Commissioners Review Tax Abatement Policy, Approve Agricultural License Agreement
Hopkins County Commissioners Court renewed the county’s tax abatement policy. A resolution approving a 5-year updated mitigation action plan and an order authorizing the sale of fireworks for certain observances were also approved by the Commissioners Court during a special court session held Tuesday. Hopkins County Commissioners Court Tax Abatement Policy Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Executive Director...
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...
NETEX Board Approves 4 Of 5 ROW Matters For Elevon Development
Board Officers Elected, Audit Progressing, Counties Urged To Consider Designating ARP Funding For Replacement Of Cross Ties Northeast Texas Rural Trasnsportation District (NETEX) Board approved four of the five right-of-way (ROW) related matters from RAMS, Inc. For the Elevon Development being constructed in Collin County. The NETEX Board his week also elected officers, heard a report on finances and progress of a multi-year audit,...
Enola Gay Mathews Retiring After 32 Years At KSST
Community Invited To Mathews’ Retirement Reception Dec. 22 At KSST Studios Although she was not the first to hold the job, most Hopkins County residents associate mornings with Enola Gay Mathews and KSST. For about 30 years now, many Hopkins County residents have started their day with Enola Gay on KSST Radio 1230 AM. Station manager and owner Chad Young will take over the microphone to continue to inform and entertain KSST...
SB 598 Impact On Election Equipment, Election Workers Pay Discussed At Commissioners Court
Elections took center stage during the regular Commissioners Court meeting Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. The focus specifically was on the impact of SB 598 on election equipment, pay for individuals delivering and picking up election equipment and how election workers’ hours are turned in to the county treasurer’s office. Election Workers’ Pay County Treasurer Danny Davis asked the Commissioners Court to consider requiring...
2021 Veterans Day Oberservance Downtown
Hopkins County Marine Corps League along with the Military Coaltion and veterans took part in a Veterans Day service Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, on the downtown plaza. Veterans Day observance in downtown Sulphur Springs Nov. 11, 2021 History of Veterans Day Veterans Day commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at 11 a.m., the...
Road Improvement, LED Conversion, Tornado Shelter Grants Discussed During Commissioners Court Meeting
Hopkins County is seeking grants to help fund drainage systems for four county roads as well as Pipeline Road, and agreed to provide the required grant funding match to convert several buildings to LED lighting systems. An architectural firm too was selected to design and oversee construction of a building to serve as a tornado shelter, which would be built with federal funding. Road Grants Beth Wisenbaker, who serves as local grants...
Commissioners Approve ETCADA MOU, Non-Consent Towing Advisory Board Appointements, Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approve an ETCADA MOU, Non-Consent Towing Advisory Board appointments, and a home-delivered meal grant program during the regular court session conducted earlier this week. Non-Consent Towing Advisory Board County Judge Robert Newsom If a driver is in the vehicle, which could be an 18-wheeler down to a passenger vehicle, is unable to consent or pick their towing company during a crash or arrest, law...
Commissioners Court Approve Road Equipment Purchases, Renew Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease For Rushing Cemetery
Hopkins County County Commissioners Court approved the purchase of three pieces of equipment for Precinct 1 and one for Precinct 3, renewed an oil, gas and mineral lease for Rushing Cemetery, and heard from three individuals during the public forum portion of Monday morning’s regular court session. Equipment Purchases Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley asked the court to consider accepting the purchase of a Case Backhoe from...
D6 Inc. Plans To Relocate Company Headquarters To Sulphur Springs
Projected $27 Million Capital Investment Expected To Create 231 New Jobs D6 Inc. plans to relocate the company headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Sulphur Springs, to expand their manufacturing presence in the state, Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2021. D6 Inc. is an advanced design-to-shelf packaging manufacturer, using recycled plastics, and when the pandemic began shifted to making face shields and...
