Governor Outlines Phase III Of Plan To Reopen Texas
All Businesses May Reopen at 50 Percent Capacity Immediately; Restaurants May Reopen at 75 Precent June 12 On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Phase III of the plan to reopen the Texas economy, which is outlined in Executive Order GA-26, with additional details available online at https://open.texas.gov/ Governor Greg Abbott outlined plans for Phase III to reopen the Texas economy “As anticipated, the new positive...
Cattle Prices Continue To Fall While Grocery Store Prices On The Rise
Local cattle ranchers and those across the country are seeing prices fall for their cattle at sale barns everywhere. Meanwhile beef prices at the grocery store are skyrocketing. Beef continues to be in short supply for the consumer as feed lots are overflowing as demand from the processing plants has fallen. We can blame all of this on the COVID-19 pandemic, as processors cannot work at full capacity at the moment. Cattle numbers at...
Woman Accused Of Stalking A Former Sulphur Springs Police Officer
Tuesday afternoon, a Texas Ranger arrested a 45-year-old Sulphur Springs woman accused of stalking a former Sulphur Springs Police officer, according to arrest reports. Kathleen Rose Ramshur (HCSO jail photo) A Sulphur Springs police officer alleged being stalked approximately 8 years ago. A device or cellular phone app was believed to have been used to distort or mask the user’s cellular phone number. This kept the phone number...
Chamber Connection — June 4, 2020
Fireworks Planned On July 4, Symphony League Concert Scheduled Labor Day Weekend Lezley Brown By Lezley Brown, CEO/President Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Every year, the Sulphur Springs Symphony League hosts our Independence Day celebration on our CelebrationPlaza. The night is filled with beautiful music, wonderful fellowship between family and friends, and amazing fireworks that light the night sky. The year 2020 has brought...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News
By Holly Ragan, MS, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, June 2, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Hospital Visitation CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs For the safety and health of the community and our ministry, CHRISTUS...
Another COVID-19 Case Reported In Hopkins County
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, announced one additional COVID-19 case for Hopkins County. That’s 21 active cases and 6 recoveries, for a total of 27 cases reported in Hopkins County since mid-March. Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley said county officials were only notified about the new case about 15 minutes prior to the press announcement. Newsom said very little is...
Man Accused Of Throwing Capsule During Traffic Stop
A 31-year-old Winnsboro man was accused of throwing a capsule-shaped tablet out of a pickup window during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Lavender stopped a Chevrolet Silverado at 3:04 p.m. June 1 for passing vehicles in a no passing zone on State Highway 11 east. No jail photo of Marcus Aaron Williams available The driver, identified as Marcus Aaron Williams, refused the...
Water, Leaves, and Soil
As temperatures start getting higher, water evaporation increases, creating water deficiencies in the soil independent of the amount of rain we receive in a given time. This is the reason why irrigation is necessary during the summer months (water evaporates faster as days and hights get hotter).When water is applied to the soil it seeps down through the root zone very gradually. Each layer of soil must be filled to “field capacity”...
Update: Name Of Inmate Who Died In Custody At Hopkins County Jail Released
June 2, 2020 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday morning released the name of the inmate who died in custody at Hopkins County jail Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as 53-year-old Mark Alan Hicks. Mark Alan Hicks The inmate reportedly had an existing medical issue prior to his arrest May 19 for possession of a controlled substance, more than 1 gram of a substance that tested positive for methamphetamine,...
Inmate Reportedly Died While In Custody At Hopkins County Jail
An 53-year-old inmate reportedly died while in custody at Hopkins County jail Monday afternoon. The inmate reportedly had an existing medical issue prior to his arrest May 19 and had been on medical watch, which requires jail staff to check on him in his cell every 20 minutes. Jail staff reported the inmate did not appear to be breathing when the jailer went to the inmate’s cell at 12:10 p.m. June 1, according to Hopkins County...
