COVID-19: Kerry Garmon Foundation Scholarship Dinner
The Kerry Garmon Foundation Scholarship dinner and auction scheduled for April 4th, 2020 has been postponed until June or July. We will keep you posted. If you could please get the word out for us! Thanks Kerry Garmon was teacher, coach, counselor, principal and superintendent during his career at Saltillo. He believed that growing up in a small town/small school with outstanding instruction was great preparation for students to further their educations at the college level. The Kerry W. Garmon Scholarship Foundation is 501C3 non-profit...
read moreEmergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley Gives Update on COVID-19
KSST hosted a live press conference Tuesday 3/17/2020 on Coroanvirus (COVID-19). Click here for the replay on youtube: https://youtu.be/1cidag-Kcgg
read moreLIVE PRESS CONFERENCE: Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley to Speak
KSST hosted a live press conference Tuesday 3/17/2020 on Coroanvirus (COVID-19). Click here for the replay on youtube: https://youtu.be/1cidag-Kcgg
read morePostponed: HCSO Luncheon To Learn About New Reintegration Grant Program
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a luncheon on March 19, from 12-1:30 p.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center “to talk about the new grant program made with the Workforce Solutions to assist with salaries when hiring former inmates.” “We hope our community businesses will consider this as a new opportunity that will not only benefit them and their company but their new employee and the community,” stated Angela Price, HCSO Administrative Secretary. The reintegration program at HCSO is designed...
read moreMarch – Schools Have Canceled Classes… What’s a Parent (Caregiver) to Do? by Johanna Hicks
What’s a Parent (Caregiver) to Do? It’s official. Schools have canceled classes due to safety concerns for students and staff over COVID 19. So now what? Kids are glad to be able to sleep in while parents and caregivers wonder how to keep them occupied. I have seen posts by educators who have lots of really good ideas, including interactive educational websites to keep young minds involved. Social media also provides great ideas,...
read moreCOVID-19: TxDOT, Sheriff’s Office Report Program Cancellations
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office’s Reintegration Luncheon scheduled for Thursday has been cancelled at this time. HCSO staff report it will be rescheduled at a later time. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Child Passenger Safety Seat Check slated from 10 a.m. to noon on March 20 at 421 East Industrial Drive in Sulphur Springs has been cancelled due to concerns about the Covid-19 virus. We will reschedule this event at a later date. TxDOT has also closed the lobbies of its district, area and county maintenance offices...
read moreHopkins County Democrats Meeting Canceled
The Hopkins County Democrats will not meet the week of March 17th, 2020.
read moreDairy Festival Parent/Contestant Informational Meeting Rescheduled
The 2020 Dairy Festival Parent/Contestant informational meeting was set for March 16th, 2020. It has now been rescheduled for Monday, March 30. See you then!
read moreCOVID-19: Hopkins County Genealogical Society library Closed
CHANGE OF PLANS: The Hopkins County Genealogical Society library is closed this week – March 16 through 21, as a precautionary measure. Our monthly meeting scheduled for Thursday evening March 19th is also postponed. We value the health of our volunteers and patrons, so we felt the need to take this action. We will re-evaluate next week-end whether or not to continue to be closed based on the factors we know then. Everyone be safe and use this time home-bound to do additional research. Hopkins County Genealogical Society...
read moreDinner Bell at the First United Methodist Church Cancelled For 2 Weeks
Dinner Bell at The First United Methodist Church will not serve meals the next two weeks, March 18, 2020 and March 25, 2020. Large groups are being discouraged from assembling due to the worldwide pandemic. Future meals and the serving of them will be discussed in the next week. DINNER BELL IS NOT SUSPENDING the serving of weekly meals. We value the health and welfare of both those who come to eat and those who prepare the meals. A two week suspension may be the time needed for the disease to be on a downward spiral. Other ways to...
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