Cities
of Hemphill and Pineland
Many utility services for residences and businesses located within the corporate city limits of Hemphill and Pineland are provided by the cities.
Services provided by both cities include garbage collection, natural gas service, sewer service, and water service. In Hemphill, electrical service is also provided by the city.
Inquiries regarding city utilities may be directed to the appropriate city halls, as follows: Hemphill, 210 Starr St, 409-787-2251; and Pineland, Dogwood Street, 409-584-2541.
Electrical service in the City of Pineland is provided by the Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative. Their office is located on East Highway 21 in San Augustine and may be phoned at 409-275-2314 or toll free at 1-800-392-5986.
Electrical
Supply
With the exception of the City of Hemphill, Sabine County's residences and businesses receive their electrical power from the Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative. This is a member owned system based in San Augustine and provides electrical service to several counties in the East Texas area.
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative's office is located on East Highway 21 in San Augustine. Their telephone numbers are 409-275-2314 or toll free 1-800-392-5986.
Water
Supply
The major part of Sabine County is served by city and community water supply systems.
The cities of Hemphill and Pineland provide water service to areas within their cities and some nearby outlying areas.
Most rural parts of Sabine County are serviced by G-M Water Supply Corporation, with offices in Hemphill. For information regarding G-M Water Supply, persons may visit their office on Highway 87 or contact them by phone at 409-787-2755.
Brookeland Water Supply services many residents and businesses in the Brookeland area near the Sabine/Jasper County line. Brookeland Water Supply's office may be reached at 409-698-2914.
Fairmount and areas in the southern portions of Sabine County are serviced by the South Sabine Water Supply System. This system's office may be contacted at 409-5794185.
Parts of Fairmount are also supplied by Beechwood Water Supply with offices on FM 3315.
Telephone
service
The majority of Sabine County receives telephone service with GTE, however there are small portions served by Southwestern Bell.
GTE exchanges in Sabine County include Bronson (586), Fairmount (579), Hemphill (787), Milam (625), and Pineland (584).
North areas of Sabine County and Rosevine are serviced by Southwestern Bell's San Augustine (275) exchange. Southwestern Bell also provides telephone service for the Brookeland area through the "698" exchange.
For questions regarding installation of service with GTE, persons may contact 1-800-483-4400 for residential accounts and 1-800-483-5400 for business customers.
Customers living in the Southwestern Bell service areas should phone 1-800-464-7928 regarding the establishment, moving, or changes to residential telephone service. Commercial telephone customers may call Southwestern Bell at 1-800-499-7928 to establish or change service.
Cable
television
Illini Cablevision provides cable television service to areas of Sabine County which receive cable television. Basic service as well an outstanding line-up of premium channels are available to customers in the cities of Hemphill and Pineland in addition to several rural subdivisions and areas of the county. Illini Cablevision has headquarters in Many, Louisiana, located on W. San Antonio Avenue. They may be phoned toll-free at 1-800-531-5171.
Garbage
collection
Garbage collection services are provided by the cities of Hemphill and Pineland for customers within their limits, however, several contractors are available for residences and businesses.
According to the Sabine County Judge's office, there are eight such contractors licensed to operate in the county. These include Don's General Services, operated by Don Tate, 409-584-2131; Clarence Frick, 409-625-4635; Clifford Gray, 409-579-3257; Hancock Sanitation, 1-800-256-9977; J.T. Lowe, 409-584ยท2221; Padon's Sanitation Service, operated by Melvin and Linda Padon, 409-625-3146; Alfred Powell, 409-698-2676; and Mike Shawl, operated by Lawrence and Linda Shaw, 409-625-3115.
Sabine
County Tax Office
The Sabine County Tax Assessor/Collector operates two offices-one in the county courthouse annex at the comer of Texas and Market Streets in Hemphill and in the West Sabine ISD Administration Building on FM 83/Timberland Hwy. in Pineland. The Tax Offices provide an array of services such as collection of property tax; voter registration; vehicle registration and titles; boat registration and titles. The tax offices may be phoned at 787-2251 or 584-3909.
Driver's
License
Texas driver's licenses are issued by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). DPS representatives visit Sabine County's courthouse annex on the first, third, and fifth Fridays of each month for driver's license services. Top of Page
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