News

January, 2022

• 6 January

  Eighth District Court Jury Panel Canceled

  The jury called for 8:30 am  Monday, June 10, to cancel the Eighth District Court in Sulphur Springs. Those summoned to appear at the Courthouse for jury duty need not appear.
• 6 January

  Texas Hospitals and COVID

  A Texas University Math Department Chair takes a look at what Omicron might do to Texas hospitals. And the news isn’t good. UTSA’s Juan Gutierrez says the virus will overwhelm health care facilities in Texas even if Omicron is less likely to lead to hospitalizations than former variants. He expects …
• 6 January

  Texas Economy Doing Well Despite COVID

  This spike in Covid cases is not slowing the surging Texas economy. Experts like economist Ray Perryman say, when it comes to sales tax revenues, they’ve never seen anything like this. The latest report from the Texas Comptroller’s Office shows that Christmas shopping drove a double-digit increase in the retail …
• 6 January

  Hopkins, Hunt County COVID Update

  The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Wednesday that there are now 341 active cases of Covid in Hopkins County. No new deaths were reported and the total number of fatalities from the virus remained at 153. Meanwhile, the number of active cases in Hunt County has risen to …
• 6 January

  Reinvestment Zone Ok’s On First Reading By Sulphur Springs Council

  The Sulphur Springs City Council gave preliminary approval at Tuesday night’s meeting to establishing a re-investment zone for a 300,000 square foot expansion and 180,00 square foot building to be built ASAP by D6 Manufacturing. Another 120,000 square foot building will be built within 3 years. The new buildings will …
• 6 January

  Woman Jailed In Hopkins County On Tarrant County Charges

  Twenty-eight-year-old Marti Susan Perez was arrested in Hopkins County on three outstanding Tarrant County felony warrants. She’s accused of Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Person, Assault of a Date, Family or Household Member by Impeding Breath or Circulation and Possession of a Controlled Substance. She remain in the …
• 6 January

  VZ County Man Guilty Of Kidnapping

  A Van Zandt County man was sentenced to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping. Prosecutors say 23-year-old Austen Lyn Walker and 22-year-old Courtney Odum kidnapped 14-year-old Willow Sirmans of Van Zandt County and held her for ransom. She was found alive and well in Louisville, Kentucky. Odum …
• 6 January

  CDC Advisors Recommend Vaccine for 12 – 15-Year-Olds

  The CDC makes recommendations for vaccinations and on Wednesday, its advisers voted that a booster was safe for children between 12 and 15 and should be offered to them once five months has passed since their last shot. And while the CDC last month opened boosters as an option for …
• 6 January

  1-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Mother, Sibling

  Granbury police are investigating after a 1-year-old accidentally shot a 3-month- old sibling and the childrens’ mother. Witnesses say the 1-year-old picked up a handgun that was between the seat and the center console. The gun fired and the bullet went through the 3-month-old’s leg, then through the mother’s arm …
• 6 January

  Titus County COVID Update

  The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Wednesday that there are now 329 active cases of Covid in Titus County up by 34 since Tuesday. No new deaths were reported and the total number of fatalities from the virus remained at 106 in Titus County.