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(Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010): First United Methodist Church volunteers W.B. Cox, Ken Burtch, Max Bradford, Susan McCary, George Law, Dick Stanley and The Texas Ramp Project director John Laine build a ramp for Suzee Haney (standing on top of ramp). Haney, who suffers from spina bifida, is one of many recipients of The Texas Ramp Project’s service, which uses grants and donations to build wheelchair-accessible ramps for low-income and disabled individuals who cannot afford them. Archive
Do you remember these local events that made headlines?
10 years ago
A Hopkins County woman filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court against Pittsburg Independent School District, alleging she was told to hand in her uniform after telling her supervisor she was pregnant.
5 years ago
The cast of television’s “Storm Wranglers” had stopped by the Pioneer Cafe in Sulphur Springs for breakfast after a whirlwind night chasing storms throughout East Texas. The Weather Channel show stars Kelley Williamson and Randy Yarnall hunted down tornadoes, hail and supercell thunderstorms around the country. The night before, Hopkins County had seen heavy rain and severe enough thunderstorms to catch the attention of these “Storm Wranglers.”
1 year ago
Hopkins County again posted the best unemployment numbers in the Northeast Texas region for fall 2020, although leaders are pushing trade jobs as the numbers are worse than last year’s. At 4.8%, Hopkins’ quarterly unemployment is down from 5.7% of the previous quarter, according to the Northeast Texas Workforce Commission. However, unemployment for Hopkins in October 2019 held at 2.9%, according to the same data.