CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System To Resume Elective Procedures And Surgeries April 22
NEWS RELEASE CHRISTUS Health will certify all of its Texas facilities to resume elective care, and CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System is preparing to resume elective procedures and surgeries on April 22, consistent with the provisions of the Governor Greg Abbott’s original order on April 17. Our facilities have secured the personal protective equipment (PPE) and excess capacity necessary to safely care for the full spectrum...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 3 Recovered; 130 Negative, 7 Pending Tests
Three of the four people with Hopkins County addresses who tested positive for COVID-19 have now recovered and 15 additional test results have come back negative, according to Hopkins County Emergency Management officials and the regular Hopkins County COVID-19 testing update from Hopkins County Hospital District/EMS Director Brent Smith. The third recovery was confirmed shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, April 20, to the Hopkins County...
County Judge Has Updated The Disaster Declaration To Match Governor’s Orders
The county judge has updated the disaster declaration to match the Governor’s April 17 orders regarding COVID-19 measures. This marks the second time that the judge has amended the local local public health emergency disaster declaration. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom said the order won’t mean many changes for Hopkins County, aside from those awaiting certain medical procedures. “The elective surgeries opening...
Walter Freund
Deacon Walter Freund, age 91, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at his son and daughter’s-in-law home in Emory, where he had been a resident since moving here in September. Until then, Walter had been a life-long resident of McHenry, Illinois. Walter was born on January 15, 1929, in McHenry, Illinois to the parentage of Walter John and Olive Gertrude Freund. He married Catherine Marie Wagner...
Robert Porter
Private funeral service for Robert Porter, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Edgar Clements, Pastor Gary Griffin and Pastor Concepcion Diaz officiating. Interment will follow at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitationwill be held on Monday and Tuesday April 20th and 21st of 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Mr. Porter passed away...
Bond Set On Murder Charge
Bond has been set at $1,500,000 for the 30-year-old Sulphur Springs man arrested Saturday evening on a first degree murder charge, according to jail reports. Ronald David Bailey is accused of the stabbing death of 25-year-old Kendale Shawn Qualls of Sulphur Springs Saturday, April 18. Ronald David Bailey (HCSO photo) Sulphur Springs Police responded to a reported stabbing shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of College...
Cooper Lake State Park Re-Opens to the Public!
Complex Supervisor Steve Killian is thrilled to open the gates for fishing and day-use park-goers as of Monday April 20, 2020. The state-mandated closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic turned out to be a brief one, thankfully. And for the two Cooper Lake parks, that downtime allowed staff to work full-time on some needed projects delayed due to excessive rainfall. The few sites around the park which had sustained damage due to flooding...
Home Delivered Meals Available For Seniors Impacted By COVID-19
April 20, 2020 – Senior citizens in nine counties who have been impacted by COVID-19 can now apply for assistance through Ark-Tex Area Agency on Aging. Governor Greg Abbott on March 25, announced that Texas had received a $16.2 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living to help communities provide meals for older adults. The grant was part of a $250 million dollar outlay...
Sulphur Springs ISD Registration for PK To Grade 3, Two-Way DLE Application Process Begins Today
Sulphur Springs ISD registration for new-to-the district students in pre-kindergarten through third grade, and the application process for the kindergarten Two-Way Dual Language Enrichment Program will be conducted April 20-24. Pre-K through 3rd Grade Registration Registration for new-to-Sulphur Springs ISD kindergarten through third grade students will be conducted from April 20-24. New-to-district kindergarten through third grade...
Planning And Zoning Commission To Meet Virtually On April 20
The City of Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission will meet virtually on April 20 to consider a final plat request for a six-lot subdivison and a couple of special use permits. Plat Request The Connally Corner Addition, a six-lot subdivision, is planned for property at Connally, Easy and Atkins Streets. The Planning and Zoning Commission will be asked to consider a final plat request for Connally Corner Addition, to create a...
