Sulphur Springs Pilot Club is Busy in 2017
Jane Goldsmith, a 12-year member of the Sulphur Springs Pilot Club, shared some news about Sulphur Springs Pilot Club’s 2017 projects during a recent interview on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay on KSST Radio and Channel 18TV. Just wrapping up is Hoop Dreams, a basketball camp for youngsters with brain-related disorders. This is the Pilot’s 10th year to host the series of games. In 2007, the project began with only 7...
8-Month Old Child’s Meth Level Higher Than Mother’s
Special Crimes Unit investigators assisted CPS agents with an investigation involving Courney Leigh Plunkett, 24 of Sulphur Springs and her 8-month old child that tested positive for methamphetamine. The child’s meth levels tested higher than Plunkett’s. Plunkett was arrested at 5:21 p.m. Monday at her residence on CR 2316. She is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Injury to a Child with Intent. She is being held on a $50,000...
Hopkins County EMS Replacing Unit; Transports Increasing
Hopkins County EMS will be replacing Medic 7, a 1998 truck, with a new unit following a vote of the Hopkins County Hospital District Board. The hospital district continues ownership of EMS services for Hopkins, Delta, and Franklin Counties. The new unit will cost $168,000. EMS transports are increasing in the three county area. Currently those numbers are above target numbers expected by EMS personnel. January was the busiest month...
Sulphur Bluff Golf Team Places Fourth, Brown Wins Tournament
Report from Dustin Carr of Sulphur Bluff ISD Here are this weeks results from our tournament in Lake Fork. Pictured are from l-r Trayton South, Kaleb Brown, Brennan Seymore, and Eli Ham. Kaleb is pictured by the results. Kaleb Brown wins his second straight tournament and the boys golf team finishes in the top five at the Lake Fork Golf Club Monday afternoon. Kaleb shot a 67 to take first place individual and the team comprised of...
Questions Regarding Indigent Care Asked During Hospital District Board Meeting
Who pays for indigent medical care for Hopkins County Jail inmates? That was the question presented to the Hopkins County Hospital District by Donna Wallace,Financial Officer with CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital. The question was asked during the district board meeting Monday night, February 27, 2017. It was noted that close to $100,000 in medication cost is expended each year for prisoners and that a doctor makes weekly visits to...
Hospital, Clinic in Full Compliance with Medicare/Medicaid; Doctor Network Increasing
CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital Sulphur Springs is once again in compliance with Medicare/Medicaid having more than met standards during a recent certification survey, according to Paul Harvey, hospital administrator. Harvey reported to the Hopkins County Hospital District Board Monday night during their regular session. Harvey updated the district board regarding activities at the local hospital. The Hopkins Hospital District owns...
Vascular Clinic to Be Open Once a Month at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic
Todd Bengtson, M.D., brings his decades of experience in Vascular Surgery and Ambulatory Medicine to the patients of CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic – Sulphur Springs and across Northeast Texas. The first Vascular Clinic day is scheduled for Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Dr. Bengtson will continue to see patients at this location the first Wednesday of each month. His office will be located at 113 Airport Rd., Ste. 300, Sulphur Springs,...
42 Tourney Winners at Seniors Center
Karon Weatherman reports that the popular 42 Tournament was held at the Sulphur Springs Seniors Cetner over the weekend. Four teams rose to the top and captured the prizes and the titles. There were 28 teams total which competed for $610. in cash and prizes. The next 42 Tournament will be held August 19, same place, same time! HERE’S THE WINNERS! 1st Place Steven and Gary Mobley 2nd Place – Ronnie and Joey Martin 3rd...
New DQ in Town
A second location for Dairy Queen in Sulphur Springs opens Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 1419 South Broadway. A soft opening was conducted Monday in a fund raiser for the Sulphur Springs High School Band. DQ hours are 10 a.m. unti 10 p.m.
