Ordinance Would Prohibit Parking On South Side of East Shannon Road, But Still Allowed On North Side
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson this week asked Sulphur Springs City Council to consider approving an ordinance that would make exiting East Shannon Road restaurant driveways between South Broadway Street and Mockingbird Lane safer. The ordinance is one of four ordinances the City Council considered at the regular November meeting. East Shannon Road Parking Ricketson explained, when recommending Ordinance No. 2794...
County Clerk Contracts With Service To Convert Archived Records, Make Them Accessible Online
Within a few months archived historic records maintained by Hopkins County Clerk’s Office are expected to be accessible online. County Clerk Tracy Smith was given the go-ahead this week to contract with Vista Solutions Group for the project, and District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher said she too is considering the option so that older records dating back to the 1800s in her office could potentially be made available online as well. Hopkins...
TWC, Workforce Boards, Veterans Commission Host Nov. 4 Hiring Red, White and You Fairs For Veterans
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, TWC News Release AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in partnership with 28 local workforce development boards and the Texas Veterans Commission, will host veterans hiring fairs in 28 cities throughout Texas on Thursday, Nov. 4. The events will be a combination of in-person and virtual events. TWC’s 10th annual Hiring Red, White & You! Statewide Hiring Fair is a joint initiative supported by the...
Road Improvement, LED Conversion, Tornado Shelter Grants Discussed During Commissioners Court Meeting
Hopkins County is seeking grants to help fund drainage systems for four county roads as well as Pipeline Road, and agreed to provide the required grant funding match to convert several buildings to LED lighting systems. An architectural firm too was selected to design and oversee construction of a building to serve as a tornado shelter, which would be built with federal funding. Road Grants Beth Wisenbaker, who serves as local grants...
Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Making Section Of South Service Road No Parking Zone
Sulphur Springs City Council at the regular Tuesday meeting will consider as well as hear a proposal for an ordinance which would establish a no parking zone on a section of East Shannon Road, action to obtain engineering services for water treatment plant improvements, and conduct public hearings then consider granting final approval of two additional ordinances. Sulphur Springs City Council Chambers, located inside the Municipal...
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...
CNB Donation To ‘In My Closet’ Will Fund Mammograms For Uninsured Women In Hopkins County
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, City National Bank Marketing Director John Sellers and President Don Sapaugh presented a check to Maleta Reynolds, chair elect for the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation For “In My Closet.” City National Bank Marketing Director John Sellers, Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Chair Elect Maleta Reynolds and CNB President Don Sapaugh The City National Bank donation will go to...
September 2021 Unemployment Rates Below State Average In Only 3 Counties In NET Workforce Development Area
Unemployment on average continued to decline, although by less than 1 percent, across the state last month as was the case for all except one county in Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area. Franklin, Hopkins and Delta were the only counties in the nine-county Northeast Texas WDA with September 2021 unemployment rates below the state average of 4.9 percent, according to the Local Area Unemployment Statistics report published by...
Commissioners Approve ETCADA MOU, Non-Consent Towing Advisory Board Appointements, Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approve an ETCADA MOU, Non-Consent Towing Advisory Board appointments, and a home-delivered meal grant program during the regular court session conducted earlier this week. Non-Consent Towing Advisory Board County Judge Robert Newsom If a driver is in the vehicle, which could be an 18-wheeler down to a passenger vehicle, is unable to consent or pick their towing company during a crash or arrest, law...
Hopkins County, Other Local Taxing Entities To Receive Funding From Opioid Settlements
Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week approved a Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement agreement. County of Hopkins Vs. Purdue Pharma L.P., Et Al Cause No. 2018-166 is one of several lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies that manufactured opioids Hopkins County has joined in previous years, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom “A number of years ago, we went into a...
