TxDOT Urges Drivers to Stay Home, Delay Travel
TxDot Logo NEWS RELEASE — PARIS DISTRICT Tim McAlavy (903) 737-9213 [email protected] PARIS — Texas Department of Transportation officials are urging drivers to stay home and delay travel during this unprecedented statewide winter storm. Additional snow, sleet and ice remain in the forecast for much of the state through Feb. 17. These conditions make travel unsafe and risky, despite the agency’s best efforts to keep roadways open...
The Pandemic and Pedestrians: Safety Tips for the Upcoming School Year
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Family & Community Health — Hopkins County Parents walking their children to school, August 2018. That time of year is here – back-to-school! This year will look a bit different. For those students who will be going back to in-person classes, precautions should be taken to make sure each trip is a safe one. Whether going to school as a pedestrian,...
Celebrate New Year's Safely, By Observing Traffic And Other Laws
As you prepare to celebrate the New Year with friends and family, those planning to be out on the road are reminded to drive carefully, courteously and lawfully. Those who plan to consume alcoholic beverages are reminded to either stay at their celebratory location or designate a drive who has not consumed beverages to get you home or call for Uber or other driving service. Many AAA clubs offer safe ride services for members and...
Thanksgiving Leading Day For Home Cooking Fires
Tips For A Safer Thanksgiving Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays for most brings to mind for most a smorgasbord of rich foods, including turkey and dressing with giblet gravy, ham, rolls and plenty of sweet desserts and snacks. However, for some, the the holidays are marked by devastation — home fires. Cooking is the leading cause of reported home fires year-round in the US, and accounts for 45 percent of all home fire injuries...
Sulphur Bluff Track Team’s Return Home Thursday Delayed By Smoking Bus
The Sulphur Bluff Independent School District regional track competitors were delayed in returning home Thursday evening due mechanical issues which caused their school bus to begin smoking from the engine area and forced the bus onto the side of Interstate 30 east in Brashear. The superintendent praised the school staff and emergency responders for their quick actions and efforts to ensure the safety of the students on the school...
Lil 4’s Back To School Bash Included: Harlem Globetrotters and SAFE-T
Lil 4’s Club held their Back to School bash Saturday, August 18th in the practice gym of Sulphur Springs High School. Each child received a new backpack and school supplies as well as new school clothes and shoes brought by Shanequa and Aundre Branch and their group who traveled from Houston. Mr. Branch is a former professional basketball player and Harlem Globetrotter, and Mrs. Branch recently retired from the US Air Force after 20...
re: Springtime, Annual Fire Safety Reminders
Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley is also Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) for Hopkins County, and fire safety awareness is part of his duty. He visited on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay to remind citizens of the importance of fire safety inside and outside their homes, especially now as Spring arrives. When birds begin to chirp outside, are your smoke detectors also chirping? They may need new batteries, or they may...
Hopkins County 4-H’ers Bring Home Awards By Johanna Hicks
Hopkins County 4-H’ers Bring Home Awards Summer is a busy time around the Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office! Our summer has included the Hopkins County Dairy Festival and Dairy Show; three-week Kids’ Camp: Fun, Food, Fitness; District 4-H Record Book contest; three-day Multi-County 4-H Camp; 4-H Montana Exchange trip fund-raisers; and preparation for the 4-day Skills Camp…and I’m tired! However, I love my job...
Agrilife: The “Road” to Food Safety
Handling Food Safely on the Road V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N! Oh, how we long for that eight letter word every summer, when millions of us eagerly get away from school and work. We take to the road in cars or recreational vehicles; live on boats; relax in beach or mountain vacation homes; and camp…or simply stay at home and make daily excursions in or around our hometowns. No matter where we go or what we do, there is a common denominator that...
Fire Damages Home in Dike
Fire did some damage to a one story brick house on County Road 3506 in Dike Wednesday afternoon. The blaze was reported a few minutes before 2 p.m. First fire units reported flames showing as they arrived. Firefighters put the fire out. All those inside the house were able to get out safely. Firefighters stayed on the scene for over four hours.
