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Nov. 5 COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 152 Active Cases
Nov05

Nov. 5 COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 152 Active Cases

Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials received notification 3 additional Hopkins County residents have received positive COVID-19 results on lab-confirmed molecular tests, according to the Nov. 5 COVID-19 update. HC/SSEM Nov. 5 COVID-19 update That makes 27 Hopkins County residents who have tested positive for novel coronavirus 2019 this week and 711 who have tested positive for the virus since March. Thursday...

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Nov. 4 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 3 New Cases
Nov04

Nov. 4 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 3 New Cases

Texas Department of State Health Services in Nov. 4 reports showed one additional COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County, while the Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 4 COVID-19 update reported 3 additional Hopkins County residents had received positive COVID-19 tests results Wednesday. HC/SSEM Nov. 4 COVID-19 Update There 3 new cases make 24 new COVID-19 positives so far this month. That’s 3...

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Work Beginning On 2021 Hopkins County Chamber Of Commerce Directory
Nov04

Work Beginning On 2021 Hopkins County Chamber Of Commerce Directory

Chamber Connection – Nov. 5, 2020 By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce I’m excited to let you know that we have begun work on the 2021 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory.  We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well...

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Nov. 3 COVID-19 Update: 5 Fatalities, 5 New Cases
Nov03

Nov. 3 COVID-19 Update: 5 Fatalities, 5 New Cases

Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 3 COVID-19 update reported 5 additional Hopkins County residents had tested positive for COVID-19 on on Tuesday. Texas Department of State Health Services on Nov. 3 reported 5 additional COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County, while Texas Health and Human Services’ Nov. 3 reports show a total of 25 residents of Sulphur Springs nursing homes had died as of...

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CHRISTUS Business News: Flu Shot Clinic, Blood Drive Planned Next Week
Nov03

CHRISTUS Business News: Flu Shot Clinic, Blood Drive Planned Next Week

By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, Nov. 3 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Flu Shots: Upcoming Saturday Clinic Take advantage of our Saturday Flu Shot Clinic on Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. You do not need to call ahead, but should...

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Nov. 2 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 16 New Cases, 19 Recoveries
Nov02

Nov. 2 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 16 New Cases, 19 Recoveries

** Updated Nov. 3 with correction to case count at Lamar and Bowie Primary campuses Hopkins County began November with 16 new positive COVID-19 cases and 19 recoveries, decreasing the overall coronavirus case count from 144 to 141, according to Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management’s Nov. 2 COVID-19 update. HC/SSEM Nov. 2 COVID-19 Update Cumulatively, there have been 700 Hopkins County residents who have tested...

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Ladies Golf Association Gives Back To Support Local Healthcare Foundation Efforts
Nov02

Ladies Golf Association Gives Back To Support Local Healthcare Foundation Efforts

Sulphur Springs, Texas, Nov. 2, 2020 – The Sulphur Springs Ladies Golf Association hosted their annual golf tournament and luncheon benefitting the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation’s ‘In My Closet’. This year, the LGA donated over $4,000 assigned for local families battling cancer. The Healthcare Foundation houses the “In My Closet,” a space filled with an assortment of wigs, scarves, hats, specialty lotions/creams,...

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Hospital District Board Approves Tax Abatements, CEO Raise, Resolution
Oct31

Hospital District Board Approves Tax Abatements, CEO Raise, Resolution

Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors approved a number of items on the October agenda, including tax abatements for 2 businesses, a raise for the CEO and a resolution for acquisition of 2 nursing homes. Personnel, Property Matters The HCHD Board started their meeting in the manner board meetings typically end, with an executive session to discuss real estate matters and to conduct a performance review and compensation...

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Oct. 30 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 17 New Cases, 32 Recoveries
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Oct. 30 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 17 New Cases, 32 Recoveries

Although 17 additional Hopkins County residents had received positive COVID-19 results, nearly twice as many recoveries as new cases were reported by Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management in the Oct. 30 COVID-19 update. Texas Department of State Health Services Friday also reported another COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County, and Texas Health and Human Services reported a total of 23 nursing home resident deaths on Oct....

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48 Percent Of All COVID-19 Cases In Hopkins County Are In Adults Age 51 and Older
Oct29

48 Percent Of All COVID-19 Cases In Hopkins County Are In Adults Age 51 and Older

Wondering which age groups are being impacted most by COVID-19 in Hopkins County? Almost 50 percent of all COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County are in adults ages 51 years or older, according to information compiled by the Local Health Authority and reported by HC/SSEM on Oct. 29. Cumulatively, 34 percent of all Hopkins County residents who have received positive COVID-19 results have been age 61 or older, that’s a 3 percent...

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