Request For A New, Different Type Of Ambulance Considered by Hospital District Board
A new, different type of ambulance was considered by Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Tuesday night. Typically, EMS submits for HCHD Board approval in the budget process a truck remount. Monday evening, the board was asked to consider purchasing a new truck at a higher rate but with many additional safety features and more in line with current industry standards, at the recommendation of the department’s...
Texas Motorcyclist Deaths on the Rise
TEXAS MOTORCYCLIST DEATHS ON THE RISE In the wake of 519 rider fatalities last year, TxDOT urges drivers to look twice for motorcyclists May 3, 2022 AUSTIN – One evening in April 2021, Eric Newell was out for a ride in Houston when his motorcycle was rear-ended by a vehicle, breaking both of his legs, dislocating his hips and injuring his back and hands. He is just one of 2,318 Texas motorcyclists seriously...
Traffic Deaths Spike in Texas Work Zones
NEWS RELEASE PARIS DISTRICTTim McAlavy(903) [email protected] TRAFFIC DEATHS SPIKE IN TEXAS WORK ZONES TxDOT urges drivers to slow down, exercise care when traveling through highway construction areas April 11, 2022 AUSTIN – As road construction projects ramp up statewide, TxDOT officials are asking motorists to slow down and stay alert when driving through the thousands of work zones in Texas to protect themselves and...
2 Jailed On Manslaughter Charges
Teen Allegedly Involved in Fatal Head-On Collision On FM 2285 In December Arrested On Manslaughter, Assault Warrants Two Hopkins County men were jailed on manslaughter charges Friday night, according to arrest reports. Dylan Cole Anderson (HCSO jail photos) Deputies, aware of outstanding warrants for Dylan Cole Anderson’s arrest, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Isaac Foley, Zack Horne and Sgt. Tanner Steward...
2021 Marks Second Deadliest Year on Texas Roads
NEWS RELEASE [email protected](512) 463-8700 2021 MARKS SECOND DEADLIEST YEAR ON TEXAS ROADS TxDOT issues urgent call to drivers to help reverse deadly trend Download SOTS Download B-roll March 14, 2022 AUSTIN – When friends and coworkers heard there was a crash nearby, they tried to call tow truck driver Isaac Simmons for an update. They never heard back. “You don’t realize how much somebody impacts your life until they’re...
Name Of Man Killed In Head-On Collision Saturday Night Released
Additional Details About Crash Reported The identity of the Sulphur Springs man killed in a two-vehicle head-on collision Saturday night and additional details about the crash have been released by authorities. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Gregg Williams, Texas Highway Patrol Media Communications and Safety Education for the Texarkana-North Texas Region, 27-year-old Tyler Chester of Sulphur Springs died at the crash site...
Man Killed In Collision Saturday Night
A man was reported to have been killed in a collision Saturday night. The crash, according to sheriff’s reports, was first reported to emergency responders just before 10 p.m. March 5, 2022, on State Highway 19 south. Multiple law enforcement officers, including sheriff’s deputies and state troopers, firefighters from several departments, and emergency services personnel were dispatched to the crash site. At least two...
2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants On Jan. 13, 2022
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies booked two men, one accused of criminal negligent homicide and one on a simulated controlled substance charge, into the county jail on felony warrants Jan. 13, 2022, according to arrest reports. Brandon Augusta Brown Brandon Augusta Brown turned himself in at 6:21 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at the sheriff’s office on felony warrants. HCSO Sgt. Todd Evans escorted the 35-year-old...
A Love Affair With Western Swing Music
Enola Gay in Western Swing Hall of Fame at Festival Enola Gay Mathews shares her own story of how Western Swing music, the Official Music of Texas, became a career-long interest for her, and her plans to continue following the music genre. I’ve got a love affair going with Western Swing music. According to my mom, I probably heard it before I was even born, as she danced to it in her youth back in wide, wild West Texas. Western...
Make It To The Table This Thanksgiving
Watch UR BAC is am awareness campaign that refers to blood alcohol concentration (BAC) which is used as a measure of the degree of intoxication of an individual. By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent – Hopkins County, [email protected] This Thanksgiving holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is...
