Hopkins County Hospital District / HCEMS Sulphur Springs TX 75482 Brent Smith, COO / EMS Director DATE: 08/14/2020 903-438-4372 TIME: 12:30 COVID Screening Updates — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —- The Hopkins County Hospital District will no longer be providing COVID updates on testing and screening. Total case counts are …

  In an effort to provide the safest environment for our bus riders, we ask that you allow SSISD to deliver your bus rider to your home/regular drop-off location as opposed to picking them up at the bus hub if it is at all possible.If it is necessary to pick …

  Sulphur Springs ISD Child Nutrition Department will be offering the Grab and Go meals through the SS Elementary campus starting Monday, August 17 through Friday, August 28.  Times for pick-up will start at 7:30 and end at 11:00.  Parents and/or guardians will need to provide a list of their …

  SUMMER CLASS Pipe welding student Jordan Holland, left, works on a project at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop during his summer workforce program class. PJC-Sulphur Springs welding instructor John Plemons is observing his work . To inquire about the welding program and other workforce education programs offered at …

Paris Police responded to an assault the 400 block of NE 16th St at 4:37 P.M. on August 13, 2020. Officers spoke with a 27 year old female who reported that her boyfriend had assaulted her and had stolen a pistol from her. The incident is under investigation. Paris Police …

    Texas is reporting fewer than 7,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time in six weeks. But the news was clouded by questions over testing as students return to school. Testing has dropped off in Texas and across the country as health experts worry that patients without symptoms …

The City of Paris will have a slightly lower tax rate this year, but property owners could see a slightly higher tax bill.   That’s because of the increase in property valuations. The new budget will include a 2% cost of living increase for all city employees except the city manager. …

  Reno police and Texas Rangers recently conducted sex – offender compliance checks. Those checks lead to the indictments of 2 men for failure to comply. Thirty-five-year-old Johnathan Ray McCann and 32-year-old Corey Hunter Hearne were both arrested.

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom reported Thursday afternoon that there were 7 new cases of COVID 19 in the county. There were also 14 new recoveries. There have been a total of 212 positives since testing began in March, and a total of 160 recoveries. There are currently 52 active …

  Hopkins County deputies arrested 28-year-old  James Andrew Gregory at the Best Western Hotel in Sulphur Springs on outstanding felony warrants. He was charged with assault of a pregnant person and assault of a family or household member by impeding breath or circulation. Bonds were set at a total of …