Hopkins County COVID-19 Testing Update: 467 Negative, 27 Pending, 15 Positive Tests
Of the 509 COVID-19 screenings of Hopkins County residents over the last 68 days, 15 have been confirmed through lab-testing as positive, 467 were negative and 27 test results are still pending, according to the COVID-19 testing update reported May 22 by Hopkins County Hospital District COO and EMS Director Brent Smith. Hopkins County Stats May has been the most active month for COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County, due at least in part...
Olen Petty
Private graveside service for Olen Petty, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Wednesday morning. Mr. Petty passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2020 at Wesley House in Sulphur Springs. Olen was born on January 26th, 1937 in Pettit, Texas to Troy Otto and Eva Mae (Holmes) Petty. He married Virginia in Emblem, TX in 1975 and spent the next 45 years together...
State Highway 19 Disturbance Complaint Results In Arrest
A State Highway 19 disturbance complaint resulted in a 28- year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest Thursday morning on a felony warrant, according to arrest reports. The arrest was the second time the man has been arrested this month. Kyle Anthony Fox (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney and Sgt. Shea Shaw responded at 7:23 a.m. ay 21 to a report of an active disturbance on State Highway 19...
Mildred Aaron Finney Hansford
Graveside service for Mildred Aaron Finney Hansford, age 87, of Cumby, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Cumby Cemetery with David Gibson officiating. There is no formal visitation. Mrs. Hansford passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Sunny Springs Health and Rehab. Mildred Aaron Finney Hansford was born March 12, 1933 in Birthright, TX to James “Jack” Jackson and Irene (Proctor) Jackson. She married Beauford George...
Sheila Ann Dillard
Private graveside service for Sheila Ann Dillard, age 69, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Friday, May 22, 2020 at Restlawn Memorial Park in Sulphur Springs. Ms. Dillard passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in Dallas. Sheila Ann Dillard was born February 22, 1951 in Andrews, TX to Gordon Ray and Valine Dillard. Ms. Dillard is survived by her brother, Delayne Dillard; sister, Tanya Tull; nieces, Chelsey Buford, Tiffany...
Tips Lead To 3 Arrests, Discovery Of Controlled Substances At 2 Locations
Tips lead to three arrests after controlled substances were found at two different rural addresses Wednesday morning, according to sheriff’s investigators. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office investigators, after receiving information of suspected narcotic activity in the Saltillo area, launched an investigation in to the alleged sale and use of controlled substances. That took the investigators to two different addresses,...
2 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Additional Recovery In Hopkins County On May 21
Hopkins County Emergency Management Team reported 2 new COVID-19 cases and 1 additional patient has recovered from COVID-19 in Hopkins County as of May 21. Of the total 15 cases reported in Hopkins County since mid-March, 6 people have recovered and 9 cases are still active, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. “The Local Health Authority has been in contact with these patients to see if they have any other needs. They were...
COVID-19 Testing Required At 23 Psychiatric Hospitals, Living Centers
Press Release COVID-19 testing is required at 23 psychiatric hospitals and living centers now too. Texas Governor Greg Abbott May 21 directed Texas Health and Human Services Commission to test all patients, residents and staff at the 23 state-operated inpatient psychiatric hospitals and living centers throughout Texas. HHSC operates 13 state supported living centers (SSLCs) that provide 24-hour residential care, medical services, and...
Clayton Sulphur Springs Closed For 2nd Time After Employee Tests COVID-19 Positive
The Clayton Sulphur Springs Building Facility closed Wednesday, after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, Clayton Media Relations Manager Caitlyn Crosby confirmed Thursday afternoon. The employee is the second employee from the Sulphur Springs facility to test positive for COVID-19 and May 20 marked the second time the Sulphur Springs plant has temporarily closed recently, the media official clarified later Thursday afternoon....
