Governor Abbott has re-apppointed Rodney Burrow, M.D. of Pittsburg to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. Dr. Burrow is the Director of Medical Affairs and Associate Director of Primary Care for Titus Regional Medical Center of Mount Pleasant. He is also a practicing Board Certified Family Physician at the Family …

The Mt Pleasant City Council has worked out a plan to lower this month’s water bills, that may be affected by leaks caused by the winter storm. The city will combine this month’s bills with the last three months and average them out. Those with high bills may apply for …

State Representative Bryan Slaton has filed a bill Wednesday to make  to make the Public Utility Commission seats elected, rather than positions appointed by the Governor. The three commissioners on the PUC would serve staggered six year terms, similar to the Railroad Commission, and would be elected during the general …

The Sulphur Springs ISD missed five days of school student days due to the recent snow storm and its effects.  However, after filing a waiver,the district is only required to make up 1 of these days.  That day will be made up on  Monday, April 12.  This day was originally …

COVID-19 RESPONSE – The number of active cases in Hopkins County increased 31% since our last meeting with a total of 157 active cases as of February 01, 2021. This follows 2 months of declining active cases. It does seem though that the state is not as timely in deducting …

  Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that he is lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent effective next Wednesday, March 10. According to the order, if COVID-19 hospitalizations in any of the 22 hospital regions in …

The Week 12 COVID 19 Vaccine Allocations for Texas counties were announced Monday. Lamar County will get 1000, Fannin 1170, Delta 100, Franklin 100, Morris 100,  Hopkins 100, Red river 100, Titus 400, Camp 100, Cass400 , Rains 100 and Wood 100. Still, the only people eligible are those in …

  The Paris-Lamar County Health District reported 12 more cases of Covid Monday but no new deaths from the virus. The Department of State Health Services, meanwhile  reports 246 active cases of Coronavirus. There have been 146 deaths and there have been 5236 recoveries from the virus.

Call centers in Lamar and Fannin County are busy this week calling people who have signed up for Coronavirus vaccines. Almost 2,800 doses were administered at the Paris clinic last Friday and Saturday. Officials are urging those signed up for the vaccines answer their phone even if they don’t recognize …

  Oklahoma Health officials say the state will receive 31,500 doses this week of a newly approved Johnson & Johnson one-dose Coronavirus vaccine. The new vaccine is especially welcome for people who may have problems making two appointments. So far, more than 1.1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been …