Wood County Sheriff Report For August 19-25, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for Aug. 19-25, 2020: Abandoned Vehicle: 2Driving While Intoxicated: 1 Found Property: 1Missing Person: 1Public Assist: 2Traffic Cleared by Arrest: 1Traffic Hazard: 2Alarm: 8 Traffic Stop With Arrest: 0Animal Complaint: 7 Unauthorized Use of Vehicle: 1Arrest/Warrant Service: 6 Welfare Check: 6Arson: 0Assault: 4Burglary: 3Criminal Mischief: 1Criminal Trespass:...
Sulphur Buff ISD Reports Additional Students Receive Positive COVID-19 Results
Sulphur Bluff ISD Superintendent Dustin Carr Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27 in a letter posted on the district website to the “Sulphur Bluff Bear Family,” reported district officials were notified Aug. 26 of additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on campus, this time for a household. SBISD students in the household were reported to have last been present on our campus Friday, Aug. 21, and Monday morning, Aug. 24. This follows...
3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported At Como-Pickton; Classes Continue On-Campus
Como-Pickton CISD Superintendent Greg Bower Thursday afternoon, in a letter posted to the district website Aug. 27, reported three additional high school students have tested positive for COVID-19, including one student who was already in quarantine. That’s a total of 4 students who have tested positive for COVID-19 since Como-Pickton started school. The district reported being notified Sunday night, Aug. 23, that one high...
Veteran Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Has Kept Players Fresh by Delaying Intrasquad Competition
The Wildcats Team Tennis squad first got together when The Edge conditioning, strength and skills sessions began back on June 8. You might think the team would be tired of playing each other over all these weeks, but they aren’t and Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez explains why. The veteran coach says when The Edge began he did not have the players competing against each other. Instead he kept them busy with drills. Just a...
Paris Junior College Board of Regents Approves 2020-21 Budget
The Paris Junior College Board held a formal public hearing on the 2020-21 budget, receiving no public comment, prior to their regular meeting held Monday, August 24, 2020. During the meeting that followed, Regents approved the budget of $33,360,516, about $2.9 million less than the previous year’s budget. “The pandemic has definitely affected us financially,” said Dr. Pam Anglin, PJC President; “it has had a...
Local AMBUS Deployed For Hurricane Laura
Before Hurricane Laura hit the coast early Thursday morning, the AMBUS stationed in Hopkins County had already gotten the call on Monday and headed to a staging area near Beaumont to be ready to assist. They first transported eleven patients from a rehabilitation hospital to San Antonio and spent the night in San Antonio. The next day they were involved in a “heavy strike” team that involved 4 busses, 5 ambulances and...
5 Of 6 Hopkins County School Districts Reporting COVID-19 Cases, Confirm Classes Still Being Held On Campus
While 5 of the 6 Hopkins County school districts have reported at least one positive case of COVID-19, all except 1 were confirmed to have classes are still being held on campus today, despite rumors to the contrary. Sulphur Springs ISD is also moving forward with plans for class to begin Sept. 1 on scheduled. Como-Pickton CISD Como-Pickton Superintendent Greg Bower said the district as of Thursday morning has had only one student who...
Cumby City Offices Closed Due To COVID Exposure
The Cumby city offices will be closed from Aug. 27 through Sept. 10, “due to COVID exposure,” according to an “Urgent Notice!” post by Cumby Place 5 Alderman “Julie Isham Morris” Wednesday evening on the city’s Facebook page. Any questions can be posted on the City of Cumby Facebook page, and city officials will try to get them answered. In response to a question about the water service...
Sulphur Springs Hotels Full Due to Hurricane, Hopkins County EOC Officials Monitoring Weather
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Emergency Management officials, already working together due to COVID-19, are collaborating in a unified command to stay up-to-date with the National Weather Service and state reports regarding Hurricane Laura and respond accordingly. Towns to the east of Hopkins County were expected to take the brunt of the hurricane, which had increased in intensity to a Category 4. Predictions for Hopkins County...
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...
