Cumby ISD Board Extended Superintendent’s Contract
At a special called board meeting held by the Cumby ISD Board of Trustees on January 30, the committee took action on Superintendent Shelly Slaughter’s employment contract. With a vote of 6-0, the Cumby ISD board extended Mrs. Slaughter’s contract by another year, making the total agreement for five years. Shelly Slaughter (Courtesy Cumby ISD) “We are very excited to have the opportunity to extend Mrs. Slaughter’s...
Community Input Desired for TexasSpeaks Assessment
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas TexasSpeaks is being conducted in County and across the State of Texas to allow the citizensof Texas to provide their input on the assets and issues in their communities. The local branchof the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a...
Plans for Clara Bridges Banquet to Honor Local Seniors Age 90 and Older
Karon Weatherman Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman is reaching out to explain the purpose and importance of the Clara Bridges 90-Plus Banquet, held annually in the Springtime for the past sixteen years. Karon is planning for the Banquet can resume in 2021 and is asking fro help from the public. Who is Clara Bridges and why do we have an Annual Clara Bridges 90+ Banquet? In 2005 the Morning Chapel Baptist...
Feb. 8-12 Meal A Day Menu
Although the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center remains closed due to COVID-19, volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The Feb. 8-12 Meal A Day Menu includes: Monday – Chili Dogs, Chips and Pickle Spear Tuesday – Cheesy Beef and Potato Casserole, Corn and Normandy Vegetables Wednesday – Chicken and Rice with Vegetables, Pickled Beets and Pinto...
Feb. 6 COVID-19 Update: 23 New Hopkins County COVID-19 Cases, 6 Recoveries
COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline across the state on Friday, including Trauma Service Area F, and six additional COVID-19 recoveries were reported for Hopkins County, in DSHS Feb. 6 COVID-19 dashboards. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 23 new novel coronavirus 2019 cases were also reported on Saturday for Hopkins County on Saturday. Case Counts Five Hopkins County residents had received positive lab-confirmed molecular...
Wanted Man Charged With 3 Additional Offenses After Running From Deputy
Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed On Warrant A wanted man was charged with three additional offenses after running from the deputy who attempted to take him into custody, and having syringe loaded with methamphetamine, sheriff’s officers alleged in arrest reports. The arrest was the third time in less than a year that the 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man has been booked into Hopkins County jail on felony charges. Two other were also...
Saltillo Lions Basketball Team Rolls Over Union Hill Friday, 69-33
The Saltillo Lions got another impressive district win, 69-33 against Union Hill Friday, February 5. The Lions started rather slowly and led Union Hill only 13-9 after one quarter. Saltillo outscored Union Hill, 18-7 in the second quarter to make it 31-16 at the half. The Lions had a big third quarter scoring 27 to Union Hill’s 7 and it was 58-23 after the third period. The Lions also just outscored Union Hill 11-10 in the...
Feb. 5 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 18 New Cases, 10 Recoveries, 35 Vaccine Doses Administered
The Texas Department of State Health Services Feb. 5 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed three additional confirmed COIVD-19 fatalities and 18 new cases on Friday. On the other hand, 10 people had recovered Friday, COVID-19 hospitalizations remained low, 36 additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to people in Hopkins County on Thursday and 200 additional doses have been allocated to two Hopkins County providers...
Hopkins County Records – Feb. 5, 2021
Land Deed Transactions Deed records in Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Hazel Maria Skeen Estate, Shanna Smith independent executor, to Kenneth N. Barker Jr. and Shannon C. Barker; tract in the Santos Coy surveyLauren Miller and Heath Robinson to Danrick Troy Gaspard and Laura Jean Gaspard; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo surveyCity Cemetery Society Sulphur Springs to Cheryl Arrington and Nathan Arrington; tract in the Sunset...
Wanted Woman In Possession Of Methamphetamine When Arrested Third Time In 3 Months On Felony Charges
A wanted woman was in possession of methamphetamine when arrested for the third time in three months and fourth time in less than a year on felony charges, according to arrest and jail reports. Mary Elizabeth Walker (HCSO jail photo) When Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Aaron Chaney and Chris Baumann arrived at Mary Elizabeth Walker’s Sulphur Springs residence at 8:50 p.m. Feb. 4 to take her into custody on a...
