Titus County has confirmed COVID-19 case number eight. The patient is a woman in the age group of 50 to 59, quarantined at home after being off work since April 1.
Read More »Deadline Extended To Apply For Tommy Starrett Scholarship
THE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 15! Tommy Starrett Memorial Scholarship The Tommy Starrett Memorial Scholarship is given to a deserving student(s) each year in honor of the life of Tommy Starrett. Tommy was an active member of the Sulphur Springs community for many years. He had a servant’s …
Read More »UPDATE – Bond Set For Hopkins County Capital Murder Suspects
Charlie Cierra Wadley-Hodges Jesus Antonio-Hernandez Maximino Manuel-Ibarra German Manuel-Ibarra Bond is $2 million each for the four suspects accused of beating 50-year-old Luis Martin Medina-Medina to death at a residence in Sulphur Springs. They found his body burned in a truck on CR1186. The suspects, 20-year-old Maximino Manuel-Ibarra, 22-year-old German …
Read More »Hometown Heroes: Mount Pleasant First Responders
Mount Pleasant Fire Department members and the ’36 antique Ford/Boyer fire engine: From L-R, back row- Lance Hall; Ranson Pipes; Shannon Hughes. From L-R, front row- Captain Otis Clark; (seated); Adrian Sitzes; (seated) Deputy Chief Danny Beard and (in the black mask), Chief Larry McRae. Corporal Destiny Cooper, Mount Pleasant …
Read More »Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs Hosting Blood Drive Wednesday 04.15.20
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs will host a blood drive at the Medical Office Building – Plaza Conference Room (113 Airport Road, first floor) on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more information, contact Patricia Wilson at 903.438.4380.
Read More »Texas Workforce Commission Update
United Way Crisis Fund
Three weeks ago, Monday, the United Way of Lamar County launched a Crisis Fund to provide direct assistance to those in our community financially impacted by COVID-19. In just three weeks, they raised over $20,000 and have distributed nearly $9,000 in compensation. The drive is not over, and the United …
Read More »USDA Unveils Tool Helping Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations, and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide [ https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA_COVID-19_Fed_Rural_Resource_Guide.pdf ] (PDF, 349 KB) is a first-of-its-kind resource for rural leaders looking for …
Read More »Hopkins County Bookings
Jacinto Tapia Rivera Hopkins County deputies were dispatched to a residence near Pickton to investigate the report of a crime, and received permission to search the room where the crime allegedly was committed. They found several baggies of suspected methamphetamine in plain sight and 48-year-old Jacinto Tapia Rivera was arrested …
Read More »Four Jailed In Hopkins County For Capital Murder
Charlie Cierra Wadley-Hodges German Manuel-Ibarra Maximino Manuel-Ibarra Jesus Antonio-Hernandez From Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tanner Crump Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a call on Sunday 04-12-2020 around 2:00 pm. A resident stated that they had located a burned-out vehicle with what they believed to be a body …
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