2 Opioid Settlement Agreements Announced This Week
July 29, 2022, AG News Releases A bipartisan group of attorneys general announced agreements in principle have been reached to address the opioid crisis, one with former opioid maker Allergan and another with opioid maker Teva. Once finalized, the combined Allergan and Teva settlements would provide as much as $6.6 billion nationwide. Both settlements remain contingent on resolution of key issues regarding the settlement structure....
Northeast Texas WDA Unemployment Rates Rose In June 2022, But Remain Lower Than June 2021 Rates
Unemployment in Northeast Texas Workforce Development area rose for the second consecutive month, but the June 2022 unemployment rates were still below June 2021 unemployment rates for all nine counties in the WDA. Franklin and Hopkins continued in June 2022 to have the lowest unemployment rates in NETWDA and both county’s 3.5% unemployment rates are still below the overall state unemployment rate of 4.4% for June 2022,...
July 27 Chamber Connection: Stew Sponsorships Letters Go Out Next Week; Vendors Market, Cook Team Apps Available
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Registration for the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, set for Oct. 22, is open. To register, go online to the Chamber’s website at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks, email [email protected] or call 903-885-6515. The cost to enter is $100 per stew pot, with $150 coming from the sponsor to pay for ingredients. This year, stew...
TWC Receives $3.66 Million Award from U.S. Department of Labor for Apprenticeship Expansion
July 26, 2022 TWC News Release AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) will add new apprenticeship opportunities with $3.66 million in grant funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The grant is the seventh consecutive award from DOL to support the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Texas. “TWC continues our work expanding the availability of apprenticeship programs that benefit both employers and...
Ribbon Cutting Slated Aug. 1 At Prim Stadium For CHRISTUS Mobile Athletic Training Room
Sulphur Springs, Texas, July 25, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic Open, Offering High Risk Maternity Care in Sulphur Springs By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur [email protected] Please Join Us for a Ribbon Cutting Please join the...
Drought Will Always Be Part of Risk With Forage Production, Livestock and Production Systems
Strategies To Help Mitigate Effects Of Drought Events Mario Villarino By Dr. Mario A. Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] Knowing how to cope with unexpected reality is always hard. This is what by definition is a stressful situation. We all know it: is hot and is dry out there! According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, even when the production...
Resolutions, Land Lease, Software, Approved by Hopkins County Commissioners Court.
Hopkins County Commissioner Court resolved to submit a hazard mitigation assistance grant application and to support state funding to match competitive federal rail programs. Approval was also given for a county property to be leased, a new software program for the county tax assessor/collector’s office, printer/copier contracts, a holiday calendar and a couple of budget amendments during Friday’s regular Commissioner...
Arrest Made In Connection With Bank Robberies, Including Pilgrim Bank-Sulphur Springs
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas on July 22, 2022, reported an arrest has been made in connection with a series of bank robberies, including the June 15 robbery at Sulphur Springs Pilgrim Bank. The man taken into custody is believed to have been involved in robberies reported over the course of a month at five Texas banks, according to a press release posted July 22 on the Department of Justice website by...
SSISD Administrator Presents Brief Update On Local Policy Recommendations
Sulphur Springs High School Principal Josh Williams presented Texas Association of School Boards Localized Policy Manual Update 119, a document containing recommendations for 60 new or revised policy recommendations. SSISD logo “I sent these policies to every relevant person for review on June 17 as it tends to affect every department and every campus in the district. So within this, there will be 51 legal policies for you to review...
July 22 Commissioners Court Agenda Includes 3 Contracts, Holiday Calendar
Commissioners Slated To Hear From Tax Collector, Chief Appraiser, FEC & Big Ditch Works Reps During Friday Morning Work Session Hopkins County Commissioners will be holding their regular meeting and work session this Friday morning instead of Monday due to a scheduling conflict. While the regular July 22 Commissioners Court agenda appears to be mostly routine, the work session appears a bit longer than usual and will be the second...
