Sheriff Offers Measures To Help Better Prepare Rural Schools For Threats To Campus, Lives
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum, like most of the country, has had the safety of local school children and staff since the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. Friday, he told Hopkins County Commissioners Court he’d come up with two measures to help better prepare rural schools to respond to any threats, should they arise, on their campuses until law enforcement can arrive to assist. Hopkins...
Watch for Intersection Changes at FM 69 and SH 11 in Como
NEWS RELEASE PARIS DISTRICTTim McAlavy(903) [email protected] Watch for Intersection Changes at FM 69 and SH 11 in Como June 13, 2022, PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that work to create a four-way stop at the intersection of FM 69 and State Highway 11 in Como, Texas, in Hopkins County is set for July 6. TxDOT will place stop signs necessary to convert this intersection to a four-way...
Paris District Road Report for June 13, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting June 13, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
4 Teams Log Over 2,400 Miles During 4-Week Walk Through Texas History Program
Four teams consisting of eight members each logged over 2,400 miles during the 4-week Walk Through Texas History Program this spring. Walk Through Texas History is a four-week program designed to help Texans establish the habit of regular physical activity while learning the rich history of Texas. Each adult team may include up to 8 team members, all working together to reach designated goals while following along legendary...
Good News for Solar Farm Companies
June 7, 2022 – It’s good news for solar farms across the United States as President Biden offers a two year reprieve on potential tariffs on solar panels imported from key Asian countries. The four countries named in the order are Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Reports abounds that these countries are complicit in helping China avoid tariff on panels headed to the USA, a practice fist describe in 2012. In 2012,...
Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Plat For New Housing Development, 5 Rezoning Requests
Harrison, Spraggins To Take Oath For Council Council; Officers, City Boards and Commissions To Be Selected Sulphur Springs City has a packed agenda Tuesday night; the Council members are being asked to consider a plat for a new housing development, five rezoning requests, and requests to establish a reinvestment zone and an Advisory Sidewalk Committee. Tommy Harrison and Garry Spraggins who were unchallenged in the spring for Places 4...
June 2022 Grand Jury Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury during the regular June 2022 session signed 18 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Ten people were named in the charges, including five people accused of two or more more offenses. Charges ranged from controlled substance and stolen vehicle offenses to burglary of habitation, escape and continuous sexual abuse of a child offenses. Mauro Lopez‐Perez AKA Mauro Lopez-Lopez and Mauro Perez...
Paris District Road Report for June 6, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting June 6, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
How To Help Pollinators In Your Community
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Natural Resources and Agriculture, Hopkins County, [email protected] Some people might think you are just lazy, and some others might even call you crazy, but there are ways for you to help promote pollinators in your community. During the process, it will be helpful for you to remember why (both for you and those around you): without pollinators (bees, wasps, butterflies,...
Paris District Road Report for May 30, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting May 30, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
