COVID-19 Update: Second Confirmed Coronavirus Case Reported In Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team reports a second positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Hopkins County by Texas Department of State Health Services. A second positive COVID-19 case was confirmed in Hopkins County Sunday morning. Th HCEMT was notified Sunday morning by DSHS, but received very few details regarding the case. It should be assumed at this point that the diseases was community spread not travel...
Equipment Issues At City Wastewater Treatment Plant Partially Resolved
The blower issues that sidelined two of the three blowers at the city’s wastewater treatment plant are partially resolved, according to the city manager. There have been some vibration issues since the blowers were installed in last August. Two of the three blowers at the wastewater treatment plant developed vibration problems and the issues became bad enough to render the units inoperable. One unit continued to operate, but...
Clearing The Path For A New Senior Citizens Center
Work continued this week, clearing the path for construction of a new Senior Citizens Center, to be constructed on Oak Avenue. An old structure on Oak Avenue was torn down this week and the site will be cleared off so that a new activity center for senior citizens can be constructed on the property. In the Nov. 5, 2019 Election 77.49 percent of Sulphur Springs residents casting ballots voted to allow up to $200,000 per year in...
Man Accused Thursday Of Threatening His Mother In Jail Saturday For Violating Protective Order
A 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man ended up back in jail less than 24-hours after being released. He was accused early Saturday morning of violation bond and a protective order, issued after he allegedly threatened to bash his mother’s face in Thursday night. The 33-year-old was jailed Thursday night, March 26, after allegedly threatening to injury his mother at her residence. Based on the fact that the man had previously been...
Hopkins County Records –March 27, 2020
Applications for Marriage Licenses Samuel Patrick Bryant and Julie Theresa PenkavaThomas Allen Riehl Jr. and Amanda Lee SmithRobert Mitchell Alexander and Ashley-Marie GregoryDakota Griffin Graham and Rebecca Blake CarrollJeffrey Dwayne Wren and Mindy Renae Pogue Record books Land Deed Transactions Everett Van Jennings and Lacie Jennings to Everett Jennings No. 4 LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyEverett Jennings and Lacie Jennings to...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of March 30, 2020
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of March 30, 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...
AG: Local Governments Must Allow The Sale Of Firearms
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a legal opinion following a request from Representative Dustin Burrows regarding the sales of firearms in Texas municipalities and counties. The opinion concludes that municipal and county authorities may not use emergency powers to regulate or restrict the sale of firearms. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General “State law provides several emergency powers to...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: Only 1 Positive Case
After 12 days, Hopkins County still has only 1 known positive case of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Hopkins County Hospital District/EMS reported Friday afternoon. Hopkins County Emergency Management Team received notification of the positive COVID-19 case Tuesday morning, March 24. While others have been tested, either by DSHS or a private lab, HCEMT has received no other confirmation from healthcare provider or DSHS of any additional...
PJC Regents Extend Spring Semester To May 14 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Room And Board Rates For Fall 2020, Spring 2021 Approved The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved an extension of the spring semester to May 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic at a special meeting held Thursday, March 26. PJC Paris Junior College “We are having to do that because we extended Spring Break for our students one week,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. The regents met a week earlier than planned in order...
Governor Issues Executive Order Mandating 14-Day Self-Quarantine For Some Air Travelers
Anyone flying into Texas for a visit or return home from the New York Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey or Connecticut area) or New Orleans should prepare for a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. Texas Governor Greg Abbott Thursday, March 26, issued an Executive Order mandating a 14-day self-quarantine for individuals traveling to Texas as their final destination through an airport from the Tri-State Area of New York, New Jersey or...
