Loop 301 Traffic Stop Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
An East Loop 301 traffic stop at 12:05 a.m. Jan. 13, 2022, resulted in one controlled substance arrest.
Sulphur Springs Police Officers Silas Whaley and Robble Acosta conducted a traffic stop on a black Chrysler 300. The driver and owner of the car gave the officers permission to search it.
Whaley reported finding a gray bag containing a crystal-like substance believed based on his training to be methamphetamine in the passenger side door. The passenger, identified in arrest reports as Steven Charles Gilreath, allegedly admitted to being the one in possession of the bag of suspected meth. Police took the 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man into custody at 12:26 a.m. Thursday and transported him to jail; the driver was released, Whaley noted in arrest reports.
Gilreath was booked into the county jail at 1:21 a.m. Jan. 13, 2022, for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. He remained in Hopkins County jail later Thursday; bond on the felony charge was set at $20,000, according to jail reports.
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The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Marijuana, Liquor, Synthetic Urine Found During Traffic Stop
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Douglas Cooper reported finding marijuana, liquor and synthetic urine during an I-30 traffic stop Wednesday morning.
Cooper reported stopping the Alabama truck driver at 11:14 a.m. Jan. 12, 2022, after noticing the air brake lines for the semi trailer were dragging on I-30 west near mile marker 130. The trooper reported smelling a marijuana odor emitting from the cab of the Volvo tractor.
He had the truck relocated to exit 127 as a safety precaution, then conducted a probable cause search of the cab. Cooper reported finding marijuana, synthetic urine and an open bottle of Hennessey. The driver was placed under arrest.
After Cooper completed his roadside investigation, the 43-year-old Alabama truck driver was transported to Hopkins County jail. The Alabama man was booked into jail around 2 p.m. on misdemeanor charges of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and having a false drug test device (the synthetic urine found in the truck), the trooper noted in arrest reports. The man remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday morning, Jan. 13, 2022, according to jail reports.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Cumby ISD Will Be Closed Friday Due To Illness
Cumby ISD superintendent’s office shortly after noon Thursday announced that a decision has been made to close school Friday, “due to a large percentage of staff and student population being out due to illness.”
Cumby ISD will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. School was already scheduled to be closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes are scheduled to resume as usual on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.
During the 2 days that the school will be closed, district facilities will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, the superintendent’s office reported.
That also means the school’s COVID testing facility, which is typically open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the nurses office, will also be closed Jan. 14-17, 2022. Families of students who begin experiencing symptoms of potential COVID can reach out to the school nurse, who can arrange testing. The nurse can be reached at any time at 903-243-7077 for guidance or assistance in scheduling a COVID test, school administrators reported.
This will mark at least the second time the district COVID testing site has closed since school resumed earlier this month. The site was closed for part of the day Jan. 11 due to a staffing shortage. The district was able to reopen the next morning, however.
Jury Panel Cancellation For the 62nd Judicial District Announced
The 62nd Judicial District Jury summons for 9 a.m. Tuesday, January 18, at the Hopkins County Courthouse has been canceled, according to Hopkins County District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher. Those receiving a jury summons for the 62nd Judicial District Court on Jan. 18, 2022, do not need to report for duty.
Wildcats Baseball Spring 2022 Schedule Firmed Up
Earlier this week Wildcats football head coach and athletic director Greg Owens released the spring 2022 season schedule for baseball.
Coach Jerrod Hammack and his Wildcats begin their spring season on Monday, Feb. 7 at home versus Sherman at 6:30 P.M.
Baseball has three more scrimmages:
- Friday, Feb. 11 vs Terrell — 6 P.M.
- Saturday, Feb. 12 at Bullard — 1 P.M.
- Friday, Feb. 18 vs North Lamar — 6 P.M.
With the exception of an away match on Monday, Feb. 28 at North Lamar, baseball spends the next three weeks locked in to tournament play:
- Feb. 24-26 in the Tyler Legacy tournament
- Mar. 3-5 in the Wylie East tourney
- and Mar. 10-12 in the Royse City tournament
All of the above tournaments take place Thursday through Saturday.
After they wrap up participation in their three tournaments for the spring 2022 season, Coach Hammack and his squad enter district play.
Their district games are as follows:
- Mar. 15 vs Mount Pleasant — 7 P.M.
- Mar. 18 vs Texas High — 7 P.M.
- Mar. 22 at Marshall — 7 P.M.
- Mar. 25 vs Pine Tree — 7 P.M.
- Apr. 1 at Hallsville — 7 P.M.
- Apr. 5 vs Longview — 7 P.M.
- Apr. 8 at Mount Pleasant — 7 P.M.
- Apr. 12 at Texas High — 7 P.M.
- Apr. 14 vs Marshall — 7 P.M.
- Apr. 19 at Pine Tree — 7 P.M.
- *Apr. 26 versus Hallsville — 7 P.M.*
- Apr. 29 at Longview — 7 P.M.
All games in bold are home, and all times listed are varsity teams.
For the full spring 2022 Wildcats baseball season schedule, click here.
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Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Choking Woman
A 38-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a felony assault charge for allegedly choking a woman, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police officers were dispatched to a disturbance at his Putman Street residence at 12:35 p.m. Jan. 12, 2022. Upon arrival, police reported hearing a man yelling and a female crying.
Police officers said they told the man, identified in arrest reports as Kenneth Katzenmaier, had choked the crying woman to the point she could neither breath nor scream. In addition to having marks on her neck and upper chest area, which supported the claim that the woman had been choked, she also had other injuries on her back, police alleged in arrest reports.
Consequently, SSPD Officer Derrick Williams took Katzenmaier into custody at 1:11 p.m. Jan. 12, 2022, and transported the 38-year-old Sulphur Springs man to jail. He was booked on an assault of a family or household member that impeded breathing charge. Katzenmaier remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday morning, Jan. 13, 2022, on the third-degree felony charge, for allegedly choking a woman, according to jail reports.
Wednesday marked the second time in 6 months that Katzenmaier has been booked into Hopkins County jail. He was also jailed on July 12, 2021, and remained in custody in Hopkins County until Aug. 12, 2021 on a violation of parole warrant, according to jail records.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Sheriff’s Officers Serve 6 Men With Felony Warrants
Sheriff’s officers served six men with felony warrants in the 24-hour period ending at 5:30 a.m. Jan. 12, 2022, including a man accused of assaulting three corrections officers, two for violating probation, and one accused of a child sex charge, according to jail and arrest reports.
Additional Charges
Two inmates at Hopkins County jail, Michael Tareze Evans and Michael Shane McCormick, were served with additional warrants on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Corrections Officer Courtney Steward served Evans at 2:23 p.m. with a warrant for violation of bond or a protective order two or more times within 12 months.
The 31-year-old Mount Pleasant man has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest on July 16, 2021, on an aggravated assault with deadly weapon charge, as well as a US Marshals warrant for violating probation, according to jail reports.
Evans — who is also known to use the aliases Michael Tarezz Evans, Mike Evans, Michael Martin, Michael Hope and Fish Terez — was accused at the time of his arrest in 2021 of several times ramming the SUV he was driving into the car of a woman with whom he’d been in a relationship. He was placed into a V cell upon arrival at jail due to his his level of agitation, police alleged in Evans’ 2021.
Investigator Dennis Findley at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 11, 2022, served Michael Shane “Mikey” McCormick with three warrants for assault of a public servant. The charges stem from offenses.
According to Findley, McCormick was accused while in custody at the county jail of punching three corrections officers when they tried to escort him back to his cell after he refused to take prescribed medication. The warrants for the older charges were served Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man has been in Hopkins County jail since Jan. 6, 2021, on criminal trespassing, bail jumping/failure to appear, violation of probation on a burglary of a habitation charge and aggravated assault against a public servant, according to jail reports. On June 14, 2021, McCormick was accused of using a ballpoint pen to stab a jail officer in the forearm and left wrist. McCormick was Tased, put in a V cell for 10 minutes to calm down, then EMS was called to remove the Taser probes.
CR1165 Arrest
HCSO Deputies Bobby Osornio and Joshua Davis were made aware of a warrant issued for Cory Layne Belz’s arrest. The deputies located Belz at a County Road 1165 residence and took him into custody at 7:49 p.m. Jan. 11, 2022.
Belz was booked into the county jail for violation of probation, which he was for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone. He remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2022, according to jail reports.
I-30 Traffic Stop
Deputy Josh Davis reported stopping a silver Ford at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday for a defective license plate light. The passenger in the vehicle was identified and found using a records check, to have an active Arkansas warrant for his arrest.
Consequently, 21-year-old Dayqon Dominque Gibbs of Wincrest, Texas, was taken into custody and transported to jail on the Prairie County, Arkansas charge.
Gibbs, who is also known by Dayqon Domique Gidds, was released from Hopkins County jail Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2022, on the receiving stolen property charge after the Arkansas hold was released, according to jail reports.
Also Arrested
HCSO Investigator Michael Russell took Juan Ivan Valles into custody Jan. 11, 2022, on a first-degree felony warrant.
The 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, on the outstanding continuous sexual abuse of a child charge. Bond on the charge was set at $200,000, according to Hopkins County jail reports.
Sgt. Scott Davis took Dwayne Anthony Wright into custody Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for a third-degree felony bail jumping and failure to appear charge.
The 44-year-old Cooper man was held in Hopkins County jail Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2022, on the felony warrant, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
AgriLife Extension To Offer Marriage And Diabetes Education Sessions
By Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, [email protected]
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides great opportunities in the areas of Family & Community Health, Agriculture & Natural Resources, 4-H & Youth Development, and Community Development. One of the banner programs offered by Extension is diabetes education. Keep reading for more information.
Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes
Diabetes is an ever-growing challenge in Hopkins County and across the country. “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes” (DWBW) is a research-based, evidence-based five session series covering topics such as: Getting Started – How Food Affects your Blood Glucose; Understanding Carbohydrates; Improving Blood Glucose Control with Physical Activity; Medications; Celebrating Blood Glucose Control and Avoiding Complications. Targeted toward individuals with type 2 diabetes, the series will provide practical, easy-to-understand information on diabetes management. The series does not take the place of a doctor’s visit, but is designed to help clarify information you might have received about the disease.
Experts in the field will contribute to teaching the sessions. Recipes and taste sampling will be provided with each session. Participants will receive a notebook with copies of the power points, handouts, and other supplemental materials. Take note of the details and call the Extension Office if you would like to participate.
- Dates: February 14, 18, 21, 24, and 28 (Mondays and Thursdays)
- Location: Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200 West Houston St., Sulphur Springs
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Cost: $20 – covers materials, sampling, and door prizes
- Call: 903-885-3443 to sign up. Please give your name, address (or e-mail address), and phone number. A registration form will be sent.
- Family members are welcome to attend as well at no charge. Please call if you have questions.
Twogether in Texas
At the heart of a strong community are strong families. At the heart of strong families are strong marriages. We often see the strong bond between grandparent and grandchild, or between aunts and uncles with their nieces and nephews. Those are special bonds, indeed, but the marriage is the only relationship that begins with a vow.
Twogether in Texas marriage education workshop is not counseling. It is designed to equip couples with the tools to form a stronger relationship. Sign up is now taking place. Details below:
- When: Saturday, February 19
- Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Location: Hopkins County Extension Office, 1200 West Houston St., Sulphur Springs
- Cost: none
- Call: 903-885-3443 to sign up.
Topics include: Marriage Expectations, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Money Management, and Goal Setting. At the conclusion of the workshop, couples will be given a certificate to save $60 upon applying for a marriage license at their county clerk’s office. The certificate is good for one year, so even couples who are not planning to wed until later in the year can still reap the benefit of the savings.
Closing Thought
Fairness is not an attitude. It’s a professional skill that must be developed and exercised. – Brit Hume
Contact Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County at P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; or [email protected]
Chamber Connection – Jan. 12, 2022: Theme For 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Announced
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO
Immerse yourself in your digital advertising options at the Chamber’s next Lunch and Learn.
April Bliss, founder of Bliss Digital Innovations, will present the Chamber’s quarterly Lunch and Learn, providing small businesses with useful, timely information about digital advertising options beyond Pay-Per-Click. You’ll learn about Retargeting, Targeted Display, Behavioral Targeting, Keyword Targeting, Native Ads, Mobile Conquesting, Social Mirror, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon Targeting, LinkedIn, Household IP Targeting, Video Ads (OTT, Pre-roll), Search Engine Optimization and Reputation Management.
The seminar will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Clarion Pointe. Chamber members can get the seminar with lunch provided for $15. For non-chamber members, it’s $20 per person. Contact the Chamber at 903-885-6515 or [email protected] to register.
Chamber Banquet
The 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet will go back to the future with a 1980s themed dinner on Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center.
There will be awards, music, food and fun at the annual banquet. Social networking and a cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., with food service at 6:30, and awards beginning at 7 p.m.
You can reserve your seat for $30 per person or get a table for 10 for $500. The tables include preferential seating and name displays.
Nominations are still being accepted for Caregiver of the Year. That award, plus Citizens of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year, Woman of the Year and others, will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 17.
Nominations can be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the following address:
Caregiver of the Year — The Pilot Club — P.O. Box 131, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483.
Chamber Directory
Work is continuing on the 2022 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to the see and do in Hopkins County. The best part is, they include an alphabetical and categorical listing of your business. LeeAnn Peugh, with Echo Publishing, will be contacting you to see if you are interested in placing an ad in the directory.
The rates are affordable, and one of the best ways to represent your business. I hope you will consider this a wise investment with over 7,000 opportunities for business exposure. You may also contact the Chamber, and I will pass your information along to her.
Ribbon Cuttings
- Buddy Home Furnishings will have a ribbon cutting at noon on Friday, Jan. 14, at its new home, 1147 South Broadway St. Please join us for this event.
- Lonestar Response Team will host a ribbon cutting at the Chamber office, 110 Main St., at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Please welcome them to the community.
- Rythmic Productions Music Company hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Friday, Jan. 7, at 1217 South Broadway, Suite Q. Owner Calvin Hickerson, his father and brother provided a brief jazz performance as part of the open house.
Business of the Week
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a member of the Chamber each week. Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for Jan. 12, Flippin Printing. You can read biographical stories at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page and Instagram page.
Main Street Theatre
Main Street Theatre will have its grand re-opening on Jan. 14 and 15 with the duo Brad Davis and Joel Weaver. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. both days. Go to communityplayersinc.com for tickets.
Nationally Ranked Basketball
Texas A&M-Commerce will host Lubbock Christian University in a basketball double-header on Thursday, Jan. 13, in which all four teams are nationally ranked. The women’s game, featuring No. 3 A&M-Commerce hosting No. 1 LCU, begins at 5:30 p.m. The men’s game, with the No. 21 Lions hosting the No. 1-ranked LCU, tips off at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, go to LionAthletics.com/tickets or call 903-468-8756.
COVID Transmission Rates Across The US, Texas, Hopkins County Continue To Be High
COVID transmission rates across the Country, state and county continue to be high this week, increasing 2.7 percent across the United States over the past 7 days compared to the previous 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 627,752 active cases were reported in Texas, including 483 Hopkins County residents who actively had COVID-19 at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, according to Texas Department of State Health Sources COVID-19 Case Count dashboard.
A total of 46,795 new Texas COVID-19 cases were confirmed by testing on Jan. 11, 2022, up from approximately 42,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases among Texans on Monday. While that’s the most new cases confirmed for Texas in the past 7 days, the record so far this month has been the estimated 51,500 new COVID-19 cases reported on Jan. 3. Another 9,864 probable Texas cases and 110 new Texas COVID-19 fatalities confirmed on Jan. 11, 2022.
The positivity rate for Hopkins County for the 7 days ending Jan. 11 was 44.32 percent, according to the CDC 7-day Metrics.
In 2021, a total of 120 Hopkins County residents had been confirmed as new cases during the first 11 days of January. Nearly that many Hopkins County residents were reported to have been confirmed COVID-19 cases during the first 7 days of 2022. A total of 115 Hopkins County residents received confirmation by testing that they had COVID from Jan. 1-7, and another 81 county residents have been confirmed during the past 4 days to have COVID including 13 on Jan. 11. That’s 26 more Hopkins County residents confirmed to have COVID-19 during the first 11 days of 2022 than during the entire month of December 2021.
In addition to the 196 Hopkins County residents who have received confirmation this month that they have are COVID-19 positive, 94 Hopkins County residents were reported as probable COVID-19 cases during the first 11 days of January 2022, (59 Jan. 1-7 and 35 Jan. 8-11, including three new probable cases on Tuesday). A total of 876 new probable COVID cases were recorded in December, 697 of them on Dec. 21 which increased active case count from 101 to 845 on the Texas Department of State Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard.
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County officials maintain that December’s totals, especially those for Dec. 21, are inaccurate, that the state was aware of the inaccuracy. They expected the error to be corrected within days of notification. While the active case count dropped from 878 on Jan. 3 to 320 on Jan. 4, 2022 (that’s 558 recoveries and 41 new cases), the new case counts from Dec. 21-Jan. 3 did not change. In the last 7 days, the active case count has continued to rise daily, it’s still not as high as the active case count on Jan. 3.
Cumulatively, 4,265,186 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported for Texas since March of 2020, 882,320 probable Texas COVID-19 cases since DSHS began tracking the data in the latter half of 2020. Of those, 4,421,256 have recovered from the virus and 75,397 died from COVID, leaving 627,742 active COVID-19 cases among Texans as of 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. In the last 7-days along 551 Texas residents have died from COVID-19, according to the CDC COVID-19 Integrated County View data. Over the seven days ending Jan. 10, 345,708 new COVID cases have been reported for Texas, according to the CDC.
Hopkins County has had a total of 3,590 confirmed COVID cases and 3,113 probable COVID cases, for cumulative total of 6,703 COVID cases. Of those, 6,065 Hopkins County residents are reported to have recovered from the COVID-19 (including 6 new recoveries reported Jan. 11). Unfortunately, 154 Hopkins County residents died from COVID-19 – 84 in 2020, 69 in 2021 and one on Jan. 3, 2021. That leaves 483 Hopkins County residents reported to actively had COVID-19 on Jan. 11, 2022.
According to the DSHS data, the month started with 483 being tested for COVID-19, and has continued to average around 125 being tested in Hopkins County daily.
A total of 11,040 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients were in Texas hospitals on Jan. 10, 2022, including 8,506 adult COVID patients in general beds, 2,137 adult COVID patients in ICU beds, 397 pediatric COVID patients out of a total of 1,846.3 confirmed COVID-19 admissions and 1,183 COVID patients on ventilators on Jan. 10, according to the DSHS COVID Testing and Hospitalizations dashboard. The 7-day average for new hospital admissions was 1,723, according to CDC and DSHS data.
Across Region F Trauma Service Area, which includes all hospitals across Northeast Texas, 111 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients were in the hospital, including 81 adults in general beds, 29 adults in ICU beds, and one pediatric COVID patient, and eight COVID patients on ventilators. Overall, 12 COIVD-19 patients were admitted to hospital across TSA F in the 24-hours reported on Jan. 11. These are out of a total 827 staffed hospital beds, 735 staffed inpatient beds across the region. That left 17 available staffed hospital beds, eight adult ICU beds and 141 available ventilators in TSA F on Jan. 10. For TSA F, that’s an increase of 5.33% in COVID-19 hospitalizations out of the total hospital capacity over the 7 days from Jan. 4 to Jan. 10, 2022.
According to the CDC 7-day metrics posted Jan. 12, Hopkins County has had a total of 17 new hospital admissions over the past 7 days, an uptick of 3.94% overall. ICU hospitalizations in Hopkins County over the 7-day period ending Jan. 9 had declined 2.86 percent, according to the CDC Hospitalizations in Hopkins County, Texas report. Local emergency management officials have reported less than 10 COVID patients admitted to the hospital during daily reports given generally a couple of times each week.
The number of people being vaccinated for COVID-19 continues to rise as well. Across the state 61.8 percent of Texans over age 5 had been fully vaccinated as of Jan. 10, according to the CDC data. with 14 additional people receiving at least one dose of the vaccine on Monday, nine more fully vaccinated and 31 getting an COVID booster on Jan. 10 in Hopkins County. Overall, that makes 16,261 in Hopkins County who have gotten at least one dose of COVID vaccine, 14,223 who are fully vaccinated and 4,112 who’d gotten a booster shot as of Jan. 10, 2022, according to the DSHS COVID 19 Testing and Hospitalizations dashboard.
According to the CDC 7-day Metrics, 40.2% of the Hopkins County population ages 5 and up who are eligible had been vaccinated for COVID as of the Jan. 12 report.
Need to be tested? Texas DSHS’s COVID-19 dashboard has a link for “Testing Information” which provides information about the various testing options and types of COVID-19 tests, but also information for self-testing, a list of authorized tests, and COVID-19 test collection sites (call ahead or schedule online to verify availability of tests at that location as well as criteria for testing, what to expect and symptoms for COVID.
Looking for a place to get a COVID-19 vaccine, or information on who is eligible to get which tests and boosters? Most pharmacies offer at least one or more of the vaccines and boosts that have received at least FDA emergency authorization use. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs offers a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the main lobby of the hospital. The available vaccines include Moderna (2-doses, ages 18 and older) and Pfizer (2-doses, ages 12 and older) and Johnson & Johnson (1-dose, ages 18 and older), including all three brands of boosters for fully vaccinated people. Appointments not required, but parent/guardian must accompany anyone 17 and younger
DSHS also has COVID-19 Vaccine Information and National Vaccine Finder tabs, and the latest guidance for fully vaccinated people as well as recommendations for schools, public transportation and healthcare settings, all accessible on or from the main COVID-19 dashboard.
