Geoffrey Stewart Awarded Janie Crump Memorial 4-H Scholarship
Aug10

Geoffrey Stewart Awarded Janie Crump Memorial 4-H Scholarship

Bessonett, Allen Receive Danforth ‘I Dare You’ Award; Civic Center Manager Recognized For Support Of 4-H, Extension Hopkins County Extension Agents Johanna Hicks and Mario Villarino during Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning recognized five youth Monday morning for their outstanding achievements and contributions to 4-H and honored one local supporter of 4-H and Extension programs. One students received the...

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Most Area School Districts Starting Classes in August
Aug10

Most Area School Districts Starting Classes in August

Here’s a list of 2020 school start dates around our area: Mr. Vernon ISD Aug 6 Como-Pickton CISD Aug 10 Commerce ISD Aug 11 Campbell ISD Aug 11 Yantis ISD Aug 13 Miller Grove ISD Aug 13 Cumby ISD Aug 13 Cooper ISD Aug 13 Rains Emory ISD Aug 13 Saltillo ISD Aug 17 Sulphur Bluff ISD Aug 18 North Hopkins ISD Aug 19 Sulphur Springs ISD Sept 1...

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Aug. 10-14 Meal A Day Menu
Aug09

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...

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Hopkins County Records Aug. 8, 2020
Aug08

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...

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Hopkins County GOP Hosts Executive Meeting To Select Republic Nomination For Congressional District 4
Aug08

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...

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Paris District Road Report for the Week of August 10, 2020
Aug08

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...

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Man Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-30 in Hopkins County
Aug07

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...

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Membership News of Hopkins County Genealogical Society
Aug06

Membership News of Hopkins County Genealogical Society

Dear Members, The Texas State Genealogical Society has a virtual conference this coming Friday and Saturday, August 7-8,  with outstanding speakers. And if you cannot attend those dates, access to the recordings & handouts will be available until November 15, 2020 to watch on any device at any time or place. There are 8 speakers (one of these is Ari Wilkins who is an HCGS favorite & spoke to our society last year) with 8 great...

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Carter BloodCare Blood Drives Scheduled In Sulphur Springs
Aug06

Carter BloodCare Blood Drives Scheduled In Sulphur Springs

Two blood drives have been announced this week for Carter BloodCare, and at least three additional blood drives are scheduled later this month in Hopkins County to help bolster supplies during “the most prolonged period of a critical shortage in recent history.” Summer, according to CBC, is typically a challenging time for blood supplies. Social distancing, canceled company and school blood drives, and other rapidly...

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Johanna Hicks Enjoying a ‘Rewarding’ Year as Agent
Aug06

Johanna Hicks Enjoying a ‘Rewarding’ Year as Agent

In Communications and Written Media, our own Johanna Hicks of the Hopkins County Agri-Life Extension Service recently received recognition, and shared some of the details with KSST News. “Yes!  I was awarded as the 2020 Extension Educator of the Year for the state.  I also received the Communications Written News award on my column published in January 2020 called, “It’s not Gone – Just Renamed.”  The column focused on what was...

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