Smith Appointed Interim CEO Of Hospital District While Search For Next Executive Continues
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Tuesday afternoon appointed Brent Smith to serve as interim CEO while the search for a new financial executive continues. Brent Smith, HCHD COO/Hopkins County EMS director, appointed interim COO/CFO for HCHD HCHD Board voted unanimously, following an executive session at the end of the Sept. 28, 2021 meeting, to appoint Smith to serve as chief executive officer for the hospital...
Hospital District Board To Consider Setting FY 2021-22 Tax Rate, Budget On Sept. 28
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors have called a special meeting Sept. 28 to consider reducing the tax rate and setting a fiscal year 2021-22 budget. According to posted notice, the board will be asked to consider lowering the tax rate from 25-cents to 22-cents for the coming year. In accordance with the modifications the 86th Legislature made to the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated, the...
Pine Forest Solar I & Hybrid I Granted Use Of 9 County Roads
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a resolution granting Pine Forest Solar I LLC, and Pine Forest Hybrid I, LLC, permission to use 9 county roads during development and for improvements to the solar project planned in the area. Two Dike residents also spoke to the Commissioners Court Aug. 23, 2021, regarding the planned solar project in their neighborhood. Pine Forest Roads The Commissioners Court on July 26...
3 Women Sentenced In District Court This Week
Three women were sentenced in the 8th Judicial District Court this week, one on an aggravated assault of a peace officer charge and two on controlled substance charges, according to the district attorney’s office. A Cumby man was also taken into custody in district court Wednesday for bond forfeiture. Megan Michelle Smith (HCSO jail photo) Megan Michelle Smith was sentenced Monday on an aggravated assault of a peace officer...
2 Men Sentenced In District Court Tuesday
Two men were sentenced this week in district court Tuesday, each after previously making open pleas, according to court reports. Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon Hearing Brandon Clayton Soles (HCSO jail photo) Brandon Clayton Soles appeared before Judge Eddie Northcutt in the 8th Judicial District Court Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021, for a sentencing hearing on the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge for which he...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Have Busy Day March 22, With Court, Work Session, Town Hall Meeting Scheduled
Hopkins County Commissioners Court will be busy March 22, with a regular court session and work session in the morning, and a town hall meeting to give community members a chance to ask questions and discuss with county and ENGIE officials the planned Dike solar project. Regular Meeting Among the items presented for court approval Monday morning are lease purchase financing for a 2019 Volvo Pneumatic Roller for Precinct 1, a county...
Two Men Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
Two men were jailed in Hopkins County Friday on felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Christopher Shane Ely Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County corrections officer Courtney Steward served Christopher Shane Ely Jr. March 19 with a warrant for assault on a security guard The warrant was served at the county jail, where the 23-year-old Emory man has remained in custody since his arrest just before noon Wednesday, March 17, for...
Titus County Man Arrested On Methamphetamine Possession Charge
Local authorities arrested two people over the weekend following State Highway 19 traffic stops, a Titus County man on methamphetamine possession and weapon charges and a Sulphur Springs woman on a DWI charge, according to arrest reports. Traffic Stop On SH 19 North At CR 4578 No HCSO jail photo available for Colton Jacob Logan Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Drew Fisher stopped a white Mercedes around 9:45 p.m. Feb. 20,...
Slaton Urging DSHS To Fast-Track CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs As Vaccine Hub, Increase Allocations To HD2
Representative Bryan Slaton is urging Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to fast-track CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs as a COVID-19 vaccine hub and to increase allocations of the vaccine to House District 2. Rep. Bryan Slaton “As you know, the vaccine allocation process has been frustrating for everyone, especially rural Texans. Representative Slaton and his staff have been in active contact with...
Jan. 19 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 5 New Cases, 139 Active Cases, 117 Fully Vaccinated In Hopkins County
While one additional Hopkins County COVID-19 fatality was reported by the state on Tuesday, local officials report COVID-19 hospitalizations across the region seem to be stabilizing; and Texas Department of State Health Services reports the same number of new cases on Jan. 19 as on Jan. 18, and 117 people have been fully vaccinated in Hopkins County, according to the DSHS and Hopkins County Jan. 19 COVID-19 updates. Up to 700 more...
