Commissioners Court To Consider Reinvestment Zone For Pine Forest Solar Farm
Hopkins County Commissioners Court will be asked to consider establishment of a reinvestment zone for Pine Forest Solar LLC. The Court will first hold public hearing regarding the proposed reinvestment zone, then will be asked to consider approving establishing a zone by and between the county and Pine Forest Solar LLC. The Commissioners Court in late December approved a Chapter 318 agreement granting tax incentives for the solar...
Fan,Water Drives For Senior Citizens Very Successful
Thanks to the generosity of the community seniors won’t go without means to help cool down during the hot months of summer. Two fan drives and a water drive to benefit senior citizens were “very successful” with a total of 231 fans and 40 cases of water donated. This year, Jennifer Scroggins with Angels Care Home Health, Sherry Cotten with the Potato House, Shawna Driggers with Hearts and Hands Home Care and Nicole...
HCSO: Emory Man Said Contraband Found In Pocket, Pants Not His
Brashear, TX July 10, 2020 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Emory man who not only denied the contraband found in the pocket of the pants he had on were his, but claimed the pants were not his either, according to arrest reports. While completing a phone call just before 2 a.m. July 10, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis reported a dark colored car pull into Brashear Post Office parking lot off...
NETC Selected As New Operator For NETEX Rail Line
Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District Board (known as NETEX) Thursday afternoon formally approved an agreement terminating the rail group’s agreement with Blacklands Railroad. NETEX then formally approved an agreement with North East Texas Connectors LLC, to serve as operator for the rail line. Brian Lee, NETEX Board meeting Blacklands Agreement Blacklands Railroad served as rail operator for NETEX for more than 20...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Testing Update: 1,050 Negative, 83 Positive, 381 Pending
Over the last 8 days, there have been 381 additional tests conducted for Hopkins County residents; 16 tests results were positive and 59 negative for COVID-19, according to data reported by Hopkins County Emergency Management officials and the weekly Hopkins County COVID-19 testing updates provided by Hopkins County Hospital District COO/EMS Director Brent Smith. Hopkins County COVID-19 cases and recoveries since March Ten of the 16...
2nd Update: Total of 6 New COVID-19 Cases Reported July 10 In Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team called a second news meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 10, for another COVID-19 update. A total of 6 new COVID-19 cases were reported July 10. At 3 p.m. Friday, four new positive COVID-19 cases and 1 recovery were reported for Hopkins County. At 7:30 p.m., 2 additional positive cases were reported. Among the 4 cases reported earlier in the day were Hopkins County residents tested at mobile...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report For June 27-July 6, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office reports for the week of June 27-July 6, 2020 Suspicious Activity: 33 Alarm: 10 Burglary: 5 Theft: 6 Criminal Trespass: 5 Assault: 5 Disturbances/Disputes: 22 Shots Fired: 5 Criminal Mischief: 6 Reckless Driver: 9 Terroristic Threat: 5 Welfare Check: 12 Arrest/Warrant Services: 2 Livestock at Large: 14 Harassment: 2 Damaged Property: 4 Fraud: 1 Motorist Assist: 2 Disorderly Conduct: 1 Traffic Stop...
4 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported July 10 In Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 3 p.m. Friday, July 10, reported they have been notified of 4 new positive COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County. One additional person also was reported to have recovered from COVID-19. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reported since March for Hopkins County to 81. Of those, 51 Hopkins County patients have recovered. That leaves 30 active cases of COVID-19 for Hopkins...
Dallas Woman Accused Of Driving While Intoxicated With Child Passengers
Hopkins County, TX – July 10, 2020 – A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper arrested a 40-year-old Dallas woman accused of driving while intoxicated with child passengers Thursday night, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Hopkins County 911 dispatchers had received texts July 9, 2020 alleging the driver of an SUV to be “extremely intoxicated, swerving, driving over...
Emergency Sirens to be Tested Today
Emergency Sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs today (Friday, July 10th, 2020), by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management office. The test will be conducted at noon. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system. Recent tests have shown the emergency sires to be a ready source of warning in case of emergencies such as weather or other threats to...
