Hopkins County Had Lowest October 2020 Unemployment Rate In Area
Hopkins County had the lowest October 2020 unemployment rate in the Texarkana Area Unemployment Statistics report, which covers the 9-county area which spans from Bowie and Cass counties west to Lamar, Delta and Hopkins counties. The unemployment rate in Hopkins County like that across the state declined over the last month, but has yet to fall to pre-COVID-19 rates, according to Local Area Unemployment Statistics released Friday by...
Hopkins, Delta Counties Had The Lowest September Unemployment Rate In Area
While unemployment rates across the state and Northeast Texas increased 1.3 percent in September, the unemployment rate in the Texarkana/Northeast Texas area as a whole only increased 0.6 percent. Hopkins and Delta Counties had the lowest September unemployment rate (5,8 percent) in the area, according to LAUS, local area area unemployment statistics reported by Texas Workforce Commission in the Texas Labor information report. Texas...
FEMA Ends Lost Wages Assistance Program, State Unemployment Benefits To Continue
Last Week Of Funding Was Week Ending On Sept. 5 TWC logo AUSTIN – On Sept. 9, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), that the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program, which provided an additional $300 a week to qualified unemployment claimants, ends with the benefit week ending Sept. 5, 2020. Because the funds provided by FEMA were limited, TWC cannot extend payments beyond that date....
TWC: State Unemployment Benefits To Continue But $600 Federal Payment Ends July 25
Other CARES Act Benefits Continue Through December AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission reminds claimants that the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) ends the week of July 25, 2020. TWC logo FPUC provided an additional $600 per week to claimants who lost work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Texans will continue to receive state unemployment benefits for the remainder of their claim. For those on regular...
Abbie Kathleen Matthews Wright
Funeral services for Abbie Kathleen Matthews Wright, age 58, of Como will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Dr. Joel Tiemeyer and L.D. Baxley officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Academy Cemetery with Mike Flora, Steven Braden, Wayne Fenton, David Fordinal, David Matthews, William Matthews and Patrick Matthews serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 6,...
Saputo Dairy Foods, PJC Partner to Provide Job Training
Saputo Dairy Foods USA LLC (Saputo Dairy Foods) has partnered with Paris Junior College to provide job training using an $86,289 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant will benefit workers in the Northeast Texas area. This grant will be used to provide customized training to 88 new and incumbent workers for industry-related topics with focused instruction on food processing technology....
“Updated”Plant Process Fabrication Opens in Sulphur Springs October 1; Begins Hiring Immediately
Sulphur Springs, TX- Plant Process Fabrication will begin operations October 1 in facilities built and owned by the Sulphur Springs Economic Development Corporation, in the Pioneer Business Park. PPF is a division of Plant Process Equipment, Inc., a privately held engineering, construction and operating company specializing in projects for the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum refining, bio-fuel and green energy industries. EDC...
A Year in Review – Marriage and Childcare Education
A Year in Review – Marriage and Childcare Education Before I write another word, let me wish everyone a Merry Christmas! This is a joyous time of year when we gather to remember the true meaning of Christmas and enjoy time with family and friends. In my family, we are celebrating our daughter’s birthday and our sons’ Master’s degree graduation which recently took place on the same day! However, there are many who are struggling...
Paris Junior College Adult Ed Offering Free GED Fast-Track Classes and Much More
March 25, 2025 – Free, fast-track GED classes are being offered by Paris Junior College’s Adult Education and Family Literacy Department to help students get their GED in as little as 10 weeks. The registration deadline is Thursday, April 3 for classes that will run Monday, April 14 through June 18, 2025. The classes are just part of the services offered by Adult Education that can lead to better jobs and higher pay. Those...
Chamber Connection – November 20, 2024
By Butch Burney The annual Economic Development Conference is just around the corner, and we have an experienced speaker and college professor, Mick Normington, to present information on jobs, housing, unemployment and education for our area. Mick has two master’s degrees, co-authored the book “Working Texas Style,” previously worked at the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Labor Market Department of the Texas Workforce...
