3 Ordinances Receive Final Approval, 4 Ordinances Introduced At Sulphur Springs City Council Meeting
Three ordinances received final approval following public hearings and four additional city ordinances were introduced at the Sulphur Springs City Council meeting Tuesday night, September 1, 2020. A “commercial-industrial” reinvestment zone; involvement in Sulphur River Basin Authority; and contracts for masonry, concrete and steel for the new Grays Building were also considered. Ordinances Approved The City Council...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report — September 2020
On Wednesday, September 1, 2020, Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the monthly manager’s report: COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County maintains a range of 30 to 70 cases. We currently have 47 active cases in Hopkins County. The state recently tested 483 people at the civic center, and I expect an increase in active cases over the next few days. We have had 196...
2020 HC United Way Campaign to Kick Off
Mike Horne, HCUW Campaign Chair for 2020 In a letter from Susan Berning, Secretary of Hopkins County United Way, this year’s campaign is getting up and running. Plans are in place for a Workers Luncheon as well as a Lead Donor Luncheon, typically held prior to the start of weekly Report meetings. Here is updated information from Susan for United Way volunteers regarding these dates. We are planning towards another exciting and...
Hopkins County LHA, Emergency Management Report On Ages Of COVID-19 Patients, Daily Case Counts
Hopkins County Emergency Management officials and the Local Health Authority on Tuesday, Sept. 1, not only reported the daily counts of new COVID-19 cases, but also released information regarding the ages of Hopkins County residents who had tested positive for COVID-19 through Sept. 1, and changes in county case reporting. Statistical Breakdown of COVID-19 Cases By Age HCEM and LHA Tuesday released by age the percentages of all...
Joel Robinson Welcomed As New Provider At Foot Specialists Of Tri-County
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, September 1 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Hospital Visitation For the safety and health of the community and our ministry, CHRISTUS Health is screening all associates and visitors to our...
Two Men Arrested In The 8th Judicial District Court
Two men were arrested Monday in the 8th Judicial District Court and remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to arrest and jail reports. Ken Franklin Cabler (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Kevin Lester and Major Willis took Ken Franklin Cabler into custody at 9:45 a.m. for insufficient bond on a sexual assault of a child charge, according to arrest reports. The 54-year-old Sulphur Springs...
Sulphur Springs City Council Sept. 1 Meeting Agenda Includes Hearings For Tax Rate, Zoning Ordinances
The Sulphur Springs City Council Sept. 1 meeting agenda includes public hearings regarding the proposed tax rate, two zoning ordinances and a budget amendment ordinance. The agenda also includes numerous other items, including consideration of a contract for construction of the Grays Building, an emergency services mutual aide agreement between the cities of Sulphur Springs and Commerce, Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic...
Suspicious Activity Report Resulted In A Vehicle Pursuit
A suspicious activity report resulted in a vehicle pursuit from a Gilmer Street car wash in Sulphur Springs to Interstate 30 in Cumby, according to arrest reports. WALL,BOBBY LEE JR Sulphur Springs Police were initially dispatched to a report of suspicious activity at a Gilmer Street car wash, where a man was reportedly seen touching himself in an inappropriate manner in the business parking lot. Upon arrival in the area, police...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 3 Recoveries Reported Aug. 31
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom reported they’d been notified of 3 new lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at 5 p.m. Aug. 31. For the first time in 2 weeks, the Hopkins County Emergency Management officials were able Monday to report recoveries; 3 Hopkins County residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19 as of Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, which leaves 47 active cases. That makes 91 total new COVID-19 cases and 97...
Traffic Stops Result In Controlled Substance Arrests
Traffic stops over the weekend resulted in controlled substance arrests. State Highway 19 North Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping a white Chrysler Concord with a defective high center mounted stop lamp and no front license plate around 7 p.m. Aug. 29 on State Highway 19 north at some bridges. David Jordan Andrews (HCSO jail photo) Upon contact with the driver, the deputy noticed a...
