T TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELL SUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT COVID-19 RESPONSE – The number of active cases in Hopkins County increased by 17% in November, with a total of 169 active as of November 30. The state has tested 2,476 people at the Hopkins County testing site …

President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force says Texas needs to intensify its efforts to stop the virus’s spread. Local groups are also calling for Governor Abbott to do more as well. The non-profit consumer advocacy group TexPirge is the latest group to call for the governor to step up the state’s …

The Paris News reports that the Delta County’s Republican Party has criticized Governor Abbott over his response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The party said Abbott’s emergency use of a 1975 law was unconstitutional. Ector, Harrison, Llano, Montgomery, Eastland, Henderson, Denton, and Hood counties also censured Abbott over his mask mandate …

Lauren Brook Bohme Greenville PD Greenville Police and law enforcement from throughout the region are still looking for 18-year-old Lauren Brook Bohme connected with the murder of a 15-year-old boy. Investigators say Ismael Rincon was stabbed three times in the back on September 30. His injuries were so severe that …

Mugshot Not Available DPS agents in Hunt County notified State Troopers in Hopkins County of a suspected drug trafficker traveling east. The suspect’s vehicle was located on Hwy 11 and stopped for following another too closely. A K9 alerted on the car, and a search turned up four baggies of …

Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt has canceled the jury summons issued for Monday, Dec. 7, at 8:30 in Sulphur Springs. Those who received a jury summons for Dec. 7 do not need to report for duty.

The Sulphur Springs Lions Club’s Annual Lighted Christmas Parade presented by Carriage House Manor will be held in Buford Park this Friday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. This year, all the floats and parade entries will remain stationary in the park because of the pandemic, and the public can …

The Christmas Market on Main St. in Sulphur Springs will be this Saturday from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Businesses, private vendors, and numerous arts and crafts will all be there. Plus, all the restaurants will be open, and other food vendors will be there.

Hopkins County-Sulphur Springs Blue Santa collected more than $4,000 and a significant amount of toys so far during this year’s campaign. One of the organizers, Angela Price of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, said she loves Hopkins County and its support of this worthy cause. Blue Santa will continue to …

Henderson County deputies executed a gambling warrant at a game room in Caney City and arrested five people. They found six slot machines, known as eight liners, illegally operating as gambling devices. The owners of the game room, Owners, 51-year-old Rupa KC and 52-year-old Santosh KC, face charges of engaging …