IRS certified volunteers would prepare taxes as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program beginning today at the United Way office, at 2340 Lamar Avenue, on Mondays and Fridays from 9:00 until 3:00 pm and Wednesday afternoons, by appointment only. Please call 903-784-6642 for an appointment.

The Texas Department of State Health Services shows 189 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County. There were 99 fatalities and a total of 2,588 recoveries from the virus for the last reporting period.

Although the City of Sulphur Springs has filled its water towers and the reward offer of free water up to the first one million gallons will continue through Monday night to locate all potential water issues. The City of Sulphur Springs first offered the reward to people who reported main …

Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell says the North Hopkins Water Supply Corporation still hasn’t found their leak or leaks, and Sulphur Springs shut off their water again Sunday night. Sulphur Springs will restore water service for tho hours each morning from 5:30 until 7:30 or until North Hopkins produces …

North Hopkins Superintendent Dr. Daron Jolly announced Sunday night that due to the unpredictable and unstable water utility situation at this time, there would be no school on Monday. Sulphur Bluff has also canceled school because of the NHWSC water situation.

The Hopkins County grand jury has indicted 70 people on 90 felony charges. Offenses included: Assaults and aggravated assaults. Family violence. Sex crimes against children. Burglaries. Felony theft. Abandoning child and numerous drug charges, among felonies.

Naples Police arrested 46-year-old Michael James Tschantz Friday afternoon at the Police Department on a warrant from Riley County Kansas District Court charging him with five counts of rape of a child under 14. The victim is a woman who is now 21 years old. Tschantz is being held in …

The Court To Declare A Quorum. Consent Agenda. i) Approve Previous Meeting Minutes. ii) Approval Of Utility Easements, Burial Of Telephone Cables, And Construction Of Water Distribution Facilities: a) The Court To Consider And Approve A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution Facilities Which Will …

The City of Sulphur Springs turned water back on Sunday morning for the North Hopkins Water Supply Corporation. NHWSC Manager Edgar Clements , however urged North Hopkins Water customers to be very conservative with water usage or Sulphur springs Will be forced to turn the water off again. Previous Story …

Someone found one major Sulphur Springs water main break and is the first winner of the million gallons of water. The break was at the intersection of Church and California. The reward is still on because more water main breaks are probably still out there.