COVID-19 Cases Reported At 4 Campuses In Sulphur Springs ISD
COVID-19 cases have now been reported at 4 campuses in the Sulphur Springs ISD. On September 9th, 2020, Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams notified parents, students, teachers and staff affiliated with two campuses. Those campuses each had a lab-confirmed COVID-19 case. One teacher at a third campus also tested positive. SSISD logo A second student case was reported at Sulphur Springs High School. That student was reported to have...
6 New, 54 Active Cases Of COVID-19 Reported Sept. 9 For Hopkins County
Six new positive COVID-19 cases were reported for Hopkins County on Wednesday, Sept. 9, increasing the number of active cases to 54, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported. positive COVID-19 result That’s makes 18 Hopkins County residents lab-confirmed to have novel coronavirus 2019 so far in September, 27 less than on Aug. 9 and two fewer than on July 9. Hopkins County has had 261 cumulative...
FEMA Ends Lost Wages Assistance Program, State Unemployment Benefits To Continue
Last Week Of Funding Was Week Ending On Sept. 5 TWC logo AUSTIN – On Sept. 9, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), that the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program, which provided an additional $300 a week to qualified unemployment claimants, ends with the benefit week ending Sept. 5, 2020. Because the funds provided by FEMA were limited, TWC cannot extend payments beyond that date....
AG Paxton Warns Texans About Text Message Scam
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans about scammers sending text messages that include a false package delivery notice and a fraudulent link. The text messages in question usually claim that a package is pending delivery and requests the recipient to “claim ownership” by providing their credit card and personal information. Any Texan who receives a suspicious text message should take the following steps: Do not...
New Patrol Vehicles, Civic Center Vending Machine, Payroll System Approved By Commissioners Court
New patrol vehicles for the sheriff’s office, a vending machine and a new payroll system were among the items approved during the Sept. 8 meeting of Hopkins County Commissioners Court. New Patrol Vehicles Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tanner Crump asked the Commissioners Court to consider approving a financing agreement for 7 Chevrolet Tahoes for the sheriff’s department. The SUVs would be financed for...
Driver Of Truck That Crashed Into FM 1567 Fence, Tree, Residential Property Charged With Drunk Driving
The driver of a truck that crashed into a FM 156 fence, a tree and residential property was charged with drunk driving early Wednesday morning, according to sheriff’s and arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, Hopkins County and Arbala firefighters were dispatched at 12:21 a.m. Sept. 9 to FM 1567 west in Arbala, where a vehicle was reported to have struck a...
Juvenile Leads Deputies On High Speed Vehicle Pursuit
A juvenile lead deputies on a high speed vehicle pursuit through two counties before being taken into custody by deputies Tuesday night, according to sheriff’s reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers at 9:49 p.m. Sept. 8, received a call in which the youth was reported to have runaway from his home in Northeastern Hopkins County and to have stolen his mother’s vehicle. Deputies responded at the...
A Call To Action: Local Farms Need COVID-19 Relief, Need Your Support
In a phone call received from Stacy Finley, Director of Winnsboro Parks and Recreation, KSST was informed of a Call to Action in support of a bill going from the House of Representatives to the US Senate within the near future. The bill, currently HR 8096, was introduced in an effort to help small and mid-scale farms, black, indigenous and persons of color producers, farmers markets and local food businesses to cope with the economic...
3 Students, 1 Bus Driver At SSISD Have Tested Positive For COVID-19; Case Counts For County Schools Reported
Sulphur Springs Independent School District on Tuesday reported one additional student and a bus driver have tested positive for COVID-19. Updated information regarding cases counts of novel coronavirus 2019 for other county schools and Yantis are also being posted or sent out to parents. Sulphur Springs ISD: 3 Student Cases Sulphur Springs ISD sends notices via Blackboard alert system to families who have children in or work on a...
Hopkins County Sept. 8 COVID-19 Case Counts: 5 Recoveries, 48 Active Cases
Sept. 8 COVID-19 Update from Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8, reported 5 Hopkins County residents have recovered from COVID-19, increasing the overall number of recoveries to 207 and leaving 48 active cases. There were no new positive COVID-19 cases reported for Hopkins County in the last 24-hours, so the cumulative count of...
