McGinnis Sentenced On Intoxication Manslaughter, Aggravated Assault Charges
A 38-year-old Hopkins County man has been sentenced on the intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges stemming from a vehicle crash which resulted in the death of one child and hospitalization of another child on Dec. 23, 2019, according to court reports. Brant Lee McGinnis (HCSO 2019 jail photo) Brant Lee McGinnis reportedly entered an open plea in court to both charges. On Jan. 20,...
Jan. 20 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 12 New Cases, 146 Fully Vaccinated
Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 20 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed one additional COVID-19 fatality, 12 new cases and an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the region, although Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported not change in the patient count in the hospital COVID unit on Wednesday. Case Counts DSHS reported 87 confirmed COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County, which...
Jan. 19 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 5 New Cases, 139 Active Cases, 117 Fully Vaccinated In Hopkins County
While one additional Hopkins County COVID-19 fatality was reported by the state on Tuesday, local officials report COVID-19 hospitalizations across the region seem to be stabilizing; and Texas Department of State Health Services reports the same number of new cases on Jan. 19 as on Jan. 18, and 117 people have been fully vaccinated in Hopkins County, according to the DSHS and Hopkins County Jan. 19 COVID-19 updates. Up to 700 more...
Henry Stone
Funeral services for Henry Stone age 78, of Como, TX will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Martin Springs Cemetery. Mr. Henry Stone passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX. Henry Stone was born on February 8, 1942 in Hopkins County, TX to Talmadge...
Jan. 15 COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 235 Active Cases, 1,013 Vaccinations
Texas Department of State Health Services’ Jan. 15 COVID-19 reports show eight new COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County, half the amount reported on Thursday. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Sulphur Springs increased slightly, as did the COVID-19 hospitalization percentages in Trauma Service Area F, according Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management and DSHS reports. Case Counts DSHS reported a total of 1,279 Hopkins County...
Jan. 13 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 17 New Cases, 16 Recoveries, 239 Active Cases Reported For Hopkins County
Texas Department State Health Services and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in Jan. 13 COVID-19 updates reported one additional COVID-19 fatality, 17 new cases, 16 recoveries, and a slight rise in hospitalizations in the local COVID unit. Case Counts The DSHS Jan. 13 COVID-19 Texas Case Counts dashboard showed a total of 1,260 Hopkins County residents have received positive molecular COVID-19 test results...
Jan. 12 COVID-19 Update: 2 Fatalities,12 New Cases, 6 Recoveries, 239 Active Cases
Texas Department of State Health Services and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management’s Jan. 12 COVID-19 updates show a slight increase in COVID-19 recoveries in Hopkins County and the patient count in the local COVID unit remained unchanged on Tuesday. However, two additional COVID-19 fatalities have been confirmed for Hopkins County and an average of 12 new coronavirus cases have been reported daily this week and...
Jan. 11 COVID-19 Update: 15 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 236 Active Cases
Although the patient count in the local hospital COVID unit decreased at least 10 percent, the overall case counts increased in Hopkins County, and COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to rise in Trauma Service Area F and across the state as a whole, according to Texas Department of State Health Services and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Jan. 10 COVID-19 reports. Case Counts The DSHS Jan. 11 COVID-19 Texas Case...
DSHS Announced 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Hubs; CMFH-SS Among 206 Other Providers Allocated Doses As Well
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 234 providers this week. That includes 28 hub providers that will focus on large community vaccination efforts as Texas vaccinates health care workers, people 65 and older and those with medical conditions that put them at greater risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. While...
Jan. 8 COVID-19 Update: 12 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 217 Active Cases
In Hopkins County, two people had received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and four Hopkins County residents had recovered, there were also 12 new coronavirus cases and the local COVID unit was within three patients of reaching capacity, Texas Department of State Health Services and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported in Jan. 8 COVID-19 reports. Trauma Service Area F Friday reported a record...
