Franklin County Commissioners Sign Agreement for Hopkins County EMS Services
Franklin County Commissioners Court signed an agreement with Hopkins County Hospital District to provide ambulance serve to Franklin County. The agreement comes after an attempt last year to provide the service but, at that time, the commissioners voted to utilize Titus Regional Hospital services. This year, they are choosing Hopkins County EMS. The agreement calls for long term service. According to Franklin County Judge Scott Lee,...
Carry The Load walk set to continue through Sulphur Springs Saturday at EMS Station
Carry The Load is coming to the Hopkins County EMS Central Station. It is a non profit organization with the mission to provide active ways to honor and remember the nation’s heroes by connecting Americans to the sacrifices made by military, veterans, first responders and their families. The goals are: To raise awareness of those who sacrifice for us daily by providing Americans active ways to remember, honor, and celebrate them. To...
Hopkins County Hospital District Board Updates
May 17, 2023 – Hopkins County Hospital District discussed several items during their monthly meeting, some of these items were as follows: Hopkins County Hospital District Website The Hopkins County hospital district is set to have their own website in the next month or so allowing any who wish to search for information regarding the board the ability to do so. The website will also list price transparency for select hospitals...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Trustee Building Update
April 13, 2023- Hopkins County Commissioners Court, the sheriff, chief deputy and jail administrator met with SEDALCO Construction Services to discuss progress and get some clarification for some items for construction of the facility. In November, the Commissioners Court approved a guaranteed maximum price contract for $4,799,477 for a 48-bed trusty facility, which is still within the $4.9 million budget for the...
Hopkins County Records- Feb. 24 2023
Land Deed Trasactions Elizabeth Scott Bogart, Julia Kay Carr to John Heliman and Richard Scheer; tract in the Elizabeth Melton survey Araceli Gamez and Everardo Gamez to Maria G Gamez Sanchez; tract in the John S Reeds survey Francisco J Melendez J Estate, Francisco J Melendez JR, Francisco J Melendez JR Co-administrator to Antonio Contreras; tract M A Bowlin survey John M Stahl and Margaret K Stahl to Natty Ranch LLC; tract in the...
Hopkins County Historical Commission And Appraisal District Board Members Reappointed
The Commissioners Court also approved the reappointment of officers and members to Hopkins County Historical Commission as well as a representative for Hopkins County Appraisal District Board of Directors and other items. Historical Commission All selected indicated they are willing to serve on the County Historical Commission, according to the document listing members and officers which the Commissioners Court approved on Nov. 28....
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Current & Past Board of Directors Gather In Celebration
By Kayla Price Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding, fêted current and former Foundation Board members with a reception on November 15 at the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs lobby. The reception felt more like a family reunion as community leaders gathered to celebrate the successes of the CMF-SS, HCHC Foundation, and the...
Hopkins County Tax Foreclosure Sales, Tax Resales Can Soon Be Conducted Online
Final Plat Approval For Noah Joy Estates Granted Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday passed a resolution which will allow tax foreclosure sales and tax resales to be conducted online instead of on the courthouse steps in the near future. The Court also rejected a truck bid, approved a final plat for Noah Joy Estates and a letter of engagement for the county’s annual financial audits. Hopkins County Commissioners Court Tax...
Hopkins County United Way 2022-2023 Campaign Off To Great Start
The Hopkins County United Way 2022-2023 campaign is off to a great start, with most donation packets delivered and $11,503.89 of the $150,000 goal raised over the past week, Hopkins County United Way campaign chair and officers reported during the first campaign workers report meeting Tuesday. Hopkins County United Way Campaign Chair Emily Glass Donations have been made by private citizens, governmental entities, businesses and civic...
9/11 Memorial Observance Hosted At Hopkins County Fire Station
Local emergency responders took time to remember those who died Sept. 11, 2001 in the terrorist attacks on this country during a 9/11 Memorial Observence hosted at Hopkins County Fire Station on Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022 (since Sept. 11, 2022 falls on a Sunday). This is the fifth year a 9/11 Memorial Oobservance has een held at the fire station. HCFD Assistant Fire Marshal and Fire In Texas Instructor Rodney Caudle opened the...