Hopkins County Constables’ Fees To Increase in 2022
2018 Sheriff’s and Constables’ Fees Those individuals required to pay fees in 2022 to the two Hopkins County constables’ offices will be paying a little bit more moving forward. The Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday approved increases to constables fees. Precinct 1 Constable Norman Colyer asked the Commissioners Court Monday to approve increases in their fees, which have not changed much in several years....
Portion Of County’s ARP Funding Earmarked for Trustee Housing Facility
County Eyes Hazardous Mitigation Assistance Grant For Community Safe Room Hopkins County officials are considering building two structures near the sheriff’s office, a trustee housing facility and a community safe room. Trustee Housing Hopkins County officials plan to use a portion of the $7-plus million the county has been awarded in American Rescue Program funding to construct a trustee housing facility. The facility would...
North Hopkins-South Sulphur VFD Receives Donation To Help With Construction Of New Station
North Hopkins-South Sulphur Volunteer Fire Department received a donation to help finish building the new station Monday morning. During the regular July 26 Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting, RWE Renewables Americas LLC Solar Development Manager Sean Pattee and Senior Project Manager of Construction Sean O’Hagan presented North Hopkins-South Sulphur VFD Chief Bobby Harris with a $70,000 donation to help the the...
Commissioners Court To Consider RFPs For Architectural Services Qualifications, Road Use Agreements
Hopkins County Commissioners Court appears to have a full agenda Monday morning, with items for architectural services qualifications for two projects, road use agreements and an interlocal agreement. The commissioners court is scheduled to consider authorizing issuance of requests for proposals for qualifications for architectural services related to the hazardous mitigation assistance grant programs for a Community Safe Room as well...
Hopkins, Franklin Counties Had Lowest June 2021 Unemployment Rate In Area
Hopkins and Franklin counties both had an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent last month, the lowest June 2021 unemployment rate in the Northeast Texas area. While it’s not uncommon for Hopkins County to have the lowest unemployment rate with Franklin County a close second, but June 2021 was the first time Franklin matched Hopkins for lowest unemployment rate, according to the latest employment numbers released Friday, July 16,...
Improvements Planned For West Side Of Prim Stadium Parking Lot
The westside Gerald Prim Stadium parking lot, the home parking area, has been designated to receive $68,000 worth of improvements to clean, seal-coat and stipe the surface. Sulphur Springs ISD also will continue to contract out lawn work for most district facilities. Prim Stadium Parking The Prim Stadium parking lot has had no significant improvements in a quite a while, and it has begun to show. The surface has some cracks, which...
Cutoffs Will Begin Tuesday For Water Customers Who Have Yet To Address Overdue Bills Accrued Due To COVID-19
Cutoffs will begin Tuesday, July 20, 2021, for Sulphur Springs water customers who have yet to address overdue city utility bills accrued due to COVID-19, Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell reminded Thursday morning. A total of 503 water accounts were behind by 30 days or more, including 29 accounts that were more than 12 months or more past due as Tuesday, April 6, 2021, City staff during the April meeting asked Sulphur...
COVID-19, State-Wide Teacher Shortages Impact Sulphur Springs ISD Hiring Process
What started as an unusual school year, thanks to COVID-19, continues to be so for many school districts, where administrators are working to try to fill an unusually high number of positions. Prior to Monday night’s recommendations, Sulphur Springs ISD’s hiring process was still on track, with typically about 60 or so changes annually for the new school year. This July, however, blew that out of the water; SSISD...
Software Agreement Will Allow County Clerk To Post Certain Records Directly To County Website
Hopkins County Clerk Tracy Smith received approval to enter into a software agreement which will allow her to directly post certain records updates to the county website. A re-plat request, correction to the June 25, 2021, meeting agenda minutes, disposal of two Precinct 3 trucks and a bond for the newly appointed deputy treasurer were also considered Monday by the Hopkins County Commissioners Court. Software Agreement Hopkins County...
Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees To Hold Budget Workshop, Receive ESSER Updates, Discuss UIL For Home School Students
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees are scheduled to hold a budget workshop, receive ESSER updates, discuss offering UIL for home schooled students in Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs ISD Board Trustees Leesa Toliver and Robbin Vaughn, Superintendent Michael Lamb, Board President Robert Cody, Secretary Jason Dietze, and Vice President Craig Roberts before their June 15, 2021, meeting Budget, ESSER funding The trustees budget...
