ford F-150 at 7:38 p.m. Oct. 16 after discovering the registration on the westbound truck expired in September of 2016. Wilkerson alleged the driver, identified in arrest reports as Richie...
Oct. 16 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 82 Antigen Tests, 10 In COVID Unit
For the first time in a very long time, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials on Oct. 16 reported receiving no new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. While Texas Department of State Health Services reported no additional COVID-19 fatalities were reported on Oct. 16 for Hopkins County, Texas Health and Human Services reported 1 additional nursing home resident died as a result of COVID-19. DSHS/HHS COVID-19...
Hopkins, Delta Counties Had The Lowest September Unemployment Rate In Area
While unemployment rates across the state and Northeast Texas increased 1.3 percent in September, the unemployment rate in the Texarkana/Northeast Texas area as a whole only increased 0.6 percent. Hopkins and Delta Counties had the lowest September unemployment rate (5,8 percent) in the area, according to LAUS, local area area unemployment statistics reported by Texas Workforce Commission in the Texas Labor information report. Texas...
