Always Learning
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Texas A&M AgriLife Extension educators from across the state of Texas recently met in Bryan, Texas, for a state-wide professional development conference. One of our keynote speakers really caught my interest. He was very dynamic, but not in a phony way. He encouraged each of us to...
Hopkins County Stands #UvaldeStrong
Hopkins County schools are dedicated not only to supporting their own, but also being supportive and compassionate toward other schools and groups not only in this county, but across the state, country and world when appropriate. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, our local students made sure to let the folks in Uvalde know their hearts, prayers and thoughts were with them as they stepped back on UCISD campuses Tuesday for the first time...
City Awarded $2.4 Million American Rescue Plan Grant For Old Thermo Mine Road Improvements
News Release Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Award Is Part of US Department of Commerce’s $300 Million Coal Communities Commitment WASHINGTON – Today (Tuesday, September 6, 2022), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Sulphur Springs, Texas, for roadway improvements needed to boost business growth at the Thermal...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report — Sept. 6, 2022
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell Tuesday evening, Sept. 6, 2022, presented to to the City Council in a Memorandum as well as aloud the following monthly manager’s report: CLAIMS We did not have any workers compensation claims in August. We had one minor liability claim in August. SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER We have been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). This does...
Road Improvements Planned For CR 4760 This Week
Improvements are planned on County Road 4760 this week. While that will be a temporary inconvenience for residents and motorists who travel the not quite 4 1/2 mile-stretch of road regularly, in the long run, it should mean better travel conditions. According to Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price, road stabilization and chip sealing are among the long term goals for that and other county roads. Crews began work on Tuesday, and will...
Recognizing Dedicated Volunteers
Volunteers Needed Wednesday, Thursday to cook for Meal-A-Day; Fill-In Drivers, Program Coordinator Needed A special breakfast was hosted recently recognizing the dedicated volunteers who staff Sulphur Springs’ Meal-A-Day program. Approximately 45 volunteers who serve as program cooks and delivery drivers enjoyed fellowship and pancakes, syrup, biscuits, gravy, sausage, bacon, and fruit on Saturday at the banquet. Volunteers who...
Volleyball Continues Three Game Home-Stand Friday
Lady Cats volleyball did not have the return home that they were hoping for, falling in three straight sets, losing to Texas High on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “I feel like we played better than what the scoreboard showed,” Coach Bailey Dorner said Tuesday following the loss. Sulphur Springs had the lead late in set one, 21-17, only to be outscored down the stretch 8-3 allowing the Lady Tigers to steal the set. Lady Cats volleyball...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of False Report To Peace Officer Following Rollover Crash Into Pole
A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of making a false report to a peace officer, following a rollover crash into a utility pole early Tuesday morning, acccording to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police officers reported the man was the listed driver of a gray Chevrolet Colorado involved in a rollover crash around 1:45 a.m. Sept. 6, 2022, in on Pampa Street. He man allegedly left the crash site, after attempting to get a...
Stolen Mustang Used In High Speed Chase Around Sulphur Springs
A stolen Mustang Shelby GT was reportedly used in a high speed chase around Sulphur Springs Monday night. The driver, a 29-year-old Atlanta, Texas man, also was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. JACOBS, TYRAE “Ty” TAYMOND Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson reported first seeing the black car traveling at a high rate of speed on Interstate 30 west at 10:56...
$439 Million Multistate Settlement Reached With JUUL Labs; Texas To Recover $42.8 Million
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has secured a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories, resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. The investigation, initially launched in 2020 by Attorney General Paxton, was led by his office, along with the Attorneys General of Connecticut and Oregon. Of the $438.5 million, Texas will...
