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Debbie Mitchell: Proposed County Property Tax Rate To Remain Same for 2019-2020
Sep03

Debbie Mitchell: Proposed County Property Tax Rate To Remain Same for 2019-2020

State officials urge agencies to take ‘aggressive action’ to stop FM 71 flooding The regular portion of Tuesday’s Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting took only about 10 minutes, just long enough to hold a brief public hearing for the county property tax rate, and for commissioners to approve one line item transfer and acknowledge a resolution made by Sen. Bob Hall. The commissioners court then entered into an...

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County Commissioners Hold Public Hearing on Tax Rate Tuesday
Sep04

County Commissioners Hold Public Hearing on Tax Rate Tuesday

Hopkins County Commissioners Court meets Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the courtroom on the first floor of the courthouse. The meeting is Tuesday due to the Monday Labor Day Holiday. The court will hold a public hearing on the 2017 Proposed Property Tax Rate, renew the local health authority for Hopkins County and reappoint a representative to the lakes Regional Community Center.  Other items of business will also be considered. A budget...

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Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board is Expected to Adopt a Higher Tax Rate
Sep21

Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board is Expected to Adopt a Higher Tax Rate

The Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board is expected to adopt a tax rate for next fiscal year’s budget that is up 3.63-cents to a maximum 25-cents per $100 valuation at a Monday night meeting at 6 p.m. The board is also expected to consider a non-budgeted fiber upgrade for the Emory clinic.

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Hopkins County Commissioners Court Holds Public Hearing on Tax Rate
Aug31

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Holds Public Hearing on Tax Rate

At a regular meeting Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. at the Courthouse, the Hopkins County Commissioners Court is scheduled to have public hearings on its’ 2015 fiscal year budget and on the tax rate for the budget. The tax rate is rising just over 5-cents per $100 valuation. The court will also consider purchasing a used fire truck from the Brinker Volunteer Fire Department.

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Hopkins County Resident Indicted on Six Counts of Wire Fraud
Aug04

Hopkins County Resident Indicted on Six Counts of Wire Fraud

Lewis Parsons is a self-described visionary and technological guru. Since descending on Hopkins County from Rockwall a couple of years ago, he has attempted to immerse himself into the fabric of all things Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. From living in a loft apartment on Main street, to occupying the “Lowry Mansion” on I-30 in Saltillo. His list of business ventures and connections go on and on, but those connections...

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SSISD Approves Application, Tax Agreement With Ashoka Steel Mills
Nov17

SSISD Approves Application, Tax Agreement With Ashoka Steel Mills

Ashoka Steel Mills, LLC, this week cleared another hurdle toward locating the company’s first US plant in Sulphur Springs. The business received approval from Sulphur Spring ISD Board of Trustees for what is often referred to as a Chapter 313 Tax Agreement, referring to Texas Tax Code Chapter 313, which allows businesses to apply for a tax break on all or part of school district maintenance and operations taxes. Ashoka Steel...

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Candidates On Nov. 8, 2022 Election Ballots In Hopkins County
Nov07

Candidates On Nov. 8, 2022 Election Ballots In Hopkins County

Nov. 8, 2022 Sample Ballot containing SSISD Proposition A Nov. 8, 2022 General Election ballots include multiple candidates for district, county and state offices, as well as certified unopposed incumbent candidates and options for voters to manually add certified write-in candidates. Sulphur Springs ISD Sulphur Springs ISD has called a bond election, asking district voters to casts ballots either for or against Proposition A: SSISD...

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County, Hospital District Approve Tax Abatements For Ashoka Steel Mills
Oct26

County, Hospital District Approve Tax Abatements For Ashoka Steel Mills

Negotiations Ongoing With City Regarding Land Acquisition The county and hospital district this week approved tax abatements for Ashoka Steel Mills, LLC, clearing two more steps for the company to invest $245 million in construct of its first plant in the United States on the city-owned old coal mine property on FM 1870 in Sulphur Springs. Ashoka Steel Mills Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive...

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Hopkins County Tax Foreclosure Sales, Tax Resales Can Soon Be Conducted Online
Oct25

Hopkins County Tax Foreclosure Sales, Tax Resales Can Soon Be Conducted Online

Final Plat Approval For Noah Joy Estates Granted Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday passed a resolution which will allow tax foreclosure sales and tax resales to be conducted online instead of on the courthouse steps in the near future. The Court also rejected a truck bid, approved a final plat for Noah Joy Estates and a letter of engagement for the county’s annual financial audits. Hopkins County Commissioners Court Tax...

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Hopkins County United Way Another $15,000 Closer To Goal
Oct12

Hopkins County United Way Another $15,000 Closer To Goal

Hopkins County United Way is $15,000 closer to meeting this year’s $150,000 campaign goal, which will benefit 18 local nonprofit agencies. As of the second campaign workers report meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, HCUW had raised a total of $26,522.27. Shelly Trammel and Jennifer Heitman give an update on CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs’ campaign for United Way After the kickoff of the 2022-2023 campaign...

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