Extended Voting Hours Thursday; Rain Hampers Wednesday Numbers
Thursday, November 1st, will offer extended hours for early voting. Hours Thursday are 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. This extended hour opportunity to cast a ballot in the November 6th General Election follows a rain soaked Wednesday that saw only 337 early votes cast. Wednesday was the lowest vote total for a weekday during this early voting period. Early voting continues through Friday this week. Friday hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the...
Tuesday Early Vote: 519; 12 Voting Places Open November 6th
With Tuesday early voting from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. 519 cast early ballots. Tuesday was one of two days this week when the voting place will be open extended hours. Thursday will also offer extended hours for voting. Early voting continues through Friday this week. Wednesday and Friday hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom. Election Day is Tuesday, November 6th. Hopkins County voters may cast...
Blake Klemptner
Funeral services for Blake Klemptner, age 27, of Dike will be conducted at 11:00 a.m, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donnie Powers officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Gene Childs, Jason Childs, Clayton Fite, James Ellis Fite, Dereck Klemptner, Corey Argenbright, Nathan Reneau and Geoff Thompson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday,...
Tira News: June 1st, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Jorene Orr would like to inform the public that the first meeting for “Concerned Citizens Highway 19 North” will be held in the North Hopkins School Cafeteria on June 19th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come together to voice concerns on the “19th for 19”. Sherry Smiddy received a box of meats for the Tira Food Pantry from an anonymous donor. We want to express our thanks for the generous...
Joanne “Nonnie” Covington
Funeral services for Joanne “Nonnie” Covington, age 78, of Plano, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2018 at Peerless Baptist Church with Rev. Doyle Hayes officiating. Pallbearers will be Jerry Nickerson, Larry Kerns, Chaz Hinkeldey, Corey Covington, Collen Covington, Grover Craig, Michael Covington, and Richard Covington. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 26, 2018...
Early Voting Totals In; Tuesday is Primary Election Day
Early voting in the March 6th Primary Election ended Friday with Hopkins County registered Republicans casting 2366 ballots and Democrats casting 253 votes. Tuesday, March 6th all Hopkins County Voting Centers will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for the Republican and Democrat Primary Elections. Hopkins County registered voters are not restricted to one specific voting box but may cast a ballot at any one of the polling places in...
March 6th Primary Early Voting Ends Today
Early voting for the March 6th Primary ends today at 5 p.m. Thursday, 223 Republicans and 25 Democrats cast ballots. Early voting for the Primary is at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom, 128 Jefferson Street, Sulphur Springs. On Tuesday, March 6th all Hopkins County Polling Places will be open (see list below) from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Hopkins County registered voters are not restricted to one specific voting box but may cast a ballot...
Monday February 5th is Last Day to Register to Vote in March Primary
Monday February 5th is the last day to register to vote in the March, 2018 Primary. Early voting begins February 20th with March 2nd the final day for early voting. March 6 is primary election day for Republicans and Democrats. Registered voters over the age of 65 are receiving mailings that allow the voter to request a ballot by mail as the March Primary election season begins. Those requesting ballot by mail may request only the...
Local Cancellations, Closings, Delays Due to Weather
January 15, 2018 – Weather factors will affect travel in a big way Monday with a night and Tuesday forecast that isn’t travel friendly. Closings and Delays include: The 27th Annual Martin Luther King Awards Ceremony has been postponed until a later date, according to organizer Dr. LaVelle Hendricks. Republican Women have cancelled their Monday night meeting which was to include appearances by Representative Dan Flynn and his...
Constitutional Election Polling Places; Propositions
Two hundred eighteen (218) voted early in the November 7th is Constitutional Amendment Election. There are seven (7) propositions on the ballot. All polling places in the county will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Propositions being considered include: Proposition 1 Disabled Veterans/Property Taxes. The proposition would allow potential property tax exemptions for certain disabled veterans or their surviving spouses....
