Hopkins County Court Set to Grant Another Tax Abatement for Another Solar Power Plant
August 25, 2024 – During a regular meeting of the Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court set for August 26th, one agenda item will be for the court to consider a tax abatement for Sligsol, LLC on a 515 acre solar farm to be built on County Road 4725. A public notice with limited information was posted on the Hopkins County website in early July, but detailed information about the project has been difficult to obtain for KSST...
Pruning Pepper Plants From Master Gardener David Wall
August 25, 2024 – We’ve all heard about early and later season pruning of tomato plants, but pruning pepper plants? Actually, though, trimming can improve pollination, with the increased air, water and sunlight resulting in increased plant and fruit growth. Examine your pepper plants by bending over to look at the plants below canopy level. Can you easily see through the plants to those in the next row? Is the foliage so dense,...
State Representative Jill Dutton Helps Secure a $25MM Proposed Investment for Short Line Railroad in Texas
August 23, 2024 – Northeast Texas is one of the fastest growing regions in Texas and freight by rail will play an essential role to our economy, job growth, and transportation safety. The NETEX Rural Rail Transportation District is a multi-county District, enabled by the Texas Legislature, which includes Titus, Franklin, Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, and Collin counties. The NETEX rail currently carries 1,800 – 2,000 cars per...
CEA Mario Villarino Visited with John Mark on Another Episode of A Second Cup of Coffee
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez visited with John Mark on another episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. The two talked about what trees are losing their leaves right now, and why. They also talked about the current moisture conditions in Hopkins County, the threat Army Worms present, and much more. Be sure to check the video out down below. A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark...
Summer Burn Bans Continue to Spread Across NE Texas
August 21, 2024 – Conditions favoring wildfires continue to increase Wednesday. Additional counties North, East, South and West of Hopkins County have issued burn bans already. Map of burn bans Wednesday August 21, 2024 Map of burn bans on Tuesday August 20th, 2024 Based on the current weather forecast, it’s only a matter of time before the yearly summer ban will be in effect. In 2023, a county wide ban was put into place...
Summer Burn Bans Creep Toward Hopkins County
August 20, 2024 – With sustained texas heat and no rain for the past week, and none in the forecast, burn bans have been steadily creeping east toward Hopkins County. Map of burn bans as of August 20th, 2024 Based on the current weather forecast, it’s only a matter of time before the yearly summer ban will be in effect. In 2023, a county wide ban was put into place on August 28. In August of 2020, almost every county in...
Hopkins County Records – July/August 2024
Daily Instrument Register For 7/25/24 Thru 7/26/24 Balbina Romero and Jose Luis Romero to Juan Estrada and Martin Estrada; Tract in the AC Manuel Ybarbo Survey Donghu H Bui and Giang K Bui to Duic Nguyen and Monique Pham; Tract in the AC Nacogdoches Univ Survey Amanda Luanne Kennedy to John Parten and Sherry Parten; Tract in the Lot 12 Blk 1 Oak Ridge Estates Survey Carole Stanley and Ron Stanley Also Known As Ronnie Stanley, Also...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Joint Meeting with Hopkins County Historical Society to be Held August 22nd
August 18, 2024 – It is August again and time for the annual joint meeting of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society and the Hopkins County Historical Society. The historical society will host the genealogical society once again and dual member, Paula Altenbaumer, will present in first person and costume the early pioneer of Hopkins County and wife of Dr. Stephen Beasley Longino, Mary Edna Young Longino. Mary Edna Young...
Saving Okra Seeds From Master Gardener David Wall
August 18, 2024 – It’s easy to order seeds from seed companies, although the cost seems high, and shipping costs seem outrageous. In reality, the prices are pretty reasonable. It’s easy however to lower the costs. First, there’s probably a local nursery or hardware store containing hundreds of seed packets. The ultimate price reduction is to save the seeds from your own garden. For several garden vegetables, you can simply...
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s First Men’s Health Initiative Exceeds Goals
August 16, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation held two firsts this year. One was Man Bingo, also known as Mingo, which was bingo with prizes men (or anyone) would enjoy. This was held on April 18 for 198 players with a net income of approximately $12,000. Since it was the first year to offer Man Bingo, proceeds were expected to be less. With the income from Man Bingo,...
