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September, 2021

• 3 September

  First Responders Breakfast – Paris

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

  Pump Prices Rise Slightly

  Gasoline prices jumped slightly this week, up to two cents a gallon, according to AAA-Texas. Dan Armbruster says their survey shows the average now at $2.81 a gallon statewide. The good news he says is after we pass Labor Day, prices should start coming down
• 3 September

  Thirteen-Year-Old Shot In Collin County Robbery

  Collin County Deputies arrested three suspects in connection with a failed robbery in Melissa that resulted in the shooting of a 13-year-old. Deputies saved the shot teen’s life, who stopped the bleeding with a tourniquet. Cung Hup, Zenzele Dube, and Bawi Bik, ages unavailable, have been charged with Aggravated Robbery, …
• 3 September

  Hopkins County COVID Update 09.02

    The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard reports 373 active cases of COVID 19 in Hopkins Country. There have been 125 deaths in the county from the virus.
• 3 September

  Free Vaccine Clinic At Christus Mother Frances On Fridays

  CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital: Sulphur Springs will host a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9:00 to noon in the hospital’s main lobby until further notice. The available vaccines include Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson. Effective immediately, boosters are available for the immunocompromised. Effective September 20, 2021, boosters will …
• 3 September

  Wall That Heals Coming To Sulphur Springs

  The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter-sized replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, will be in Sulphur Springs from Thursday, November 4 through Sunday, November 7. The trailer that hauls the Wall contains a mobile education center. The trailer’s exterior shows a timeline of “The War and The Wall” …
• 3 September

  Former Child Care Worker Jailed In Titus County

  Erin Wilson Titus County jail A combined investigation by Child Protective Services and Mt. Pleasant Police resulted in the arrest of a former child care work. Officials booked 25-year-old Erin Wilson, who worked at KidzKare Academy on West Pecan Street in Mt. Pleasant, into the Titus County Jail on a …
• 2 September

  DPS Plans Enhanced Enforcement For Labor Day Holiday

  AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety encourages everyone to drive safely while celebrating the unofficial end of summer during the long Labor Day weekend. The Texas Highway Patrol will be increasing enforcement from Sept. 3 through Sept. 6, looking for people not wearing their seat belts, speeders, people …
• 2 September

  Sulphur Springs Walmart Closing For Sanitizing

  From Walmart FB Page The Walmart Supercenter in Sulphur Springs will be temporarily closed at 2:00 pm Friday, Sep 3, for additional cleaning, sanitizing, and stocking. We will reopen on Saturday, Sep 4, at 6:00 am. Our Pharmacy curbside service will remain open at regular hours while the store is …
• 2 September

  MPISD Lowers Tax Rate

  MPISD Superintendent Judd Marshall At their regular meeting Monday night, the MPISD Board of Trustees voted to reduce the current tax rate from $1.2917 to $1.259 for the coming year, a reduction of $.0327. The total tax rate of $1.2917 includes $.947 for maintenance and operations (M&O) and $0.312 for …