Scholarships Awarded To Future Educators
Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel recently presented two Hopkins County high school graduates with $500 scholarships. Nancy Barton Moore presents a $500 scholarship to Sulphur Springs High School graduate, Grayson McClure and a $500 scholarship to Como-Pickton High School graduate, Diana Gallegos. The scholarships were awarded by the Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel to a graduating senior who will be seeking a degree in...
Aug. 10-14 Meal A Day Menu
Although the Senior Citizens Center continues to be closed due to COVID-19, Meal A Day volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The Aug. 10-14, 2020, Meal A Day menu for includes: Monday – Rope Sausage, Red Beans and Rice, Okra and Tomatoes, and Hush Puppies Tuesday – Oven Baked Omelet, Slice of Ham, Orange Slices and Blueberry Muffins Wednesday – Sloppy Joe...
Pat Fallon Receives Republican Nomination For Congressional District 4
August 8, 2020 – Pat Fallon of Prosper received the Republican Party’s nomination for Congressional District 4 Saturday. Fallon replaces John Ratcliffe on the Nov. 3 ballot. Ratcliffe resigned the position upon being confirmed in May as the director of national intelligence. Pat Fallon, Congressional District 4 Republican nominee In order to be considered, a candidate had to be nominated by one of the county or precinct...
Hopkins County Records Aug. 8, 2020
Applications for Marriage Licenses (filed July 6-Aug. 6, 2020) Stephanie Leigh Dupree and Mark Andrew PattersonFernando Jimenez Huerta to Angela Azenete DeJesusErnest Lee Ponder and Joanna Lynn FouseKeenan Marcello Miller and Brooke T. Thomas WilliamsDakota Griffin Graham and Rebecca Blake CarrollElmer Steven Moreno and Leydie Stephanie FrancoRandy Alan Palmer and Sarah Michelle SmithScott Lee Belle and Delores Annette ClarkJohn Oud...
3 New COVID-19 Cases, 6 Recoveries Reported For Hopkins County On Aug. 8
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, announced the state had notified local emergency management officials of 3 new positive COVID-19 cases, and 6 recoveries for Hopkins County. That marks the seventh straight day in which new positive results have been reported for Hopkins County, for a total of 47 new COVID-19 cases and 43 patient recoveries reported so far in August. That’s a total of 199 cases and...
Hopkins County GOP Hosts Executive Meeting To Select Republic Nomination For Congressional District 4
Hopkins County this afternoon will host a special election this afternoon, with Republican delegates from across Northeast Texas choosing who will represent the party on the November ballot. Candidates for the Republican nomination for 4th Congressional District of Texas introduce themselves. Approximately 150 Republican delegates and officials, candidates and guests are anticipated to fill Hopkins County Civic Center when the doors...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of August 10, 2020
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Aug. 10, 2020. 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 as...
SSHS Back To School Device Prep Slated Aug. 24-28
Sulphur Springs High School students should plan to visit the campus on their designated day Aug. 24-28 to have their device updated. SSHS device prep applies to all students, both those opting for the virtual academy and those attending face-to-face classes on campus. All virtual academy students are asked to report to the school to return their devices to school sometime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. either Aug. 24 or Aug. 25. Students...
Monday Designated For Yantis ISD Schedule, Technology Pick Up
Monday has been designated for Yantis ISD schedule pick up. Middle and High School students may visit the school during a designated time to pick up their schedules. School officials note that the schedules in the Parent Portal online are not the finished schedules. These tasks will be conducted a bit differently this year due to COVID-19. The pick up will be conducted as a drive-through event on Aug. 10. Students must remain in the...
Man Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-30 in Hopkins County
August 7, 2020 – A 22-year-old was caught early Wednesday morning driving a stolen car on Interstate 30, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety officials notified HCSO dispatchers a license plate reader had hit on a stolen vehicle on I-30 traveling east from mile marker 85 at 1:27 a.m. Aug. 5. Hunt and Hopkins County officials, including Cumby police, were alerted and began watching for the vehicle as it...
