Information from one of the Classes at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center
Students in PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Psychology Instructor Marla Elliott’s class are enjoying a discussion on the day’s assignment. For information about enrollment for summer and fall call 903-885-1232.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
The Sulphur Springs Public Library Has a Full Schedule of Upcoming Events and Activities for the Community to Enjoy
COHS Graduation
Thursday evening, May 19 at 6pm, Sulphur Springs Public Library invites our community to celebrate the 12th graduate of Career Online High School. Sulphur Springs Public Library is proud to collaborate with Smart Horizons Online School to offer adults an opportunity to earn their high school diploma along with a career certificate.
Smart Horizons Online High School’s mission is to re-engage people in the educational system as a pathway to career advancement, education and training by offering access to accredited, online education that inspires and creates better opportunities and brighter futures.
We are so proud of Harleah Petrea and her dedication, commitment and vision of her future assured her of success in the high school program.
SRP calendar
Kickoff Summer Reading Program at Sulphur Springs Public Library, Thursday June 1 from 5-7, with food, fun, and Texas Pets Petting Zoo. All children attending will sign up for summer reading program and will receive a book, a reading log and the calendar of events. All reading logs must be turned in by 5pm Thursday July 14 for final prizes.
We will have many fun exciting and engaging programs, prizes and storytimes.
Our calendar is now on www.sslibrary.org, Facebook and it can be picked up at the library front desk.
June 1 Texas Pets Petting Zoo 5-7pm
Every Tuesday June 7-July 12 Story time 10:30am
Every Thursday June 9-July 14 Family Game Night 5-7pm
Monday June 13 Wildlife on the Move 10:30am
Thursday June 16 we welcome author Rolanda Hasten (book purchase and signing) 5-7pm
Thursday June 23 we welcome teen author Jolene Reed (book purchase and signing) 5-7pm
Friday June 24 Wil Parker music 2pm
Monday July 11 Chemistry Road Show 3-5pm
Family Game Night is a fantastic time to get together as a family or neighbors and play board games. We have a large variety of games, some are classics and some are new award winning games you will want to learn! All ages will have a blast on these evenings!
Wildlife on the Move is dedicated to helping people of all ages become more knowledgeable about their natural world and helping kids develop a true appreciation for nature. It’s a great presentation on snakes, reptiles, insects and other critters
Will Parker Music is a past favorite of ours. Will Parker is a children’s songwriter and teaching artist who writes and performs music for “kids ages 1-100.” During Will’s whimsical and interactive shows, he plays guitar and harmonica and sings original songs that engage the audience in singing-along, dancing, high-fiving, and imaginative play. Will also engages the kids in conversation about how every person can be creative and that writing a song is something they can do too.
Chemistry Road Show features Jim Pennington, a traveling Texas A&M University professor who uses things like foam gushing out of a tube and exploding objects in liquid nitrogen to show students that science can be fun and exciting. Using sensory impact, we hope students will learn that:
- chemistry, unlike magic, is comprehensible
- they already comprehend some of it
- chemistry is a human activity, one that real people love and find exciting
- chemistry and chemicals, like any other kind of knowledge and technology, are safe and beneficial when used carefully and intelligently
Call or visit the Sulphur Springs Public Library for more information
611 Davis Street North, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
903-885-4926
www.sslibrary.org
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – May 2-8, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week of May 2-8, 2022 included:
Arrests
Leah Davis, 27 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on May 2, 2022, for Public Intoxication and Evading Arrest.
- Teresa McQueen, 57 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on May 3, 2022, for Interference with child custody.
- John Backmon, 58 years of age, of Garland, was arrested on May 4, 2022, for DWI, 3rd or more offense.
- Donny Porter, 28 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on May 4, 2022, for probation violation-aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.
- Crystal Parker, 39 years of age, of Quitman, was arrested on May 4, 2022, for Possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B Controlled Substance and Prohibited Substance or Item in a Correctional Facility.
- Adam Cash, 41 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on May 4, 2022, for Possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance.
- Gregory Burns, 36 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on May 4, 2022, on a Hopkins County Warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Member.
Calls for Service
- The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 140 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
- The Winnsboro Police Department issued 39 citations and 50 warnings during this reporting period.
SSHS Wildcats Win 3 Individual, 2 Team 2022 State Academic UIL Championships
Sulphur Springs High School students brought home from the 2022 State Academic UIL Meet this past week three individual state championships and two team championships along with 8 other medals in 6 events.
Individuals earning state championships were:
- Addisyn Wall – Barbara Jordan Historical Essay,
- Lausen Ost – Latino Historical Essay Contest, and
- Shelby Ray – Literary Criticism.
Other medalists from SSHS included:
- AllieGrace Woodard
- 2nd place in Costume Design
- 4th place Hair & Makeup Design
- Lexi McCoy
- 2nd Place in Barbara Jordan Historical Essay
- 5th Place in Copy Editing,
- Dawson Carpenter
- 2nd Place in Copy Editing,
- Alexis Villarino
- 2nd Place in Literary Criticism,
- Andrew Flores
- 5th Place in Latino History Essay, and
- Lindsey Plumley
- 6th Place – Latino History Essay.
The SSHS Literary Criticism and Spelling teams won team state championships. Literary Criticism Team members included Shelby Ray, Alexis Villarino, Kami White, and Dawson Carpenter. Spelling Team members include Dawson Carpenter, Kami White, Lani Horn, and Allyssa Isonhood. Both teams are coached by Miss Gail Herman.
The SSHS Social Studies Team also competed at the state meet and finished 4th in state. Social Studies team members include Alfredo Renteria, Lexi McCoy, Crawford Johnson, and Artesia Cheak. Miss Madison Millsap is the coach of the State Qualifier UIL Social Studies team.
Herman and Millsap are also co-sponsor of the SSHS journalism team.
Mrs. Lesha Woodard is not only coach but mom of AllieGrace Woodard, Theatrical Design competitor.
Additional state finalists included Alexander Cooper and Anna Williams in the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Contest; and Carlos Alba, Mali Maeker, and Alexis Villarino in the Latino Historical Essay Contest. Gail Herman is the SSHS sponsor in both events.
As of May 8, 2022, with speech and debate contests still to go, SSHS UIL Teams currently stand in 3rd place overall at state with 116 points behind Highland Park’s 125 points and PSJA Southwest’s 119 points. Cedar Park follows in fourth with 84 points and Friendswood in fifth place. Speech and Debate State will happen May 25-26.
Congratulations to each of these SSHS competitors and sponsors for these accomplishments.
SSISD To Consider Amending 313 Agreement With 1 Solar Group, Application From Another
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees will consider amending a 313 agreement with one solar group and an application from another during the regular meeting Monday evening.
Also on the May 9 agenda for approval are budget revisions for American Rescue Plan Supplemental Grant Funding, a Quality Improvement Application, a proposal or improvements to the high school student parking are, instructional materials allotment TEKS certification for 2022-23, and joining Texas Rural Broadband Coalition.
A public hearing will be held during the 6 p.m. meeting in the board room of SSISD Administration Building regarding a request for SSISD to amend the application for appraised value limitation on qualified property from Hopkins Energy, LLC, the solar facility scheduled to be constructed in the Dike area. Trustees then during the action items portion of the meeting are slated to consider amending the application for the tax incentive for Hopkins Energy LLC as well as an application amendment fee, after acknowledging any potential conflict of interest among the board members in regard to the request from Hopkins Energy LLC.
Another business, Stetson Renewable Holdings LLC also has asked SSISD to consider granting a Chapter 313 tax incentive as well. The board will consider accepting the application requesting an appraised value limitation on qualified property for the business that would be located in the Brashear. The application, if approved would then be submitted to Texas Comptroller’s Office to determine whether it meets criteria to be granted a 313 agreement; then be returned to the school for potential approval, if it meets state requirements for the tax break.
The school board plans to recognize this year’s top honor graduates during public forum. During the administrative reports portion of the meeting, the high school Jazz Band is slated to perform, UIL coordinators will give updates on this year’s activities, Business Manager Sherry McGraw will present a budget calendar to be used for budget planning purposes for the 2022-2023 financial year and the board will acknowledge receipt of monthly Head Start reports.
The board will also consider the following Head Start related items during the action items portion of the meeting: a priority screening instrument, cost of living adjustment, quality improvement supplement application and a budget revision for American Rescue Plan supplemental grant.
Maintenance Director Dan Froneberger is slated to present a proposal for cleaning, seal coating and striping the northside student parking lot at the high school.
Trustees too are slated to consider joining The Texas Rural Broadband Coalition and the Instructional Materials Allotment (which replaced the textbook fund as many materials are now digital or in other formats other than paper books) TEKS certification form.
The board is slated at the end of the meeting to enter into an executive session during which they will consider any personnel or real property matters presented since the last school board meeting.
The school board isn’t slated to canvass the results of Saturday’s May 7 bond election until a special meeting on May 16. Incumbent trustees are slated to again take the oath of office to begin serving another full term on the school board during the May 16 meeting.
Hopkins County Records – May 9, 2022
Land Deed Transactions
The following are land deed transfers filed at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office and posted from April 4-21, 2022:
- Scott Alan Tipping to Sharon Elaine Tipping; tract in the Elizabeth Melton survey.
- Marie Maynard independent administrator for the Roger Pierce Maynard Estate to Marie Maynard; tract in the Santos Coy survey.
- Iris Margarita Figueroa to Iris Margarita Figueroa and Christopher Matthew Ledezma; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- John M. Perez Jr. and Kimberly Perez to Gail Margaret Mayer and Michael Anthony Mayer.
- Texas Grand Land VI LLC to Marlyn Interiano Duarte; tract in the Weaver Ranch Addition.
- Anthony Champagne and Golden Petunia LLC to Ajitha Gangannagari and Srinivas R. Gangannagari; tract in the Jose Zunega survey.
- Golden Petunia LLC and Anthony Champagne to Srikanth H. Ravi and Thriveni Ravi; tract in the Jose Zunega survey
- Tonya Gaston known as Tonya Sparks also to Haley Brianna Elder and Jack Daniel Elder Jr.; tract in the John S. Bowen survey
- Rita Waters Brodeur independent executor for the Burnell Waters Estate to Judy Waters Bishop, Rita Waters Brodeur and Larry James Waters
- Caleb Vincent to Cedar Creek Preservations LLC; tract in the Ezekiel Chester survey
- Haley Meisenheimer and Kevin Meisenheimer to Roxann Bernbaum; tract in the Henry L. Ward survey
- Lindsey Lemon to Roxann Bernbaum; tract in the Edmon Finley survey
- Roxann Bernbaum to Shauna Bentley; tract in the Edmond Finley survey
- Summit Ranch Investments LTD to Venkata Babu Rao Ambati Pand Jaya Lakshmi Mellimarla; tract in the SR Cherry survey
- Pitchfork Cattle Company LLC to Peoples Farm Management LLC; tract in the Jasper County School Land survey
- Ramon Velasco to Ana Isabel Velasco; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Jan Gray, Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene and Wayne Sweely to League Street Church of Christ; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- McCrorey Land & Cattle LLC to WKN TR Holdings LLC; tract in the R. Moore survey
- Texas Grand Land VI LLC to Olga Huerta; tract in Weaver Ranch
- John Gordon Adair Estate, Ronald Lloyd Bowden, independent executor, to Jeffrey Wayne Wiggins and Tabatha Bedenbaugh Wiggins; tract in the John Parsons survey
- Cristina Barajas Andrade and Doroteo Salas to Benjamin R. Brooks; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Candice Mead and Nick Mead to Fabiola Enriquez; tract in the Sarah Norris survey
- Kenny Stillwagoner and Rhonda Stillwagoner to Cristina Barajas and Doroteo Salas Parra; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Anthony Allen Wright Estate AKA Tony Wright Estate, Joshua Wright administrator, to Bonnie Daman and Matthew Snow; tract in the Elisha Lindley survey
- Nestor Hernandez and Norma Hernandez to Joe Chin, Siu Chun Law and Siu Chun Leung; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Walt Gamblin and Jessica Gamblin to Federico Melendez Vazquez and Leticia M. Vazquez; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Katherine Ann Westbrook Payne, Aubrey Steven Westbrook and Charles L. Westbrook to Stephanie Rae Hollingsworth; tract in the Green Acres Addition
- Katherine Ann Westbrook Payne, Aubrey Steven Westbrook and Charles L. Westbrook Jr. to Katherine Ann Westbrook Payne, Aubrey Steven Westbrook and Charles L. Westrbook Jr., successor trustees for the Elizabeth Ann Westbrook Revocable trust
- Jodie Wallace and Kevin L. Wallace to Michael Downs and Patricia Downs; tract in the I. Alexander survey
- 4B Group LLC to HB Developer Inc.; tract in the James N. Hill survey]
- Charles Ray Rollins and Jeni Denise Rollins to Lindsay Nicole Dean and William Lloyd Dean Sr.; tract in the Jose Zunega survey
- High Point Estates, James L. Masters Estate AKA Jimmy Masters Estate, Nin Monique Masters independently and as independent executor, and Mike Moore to Ladarius Harrison and Maisie Harrison; tract in the Santos Coy survey
- High Point Estates, James L. Masters Estate AKA Jimmy Masters Estate, Nin Monique Masters independently and as independent executor, and Mike Moore to Kimberly K. Moore and Michael C. Moore; tract in the Santos Coy survey
- Caney Creek Investment Group LLC, Brian Coleman and Shawn Massey to Kathy Perez Barajas; tract in the Ruthy Matthews survey
- Amanda Pickett and Jarred Pickett to Gabriel Samuel; tract in the Juan Palvedore survey
- Carole Dae Spearman AKA Carole Nichols Spearman to Carole Nichols Spearman Texas Revocable Living Trust, Carole Nichols Spearman trustee; tract in the Steven Nichols survey
- Tamye Jane Dees AIF Martha Jo Redburn to Saltillo ISD; tract in the JW Hatchell survey
- Mark Friddle to Janet Keir McAuliffe and Wayne Keith McAuliffe; tract in the S. Comarcho survey
- Mi Casa Your Home LLC to Maryann Dousi and Paul Dousi; tract in the FM Curren survey
- Betty Tucker Hunt FKA Betty Joyce Tucker, individually and as independent executrix of the Dorothy Nell Tucker Estate, and Shirley Tucker Hayes FKA Shirley Jean Tucker to Nicholas Killian; tract in the Daniel Halbrooks survey
- Carol F. Vernon to Billy J. Gunn; tract in the D. Ramsey survey
- TD Camp and Heather Renae Ward to Kyle Robinson and Lisa Robinson; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Robert D. Thompson to Candice Mashay Mead and Nicholas Joseph Mead; tract in the Agaton Caro survey
- Jesse Calder and Rebecca Seeley to Genevieve Cooper and Charles Harmon; tract in the S. Coy survey
- Emily Gee and Gregory Gee to Chadwick Hale and Gina J. Hale; tract on Red Oak Circle
- Gary N. Blanton to Daniel Lacey and Sabrena Lacey; tract in the S. Hough survey]
- Jennifer Goodman SPA Jennifer Holiday and Zane Holiday to Gomez Concrete Work Inc.; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Rose V. Enix Estate, Sharolette Hyde individually and as independent executrix, to Joyce Baines and Richard Baines; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Summit Ranch Investments LTD to Sreenivasulu Yerva; tract in the SR Cherry survey
- Denise Mitchell Shumate and Destiny Nicole Shumate to Montana Miller and Wesley Miller; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Dianne Cornils independent executor for the Jack Boyd Hiller Estate, to Patrick Douglas Callahan; tract in the Thomas Lee survey
- Miranda Jones and Patrick Jones to Daniel Sheko and Sheri Sheko; tract in the James M. Spencer survey
- John Mark Chapman to James L. Chapman; tract in the Francis Hopkins survey
- McIlrath Properties LLC to Arlett E. Monrreal; tract in the A. Rather Estates
- Wayne Cooper to Sulphur Springs Development LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Jennifer Kennedy Massey independent executor for the Janice Marie Worsham Estate to Matthew Morgan; tract in the E. Melton survey
- Jay O’Neal and Reba O’Neal to Casey McKeel and Colby McKeel; tract in the Willis H. Landrum survey
- Janice M. Floyd to Teresa Renee Floyd; tract in the WM B. Stout survey
- Mary Starrett and Stephen Wayne Starret AKA Steven Wayne Starrett to Charles Edward Starrett and Teresa Starrett
- Charles Edward Starrett and Teresa Starrett to Mary Starrett and Stephen Wayne Starrett
- Seth Thompson to Cody Williams and Danielle Williams; tract in the Anthony Sharp survey
- Milton F. Wetzel to Angela Gail Wetzel; tract in the Antonio Lazerine survey
- Della Campbell, Dorothy R. Campbell, Cuba Campbell, Wayne Ray Campbell, Anito Carrillo, Rita Campbell Johnson and Kimberly Ann Turner to James Howse; tract in the WG Chester survey
- Fannie Mae AKA Federal National Mortgage Association to Yung Chong Investment Group LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- JGMAREK Holdings LTD to JGM Green Acrews LLC; tract in the TB Garrett survey
- Kyle Robinson and Lisa Robinson to Emmanuel Gomez and Nancy Gomez; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Winifred Sue Russell to John Heilman; tract in the Santos Coy survey
- Daniel Weatheread and Jennifer Weatheread to Christine E. Quick; tract in the William Gregg survey
- William Garcia Jr. to Daniel Weatheread and Jennifer Weatheread; tract in the Francis Hopkins survey
- Cynthia L. Galyean and Rosanne Scott to CW Folmar and Holly Folmar; tract in the James Brittain survey
- M. LaVelle Hendricks to Rosa Aminta Rodas; tract in the MA Bowlin surey
- Bruce C. Owen and Lory A. Owen to Douglas D. Younts and Kimberly Jo Younts; tract in the Hugh Curlin survey
- Charlotte Calhoun to Jim Edward Bratton and Jenifer Brooke Goggans; tract in the HL Ward survey
- Bryan L. Sells to Exodus Construction and Leap of Faith Enterprises LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- WKN TR Holdings LLC to Saltillo Ranch LLC; tract in the R. Moore survey
Applications for Marriage Licenses
The following individuals filed for applications of marriage licenses April 22-May 5, 2022, at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office:
- Micah Euel Elmore and Rachael Shonta Coffman
- Grayson Alexander Wing and Holly Ann-Franks Perez
- Alfonso Hernandez Ramirez and Valencia Carolina Osornio
- Thomas Lewis Wilson and Amanda Lee Deinhart
- Adam Brandon Whitson and Leslie Joan Clegg
- Carlos Ezekiel Garcia Munoz and Kamryn Jade Wimberley
- Ricky Don Coleman and Barbara Barnett Maples
- Daniel Rojas Ramirez and Vanesa Flores
- George Silva and Angel Ilse Grisel Soto
- Gina Alexander Medina Torres and Karla Y. Chacin Carrillo
Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway #2
KSST has Texas Ranger Baseball tickets available for this weekend’s Saturday and Sunday games against the Red Sox. Winners will get to chose from available tickets, first come first served.
This years tickets will be offered in a digital format. To be a winner, you will need to download and install the Offical MLB Ball Park App for your smart device. Think of the app as a digital wallet for your tickets.
How to Win
- Make sure you ‘Like’ KSST’s Facebook page
- ‘Like’ this giveaway post on Facebook
- Add a comment to the post. An emoji, a ‘Let’s Go Rangers…’ anything will do.
Winners will be chosen at random. Winners will be notified via Facebook. Remember, winners will need to provide a valid email address, and that email must be linked to your MLB Ballpark app.
The Process
Once you win, KSST will forward the digital ticket information to your email. Your MLB Ballpark app will accept the ticket information and store them until you need them. You will need to take your device to the ballpark to display the QR code at the gate. Get all the details at MLB.COM
Just to be clear, KSST and KRVA did not receive paper tickets, so we can not furnish paper tickets to our winners.
Meal A Day Menu – May 9-13, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of May 9-13, 2022 includes:
- Monday – Smothered Beef Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Normandy Vegetables and a Roll.
- Tuesday – Apricot Glazed Chicken Breast On a Bed of Rice, Candied Carrots and Broccoli.
- Wednesday – Baked Ham, Macaroni and Cheese, Brussel Sprouts and a Roll.
- Thursday – Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and a Roll.
- Friday – Cheeseburgers, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, Pickles, Chips and Baked Beans.
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
National Women’s Health Week A Reminder For Women To Get Important Health Screenings
Texas Health And Human Services Hosts Virtual Women’s Wellness Event During May
AUSTIN – Texas Health and Human Services is raising awareness of National Women’s Health Week beginning May 8 by encouraging women and girls across the state to take care of their physical and mental health.
“We hope to motivate women this week to make time for important health screenings, including mammograms and cervical cancer screenings. At HHSC, we know the importance of participating in wellness programs that prioritize physical and mental health,” said Lindsay Rodgers, HHSC associate commissioner for Health and Developmental Services.
The week raises awareness about women’s health issues and highlights ways women can make their health a priority and maintain healthy habits throughout their lives.
During this week, HHSC is hosting a Women + Aging Webinar on May 11 at noon CDT. HHSC presenters will focus on the importance of physical, mental, social, and financial wellness for women and resources to promote healthy aging. This online event is free and open to the public. To register, visit this webpage.
HHSC also offers a variety of programs and services that support the health of women and their families. These include:
Women’s Health Services
HHSC’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Services program provides free breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for uninsured and underinsured Texas women who meet eligibility requirements. The program helps identify breast and cervical cancers in the early stages when treatment is more likely to be effective. In 2021, the program helped more than 29,000 women in Texas.
Healthy Texas Women and Family Planning programs provide health and family planning services, including cancer screenings, contraception, and pregnancy testing, at low or no cost. Additionally, eligible women can receive comprehensive women’s health care for up to 12 months after childbirth through Healthy Texas Women Plus services. In fiscal year 2021, the Healthy Texas Women program served more than 190,000 women and the Family Planning Program served more than 108,000 Texans.
For more information on women’s health services, visit www.HealthyTexasWomen.org.
Texas WIC
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is a health and nutrition program that helps improve the diets of infants and children as well as pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women. Texas WIC serves an average of 682,000 people each month, providing healthy food benefits, breastfeeding support, and nutrition education. Additionally, live and self-paced health, nutrition, and breastfeeding classes are free to the public at TexasWIC.org.
Substance Use Disorder Programs
To help women with substance use disorders, HHSC provides a variety of services, including two initiatives that launched in 2021:
- Pregnant women with opioid use disorders in the Medicaid program may be eligible to participate in the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) model in the Harris County area. The model improves access to treatment and care through a multidisciplinary clinic that offers coordinated care and peer support.
- Texans in Bexar, Dallas, and Harris counties can access social support services and medication-assisted therapy as part of the Integrated Family Planning Opioid Response program through a partnership with HHSC’s Texas Targeted Opioid Response.
Hear Her Texas Maternal Health Safety Campaign
In October 2021, the Texas Department of State Health Services, part of Texas HHS, launched the Hear Her Texas Campaign. The campaign is a multi-phase media and outreach effort with the primary goal of encouraging health care providers, family, and friends to listen and act when a pregnant or postpartum mother expresses health concerns. This year, the campaign is developing Texas-specific educational resources and toolkits and collecting survivor stories to help create awareness about serious pregnancy-related complications and urgent maternal warning signs among families and medical professionals throughout Texas. For more information visit the Hear Her Texas webpage.
Postpartum Depression Screening
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program cover postpartum depression screening for the mother of an enrolled infant, regardless of whether the mother has Medicaid, CHIP, or other coverage. The screening may occur during a covered well-child visit before the infant’s first birthday. HHSC also provides an array of mental health and substance use services for all eligible Texans. Services include resource referrals, crisis counseling and other special assistance.
Family Violence Program
The Family Violence Program promotes self-sufficiency, safety, and long-term independence of adult and child victims of family violence and victims of teen dating violence. Through a network of service providers, the program provides emergency shelter and supportive services to victims and their children, educates the public, and provides training and prevention support to various organizations across Texas. All services are provided for free. In fiscal year 2021, the program served 62,796 survivors, provided emergency pandemic housing funds to survivors and their children, and received new federal funds to support survivors of sexual assault.
About National Women’s Health Week
National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong health observance led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. The week May 8-14, 2022, serves as a reminder for women and girls to make their health a priority.
* Updated: Hopkins County May 7 Election Results
SSISD Bond Election Fails by 11%
The May 7 Election returns for Hopkins County were all in by 8 p.m. Saturday. The Winnsboro ISD Trustees Election took a little longer to determine as tallies from the three counties the school district serves had t be figured.; the school district reported results around 11:15 p.m. Saturday. The unofficial vote total for the Constitutional Amendments Election weren’t final until the results from all 4,023 polling locations across Texas’ 254 counties were reported to Texas Secretary of State’s Office Sunday morning.
Additional results will be posted as they become available.
Of course, all election totals are unofficial until canvassed by the appropriate agency.
Sulphur Springs ISD
The Sulphur springs ISD bond did not pass. A total of 1,191 voter cast ballots against and 956 voters cast ballots for the proposition for a $93 million bond. That’s 55.47% against and 44.51% in favor of the bond, pretty closely mirroring early voting and absentee voting percentages as well.
A total of 118 absentee ballots were received, 51 for (42.22%) and 57 against (56.78%). A total of 1,106 ballots were cast in person during the early voting period, 492 for the bond (44.48%) and 614 against it (55.52%). On Election Day, a total of 923 votes were cast, 413 votes for (44.75%) and 510 (55.25%).
Winnsboro ISD
In the Winnsboro ISD Board of Trustees Election voters were asked to vote for up to two candidates to fill two full three-year term seats.
A total of 57 Hopkins County voters cast ballots in this election, two by absentee ballot, 13 during the early voting period and 42 on Election day. Billy Saucier and Brandon Green finished ahead in Hopkins County.
- Billy Saucier received 20 votes, one absentee ballot, four early votes and 15 on May 7, giving the candidate 35.09% of the votes cast in Hopkins County.
- Incumbent Brandon Green received 19 Hopkins County votes, four during the early voting period and 15 on Election Day, for a total of 33.33% overall in Hopkins County.
- Shelby Beaty received six votes, one during the early voting period and the remaining 5 on Election Day giving the candidate 10.53% of the overall votes cast in Hopkins County.
- Jason Brunson received four votes, one during early voting and three on Election Day, for a total of 7.02%.
- Marsha Duffey received three votes, one absentee ballot, one early ballot and one on Election Day, giving her 5.26%.
- David Henry also received three votes or 5.26% of Hopkins County ballots cast in the election, two early ballots and one on Election Day.
- Richard Banks received one Hopkins County vote on Election Day, 1.75%.
- Brett Burnett also received one Hopkins County vote on Election Day, 1.75% overall
Winnsboro ISD over the weekend reported Saucier and Green received the most votes overall from all three counties voting. The following are the total of all ballots counted Saturday in the school board election:
Richard Banks -29
- Marsha Duffey -155
- Bret Burnett – 251
- Shelby Beaty -190
- Jason Brunson – 165
- Brandon Green – 343
- David Henry – 120
- Billy Saucier – 454
Results will not become official until after the canvass at the regular May 16, 2022 WISD school board meeting.
Constitutional Amendments
Both Propositions easily passed in Hopkins County with more than 85% of ballots cast in favor of the propositions. As of 9:46 a.m. Sunday, May 8, 2022,, more than 80% of Texans casting ballots voted in favor of both amendment positions.
State of Texas Position 1
- In Hopkins County, 85.17% of voters were in favor of Proposition 1
- For – 2,050 total votes: 139 absentee, 995 early and 916 on Election Day
- Against – 357 total votes: 22 absentee, 167 early and 168 Election Day
- Across the State, with all 4,023 polling locations in all 254 counties reporting in results at 9:46 a.m. May 8, the final unofficial counts were:
- For – 86.01% (1,121,860 votes)
- Against – 13.09% (169,011 votes)
State of Texas Proposition 2
- In Hopkins County, 87.19% of voters were in favor of Proposition 2
- For – 2,138 total votes: 140 absentee, 1,039 early ballots and 959 Election Day
- Against – 3314 total votes (12.81%): 24 absentee, 145 early and 145 Election Day
- Across the State, with all 4,023 polling locations in all 254 counties reporting 9:46 a.m. May 8, the results were:
- For – 84.82% (1,106,460 votes)
- Against – 15.18% (197,960 votes)
