Social Security Accelerates Decisions For People With Severe Disabilities
Aug15

Social Security Accelerates Decisions For People With Severe Disabilities

Monday, August 15, 2022 – Mark Hinkle, Press Officer, [email protected] Agency Expands Compassionate Allowances List By 12 Conditions Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Microvillus Inclusion Disease – Child, Mowat-Wilson...

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Cardiac Rehabilitation: Your Next Step to Recovery
Aug15

Cardiac Rehabilitation: Your Next Step to Recovery

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] What is Cardiac Rehabilitation? Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 15, 2022 — Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program designed to help people with heart problems...

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Tickets Available For Lil 4’s Annual King And Queen Ball
Aug15

Tickets Available For Lil 4’s Annual King And Queen Ball

Tickets are now available for the Lil 4’s Annual King and Queen Ball, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 10, 2022, at The ROC, 115 Putman St. The event will be the 15th year for the King and Queen Ball for Lil 4’s Kids Club. Admission tickets are $15 per adult or $5 for kids, with the ticket price going toward a gift for Lil 4’s annual Christmas event. In lieu of the $15 ticket donation, a $15 toy...

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Meal A Day In Desperate Need Of Thursday Driver
Aug15

Meal A Day In Desperate Need Of Thursday Driver

Meal A Day is in desperate need of a volunteer to donate time delivering meals to senior citizens on an in-town route on Thursdays. The meals are picked up at 9:30 a.m., and it takes about an hour or so to drive the route and deliver them, according to Senior Citizens Center Program and Marketing Director Karon Weatherman. “If you could find it in your heart to donate a little of your time please let me know,” Weatherman...

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Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Elects New Board Members And Officers
Aug15

Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Elects New Board Members And Officers

The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation approved four new board members and one returning board member at its recent meeting. New members are Dr. Martin Fielder, Don Sapaugh, Sally Toliver, and Dr. Andrew Yoder. Charles Helm will serve a second three-year term on the board. (Left) Chair Sharla Campbell presents long-time hospital volunteer and supporter Wanda Galyean with a plaque for her service to the Hopkins County Health Care...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 5-1 in Home Tournament
Aug15

Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 5-1 in Home Tournament

Coach Bailey Dorner and her program hosted a volleyball tournament Thursday and Saturday that went incredibly well for Sulphur Springs. Lady Cats volleyball went 5-1 over the course of two days. Day one saw Sulphur Springs go 2-1, starting the day off with two quick sweeps of Grand Saline (25-13, 25-10) and Hughes Springs (25-15, 25-16). Game three looked to be following a similar script, as the Lady Cats won set one against Mount...

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Commissioners Allocated An Additional $200,000 Each To Assist In Road And Bridge Building
Aug14

Commissioners Allocated An Additional $200,000 Each To Assist In Road And Bridge Building

Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment, contract with NetData, SAVNS grant contract, a donation and made a TIFRZ appointment during their regular meeting last week. Budget Amendment Each of the County Commissioners has been allocated an additional $200,000 to help them finish or at least continue road building projects throughout the summer. A budget amendment was necessary to move the funding from the general...

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Hopkins County Records — Aug. 14, 2022
Aug14

Hopkins County Records — Aug. 14, 2022

Land Deed Transactions The following land deed transactions were filed and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s office July 21-July 29, 2022: Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office James Adams to Sarah Johnson; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum surveyJames Adams and Dakota Johnson; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum surveyYvonne Dicken to Ashley Sepulveda; tract in the HN Quirk surveyElizabeth Ann Whittrock and Doug Whittrock to Francisca...

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Meal A Day Menu – Aug. 15-19, 2022
Aug14

Meal A Day Menu – Aug. 15-19, 2022

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Aug. 15-19, 2022 includes: Monday – Smothered Beef Patties With Onion Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Roll.Tuesday – Sweet and Sour Chicken On a Bed of Rice, Oriental Vegetables and Egg Roll.Wednesday – Beef...

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Paris District Road Report for Aug. 15, 2022
Aug14

Paris District Road Report for Aug. 15, 2022

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Aug. 15, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...

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