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Hopkins County Records — April 24, 2020
Apr24

Hopkins County Records — April 24, 2020

Applications for Marriage Licenses Robert Patrick Bogdanski and Jennifer Janene McMillanBlake Truman Dicken and Marsha Coder DickenJames Curtis Shanks and Debra Lanell HumphreyDustin Wayne Morgan and Shealee Faith Owen Record books Land Deed Transactions Larry J. Ellison and Barbara Ellison to Michael Joe Ellison; tract in the HT Long surveyFrances Allen Hunter to Southwest Petroleum Company LP, Redrock Petroleum Company and R Harlow...

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Hopkins County Hospital District  Board of Directors Feb. 25, 2020 Meeting Agenda
Feb23

Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Feb. 25, 2020 Meeting Agenda

Hopkins County Hospital District Regular Meeting of Board of Directors Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Hopkins County Hospital District will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6:00 pm in the Plaza Conference Room of the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic at 113 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 AGENDA Call to OrderInvocationPublic ForumReview and Approve Audit for the 09-30-19 Financial...

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Hopkins County Records
Jan18

Hopkins County Records

Land Deed Transactions Debbie Jean Harris to Karol Ann Delong and Thomas Kelty, trustees for The Partin Irrevocable Trust; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyJonathan Bradford and S. Bradford to Jamie R. Davis and Ralph Kolton Davis; tract in the Jose Ybarbo surveyJason Pounds to Dalton W. Irby and Skyler Leigh Martin; tract in the Franklin Hooper surveyDouglas Hall, Melonie Lynn Hill and Lori Ann Hall to Barbara Lennon and Clinton Lennon;...

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New Solar Energy Project Proposed for Dike area
Jun12

New Solar Energy Project Proposed for Dike area

Another solar electric generating facility is being considered for the Dike area of northeastern Hopkins County. Sites in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma, as well as other “locations across the world and other parts the United States” are being also reportedly being considered for the Alpin Sun solar project. Alpin Sun is the same company responsible for Solemio Solar farm SSISD granted a limited value agreement for tax...

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Blattner Battles State of Texas on Damages From Building Solar Plant
Apr21

Blattner Battles State of Texas on Damages From Building Solar Plant

April 21, 2023 – An investigation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is ongoing in the Dike, Texas area in response to complaints from nearby landowners. TCEQ found during an investigation between February 22, 2023 and March 6, 2023 that the construction of the solar plant by Blattner Energy, LLC is in violation of the provisions laid out in TPDES General Permit No. TXR150000. Stormwater from the site...

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2 Citizens Ask SSISD Trustees To Reconsider Stance On 313 Agreement For Dike Solar Farm
May11

2 Citizens Ask SSISD Trustees To Reconsider Stance On 313 Agreement For Dike Solar Farm

Developer, Land Owner Asks School Board to Amend Agreement As Requested Citizens asked Sulphur Springs ISD trustees this week to reconsider the district’s stance on 313 agreements, particularly amending the agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC. The developer and one landowner whose property is within the planned Hopkins Energy LLC area asked the board to approve the amended agreement. Tim Fuller (pink shirt at left) addressed the...

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SSISD To Consider Amending 313 Agreement With 1 Solar Group, Application From Another
May09

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. SSISD logo 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...

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Donation Will Help Fund Thanksgiving Meal For Senior Citizens
Nov23

Donation Will Help Fund Thanksgiving Meal For Senior Citizens

Karon Weatherman accepted a donation Monday morning on behalf of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, to help fund Thanksgiving meals for senior citizens. Bill Pentak with Open Doors public relations presented the oversized check for $1,000 to Weatherman on behalf of Engie, the corporation behind the planned Dike Solar project, during public forum at the first portion of the Nov. 22 regular meeting of Hopkins County...

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Commissioners Court Approve Road Equipment Purchases, Renew Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease For Rushing Cemetery
Oct26

Commissioners Court Approve Road Equipment Purchases, Renew Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease For Rushing Cemetery

Hopkins County County Commissioners Court approved the purchase of three pieces of equipment for Precinct 1 and one for Precinct 3, renewed an oil, gas and mineral lease for Rushing Cemetery, and heard from three individuals during the public forum portion of Monday morning’s regular court session. Equipment Purchases Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley asked the court to consider accepting the purchase of a Case Backhoe from...

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Dike Property Owners Voice Opinions Regarding Planned Solar Facility, Property Rights, Incorporation
Sep14

Dike Property Owners Voice Opinions Regarding Planned Solar Facility, Property Rights, Incorporation

Nearly half of Monday morning’s Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting revolved around planned solar projects in Hopkins County, especially the one greenlit for the Dike community. Dike property voice their opinions Monday morning regarding a planned solar farm in Dike, property rights and incorporation during public comments portion of the meeting. Dike property owner Michele Barnes Dike property owner Michele Barnes has...

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