Hopkins County Aug. 26 COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 45 Active Cases
Hopkins County Emergency Management officials at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 announced they’d received notification of 3 new positive COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County, for a total of 45 active cases. There were no recoveries reported Aug. 26. Hopkins County COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 26, 2020 That brings the total from Aug. 1-26 to 86 new positive COVID-19 cases and 94 recoveries. The cumulative totals since midMarch for Hopkins County are...
NHISD Designates Aug. 31 As A Professional Development Day, Student Holiday
North Hopkins ISD students will have Monday off, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Dr. Darin Jolly announced Wednesday afternoon. NHISD has designated Aug. 31 as a professional development day for district teachers and staff. “This student holiday will provide teachers and staff additional training for recent technology upgrades and educational adaptions. Families are encouraged to safely maximize this extended weekend, before...
2 Men Jailed On One Hopkins County Felony Charge Each
Two men, a 35-year-old Sulphur Springs resident and a 49-year-old Rockwall resident, were jailed on one Hopkins County felony charge each. The arrests mark the fourth time in the last year that the Sulphur Springs man has been jailed in Hopkins County and the second time this year the 49-year-old Rockwall man has been jailed in Hopkins County, according to arrest and jail reports. Assault Warrant Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. turned himself...
Welfare Check In Como Results In Warrant Arrest
A welfare check in Como resulted in a warrant arrest, according to sheriff’s reports. Marcos Olguin Resendiz (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Communications Operators dispatched Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Aaron Chaney at 5:52 p.m. Aug. 25 to a Gaskins Street residence, where a man reportedly threatened to harm himself. Upon arrival, deputies reported contacting the man reported to have possibly making...
Hopkins County Aug. 25 COVID-19 Counts: 5 Deaths, 2 New Cases, 42 Active Cases
HHS Aug. 25 Reports 1 Assisted Living Facility Resident Recovery Hopkins County Emergency Management officials at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, announced they’d received notification of 2 new positive COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County, which increases the total of active cases to 42. There were no recoveries reported Aug. 25. That brings the total so far in August to 83 new positive COVID-19 cases and 94 recoveries. The cumulative...
Exterior Design For New Senior Citizens Activity Center Revealed
After several consults with Adam Panter of Rees Architecture Planning and Interior Design, a design plan for the new senior citizens activity center has finally been drafted. Design for a new Senior Citizens Center at 301 Oak Ave. in Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman Tuesday afternoon released some of the drawings for the center to give community members a glimpse at the planned facility. The draft is...
Sulphur Springs Man Back In Jail 3 Weeks After Release From Custody
A 63-year-old Sulphur Springs man is back in jail 3 weeks after his release after having bond revoked on three felony charges, according to arrest reports. Randall Keith Reynolds (HCSO jail photo) Randall Keith Reynolds was arrested June 1, outside the hospital in Sulphur Springs on three warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to arrest reports. The 63-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County...
Two Alba Women Arrested Following State Highway 19 Traffic Stop
Two Alba women were arrested early Tuesday morning following a State Highway 19 traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Tamela Perkins Owen (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney reported initiating a traffic stop at 1:43 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, on State Highway 19 south at County Road 1174 on a southbound Honda Civic that had a defective tail light. Upon contact with the three occupants, a records...
Learn the Pioneer Skill of Dutch Oven Cooking! Sign Up Now for Sept. 12 Class
The annual class for Dutch Oven cooks is on target for Autumn 2020. Organizer Rick Wilson announces that the class will be held on Saturday September 12, 2020 from 8am til 12 noon at it’s traditional location inside Heritage Park at 416 Jackson Street in Sulphur Springs. Masks will be worn and cooking sites will be set up on social distance guidelines. Cost to sign up for the John Chester Dutch Oven Cooking Class is $15 person....
Como-Pickton, Sulphur Bluff Schools Report 1 Student COVID-19 Case
Second Coronavirus Case Reported At Cumby ISD At least five school districts in Hopkins County have report a confirmed COVID-19 case among either a student or staff member. Como-Pickton CISD and Sulphur Bluff ISD Monday were the latest to join that list, and Cumby ISD has reported a second student case of COVID-19. Sulphur Bluff ISD On Aug. 24, Sulphur Bluff ISD Superintendent Dustin Carr posted a letter notifying the “Sulphur...
