2nd Update: Total of 6 New COVID-19 Cases Reported July 10 In Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team called a second news meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 10, for another COVID-19 update. A total of 6 new COVID-19 cases were reported July 10. At 3 p.m. Friday, four new positive COVID-19 cases and 1 recovery were reported for Hopkins County. At 7:30 p.m., 2 additional positive cases were reported. Among the 4 cases reported earlier in the day were Hopkins County residents tested at mobile...
4 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported July 10 In Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 3 p.m. Friday, July 10, reported they have been notified of 4 new positive COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County. One additional person also was reported to have recovered from COVID-19. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reported since March for Hopkins County to 81. Of those, 51 Hopkins County patients have recovered. That leaves 30 active cases of COVID-19 for Hopkins...
4 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported In Hopkins County On July 9
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 9, reported they have been notified of 4 new positive COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County. The new cases include both city and county cases. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reported since March for Hopkins County to 77. Of those, 50 Hopkins County patients have recovered. That leaves 27 active cases of COVID-19 for Hopkins County. There are 2 patients...
City Of Sulphur Springs Establishes Small Business Assistance Program In Response To COVID-19
Applications Available Online And Will Be Accepted Beginning At 8 a.m. July 8 Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night authorized the establishment of a small business assistance program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualifying small Sulphur Springs businesses can download the application starting Tuesday evening from the COVID-19 Business Resources menu on the City of Sulphur Springs’ website to seek up to $2,500 in...
July 7 COVID-19 Update: 2 New Positive Cases In Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 4 p.m. Monday, July 7th, reported they’d been notified of 2 more new positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. One was reported late last night and another today, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reportedly since March for Hopkins County to 73. Of those, 50 Hopkins County patients have recovered. That leaves 23...
Judy Gilreath Applauds Dinner Bell Sponsors, Volunteers, Community Partners and GSC Inc.
July 1 “curbside service” volunteers from Grocery Supply and Fidelity Express Judy Gilreath and the volunteers of Dinner Bell know how important sponsors are when it comes to feeding a crowd every week! So are willing, knowledgeable kitchen helpers and the indispensable community partners who make the Dinner Bell wheels turn, week in and week out. Although Judy has always loved cooking and being in the kitchen she admits...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 8 New Positive Cases Reported June 30
Newsom: CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Still Has Room In COVID-19 Unit The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, reported they’d received notification of 8 new positive COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County. That makes a total of 59 positive cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in MidMarch, including 41 Hopkins County residents who have recovered. That leaves 18 active cases of...
The Role Of The Local Health Authority During COVID-19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, local emergency management officials have referred to the local Local Health Authority in relation of positive patients. While many know that the LHA is involved during the COVID-19 pandemic, not everyone knows or understands the LHA’s role. The Local Health Authority is appointed by the county government to provide support services in the absence of a county health department. Dr. I.L. Balkcom IV...
June 5 Update: 2 New COVID-19 Cases In Hopkins County, 1 Additional Recovery
Hopkins County’s COVID-19 Case Total Since MidMarch: 29 Cases, With 7 Recovered And 22 Active Cases Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, announced 2 new COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County; one additional person also has been confirmed as recovered from COVID-19. “This is not necessarily good news today. We are in a mini-surge compared to some of our neighbors,” Newsom said. “Most of our...
Fourth New COVID-19 Case Reported For Hopkins County Tuesday Evening
Hopkins County Has Had 21 Total Cases For the second time Tuesday, Hopkins County Emergency Management Team announced another COVID-19 case in Hopkins County, that’s the fourth new COVID-19 case announced Tuesday. That brings the total of COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County to 21 since mid-March. County Judge Robert Newsom, at 4 p.m. today, reported the county had three new COVID-19 cases. At 8:30 p.m., the county judge reported...
