DSHS Reports 2 Additional, 23 Total COVID-19 Fatalities For Hopkins County
Texas Department of State Health Services Saturday, Oct. 17, reported 2 additional and 23 total COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County. According to the DSHS “County Trends” and “Case Counts” reports, one of the deaths was reported to have occurred on Sept. 29 and the other on Oct. 5. That makes 10 Hopkins county residents confirmed by official cause of death on death certificates submitted to the state’s...
FM 71 Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
A FM 71 traffic stop resulted in a 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge Friday night. Richie Wayne Porter (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson attempted to stop a Ford F-150 at 7:38 p.m. Oct. 16 after discovering the registration on the westbound truck expired in September of 2016. Wilkerson alleged the driver, identified in arrest reports as Richie...
Lady Cats Win Fourth Straight, Dominating 3-0
Another district match for the Lady Cats, another win. This time their victory came at the hands of the Hallsville Lady Bobcats. Lady Cats Volleyball vs Greenville — Sep 2020 The game started out close, tying six separate times throughout the entire first set; 4-4, 5-5, and later, 19-19, 21-21, 22-22, and 23-23. After being tied at 23, though, the Lady Cats scored twice in a row to take the first set. To say that the Lady Cats escaped...
Oct. 16 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 82 Antigen Tests, 10 In COVID Unit
For the first time in a very long time, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials on Oct. 16 reported receiving no new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. While Texas Department of State Health Services reported no additional COVID-19 fatalities were reported on Oct. 16 for Hopkins County, Texas Health and Human Services reported 1 additional nursing home resident died as a result of COVID-19. DSHS/HHS COVID-19...
4-H Project Show Results
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County National 4-H Week Best of Show ribbon The Hopkins County 4-H Project Show took place during National 4-H Week, and the results are in! Twenty-six projects were registered for judging. Art:William Ebel, Junior – Blue ribbon, Best of Show; Red ribbonJayci McClung, Junior – Red RibbonJohni McClung, Junior – Red ribbonPenelope...
Volleyball: Lady Cats Host Hallsville Lady Bobcats
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team has a big district match at home on this game day Friday, Oct. 16. The Lady Cats host the Hallsville Lady Bobcats. The Lady Cats’ varsity will play first starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Main Gym on the campus of Sulphur Springs High School. That match will be followed by a JV Blue contest at around 5:30 p.m. with a JV Gold match at around 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity enters tonight’s big...
Hopkins, Delta Counties Had The Lowest September Unemployment Rate In Area
While unemployment rates across the state and Northeast Texas increased 1.3 percent in September, the unemployment rate in the Texarkana/Northeast Texas area as a whole only increased 0.6 percent. Hopkins and Delta Counties had the lowest September unemployment rate (5,8 percent) in the area, according to LAUS, local area area unemployment statistics reported by Texas Workforce Commission in the Texas Labor information report. Texas...
16 New Sulphur Springs ISD COVID-19 Cases Reported Over The Last Week
Over the last week, 16 new Sulphur Springs ISD COVID-19 cases were reported. All except 3 of the lab-confirmed novel coronavirus 2019 cases are students and staff of Sulphur Springs High School. Sulphur Springs High School sign SSISD Administrators on Oct. 15 notified students, employees an family members at SSHS that 4 additional students and 1 additional staff member who were on the high school campus within the last week had...
Drug Take Back Event Planned Oct. 24
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will be hosting a Drug Take Back event next Saturday. People are invited to bring their leftover unused prescription or over-the-counter medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24, to Atwood’s parking lot, located at 817 Gilmer St. in Sulphur Springs, for proper disposal. The Drug Take Back Event is for...
Oct. 14-15 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 12 New Cases, 1 Additional Death
THHS Reported Significant Changes In COVID-19 Cases, Deaths At Sulphur Springs Nursing Homes COVID-19 case counts continue to rise Wednesday and Thursday, according to local and state reports. Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 8 new cases and the Local Health Authority reported a 4 percent increase in cumulative COVID-19 cases among adults age 61 over the last 2 weeks on Oct. 14. Three additional...
