Hopkins County Lowers Tax Rate, Fails to Move Forward on Latest Tax Abatement
August 26, 2025- For the fourth year in a row, the Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court approved a reduction in the county tax rate of over 9 cents. Hopkins County Tax Assessor/Collector Debbie Pogue Mitchell proposed the lower tax rate of .40022 which is more than 9 and 1/2 cent reduction from the current rate of .49587. The Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court unanimously agreed to the new lower rate. The calculation of the...
Governor Abbott Announces Over 1 Million Ineligible Voters Removed From Voter Rolls
August 26, 2024 – Auistin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that since signing Senate Bill 1 into law in 2021, Texas has removed over one million people from the state’s voter rolls, including people who moved out-of-state, are deceased, and are noncitizens. That removal process has been, and will continue to be, ongoing. “Election integrity is essential to our democracy,” said Governor Abbott. “I have signed...
EDC Executive Director Chris Brown sat down with John Mark for an Update on this Second Cup Of Coffee
Sulphur Springs EDC Executive Director Chris Brown saw down with John Mark Dempsey on the latest episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. John Mark and Chris Brown talked about Paris Junior College and the role Colleges play in preparing the workforce, the construction of two facilities for growth in local industry, an upcoming visit with some international business personal, and much more. Be sure to check out the...
Hopkins County Court Set to Grant Another Tax Abatement for Another Solar Power Plant
August 25, 2024 – During a regular meeting of the Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court set for August 26th, one agenda item will be for the court to consider a tax abatement for Sligsol, LLC on a 515 acre solar farm to be built on County Road 4725. A public notice with limited information was posted on the Hopkins County website in early July, but detailed information about the project has been difficult to obtain for KSST...
Apex Clean Energy Education Event Registration Closed
August 23, 2024 – After a healthy response the Wind Power Plant Educational Event offered by Apex Energy and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, registration for the event is closed. See a map provided by APEX of the scale and location of the proposed wind power plant by clicking here. This poll is no longer accepting votesI plan on attending the educational opportunity provided by the Chamber and Apex Energy on Wind Power...
Sulphur Springs man gets 10 years probation after pleading guilty to an inappropriate relationship with a student in 2022.
August 23, 2024 – Former Yantis ISD employee Christopher McIntosh, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested in October 2022 following an internal investigation by Yantis ISD. Christopher McIntosh McIntosh was originally charged with online solicitation of a minor but was indicted on charges of improper relationship between educator and student in December of 2022. On Aug. 15, McIntosh pleaded guilty to the charges of improper...
State Representative Jill Dutton Helps Secure a $25MM Proposed Investment for Short Line Railroad in Texas
August 23, 2024 – Northeast Texas is one of the fastest growing regions in Texas and freight by rail will play an essential role to our economy, job growth, and transportation safety. The NETEX Rural Rail Transportation District is a multi-county District, enabled by the Texas Legislature, which includes Titus, Franklin, Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, and Collin counties. The NETEX rail currently carries 1,800 – 2,000 cars per...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Reports that Organizations May Be Illegally Registering Noncitizens to Vote
August 22, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into reports that organizations operating in Texas may be unlawfully registering noncitizens to vote in violation of state and federal law. Investigators from the Texas Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit recently conducted undercover operations to identify potential voter registration of noncitizens in Texas. The investigation has already...
Governor Abbott Deploys Additional State Firefighting Resources As Wildfire Threat Increases
August 20, 2024 – Governor Greg Abbott announced that he has deployed additional state firefighting resources as wildfire threats continue to increase across Texas. “As the state continues to endure triple-digit temperatures and dry vegetation, Texas is deploying additional firefighting resources to assist communities that have increased wildfire activity,” said Governor Abbott. “Texans are strongly urged to take all...
Venue Changed: Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce to Host Apex Clean Energy at Pacific Park
August 19, 2024 – Due to the level of response to this meeting, the venue has changed. The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce has promised to release that location today. The date and time will remain the same. August 12, 2024 – The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is set to host Apex Clean Energy for a lunch and learn in September. The informative meeting will help educate the public about wind power plants and their...
