HCSO  Deputies Assist Fugitive Task Force In Apprehending Como Man On Louisiana Warrants
Feb01

HCSO Deputies Assist Fugitive Task Force In Apprehending Como Man On Louisiana Warrants

Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies assisted a fugitive task force officer in apprehending a 25-year-old Como man on Louisiana warrants, according to arrest reports. William Michael Miller (HCSO jail photo) On Jan. 31, 2022, Sgt. J. Durr with Texas Attorney General’s Office, who is assigned to the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force, was requested by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office to locate and arrest William...

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Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021
Feb01

Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021

Crime in the seven major reporting categories was down and the clearance rate was up in 2021 in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Officers initiated 135 cases in the major offense categories, 132 of which were cleared, giving the sheriff’s office a clearance rate of 97.77% in those categories in 2021. That’s 30 fewer cases initiated by sheriff’s office staff in 2021 than the year...

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Slate Of Activities Announced For Saltillo ISD 2022 Homecoming
Feb01

Slate Of Activities Announced For Saltillo ISD 2022 Homecoming

Saltillo ISD will be having Homecoming Friday, February 4, with a slate of activities planned throughout the day. The festivities will start with a pep rally led by the Senior Class of 2022 at 10 a.m. The Saltillo Lady Lions and Lions will play Avinger Indians starting at 5:30 p.m. Saltillo ISD Homecoming Freshman Duchess (seated) Jordan Cartwright; Sophomore Duchess Ryleigh Redar; Junior Duchess Julianna Giles; and Senior Candidates...

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More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
Jan31

More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury

When the Hopkins County Grand Jury last met they signed more than 135 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately 110 people were named in the charges, including 18 individuals accused of more than one offense. In some cases, more than one person is alleged to have been involved in the same offense, according to the indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the December 29, 2021...

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COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week
Jan31

COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News –January 31, 2022 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] COVID Testing at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics | Urgent Care Due to a shortage of COVID testing supplies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that rapid tests will be available.  If rapid tests are not available, we will be able...

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Tips To Help Avoid Accidently Starting A Wildfire While Hunting Or Working In Fields
Jan31

Tips To Help Avoid Accidently Starting A Wildfire While Hunting Or Working In Fields

“Although rain has been in our weather forecast on and off, no significant precipitation has occurred in the last few weeks, causing extreme dry conditions in our fields. Drought or freeze-cured grasses provide a very receptive medium for an accidental wildfire ignition and dead grass will readily ignite under a wide range of weather conditions,” according to Texas A&M Forest Service Predictive Services. “An additional...

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FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine
Jan31

FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine

News Release – Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 Moderna To Be Marketed as Spikevax COVID-19 Vaccine For Ages 18+ Today (Jan. 31, 2022), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine; the approved vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older.  Key points Spikevax meets the FDA’s rigorous...

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Information From the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
Jan31

Information From the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus

PJC-Sulphur Springs Center secretary Dana Smock welcomes new student Decker Hendricksmeyer, standing at right, and his mom, Tammy Hendricksmeyer. Dana helps complete Decker’s papers for enrollment into the Sulphur Springs campus. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center secretary Dana Smock and Decker

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HHSC Launches License Plate Art Contest to Help Victims of Human Trafficking
Jan31

HHSC Launches License Plate Art Contest to Help Victims of Human Trafficking

Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 AUSTIN – Texans can help raise awareness about human trafficking and support young survivors of human trafficking by participating in a new license plate design contest. The design contest, hosted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission in conjunction with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), will help create the Stop Human Trafficking Specialty License Plate, which was authorized by House Bill...

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SSMS Lady Cats Basketball Have a Shot Monday to Complete Undefeated Season
Jan31

SSMS Lady Cats Basketball Have a Shot Monday to Complete Undefeated Season

Eighth grade Lady Cats basketball have the opportunity to wrap up an undefeated season Monday, Jan. 31 at home. Coach Nickie Pannell’s eighth grade A and B teams have already clenched the district as champions, but her squads also have the shot at completing an undefeated season. The middle school coach hopes everyone can pack the SSMS gym Monday afternoon in the hopes of witnessing the second middle school squad this season to...

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