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Dave Kirkpatrick

United Way Launches Fall Campaign To Raise $550,000 For Lamar County

The United Way of Lamar County (UWLC) started its Annual Fall Campaign on Sep 1, 2021, hoping to raise $550,000 by mid-November. Executive Director Jenny Wilson stated, “Back in the spring, before the closing of Turner Industries which normally accounts for one-fifth of our total Campaign dollars and before the …

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Texas Lawmakers Pass Election Integrity Bill

The Texas Legislature has given final approval to the Republican-led election bill that Democrats stalled by breaking quorum in both regular and special sessions. The House voted 80-41 to approve the final version Tuesday afternoon. The Texas Senate later approved the bill, and it’s on Governor Abbott’s desk to be …

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Texas Sends Help To Louisiana

Texas has deployed numerous resources to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida and the catastrophic damage it caused. Those include a helicopter, 14 crew members, 30 fire engines, and 132 firefighters through the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System. Texas A&M Task Force One is also on the ground …

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Lamar County COVID Update 08.31

  The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard shows 663 active cases of COVID in Lamar County as of Tuesday. The total number of deaths from the disease rose by one to 169.

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COVID School Updates

Prairiland ISD has closed its campuses to visitors effective immediately. They took that action to protect the health and safety of students. Clarksville ISD has closed Cheatham Elementary School. The school has seven teachers quarantined because they share a home with a family member who has tested positive for COVID-19 …

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First Responders Breakfast At Paris 1st Christian Church

Saturday, September 4, is Free First Responders Breakfast at First Christian Church on 20th St NE in Paris. Serving times 8:00 am -9:30 am. Paris Coffee Company will provide Coffee, and the meal includes Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Gravy, Hash Browns, and Biscuits. First Responders can guess the number of …

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Hopkins County COVID Update

  The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard shows the number of cases of COVID in Hopkins County increased by 31 to 324 on Tuesday. The number of deaths remains at 125.

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Hopkins County Booking

Jesus Escobedo-Fernandez Jr. Sulphur Springs SCU Officers arrested Jesus Escobedo-Fernandez, Jr., on a warrant to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Officers used a confidential informant to purchase narcotics from Escobedo-Fernandez.  

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Representative Slaton Files Resolution On Biden’s Mental Health

State Rep Bryan Slaton State Representative Bryan Slaton, who represents Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties in the legislature, has filed a resolution calling on President Joe Biden to submit two separate, independently conducted mental competency tests. The bill also calls on the results of the tests to be made …

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