Breanna Bowen Selected As Intern For COBA/Select Sires Communications/Marketing
COBA/Select Sires in a press release June 25 announced Breanna Bowen has been selected as the 2020 Communications/ Marketing Intern. Breanna Bowen Bowen is the first out of state intern for the co-op. She will be working with the COBA/Select Sires team in creating of advertisements, promotions and customer letters. Bowen will also assist in customer relations and daily office duties, according to the press release. “We are excited to...
July Fun at NE Texas Childrens Museum
Barney the Goat Spirit the Miniature Horse Lots of fun is planned within the first few days of July for NE Texas children and their families. On Wednesday July 1, 2020, the Northeast Texas Childrens Museum will host a visit from Spirit the Horse and Barney the Goat from the Road Runner 3R Ranch. The animal pair, dressed in 4th of July costumes, will be accompanied by chickens and turkeys for the children to enjoy watching. What was...
County Clerk’s Office Issues Caution About Online Birth Certificate Forms
Hopkins County Clerk’s Office issued a caution Thursday afternoon, June 25, for people trying to obtain copies on their birth certificates online. Not all sites are official records sites. Below is the caution about online birth certificate and recommendation from the Clerk’s Office on obtaining a copy of birth certificates in Hopkins County: “If you are needing a Birth Certificate, PLEASE DO NOT go online to get it....
State Corrects Prior Report, Confirms No Hopkins County COVID-19 Deaths
Despite earlier reports from the state, state and local officials confirm there have been no Hopkins County COVID-19 deaths. Both deaths had been removed from their reporting system by 4 p.m. today. Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 5 p.m. reported one new case and 10 additional recoveries. However, at that point, HCEMT was still waiting for official confirmation that the two state reported COVID-19 deaths were incorrect. A...
June 25th: Hopkins County COVID-19 Report: One New Positive Case, 10 Recoveries
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team gave a quick update on the status of COVID-19 cases Thursday afternoon (June 25th). One new positive case was confirmed in Hopkins County and 10 new recoveries were reported at this time. This makes a total of 51 positive cases since the pandemic began, but a total of 30 of those are confrimed recovered. This leaves 21 active cases. When asked about local hospital capacity, the Emergency...
Tira News – June 25, 2020
By Jan Vaughn John Martin has retired from his position as the Tira Volunteer Fire Department Chief. We want to express our appreciation for his years of service to our community. John Martin (Tira VFD Photo) Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir met Dustin and Everly Weir at Juan Pablo’s on Friday, June 12. Dustin and Everly spent Friday night with them, and then Dustin and Robert went to the gun show at the Civic Center the next day....
New Equipment, Vehicle Updates Approved For Hopkins County EMS
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors considered four capital expenditure requests and a contract renewal. New equipment purchases and vehicle updates were approved for Hopkins County EMS, along with a modified EMS contract with Franklin County. Hopkins County Hospital District COO/ EMS Director Brent Smith Lucas Devices HCHD COO/Hopkins County EMS Director Brent Smith asked the board to consider the purchase of three...
FM 2653 Traffic Stop Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
A FM 2653 traffic stop Wednesday night resulted in a 47-year-old Winnsboro woman’s arrest on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Mindy Lynne Robinson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping a southbound Honda Civic at 8:46 p.m. June 24, 2020 on FM 22653 at County Road 4717. The stop was for a defective tail light. He alleged the woman’s hand were...
The Old Saltillo Cemetery Association Cancels July Memorial Day, Biz Meeting
———————-In a press release from Vivian Monzingo, Board President of the Old Saltillo Cemetery Association, the annual Memorial Day and Business Meeting has been cancelled for 2020. The OSCA Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel the association’s annual business meeting and Memorial Day program, originally scheduled for July 19, 2020. Considering the recent trending of...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Testing Update: 889 Negative, 50 Positive, 99 Pending
The single day record for new COVID-19 cases in Texas continues rose for the second day in a row to 5,489 and the single day total for people in Texas hospitals rose for the 13th day in a row for a new high of 4,389 cases on June 24, according to state data. Hopkins County, however, has had no reports of new COVID-19 cases since Monday, June 22, leaving the total for the 101 days the county has been tracking the data at 50 confirmed...