Como-Pickton FFA Chapter Recognizes Students At Virtual Banquet
The Como-Pickton FFA Chapter may not have all been able to gather together in the same building Tuesday night, but that didn’t stop them from holding their annual FFA Banquet. The CP FFA Chapter, working remotely put together a “virtual” banquet members could view online Tuesday night, April 28, on the chapter Facebook page to recognize and honor outstanding students. Kara Tifft, Presley Cummins Among only 60...
CHRISTUS Weekly Business Report for April 29, 2020
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 29, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. HEROES work here! For the safety and health of the community and our ministry, CHRISTUS Health is screening all associates and visitors to our hospitals to help lessen the risk of infectious disease...
Chamber Report, Nod to ‘Biz of the Week’ Heritage Christian Counseling
This is the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce weekly report for the final week of April, 2020, submitted by Chamber CEO Lezley Brown. Some people hate change… they hate it. There are others that just drink it in, and I fall in that category. I just want to share that as we work to re-open Hopkins County, we should embrace a spirit of change with caution.Things may look differently than they did before we headed into the COVID-19 fog....
Tira News — April 28, 2020
By Jan Vaughn The Tira Community Center will remain closed through the month of May. Tira council members will look at the situation at that point and determine if it can be reopened in June. The Tira Food Pantry is continuing to be stocked. Donations for the pantry are always appreciated. Transformer fire reportedly caused by a lightning strike on April 28. Thankfully, Tira was spared from damaging storms on Tuesday night. The only...
COVID-19 Testing Update: Free Screenings Thursday; 174 Negative Results
Although Hopkins County has had no new lab-confirmed positive cases in 24 days, Texas Department of State Health Services will be offering free mobile screenings to the public Thursday in Sulphur Springs and in Cooper by Texas Department of State Health Services, according to Hopkins County Hospital District COO/EMS Director Brent Smith’s COVID-19 testing update and Hopkins County Emergency Management Team reports. Free COVID-19...
Commissioners Court Approved Amended Disaster Declaration Reopening More Local Businesses Today
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved amended disaster declaration, which will help reopen more of Texas economy starting at noon today (April 28), ahead of the May 1 date issued by the Governor on Monday. The county declaration adopts all measures of GA-18, the Executive Order issued by Governor Greg Abbott April 27, and refers businesses to the Texans Helping Texans guide book compiled by the state regarding Phase I reopening...
Hopkins County Dairy Festival 2020 News
According to David McCaig, President of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Board of Directors, just as 2020 has been a different kind of year, so this year’s Dairy Festival will be a little different from the normal, too. At this time, plans are to hold an abbreviated one-day Dairy Festival event on Saturday August 8, 2020. Features of that day are to be a Parade in the morning, the Judges Dinner in the afternoon, and the Pageant...
Commissioners Court Approved Four Items Related To Road And Roof Repairs
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved four items related to road and roof repairs, a request to install a water line extension and a plat request during their regular meeting Monday. Hopkins County seal Road Survey Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley reported past flooding damaged culverts at one of the creek crossings on County Road 3525. The county had enquired about FEMA funding to help replace the culverts. Funding is...
Commissioners Court Delayed Making A Decision For Disaster Declaration
Hopkins County Commissioners Court continue delaying a decision on whether or not to approve an amended public health emergency disaster declaration Monday. Hopkins County Commissioners Court During the morning Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom initially recommended extending the second amended disaster declaration he put in place April 20 following Governor Greg Abbott’s April 17 updated orders related to COVID-19 measures....
Governor Abbott Outlined Plans To Reopen Texas
Governor Greg Abbott outlined plans to reopen Texas during his press conference Monday afternoon. The stay at home safe order in place will be allowed to expire at the end of the month. He outlined a plan to begin opening businesses starting May 1. Governor Gregg Abbot during a televised press conference Monday, April 27. Abbott said the stay at home safe order had done it’s place to reduce the spread of COVID-19. He announced...
