D. A.’s Office Reveals Covington Is a Captain in Aryan Circle
Mark Covington, 46, of Pickton sentenced Wednesday by a Hopkins County jury to prison for concurrent life sentence and to 20 years on separate counts of tampering with a witness is a captain in the Aryan Circle and based on his tattoos, he has committed acts of violence on behalf of the gang, according to Clay Harrison, Assistant District Attorney. Security had been tight during the Tuesday trial and the Wednesday penalty phase of the...
How to Recognize and Prevent Tree Hazards
How to Recognize and Prevent Tree Hazards The intense rain following a short intense dry period has made some changes in our soils that can create some re-settlement issues in our landscape. Trees can physically move during expansion-contraction cycles of the soil, increasing the risk of becoming hazardous. To help understand this process, Larry Tankersley, Extension Associate Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries University of...
Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda for November
Sulphur Springs City Council meets in regular session Tuesday November 3, 2015 at 7 p.m. The regular meeting will be held in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant...
Chamber Connection October 22, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection – October 22, 2015 by Meredith Caddell Thank you Hopkins County for Making the Stew Contest a Success Who would have thought that regardless of 9 inches of rain, we would still be able to have a successful stew contest? A very special thank you to the 123 teams that cooked stew this year. Please know how very much we appreciate your dedication to this event. It is because of you that we continue to...
Hospital Receives Extension of Medicare/Medicaid Program
CMS did not wait until Friday or Monday to respond to the request of Hopkins County Memorial Hospital to reinstate the Medicare/Medicaid program and not terminate the program November 6th. In a letter dated October 28, 2015 to Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the termination date for Medicare/Medicaid program until November 30th. Hospital representatives had offered...
Plan and Plant Trees in the Fall
Plan and plant trees in the fall As I am writing this I remember last weekend and the amount of water running thru Buford Park during the stew Cook-Off. Last weekend the Hopkins County 4-H members were assigned and successfully sold drinks during the 2015 Stew Cook-Off. It was a lot of hard work from everybody to overcome the weather and ground conditions but having seen our younger 4-H members carrying and advertising their...
November is American Diabetes Awareness Month
November is American Diabetes Awareness Month American Diabetes Awareness month takes place each November to raise awareness of the disease. Here are just a few of the recent statistics on diabetes: Nearly 30 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Another 86 million Americans have prediabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates that the total national...
Breaking: HCMH Presents Steps Taken to CMS; Answer Expected Friday or Monday At Latest
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Administrator Michael McAndrew said the hospital’s meeting with representatives of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS, went well. Representing the hospital were McAndrew, Chief Nursing Officer Terri Bunch, Austin lawyers Kevin Reed and Trent Krienke with the RCMH Lawfirm in Austin, Chief of Staff Dr. Scott McDearmont and Chief Medical Officer Chris Gallagher. McAndrew felt the...
Memorial Hospital Survey Results; Reactions
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital has been notified that on November 6th of this year, they will no longer qualify for Medicaid or Medicare payments. The hospital administration is working to head off termination of their agreement to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs by November 6 due to failure to meet minimum health and safety standards uncovered in CMS surveys. A meeting with CMS officials will take place Tuesday,...
Crime Stoppers Assist in Property Theft Arrest
A 44-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Monday in connection with recovery of an estimated $250,000 of stolen property. Brent Glen Self has been charged with four counts of theft over $2,500. JP Brad Cummings set bond at $10,000 for each charge. The recovery began when a stolen camper trailer was found thanks to help from a Hopkins County resident. According to Sheriff’s Department spokesman Alvin Jordan, Crimestoppers...
