Thanksgiving Came Early For Some Local Residents, Courtesy Of 3 Local Families
Thanksgiving came early for some local residents, courtesy of three local families, who worked together Nov. 20-21 to prepare 200 Thanksgiving meals which they then distributed free to anyone who showed up Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at Potato House to receive them. The families a few days before noted they would offer to-go boxes ready to be taken home home. Those interested in the Thanksgiving meal only had to drive up or walk up outside...
Chamber Connection – Nov. 24: Lots Of Seasonal Events Coming Up
By Butch Burney Here is wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! It’s hard to believe that 2021 is almost over. I hope you enjoy the holiday with family and friends – and then hit our local stores on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Check out our website on Wednesday (or after) to see the Small Business Saturday deals from our local merchants. Just go to HopkinsChamber.org and on the home page, click on the “Featured Events”...
Commissioners Agree To Small Change In Pine Forest Solar I & Hybrid I Road Use Contract
Purchase Of New Work Truck Approved For Precinct 3 Hopkins County Commissions Court on Monday approved the purchase of a new work truck for Precinct 3, a small change in Pine Forest Solar I and Pine Forest Hybrid I Road Use agreement, contract for sheriff’s and fire department training and equipment programs. Road Use Amendment The Commissioners Court on Aug. 23, 2021 agreed to allow at least 9 county roads to be used by Pine...
BT Solterra Solar Reinvestment Zone Approved, Chapter 381 Agreement In Works
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a reinvestment zone for BT Solerra Solar, LLC, a $140 million solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Reinvestment Zone The Commissioners Court at 9:23 a.m. Nov. 22 conducted a public hearing for the proposed reinvestments zone for a second solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Austin Willis, director of Solar and Storage for Belltown Power Texas Austin Willis,...
Donation Will Help Fund Thanksgiving Meal For Senior Citizens
Karon Weatherman accepted a donation Monday morning on behalf of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, to help fund Thanksgiving meals for senior citizens. Bill Pentak with Open Doors public relations presented the oversized check for $1,000 to Weatherman on behalf of Engie, the corporation behind the planned Dike Solar project, during public forum at the first portion of the Nov. 22 regular meeting of Hopkins County...
Happy Thanksgiving From The Sulphur Springs CHRISTUS Family To Yours
Sulphur Springs, Texas, November 22, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur [email protected] Happy Thanksgiving! From our family at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Sulphur Springs to yours, we are thankful for the opportunity to serve this community through our mission of...
Franklin, Hopkins Counties Continue To Have Lowest Area October 2021 Unemployment Rates
Franklin and Hopkins counties continued to have the lowest October 2021 unemployment rates in the nine-county Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area, both less than 4% each. Franklin County for the fourth consecutive month had the lowest unemployment rate of 3.8%, with 201 of the 5,269 work force reported to be unemployed as of the October 2021 Texas Labor Market Information data released Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. That’s down...
FDA Expands Eligibility For COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For All Individuals 18 Or Older
FDA News Release – November 19, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)...
PUBLIC NOTICE: Public Hearing For Como-Pickton School’s 2021-2022 FIRST Report
Como-Pickton School Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, December 13, at 6 p.m. in the Como-Pickton Conference Center, 13017 Texas Hwy 11 East, Como, Texas, to discuss results from the 2020-2021 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report. Como-Pickton CISD War Eagle
Nov. 24 Blood Drive Will Bolster Severely Low Blood Supplies
Sulphur Springs, Texas, November 17, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, MS, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Awards CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national...
