A Look At The CHRISTUS MFH-SS Trailer Used To Disinfect N95 Masks
Keith Kelley adapted a model utilized in a University of Nebraska Medical Center study to disinfect N95 masks so that healthcare providers can use them more than once. The Director of Administrative Services assisting the Chief Nursing Officer for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs explained that they converted the model to a mobile unit, making it available to help many area healthcare facilities disinfect their N95...
Development In Disinfectant Technology Built At CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 4, 2020 – Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs has taken steps to prevent any shortages of access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – and one of their efforts has resulted in a groundbreaking development in disinfectant technology. Thanks to critical thinking and the search for new and innovative ideas, team member Keith Kelley, identified a creative way to...
Trooper Catches Illinois Man In A Stolen Jeep
Texas Department Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde Saturday morning took into custody following a traffic stop, a 52-year-old Illinois man in a stolen Jeep, according to arrest reports. No jail photo available for Matthew Roy Person Ugalde, assisted by sheriff’s deputies, stopped an eastbound gray 2019 Jeep Wrangler around 9:20 a.m. May 2 on Interstate 30 near mile marker 118. The vehicle matched the description of one...
Toddler Reportedly Hit By Vehicle Sunday Afternoon
A toddler was reportedly hit by a vehicle in Como Sunday afternoon. Hopkins County and Como firefighters, Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies and EMS, and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded at 3:15 p.m. May 3 on McBride Street in Como to a crash reported to involve a vehicle and a toddler. A neighbor was reportedly driving the vehicle which hit the small child. The toddler reportedly sustained what appeared to be...
SSPD Investigating Shooting At The Skate Park
Sulphur Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting at the skate park. One person was reported to be in stable condition at a hospital, where the individual receive treatment for a single gunshot wound, according to police reports. Below SSPD’s news release regarding the shooting: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sunday May 3, 2020, Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to the skate park at Buford Park in reference to a...
Relay For Life Rescheduled To Summer Due to COVID-19
As with most things this spring, the annual event to celebrate cancer survivors, spread awareness and remember those lost has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike some, Relay For Life — Tri-Counties, TX rescheduled the main walk and fundraising event, and the annual Survivors Dinner are postponed until later this year. RFL was originally scheduled to take place May 8, but has been pushed back to June 12, pending...
Blaze Damages County Road 1158 House
A blaze damaged a County Road 1158 home Friday afternoon. All occupants reportedly evacuated the structure without injury, according to fire reports At 2:52 p.m. May 1, the Brashear resident told emergency dispatchers that a mattress in a bedroom had caught fire and was spreading. All occupants were out of the structure. Arbala, Miller Grove, Cumby, Hopkins County, Brinker and Pickton-Pine Forest firefighters and sheriff’s...
2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
Two men were jailed on felony warrants related to controlled substance charges in the last two days, according to arrest reports. Andy Tyler Lem Jones (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt arrested a 26-year-old Andy Tyler Lem Jones of Cumby Friday morning on two warrants for violation of probation, which Jones was on for possession of less 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance in a drug-free zone...
6th COVID-19 Case Reported In Hopkins County
Hopkins County Emergency Management Team Friday evening reported Hopkins County within 3 hours received notification of two positive cases of coronavirus confirmed by the state today, marking six total cases of COVID-19 reported in Hopkins County. Two positive COVID-19 cases reported in Hopkins County May 1 This is the second notification of a new case today, after going 26 days with no new cases. The first four individuals who were...
Paris Junior College Students with COVID-19 Loss of Income Need New FAFSA
Many people have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Paris Junior College is currently working to process income changes related to the disaster. PJC students with such an income loss, who plan to attend during this summer or fall needs to complete the appropriate FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov. Students should follow the instructions on the application. Once complete, the student should email a COVID-19 Change of...
