Commissioners Court to Discuss Open Carry Signage
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court is expected to take up the issue of new open carry law signage this week. Monday at 10 a.m. in a work session in their third floor meeting room, the court will consider sign placement at the County Courthouse and at county buildings. During a regular meeting Tuesday at 9 a.m., the court is expected to approve the signs. They will also officially approve decommissioning and demolition of the old...
Hundreds Tour New Jail Facility
Hundreds of Hopkins County residents turned out to take a good look at the new 55,000 square feet County Jail facility during an open house Tuesday afternoon, December 1. Tours took them through the facility. They saw new office space for Sheriff’s Office administration, investigators and deputies, jail exercise areas, cooking and laundry facilities, dispatch area, visitation areas and a courtroom. The tour included visits to...
Jail Opening Delayed
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom is expected to get the bad news officially next week. Indications are the new Hopkins County Jail won’t be finished by November 13 afterall. It won’t be ready for inspection that day and a planned Open House and later transfer of prisoners won’t be happening November 14. Sedalco Construction Company is expected to tell the Judge and County Commissioners that the project will take an...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court’s Holds Jail Construction Meeting
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court’s weekly visit with their construction manager-at-risk for the new county jail project will take place earlier this Wednesday. The meeting in the Sedalco Meeting Facility at 201 Houston will take place at 11 a.m.The meetings are open to the public.
HC Commissioners Court Plans to Attend a Texas Association of Counties’ Legislative Meeting Monday
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court plans to attend a Texas Association of Counties’ legislative meeting Monday where legislative concerns will be discussed. The meeting will take place Monday beginning at 11:30 a.m. at a meeting room in the Best Western Plus on Highway 69 East in Emory. The court will also have its weekly meeting on construction progress of the new County Jail with Sedalco Construction at the Sedalco meeting...
Don Julian’s Top Twelve Stories for 2014
I’m Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director and here are my top stories for 2014 for our area. #12 is the Sulphur Springs ISD negotiating a lease deal with Hopkins County concerning the Civic Center Auditorium. The school district will begin renovating the facility next summer. #11, Sulphur Springs Police Chief resigned to take a position as Chief of the Sulphur Springs ISD PD. The city council named Patrol Captain Jay Sanders to...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Have Light Week
It could change but so far it’s a light week for gatherings of the Hopkins County Commissioners Court. All of the court is expected to attend the Wednesday address at the Civic Center by noted economist Dr. Ray Perryman. The court will also have its’ weekly session with its’ construction manager-at-risk for the new County Jail project Sedalco Construction Services of Fort Worth. The meeting will take place Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Get Jail Update
Wednesday at 11 a.m., the Hopkins County Commissioners Court will have its’ weekly meeting with County Jail Construction Manager-At-Risk Sedalco Construction Services at the Sedalco office located at 201 East Houston Street. The court will get the latest news on construction progress of the new County Jail project.
HC Commissioners Court Has Only One Work Session Scheduled so Far This Week
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court has only one work session scheduled so far this week. It’s their weekly session with Sedalco Construction Services to get the latest news on new County Jail construction. The meeting will be at the Sedalco Meeting Facility at 201 East Houston Street.
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Has Two Work Sessions Scheduled
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court has two work sessions scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The court will meet with their Construction Manager-at-Risk for the new Jail Project, Sedalco at the Sedalco Meeting Facility on Houston Street at 1:30 p.m. to discuss jail construction. Then at 3 p.m. they will meet with TXDOT Area Engineer Tammy Sims in Meeting Room 1 in the County Courthouse to discuss highway projects.
