Commissioners Court To Consider Information Technology Resources, Protection Systems At Monday Meeting
Tira VFD To Be Recognized For Service To Community Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday will have a busy morning, with multiple items presented for consideration during their regular 9 a.m. meeting and a workshop to follow. As part of Hopkins County Fire Department’s year-long 20th anniversary celebration, the court members and fire chief will recognize Tira Volunteer Fire Department for...
Commissioners Court To Canvass Nov. 5 Votes At Special Friday Meeting
Miller Grove VFD Recognized, Houston-Rosemont Street Building Bid Selected At Previous Court Session Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Fire Chief Andy Endsley present a framed proclamation recognizing Miller Grove VFD to Ray Sparks, MGVFD captain/treasurer. Hopkins County Commissioners Court have scheduled a special session Friday morning primarily to canvass the votes from the Nov. 5, Constitutional Amendment Election. The...
Commissioners To Select Bid For Building Project
Hopkins County Commissioner Court Miller Grove Volunteer Fire Department Members To Be Recognized Monday, Nov. 11, by Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Friday received three bids to construct a new building on county property at the corner of Rosemont and Houston streets. During their regular meeting Monday at 9 a.m., the commissioners are slated to announce those bids as well as the one they feel will best meet...
JBT Marketing Conducting Photo Fundraiser For Pickton-Pine Forest VFD
Proceeds Will Go To Fire Department To Be Put Toward Cost of New Breathing Packs Pickton-Pine Forest Volunteer Fire Department officers Monday announced a photo fundraiser in progress. The fire department has contracted with JBT Marketing, Inc. Representatives of the business will be contacting people in the VFD service area to offer photography lots for $40 for an 8 inch by 11 inch photo. During the photo shoot, those making a...
Hopkins County Records for Oct. 25, 2019
Land Deed Transactions Lisa Renee Mitchell, Michael Keith Mitchell, Lisa Renee Mitchell Touchtone and Steven Touchtone to Nona Fair Gober; tract in the E. Melton survey Amanda Weatherford and Corley M. Weatherford to Brian Adams and Chelsea Adams; tract in the James Ford survey David M. Owens and Emma L. Owens to Marica Castillo and Samuel Castillo Gonzalez; tract in the John S. Bowen survey Don E. Courtney to Colbie Cross Norment;...
Tira News For Sept. 11, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council met on Thursday, September 12th at the Tira Community Center for their quarterly meeting. The group voted to cancel the council election for November 5, 2019, since Mayor Allen Joslin and council members, Joyce Dodd and Janie Lewis were unopposed. Janie Lewis gave an update on the recent repairs at the center. Joyce Dodd shared that the Tira Food Pantry is running low. The quarterly financial report...
Brinker VFD Recognized For Dedication Service
Brinker Volunteer Fire Department Cpat. Wade McDaniel and Chief Jamie Foster accept recognition from Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley and Hopkins County Commissioners Court for the department’s dedicated service. Hopkins County Commissioners Court and County Fire Chief Andy Endsley Monday morning recognized Brinker Volunteer Fire Department members for their dedication and 25-years of service to the community. “This...
Sept. 9 Commissioners Court Agenda Includes Budget, Tax Rate, Records Preservation
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday will be asked to consider a number of financial matters at Monday’s regular court session. After a public hearing for the proposed 2020 budget, the commissioners court will be asked to consider approving both the the county tax rate and budget for 2020. No change is proposed in the tax rate, and the budget is reported to be very similar to that of the...
Oil Spill Closes Section of Cumby Street For A Few Hours Monday Afternoon
Cumby Residents Can Now Sign Up For Emergency Alerts From The City Cumby City Hall, 100 East Main Street, Cumby, Texas Cumby residents who signed up for the new alert system were notified by call, and others learned via Facebook post to avoid Main Street at Commerce Street for a few hours Monday afternoon. Emergency officials were alerted at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 26 that a vehicle hauling 5-gallon buckets of hydraulic oil had spilled...
City of Como Announces Plans For VFD, Building
The Como Mayor has announced plans for a city public safety department, which includes putting the volunteer fire department back into service and starting a city police department and updating a city building to serve as a community center. Como City Council following a special meeting Friday afternoon announced plans for Como Volunteer Fire Department and hat the building at 299 Gaskins St. will be updated to serve as a community...
