CHRISTUS Health Begins Final Negotiations With Hopkins County County Hospital District
HCHD Agrees To Sell 49% Interest In CHRISTUS Hopkins Health Alliance Sulphur Springs — CHRISTUS Health and the Hopkins County Hospital District announced the unanimous approval of a Letter of Intent for the District to sell its remaining interest in CHRISTUS Hopkins Health Alliance joint venture to CHRISTUS Health Thursday afternoon, Dec. 17. Final negotiations for the deal are in progress. Hopkins County Hospital District Board...
TWC: Reimbursing Employers Payment Deadlines for 2020 Extended to March 1, 2021
AUSTIN –The Texas Workforce Commission today extended payment deadlines for the first, second and third quarters of 2020, to March 1, 2021, to match the fourth quarter 2020 bills for designated reimbursing employers that are required to pay a share of unemployment benefits. Texas Workforce Commission Designated reimbursing employers include non-profits, local governments, school districts, and other qualifying employers who...
Hospital District Board To Discuss Potential Sale Of Interest In CHRISTUS Hopkins Health Alliance
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Thursday are slated to consider a number of items during the regular December meeting including the sale of the district’s interest in CHRISTUS Hopkins Health Alliance. Hopkins County Hospital District The last item on the Dec. 14 agenda calls for an executive session to “discuss the potential sale of the District’s interest in a joint venture known as CHRISTUS...
Sulphur Springs ISD Earned Top Marks On 2 Financial Evaluations
Sulphur Springs ISD earned top marks on two financial evaluations, and approved a request from Hopkins Energy LLC amending the agreement granting a tax incentive for Hopkins Energy LLC, a solar farm planned in Dike. FIRST Rating During a public hearing Monday afternoon, SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw presented trustees with the 17-page Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas financial management report. Texas Education Agency...
2 Targeted Improvement Plans, Financial Audit, Sick Leave Policy On Sulphur Springs ISD Dec. 14 Agenda
Targeted Improvement Plans for Lamar and Travis Primary, the annual financial audit and extension of the sick leave policy are all topics to be discusses and considered during Monday’s Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees meeting, scheduled to be conducted at noon rather than 6 p.m. as is tradition so as not to conflict with any other potential holiday programs and schedules. SSISD logo Two public hearings will be conducted,...
GSC Enterprises Acquiring Selected Brenham Wholesale Grocery Assets
December 11, 2020 – Mickey McKenzie, Chairman of the Board of GSC Enterprises, Inc., Friday announced the acquisition of selected assets of Brenham Wholesale Grocery Co., Inc., located in Brenham, Texas. The anticipated closing is scheduled for January 29, 2021. “Brenham Wholesale has been in the grocery business for over 100 years, and we are excited to carry the torch forward from their rich legacy,” McKenzie stated. Brenham...
2 Contracts Related To Pacific Park, Senior Center Projects Approved
Sulphur Sulphur Springs City Council this week during their regular December meeting approved two contracts related to the Pacific Park improvement and Senior Citizens Center construction projects. Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski recommended the council approve of the contract as proposed with MHS Planning & Design, LLC, for professional services for design and engineering for a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department...
All Hopkins County, Winnsboro, Yantis School Districts Received Superior FIRST Ratings
All Hopkins County, Winnsboro and Yantis school districts have received superior FIRST ratings from the state of Texas. These are the annual Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas evaluations of fiscal year 2018-2019 finances based on information submitted by districts using a state template. According to Texas Education Agency, 1,021 school districts across the state were evaluated. Only 9 school districts (Meridian ISD,...
Lake Country CASA Benefits From Alliance Bank Donation
Lake Country CASA Executive Director Gina Law, Alliance Bank President/CEO Tom Sellers Tom Sellers, Alliance Bank President/CEO, presented a $1,000 donation on behalf of the bank in lieu of a public customer appreciation event to Lake Country CASA Executive Director Gina Law to the Court Appointed Special Advocates for children this week. The contribution is especially appreciated this year as Lake Country CASA will not be able to...
Commissioners Court Tabled Road Closure Order, Approved Agreements, Contracts
Hopkins County Commissioners Court on Monday tabled a road closure order but approved several agreements and contracts as presented. Road Closure The court was originally scheduled to consider approving road closure order for a portion of County Road 3602 during their regular meeting Monday. However, Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley asked the court to table the motion as not all steps in the process required to close a road had...
