Sulphur Bluff ISD Off To A Good Start With Health, Safety Precautions In Place
District Receives Assistance Purchasing Technology; Adds Full Time Officer To Start Campus Police Department Sulphur Bluff ISD student began the new school year Tuesday, with multiple health precautions in place, and has some additional safety precautions and renovations in the works including starting a campus police department. The district also received help with purchase of new technology. Back to School SBISD’s first day of...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of August 17, 2020
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Aug. 17, 2020. 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 throughwork zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
HCHD Will No Longer Provide COVID-19 Testing Reports
If you’re curious about how many COVID-19 tests are being conducted in Hopkins County, don’t expect to receive any local updates anytime soon. Hopkins County Hospital District Hopkins County Hospital District will no longer be providing testing updates. HCHD COO/EMS Director Brent Smith, in a news release distributed by Hopkins County Emergency Management Friday afternoon, cited the numerous testing variables as obstacles...
DIY Projects For Your Home
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Many people do a fantastic job with do-it-yourself (DIY) projects; others – not quite as successful! I often fall into the latter category, depending on what I’m trying to do. However, at a recent conference, one of the workshops focused on making your own wet wipes (for cleaning hands and...
381 Agreement Request From J-B Weld Does Not Receive Approval of Commissioners Court
Voting System, Road Use Agreement Approved Hopkins County Commissioners Court did not approve an application for a 381 agreement, approved a road use agreement with a solar farm company, appointed a person to the local Workforce Development Board, reviewed annual road reports and updated voting management system for the County Clerk’s office during their Monday meting. Hopkins County Commissioners Court 381 Agreement Hopkins...
Dickinson Man Jailed Following Vehicle Pursuit, Manhunt
A 30-year-old Dickinson man was jailed Saturday evening following a vehicle pursuit that turned into a manhunt, according to sheriff’s reports, Christopher Danie hou Sulphur Springs Police Officer Nick Floyd reported responding to a disturbance on Church Street Aug. 8. Upon contact with the man, he was found to be wanted. He drove off in a pickup, with police pursuing behind him. The chase continued into Hopkins County. Hopkins...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of August 10, 2020
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Aug. 10, 2020. 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...
Carter BloodCare Blood Drives Scheduled In Sulphur Springs
Two blood drives have been announced this week for Carter BloodCare, and at least three additional blood drives are scheduled later this month in Hopkins County to help bolster supplies during “the most prolonged period of a critical shortage in recent history.” Summer, according to CBC, is typically a challenging time for blood supplies. Social distancing, canceled company and school blood drives, and other rapidly...
CANHelp Back to School Fair Traffic Map
Parents/Guardians should have received emails on Tuesday evening if they registered their child/children for backpacks and school supplies from CANHelp’s 2020 Hopkins County Back to School Fair. Just a reminder that the pickup date is Friday, August 7th, 2020 from 3pm-6pm at the Sulphur Springs Middle School located at 835 Wildcat Way. Below are a few details that everyone will need to know: You will enter the event from CR 1103...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Aggravated Robbery
Sulphur Springs Police arrested a 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of aggravated robbery, according to arrest reports. Lucas Wayne Williams (HCSO jail photo) Officer Sean Hoffman reported seeing Lucas Wayne Williams in the passenger seat of a blue Hyundai SUV Sunday morning. Aware of the warrant for his arrest, police conducted a traffic stop on Lee Street, and after positively identifying him, took Williams into around 9:30...
