Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest
Nov01

 Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest

Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest

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Nov. 2, 2021 Is Election Day For Texas Constitutional Amendments, North Hopkins ISD Trustees, Cumby City Council Elections
Nov01

Nov. 2, 2021 Is Election Day For Texas Constitutional Amendments, North Hopkins ISD Trustees, Cumby City Council Elections

Texas voters will have one last opportunity this week to vote in the Constitutional Amendments Election, while voters living in Cumby city limits will be asked to determined who is elected to two places on the City Council and voters within North Hopkins County school district will determine who is elected to the board of trustees. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, is Election Day. Early voting in Hopkins County in the state election was light,...

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Redistricting, Road Drainage Systems Grant Among Items On Monday Commissioners Court Agendas
Nov01

Redistricting, Road Drainage Systems Grant Among Items On Monday Commissioners Court Agendas

Hopkins County Commissioners Court has a Monday ahead with redistricting discussions, consideration of a road drainage systems grant, and appointment of architects for construction of a community safe room among the items on the day’s three meeting agendas. The county applied to FEMA through Texas Department of Emergency Management for Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program/Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities...

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Meal A Day Menu For Nov. 1-5, 2021
Oct31

Meal A Day Menu For Nov. 1-5, 2021

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Nov. 1-5, 2021, includes: Monday – Smothered Beef Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Roll. Tuesday – Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole, Corn, and Cranberry Sauce.Wednesday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Pinto Beans and Cole...

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3 Men Jailed On Outstanding Felony Charges
Oct30

3 Men Jailed On Outstanding Felony Charges

At least three men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony charges earlier this week, according to arrest and jail reports. Kyle Louis Jackson (HCSO jail photo0 Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman traveled to Fannin County Oct. 28, 2021, and took custody of Kyle Louis Jackson, a 31-year-old Ladonia man held on a Hopkins County warrant. Huffman transported Jackson to Hopkins County jail, where Jackson was booked...

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Wildcats Football Drops Close Contest to Forney on Senior Night
Oct30

Wildcats Football Drops Close Contest to Forney on Senior Night

The Wildcats football team had the lead at times, but ultimately it was Forney who pulled out the win on Friday, Oct. 29. Sulphur Springs led by four just under a minute in to the fourth quarter, but the game got away from Coach Greg Owens’s team after that. Forney was able to take the lead for good with under eight minutes at 31-28.  Even after the Jackrabbits kicked another field goal to go up by six, Sulphur Springs still had...

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Meet Some Portrayers of the “Cemetery Walk” Set for November 7, 2021
Oct30

Meet Some Portrayers of the “Cemetery Walk” Set for November 7, 2021

You may recognize some of these members of the local community who will appear in costume during the Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s fundraising “Cemetery Walk”. You can take the interesting and sometimes humorous tour through Sulphur Springs City Cemetery on Sunday November 7 between 2 and 4pm. Cost is $10 per person. Proceeds will be used for upcoming Genealogical projects. Phone to reserve your space on the...

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Although Cases Continue To Decline, 3 Hopkins County COVID Deaths Confirmed For October
Oct29

Although Cases Continue To Decline, 3 Hopkins County COVID Deaths Confirmed For October

Although COVID-19 cases have continued to decline over the last month as vaccinations rose, three additional Hopkins County deaths were attributed to the virus, according to Texas Department of State Health Services Oct. 29, 2021 COVID-19 reports. COVID Deaths As of lunch time Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, a total of 146 Hopkins County residents have died from COVID-19, including three this month. Because coronavirus deaths are confirmed...

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Hopkins County Records – Oct. 29, 2021
Oct29

Hopkins County Records – Oct. 29, 2021

Land Deed Transactions Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Janice A. Wright and Charles R. Wright to Daniel Martin and Janet Martin; tract in the Nacogdoches University surveyShawn Eric Parks to Deana Marie Parks; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyJeff Jordan and Rhonda Jordan to Topnotch Farm LLC; tract in the HC Campbell surveyLoretta Cox to Jamie Lynn Barcus and Levi Andrew Barcus; tract in the Abner Chapman surveyAutry...

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In Children 5 Through 11 Years of Age
Oct29

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In Children 5 Through 11 Years of Age

Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 USFDA New Release Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDA’s thorough and transparent evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who overwhelmingly voted in favor of making the...

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