Celebrating Jeanette Stone On Her 100th Birthday
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeanette Stone’s family and friends couldn’t let the day pass without celebrating her birthday. While all birthdays are special, Stone’s was especially notable. She turned 100 today. So what do you do at a time when social gatherings are discouraged? “She didn’t get to have a big party, but some of our Meal A Day Drivers, her daughter and some of her neighbors gave her a...
Sulphur Springs City Council Approves Curfew, Postpones Election
The April meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council may have been delayed while technical kinks were worked out of the viewing and teleconferencing systems but, once under way, officials wasted no time Tuesday night making short order of the agenda. Due to the stay at home safe and social distancing parameters in place during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sulphur Springs City Council members and city staff signed in for a Zoom...
Primary Runoff Elections, Including For District 2 State Representative, Reset For July Due To COVID-19
Dates Of City, School Elections Could Change As Well As is the case with nearly all things at the present time, primary runoff and local elections are also being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Hopkins County, one runoff election has already been rescheduled and could potentially change the dates of other local elections as well. Party Primary Runoffs All primary runoffs elections scheduled for May 26 in Texas have been...
HHS: Only Essential Visitors Will Be Granted Access To Texas Hospitals
AUSTIN – To protect vulnerable hospital patients from COVID-19, Texas Health and Human Services has issued updated, expanded guidance to hospitals that now includes granting access only to essential visitors such as medical professionals and authorized caregivers acting specifically on a patient’s behalf. “At the direction of Governor Greg Abbott and effective immediately, we are requiring hospitals to prevent non-essential visitors...
Texas Transportation Leaders Meet Booming Growth With $75 Billion 10-Year Construction Budget
AUSTIN – As the population and economy of Texas continue to boom, state transportation leaders have taken unprecedented steps to promote the great opportunities in Texas’ future while meeting and addressing the challenges of congestion, roadway safety, connectivity and the preservation of existing roads. Since 2015, the Texas Transportation Commission and Texas Department of Transportation established the Texas Clear Lanes...
Flags Fly at Half Staff 9/11
The flags at the Veterans Memorial and around the City will be lowered to half staff at 8 a.m. and will remain until 5 p.m. at which time they will be raised full staff by the Hopkins County Marine Corps League. The Marine Corps League is following a directive from Governor Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump concerning the flying of flags on September 11, 2018. The event marks a remembrance of September 11, 2001 when 19...
Nation and State Flags Lowered to Half Staff Honoring Victims of Shooting at Santa Fe High School
U S President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have issued proclamations that U S and Texas flags, respectively, are to be lowered to half staff until sunset May 22, 2018. The proclamations were made following a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County. In President Trump’s proclamation, he stated, “Our Nation grieves with those affected by the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. May God heal...
AMBUS Team Returns; Presented Report to Hospital District Board Monday
Hopkins County EMS AMBUS and the six paramedics that were deployed to South Texas to assist in medical care and transport during Hurricane Harvey have returned. Monday night, Brent Smith and Jeff Sanderson presented a report of their activities to the Hopkins County Hospital District Board during their monthly meeting. The team served in Victoria, Rockport, and Beaumont. Deployed to the staging center in San Antonio, their work began...
Flags Fly At Half-Staff April 6th
Flags across Texas and the United States are flying at half-staff April 6th. A proclamation by the President of the United States and Governor Greg Abbott requests the action in respect for the memory of former U.S. Senator, NASA astronaut and Navy aviator John Glenn. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2017 HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOHN GLENN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A...
Locals Participate in Statewide Moment of Silence For Slain Deputy
There will be a moment of silence in Hopkins County Friday for a Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy slain in Houston last Friday. The moment of silence, at 11 a.m. Friday, coincides with the time of the funeral for 47-year old Darren Goforth, who was gunned down as he was pumping gas into his car shortly after working an accident scene. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom said local officers will gather at Celebration Plaza to...
