Three Additional COVID Deaths, 62 New Cases Reported For Hopkins County
Three additional COVID deaths, 62 new cases and 74 recoveries were reported for Hopkins County over the weekend, which means 1.32 percent of the overall population in Hopkins County had the virus this month, with 2.24 percent of the cases resulting in death due to the virus so far in August, according to Texas Department of State Health Services reports. Two new COVID fatalities were announced on Friday and one Saturday, for a total...
American Red Cross Local Volunteers Deploy to Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
American Red Cross Local Volunteers Deploy to Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts Additional volunteers needed to support hurricane season. PARIS, TX (August 28, 2021) — As Louisiana residents prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Ida on Sunday, August 29, the American Red Cross is continuing its own preparations. The Red Cross, in partnership with government and community partners, has mobilized hundreds of trained disaster...
Paris Junior College Prepares for August 30th Fall Semester Start
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Public Information Services PJC prepares for Aug. 30 fall semester start Paris Junior College has seen a lot of activity as the campus prepares for the fall semester starting Monday, August 30. To keep students as safe as possible from the COVID-19 pandemic, a free Vaccination Clinic will be held on that first day of class at the Paris campus. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student...
Friday Game Day Features Cross Country, Volleyball and Football Season Opener
With August nearing its end, fall sports have been slowly but surely ramping up their seasons. Wildcats cross country, lead by Coach Ross Hicks, participated in their first meet of their fall season last Saturday in Commerce at the Commerce Tigers Invitational. the Lady Cats runner won the 5A-6A 5000 meter race, notching two runners in the top four and five of six varsity runners finishing in the top-25. The Wildcats placed fourth in...
2 Additional COVID Deaths, 99 New Cases, 33 Recoveries Reported For Hopkins County
Although all three COVID-19 vaccines – including the Pfizer product officially approved as a vaccine by the FDA this week – are available at no charge at multiple locations in Sulphur Springs for individuals age 12 and older, COVID-19 continues to spread among Hopkins County residents, resulting in two additional COVID deaths, Texas Department of State Health Services reported on Aug. 24. COVID-19 Case Count Data compiled...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Greg Owens Discusses Scrimmages and Upcoming Frisco
Up until Tuesday afternoon, the Wildcats football team were set to host the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines for both teams’ season openers. However, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Wakeland head coach Marty Secord contacted Coach Greg Owens informing him his Wolverine team would have to pull out of Friday night’s contest with Sulphur Springs due to the coronavirus. Coach Secord did inform Coach Owens that a team from his district, Frisco...
Commissioners Court Considers 2 Building Projects, Gutter Repairs, Roof Renovations
Hopkins County Commissioners Court had a full agenda during their regular meeting this week, including discussion requests for qualifications for engineering and architectural services for two building projects, roof repairs, gutter and downspout replacements and a replat request. Courthouse Roof Repairs Hopkins County Courthouse The county sought bids to remove and replace existing cooper gutters and downspouts on Hopkins County...
Lady Cats Volleyball’s Tuesday Night Match With Quinlan Ford Cancelled
Coach Bailey Dorner reached out to KSST early Tuesday morning to give an update regarding their Tuesday, Aug. 24 match with Sulphur Springs. Visiting Quinlan Ford has to cancel their game Tuesday night at Sulphur Springs due to the coronavirus. The forfeit on the Lady Panthers’ part gives the Lady Cats volleyball team a win, increasing their overall record to 9-7. This is the second forfeit for a team facing the Lady Cats...
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News – August 23, 2021 CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month According to the CDC, breastfeeding has health...
Franklin County Has Lowest July 2021 Unemployment Rate In Area
Hopkins County Falls to 2nd By Narrow Margin After an extended period, Hopkins County can no longer claim to have the lowest jobless rate in the Northeast Texas/Texarkana Workforce Development Area. Franklin County unseated Hopkins County lst month for that, but Hopkins County is a close second with only 0.1 separating the two counties’ July 2021 unemployment rates, according to the latest Local Area Unemployment Statistics...
