Alliance Bank Plans To Resume Lobby Services Starting May 18
Alliance Bank plans to resume lobby services with normal pre-COVID-19 operating hours. The bank May 11 announced the lobbies will re-open starting May 18th. Alliance Bank President/CEO Tom Sellers, in a press released, stated: Alliance Bank President/CEO Tom Sellers “This was not an easy decision but, with great consideration and consultation with both federal and state guidelines, as well as, the medical community, we have decided...
Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested Following Alleged FM 269 Café Disturbance
Disturbance Results In Saltillo Man’s Arrest On Assault Charge A 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested following an alleged FM 269 café disturbance Saturday afternoon, according to sheriff’s reports. A Saltillo man too was jailed on a misdemeanor assault charge following a disturbance Saturday. FM 269 Café Disturbance The first disturbance was alleged to have occurred around 2:40 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Hopkins...
May 29-30 Designated As Hopkins County Cleanup Days
Hopkins County residents will have the opportunity later this month to get rid of large household items during the annual Hopkins County Cleanup Days. Hopkins County Commissioners Court previously delayed setting the cleanup days until restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic eased up. With many businesses opening at 50 percent capacity and others slated top open later this week, Commissioners Court has opted Monday to schedule the...
Fresh from Nature: The Winnsboro Farmer’s Market Offers Bounty on Saturdays
Fresh onions from a family farm in Wood County Open since April 4, 2020 on Saturday mornings, the Winnsboro Farmer’s Market practices social distancing in the open-air market while providing a wide variety of home-grown, home-made offerings from local farming families. I expected to find early-spring produce like lettuce, onions and radishes, and I was not disappointed. Several vendors were offering these. I also looked for...
Commissioners Court To Consider Setting County Cleanup Days
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday appear to have a routine agenda Monday, with only one business item designated. The Commissioners Court could consider designating County Cleanup Days. Hopkins County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting The court had planned at their March 23 meeting to designate April 24 and 25 as County Cleanup Days. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic on the rise across Texas at that point, the court opted...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: Fourth Active Case Confirmed
A fourth case of active COVID-19 has been identified in Hopkins County, this makes the eighth positive case overall, as four people have previously recovered from the virus. In a rare Sunday morning Zoom teleconference held by the Hopkins County Emergency Managment Team, County Judge Robert Newsom shared that another person had tested positive for COVID-19 and was in self-quarantine at their residence. Because Hopkins County continues...
Cumby Senior Graduation, 8th Grade Promotion Will Take Place Outdoors
Kindergartners Will Have Individual Graduation Experiences Cumby ISD will recognize seniors and eighth graders’ during events later this month. Both the Cumby senior graduation and 8th grade promotion will take place outdoors, Superintendent Shelly Slaughter announced this week. Cumby ISD Trojans logo Following the COVID-19 graduation guidelines established by the state for schools, each student will be limited in the number of...
Early Morning Traffic Stop Resulted In Foot Pursuit, Arrest
A pre-dawn Interstate 30 traffic stop resulted in a foot pursuit and an eventual arrest Saturday, thanks to an off-duty firefighter and social media, according to sheriff’s reports. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy reportedly stopped a vehicle at 5:28 a.m. May 9, on I-30 east near mile marker 128. During the course of the stop, the driver of the vehicle took off running. Additional deputies responded to assist. The man...
Hopkins County Records May 8, 2020
Applications for Marriage Licenses Michael Steven Money and Laura Elizabeth MurilloLeasel Ray Fields and Marlena Ruth WeigelBryan Adam Caudle and Kayleigh Ann LesterJames Wesley Privitt and Shawna Gail SartinDarrell John Millard and Shelbe Suzette ThomasJohn Marshall Fuller and Bonnie Gay Powers Record books at a clerk’s office Land Deed Transactions Casan Ashmore and C Ashmore to Fernando Gutierrez and Shaniqua N. Gutierrez;...
Como-Pickton Will Hold Senior Graduation Within Guidelines at the Stadium
Como-Pickton will hold senior graduation as scheduled, on May 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the stadium. However, the high school seniors will be limited in the number of guests they are allowed to have at the live ceremony. Como-Pickton CISD Eagle logo The commencement exercise will follow the strict guidelines outlined by the state, in keeping with protocols in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each graduating senior will only be allowed to...
