George “Bo” Romine
Mr. George “Bo” Romine, age 58 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, April 9th, 2016 in Mt. Pleasant. He was born on June 29th, 1957 in Pittsburg to the late George Edward Romine and Doris Brown Edlin. He was an Equipment Operator at Lowes Distribution Center, was a member of First Assembly of God of Winnsboro. He was preceded in death by his father, George Edward Romine, his step-father, Billy G. Edlin. He is survived...
No Arrests, No Accidents in Winnsboro April 4-10
Winnsboro Police Department reports no arrests and no accidents during the seven days of April 4-10. They responded to 185 calls for service, issued 54 citations, and 51 warnings during the time.
County Recognition Day for National Service
On Monday, April, 11th at the Regular monthly Hopkins County Commissioner’s Meeting a Proclamation was read by Hopkins County Judge, Robert Newsom. The Proclamation was declaring that April 7th was County Recognition Day for National Service. Front Row: Kelly Hamill, RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) Coordinator Mona Giles, President, Hopkins County RSVP Executive Council CarolAnn Dixon, Secretary, Hopkins County RSVP...
Hail, Heavy Rain as Severe Thunderstorm Moved Through Hopkins County Monday During 5 o’clock Hour
Monday’s five o’clock hour was somewhat intense in Hopkins County as a severe thunderstorm passed through Cumby at 4:40 p.m., Sulphur Springs at 5:10 p.m. and Como at 5:45 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning that turned into a tornado warning for Hopkins, northern Rains, and Southeastern Hunt counties. At 4:40 a severe thunderstorm was located near Campbell moving east at 40 mph. The storm...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hopkins County until 5:45 p.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… SOUTHEASTERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… NORTHERN RAINS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… * UNTIL 545 PM CDT * AT 440 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMPBELL…OR 8 MILES EAST OF GREENVILLE…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND...
Memorial Hospital leads in nursing moms
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital has another feather in it’s cap.. being among 30 hospitals in a Breastfeeding Collaborative and taking a lead in the success of that project. Since 2015 when Memorial joined the Collaborative, the Perinatal Department reports that rates of mothers who were breastfeeding their babies when they left the hospital has gone from less than 20% to over 70%. It is being shown that babies who nurse...
Annual County Cleanup Day Set For April 16th
During Monday morning’s County Commissioner’s Court regular meeting, the Court announced that Saturday, April 16th will be “cleanup day” for the county. The Annual County Cleanup Day will run from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday at all four county precinct barns. No hazardous materials such as batteries, paint, chemicals, refrigeration materials, and/or tires will be accepted at the dump site. Locations for...
