WC Kicks Off Summer Earn & Learn Program, Connecting Students With Disabilities To Meaningful Employment
Mar09

WC Kicks Off Summer Earn & Learn Program, Connecting Students With Disabilities To Meaningful Employment

March 9, 2022 TWC News Release AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announces the kickoff of this year’s Summer Earn and Learn (SEAL) program for students with disabilities aged 14-22. Through work-based learning, youth earn a paycheck while learning new skills and gaining professional experience. Employers participating in SEAL benefit from the addition of engaged and enthusiastic team members. SEAL, a partnership...

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Hopkins County Records – March 5, 2022
Mar05

Hopkins County Records – March 5, 2022

Land Deed Transactions Kris Childress and Lisa Childress to Joyce E. Baines and Richard A. Baines; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyDalton Littrell and Leslie Melton Littrell to Dan Higginbotham and Mark Higginbotham; tract in the JH Simpson surveyThomas Walters Jr. to Joel Scott Walters; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyJessy Smith and Sheila R. Smith to Maeghan Sherwood; tract in the Daniel Halbrooks survey10-2-4 Ranch to John Morton and...

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Jail Inspection, LED Light Renovations, Website Service Agreement Discussed By Commissioners
Mar02

Jail Inspection, LED Light Renovations, Website Service Agreement Discussed By Commissioners

LED Light renovations for three county facilities, a website service agreement, recent jail inspection, and the Texas opioid multi-district litigation settlement agreement offers were discussed this week during the regular Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting. Jail Inspection The Hopkins County jail received another exceptional rating of 100 during a recent Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection, according to Hopkins...

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Hopkins County Seeking Funding For 2 Ventilation Fans For Fire Department
Feb16

Hopkins County Seeking Funding For 2 Ventilation Fans For Fire Department

Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week gave the go-ahead to the fire marshal to apply for funding for two ventilation fans for the county fire department, renaming of a SH 11 west spur and taking it on a county road, accepted fire protection agreements from volunteer fire departments submitting them by the Feb. 3 deadline, and consolidated voting centers for May elections. Hopkins County Commissioners Court session, Feb. 14,...

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Commissioners Court To Recognize Cross Country Athletes, Consider Taking In SH 11 Spur
Feb12

Commissioners Court To Recognize Cross Country Athletes, Consider Taking In SH 11 Spur

Hopkins County Commissioners Court is slated to Monday morning to recognize cross country athletes from two schools in addition to regular agenda items, including considering taking in the State Highway 11 Spur. Proclamations are to be given in honor of Miller Grove ISD and Saltillo ISD athletes’ accomplishments at the most recent state cross country event. The Commissioners Court too at the 9 a.m. meeting Feb. 14, 2022, will be...

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Hopkins County Records – Feb. 11, 2022
Feb11

Hopkins County Records – Feb. 11, 2022

Land Deed Transactions Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office McIlrath Properties LLC to Blanca Elizabeth Tirado Cadena and Rene Ortega; tract in the Samuel Burk surveyLarry Glen Jones to Atascosa Real Estate Group LLC; tract in the J. Y’Barbo surveyVicki Jo Dixon to Atascosa Real Estate Group LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyCheri Pickett and Delbert R. Pickett to Stephen Tyler Price and Raven Brooke Sims; tract...

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Repairs At Hopkins County Courthouse
Feb09

Repairs At Hopkins County Courthouse

Crews were hard at work Wednesday making repairs at Hopkins County Courthouse. The gutters on the historic building were damaged by rough weather over the last couple of years. Because the building is a historic structure, which featured copper gutters when built in 1895, the county is required to replace them with copper gutters. The cost for the very expensive copper replacement gutters, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert...

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Hopkins County Records – Jan. 22, 2022
Jan22

Hopkins County Records – Jan. 22, 2022

Land Deed Transfers Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Heather Lynn Caldwell-Sanders to Woodmen Properties LLC; tract in the Jaun Polvedore surveyCephis Gregory to CK Parker Enterprises LLC; tract in the Harriett Brown surveyLarry V. Davis, who is the same person as Laury Davis, and Sandra Ann Davis to Jorja Krause and Timothy Krause; tract in the John Bryan surveyTy Hawkins to Mary Anderson and Rick Anderson; tract...

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Jury Panel Cancellation For the 62nd Judicial District Announced
Jan13

Jury Panel Cancellation For the 62nd Judicial District Announced

The 62nd Judicial District Jury summons for 9 a.m. Tuesday, January 18, at the Hopkins County Courthouse has been canceled, according to Hopkins County District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher. Those receiving a jury summons for the 62nd Judicial District Court on Jan. 18, 2022, do not need to report for duty.

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Commissioners Court Again Approves Reinvestment Zone For BT Solterra Solar, As Well As 381 Agreement
Jan10

Commissioners Court Again Approves Reinvestment Zone For BT Solterra Solar, As Well As 381 Agreement

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, Jan. 10, 2022, again approved a reinvestment zone for and also approved a 381 agreement for BT Solterra Solar, LLC. Austin Willis, director of Solar and Storage for Belltown Power Texas, Monday morning explained that the reinvestment zone is exactly the same as the one approved by the court in November 2021 for BT Solterra Solar. However, due to an oversight on behalf of the...

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