Hopkins County Court-at-Law Judge Appointed to Mental Health Task Force
Hon. Clay Harrison Clay Harrison, who took office on January 1, 2019, as the Hopkins County Court-at-Law Judge, was recently appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to serve on a task force created by Senate Bill 362 to address emergency mental health issues across the state. The order appointing Judge Harrison was signed on October 1, 2019, by the nine justices of the state’s highest court. “Our county works hard in these tough...
St. James Gala Fiesta Dinner and Auction is October 5 at Hopkins County Civic Center
Oscar Aiguilar Oscar Aiguilar’s siblings and his mother Mrs. Aguilar began serving a handmade Mexican feast for charity 28 years ago. All the family pitched in with the cooking and the serving, making it a massive personal mission annually for their church. At first it was held in the small Parish Hall before it was outgrown, then it moved to the First UMC Fellowship Hall downtown, and now fills the Civic Center Banquet Hall....
An Invitation from Hopkins County Historical Society
A program on Texas gemstones will be presented during the regular meeting of the Hopkins Co. Historical Society on Thursday September 26, 2019 at 7pm in the setting of the new Winniford Building inside Heritage Park, 416 North Jackson Street. Wes Hampton, owner of Hampton House Jewelry and Rock Shop, located in downtown Sulphur Springs, will present the program and share interesting facts about his hobbies in native gemstones and...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 11, 2019 to September 17, 2019
September 11th Deputies were dispatched to HWY 69 near Quitman, at approximately 2:31 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure. At 3:08 a.m., horses were reported out on FM 515 near Yantis. At 7:35 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 182 near Quitman. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 8:16 a.m., in reference to an assault that occurred on CR 1540 near Alba. This case has...
National Emergency Preparedness Month Part 3:City, County a Team
Effects of heavy rainfall across parts of the county had already awakened first responders early on Friday with reports of rising water and stalled vehicles in the usual areas prone to flooding. Thus, Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson, Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley and Assistant Emergency Coordinator Kristi Springfield were already on the job on September 20, 2019 before arriving at KSST for a Good Morning Show...
Hopkins County Hospital District Board Of Directors Agenda for Sept. 17, 2019
Hopkins County Hospital District Called Meeting of Board of Directors Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Notice is hereby given that a Called Meeting of the Board of Directors of Hopkins County Hospital District will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 6:00 pm in the Plaza Conference Room of the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic at 113 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 AGENDA Call to OrderInvocationPublic ForumReview and Approve Tax Rate...
Midlothian Man Jailed In Ellis County On Felony Hopkins County Warrant
Brian Lynn McPike A 49-year-old Midlothian man was in custody Friday in Ellis County jail on a felony Hopkins County warrant. Officials from the other county notified Hopkins County sheriff’s officials that Brian Lynn McPike was in custody on the charge. Transport Deputy Melvin Jackson traveled to Ellis County, where he took McPike into custody at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, and transported him to Hopkins County jail, where he was...
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County Remember The Lives Lost In 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
USA flag at half-mast in remembrance of those killed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Many services and observations were held Wednesday across the country for the nearly 3,000 people who died Sept. 11, 2001 as a result of the terrorist attacks on this nation. A full generation of children have been born and gone through school without ever knowing what this country was like before the terrorist attacks 18 years ago....
County Budget Includes Cost Of Living Increase For County Employees
Fire department shift officers to receive small bump in pay to get scale closer to that of starting deputies Hopkins County Courthouse Hopkins County Commissioners Court is expected to approve the county budget and tax rates as proposed. The proposed tax rate will remain the same for the third consecutive year, and the budget will be very similar to last year’s thanks to conservative planning, according to Hopkins County Judge...
Debbie Mitchell: Proposed County Property Tax Rate To Remain Same for 2019-2020
State officials urge agencies to take ‘aggressive action’ to stop FM 71 flooding The regular portion of Tuesday’s Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting took only about 10 minutes, just long enough to hold a brief public hearing for the county property tax rate, and for commissioners to approve one line item transfer and acknowledge a resolution made by Sen. Bob Hall. The commissioners court then entered into an...
