Early Voting Off To Brisk Start In Hopkins County
Paper Ballots, Separate Booth Designated For Voting In Yantis ISD Trustees Election In Hopkins County Early voting got off to a brisk start in Hopkins County Tuesday with 1,020 ballots cast at The ROC, the early voting center, by the end of the day. As was the case in many places Tuesday, there were times when voters had to wait in line to cast ballots, according to the County Clerk’s Office. COVID-19 precautions are strongly...
Local Health Authority Sounds Alarm
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our Local Health Authority has been working diligently to help combat the virus. With the current spike in cases Hopkins County is currently experiencing, Brynn Smith who serves as the Local Health Authority Nurse for Hopkins and Delta Counties has become very concerned. She shared her concerns with KSST News, drawing a direct correlation between the public’s lax participation of social distancing...
Oct. 13 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 28 Recoveries, 9 New Cases
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported more Hopkins County people recovered from COVID-19 than the number of people who received positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday. The 28 recoveries reported Tuesday in the HC/SSEM Oct. 13 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update. was good news, but wasn’t enough to balance or offset the number of new positive cases reported over the last 2 days. A whooping 32 new...
Yantis ISD Suspending Remote Learning
Yantis ISD is suspending remote learning as of Friday, Oct. 16, according to the superintendent. All Yantis ISD students, with the exception of students who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have temporarily been place in quarantine, will return to the school campus for face-to-face instruction beginning Tuesday, Oct. 20, Superintendent Tracey Helfferich announced in a letter to Yantis ISD families posted on the district social...
7 Additional Positive COVID-19 Results Reported For Sulphur Springs ISD
Seven additional positive COVID-19 results were reported for Sulphur Springs ISD students and employees on Monday, On Oct. 12, the district was notified 5 additional students and one additional staff member at high school had received lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 results. One staff member at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center also received positive coronavirus results on Monday. That’s 13 high school students and 3...
Hopkins County Jury Returned Guilty Findings In Burglary Trial
A Hopkins County jury returned guilty findings in the burglary trial of Cash Allen Price, officials reported just after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Cash Allen Price Price, 33, was accused on two counts of burglary of a building, a shop/barn and a storage container, on April 5, 2020. Jury selection was held Monday. The trial immediately followed Monday and continued Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, at Hopkins County Civic Center to allow for social...
Aggravated Assault Reported On Main Street
A man reportedly sustained a head injury during an aggravated assault reported on Main Street Monday night, according to police reports. Around 9 p.m. Oct. 12, a man reported opening a door in the 2000 block of Main Street to a female who knocked. Two males, one wearing a mask, were alleged to have stepped up and assaulted the male, striking him with what was through to be a handgun on the back of the head, Sulphur Springs Police...
Candidate Profiles: Cumby City Council Election
Early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the General Election. In addition to containing national, county and state races, the ballot for voters who live in Cumby will contain the Cumby City Council and City of Cumby sales and use tax reauthorization elections as well. Sample ballot for Cumby elections Voters who reside within the city limits of Cumby will be asked to choose one of two choices for Alderman Place 1 and Alderman Place...
Oct. 12 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 32 New Cases, 119 Active Cases, 2 recoveries
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 32 new cases but only 2 recoveries, increasing the overall active COVID-19 case count for Hopkins County to 119 on Columbus Day, according to the Oct. 12 Hopkins County COVID-19 update. That’s the most COVID-19 cases reported in one day by HC/SSEM officials since the pandemic, even on Mondays, which since late August have included all case counts reported on...
Teen Accused Of Assault By Lawn Mower
A Cumby teen was accused of assault by lawn mower Saturday afternoon, according to sheriff’s reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Richard Greer and Deputy Jason Lavender were dispatched at 2:09 p.m. Oct. 10 to a Cumby address on the Interstate 30 south service road. A 17-year-old’s temper was reported to be out of control to the point his family needed assistance. Upon arrival, deputies discerned the Cumby...
