What! Me Worry!
There is a new barricade up downtown but Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell says this one is for a minor problem. Some stucco is falling off of a sidewall of an old fabrics building on Main Street across the street from Muddy Jakes. Maxwell says the barricades are to keep anyone from being hit by falling material. Maxwell says he has distributed reports of a structural engineer on 11 suspect downtown walls to property owners....
Chris Voorheese Heads United Way Fund Drive
Chris Voorheese had decided to be the drive chairman for a second straight year for the Hopkins County United Way Campaign this year. For a second straight year, Voorheese has increased the goal from the previous year. This year’s goal is $160,000. More than the $155,000 goal was raised last year. Voorheese says he wants to see what God has in store for this year’s campaign. After Voorheese’s announcement, a picture was taken showing...
CASA Officials Appreciative
Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA had a good day in Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning. Annually the county applies to the State Comptrollers Office for excess money from electric co-ops that operate in the county, Farmers Electric and Wood County Electric. Usually the funds amount to about $1,000 but this year the amount was far greater, over $4,500. The county must use the funds to support neglected and abused...
Bob Evans Farms “Owens Country Sausage” has Expanded
After a large expansion of its Sulphur Springs plant, Bob Evans Farms Owens Country Sausage is planning a grand reopening of the facility. It will take place on Tuesday, July 8 starting at 10:30 a.m. There will be remarks and light refreshments followed by a tour of the plant. Bob Evans Farms will show off their new production lines, their management team and their commitment to the Sulphur Springs community. The plant will make the...
Emergency Room to be More Expensive
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital will be paying out a lot more money in the future to keep Emergency Department service through Trinity Mother Francis. TMF recently asked for an annual increase of $250,000. Memorial Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew said the increase was due to higher ER doctor salaries due to increased ER competition. McAndrew said he sought quotes from two other sources. One was higher and the other was about the same...
Cattle Theft Averted
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raiser’s Association Special Ranger Toney Hurley has arrested a man in connection with an aggravated theft by check case at Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction last year. 30-year-old Jacob Thompson of Louisiana was arrested by Hurley Friday in Oklahoma. Thompson was brought to the Hopkins County Jail where bond was set at $200,000. Ranger Hurley says in October 2013, Thompson attempted to purchase 400 head...
Graduate Medical Education Program at the Hospital
The Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board took one step closer to establishing a Graduate Medical Education Program at the hospital. Monday night the board approved going forward with phase II detailed implementation planning. The board action followed a presentation by its’ consultant ECG Management. The board received a $150,000 planning grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to evaluate the feasibility of getting...
2014 Fall Festival Cover Girl Contest
The deadline is rapidly approaching for young ladies going into their junior year who want to participate in the 2014 Fall Festival Cover Girl Contest. The deadline is noon on Friday. Packets are available at the Civic Center office. Entry fee is $30. The first 12 contestants will be taken. Contestants will compete for scholarships and prizes. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
New Jail Moving Forward
During a regular meeting Monday morning, the Hopkins County Commissioners Court is expected to approve construction documents for the new County Jail project. The court is also expected to adopt prevailing wage rates for the jail project. Commissioner Wade Bartley is expected to be appointed to the Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District Board. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board Monday Night
Swearing in of newly elected Board members and election of Board officers is on the agenda at a regular monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board Monday night at 6 p.m. in the Plaza Conference Room. CFO Donna Wallace will also report on May income and expenses. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
