New Vice President Elected, Candidate Filing For 2 Seats On Hospital District Board Opens
Jan27

New Vice President Elected, Candidate Filing For 2 Seats On Hospital District Board Opens

Bylaws, Tax Abatement Policy Being Reviewed; EMS Positions Available Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors elected a new vice president, reviewed bylaws and the district tax abatement policy, received an update on EMS operations and construction progress Tuesday evening. Board Positions Chris Brown HCHD Board member Chris Brown was elected by his fellow board members to serve as vice president. He replaces Dr. William...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Approve 7 Personnel Changes, Wage Payments During School Closings
Jan26

Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Approve 7 Personnel Changes, Wage Payments During School Closings

Sulphur Springs ISD trustees approved 7 personnel changes, wage payments for staff during emergency school closing and the annual superintendent evaluation during a special board meeting this week. SSISD logo Personnel Changes In addition to officially approving and announcing Brandon Faircloth as athletic director and head coach, the school board also accepted resignations from three middle school employees and an instructional aide,...

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Love And The Effects Of COVID
Jan26

Love And The Effects Of COVID

Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, Hopkins County By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Interesting articles and e-mails often cross my desk.  As a strong advocate for healthy marriages, a recent interview with Brad Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project, University of Virginia, brought some interesting information to...

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Due To Shortage Of COVID Testing Supplies,  CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics-Urgent Care Can’t Guarantee Rapid COVID Tests, PCR Available
Jan21

Due To Shortage Of COVID Testing Supplies, CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics-Urgent Care Can’t Guarantee Rapid COVID Tests, PCR Available

Sulphur Springs, Texas, January 21, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] POSTPONED: Community Health Day In partnership with CHRISTUS Health, Columbia Lodge #81 has been diligently planning an event aimed to build a community that is more secure, productive, healthy, and hopeful. We...

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Tuesday Game Day Has Both Basketball Teams, Lady Cats Soccer in Action
Jan18

Tuesday Game Day Has Both Basketball Teams, Lady Cats Soccer in Action

Tuesday, Jan. 18 has three teams on deck; both basketball squads and women’s soccer on the road. Men’s soccer was originally set to be on deck as well at home, hosting Terrell, but that game was cancelled due to staff and squad depletions from COVID-19. Lady Cats soccer are the first team up in Tyler taking on the Lady Lions. Coach Aguayo’s squad looks to get back in the win column when they take on Tyler at 6 P.M....

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Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology Specialists Coming Soon To CHRISTUS Sulphur Springs Facilities
Jan18

Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology Specialists Coming Soon To CHRISTUS Sulphur Springs Facilities

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas, Business News – January 18, 2022 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur [email protected] Community Health Day January 22 2022 Community Health Day In partnership with CHRISTUS Health, Columbia Lodge #81 invites you to attend an event aimed to build a community that is more secure,...

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New Drop Off And Pick Up Procedures Announced For Como-Pickton Elementary Starting Jan. 18
Jan17

New Drop Off And Pick Up Procedures Announced For Como-Pickton Elementary Starting Jan. 18

Routing Traffic Through New Driveway, Parking Area Should Improve Student Safety If you’ve been to or driven by Como-Pickton CISD in recent weeks, you’ve no doubt seen the work in progress for another parking area and an additional driveway. When school resumes on Tuesday, Jan. 18, new drop off and pick up procedures will be in place using the new driveway to better improve student safety as elementary children arrive at...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Cancels School Until Wednesday
Jan13

Sulphur Springs ISD Cancels School Until Wednesday

Sulphur Springs ISD just before 5 p.m. Thursday announced on the district’s social media pages that school will be closed Friday, Jan. 14-Tuesday, Jan. 18. “Staffing inadequacies caused by COVID-19” were cited for the closure. According to a news release sent at 5:40 p.m. from the superintendent’s office, “extra-curricular events will continue as scheduled, if feasible.” School was already slated to...

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COVID Transmission Rates Across The US, Texas, Hopkins County Continue To Be High
Jan12

COVID Transmission Rates Across The US, Texas, Hopkins County Continue To Be High

COVID transmission rates across the Country, state and county continue to be high this week, increasing 2.7 percent across the United States over the past 7 days compared to the previous 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 627,752 active cases were reported in Texas, including 483 Hopkins County residents who actively had COVID-19 at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, according to Texas Department of State...

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City Applying For $3 Million Community Development Block Grant To Help Build New Senior Citizens Center
Jan07

City Applying For $3 Million Community Development Block Grant To Help Build New Senior Citizens Center

Hearing Slated Jan. 11 For Public Comments To Discuss Submission Of Grant Application The City of Sulphur Springs plans to ask for a $3 million Community Development Block Grant to help build a new senior citizens center, which is expected to cost considerably more than originally budgeted due to continued increases in construction materials. In December 2021, Sulphur Springs City Council approved KSBR to work with city officials to...

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