Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – December 2023
December 7, 2023 – Sulphur Springs’ City Manager Marc Maxwell presented his report to the Sulphur Springs City Council this week, as the Pacific Park Project gets even closer to completion. The Parks and Recreation department has finished their work on the irrigation system at Pacific Park, as well as planting rye grass to get the park through the winter. Bermuda sod is currently being laid out in the park as that work...
Hopkins County Records – November 2023
Land Deed Transactions 11/2/23 Thru 11/3/23 Arbala Community Center to Arbala Community Center Inc.; Tract in the Thomas Lee Survey Joe Kneifl Also Known As Joseph Kneifl and Sherry Kneifl to Ellen Lloyd and Jeremiah Lloyd; Tract in the L P Dikes Survey Linda Marie Cross, Phyllis Jan Jensen Edmonds, Allan Melton, and Jeanne Peltier Melton to Stephen Welch; Tract in the Daniel Halbrooks Survey Lawrence R Hall Estate, Also Known As...
Lions Club Recognizes 2023 Parade Winners
December 5, 2023 – In addition to providing a little extra holiday cheer each year, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club’s Lighted Christmas Parade also features a friendly competition among participants, with recognition doled out to the top three nonprofit and small business entries, and a trophy and cash prize going to the top rated large business entry in the parade. This year, a Mayor’s Choice award was also given...
Dinner Bell Menu For December 6, 2023
The Money Law Firm and the First American Title Company will be the partner for The Dinner Bell Ministry for the sixth time in 2023 on December 6. For their commitment to this feeding ministry much praise is given. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus on Wednesday morning starting around 10:30 a.m. MENU Shrimp,...
Sulphur Springs Closing Portion of League Street For Urgent Repairs
December 1, 2023 – Sulphur Springs Capital Construction Director, Bryan Craig, announces that a portion of League Street (from Main St to Buford Circle) will be closed starting at 7:30 am on Monday, December 4, 2023 for urgent repairs to begin on the drainage system in that area. These repairs are expected to take several weeks as the work will be extensive.
Texas Youth Robotics Alliance Tournament Coming to Sulphur Springs This Saturday
November 29, 2023 – Sulphur Springs Middle School will be hosting the Texas Youth Robotics Alliance (TYRA) Kickoff Tournament at SSMS on Saturday, December 2nd. This tournament is using Peggy Reimers from TCEA’s ruleset, Hi, Bye, Pizza Pie! In this ruleset, teams of robotics students will form random alliances with other teams to run qualifying matches that score points based on manipulating objects...
Dinner Bell Menu For November 29, 2023
Christus Mother Frances Hospital is the Community Partner for the sixth time in 2023! Even though the hospital is a healing institution, one of its yearly goals is to alleviate food insufficiency in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. Sufficiently fed bodies are usually healthy bodies. The assistance Christus gives to the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry with money and manpower helps that that goal to be met. GRAB and GO with a meal from...
Sulphur Springs Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested November 28
November 28, 2023 – Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs at noon today by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Office. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornadoes, which are the most common in the...
SSISD Bond Committee Pushes Forward to Find Path for Next Bond Request
November 27, 2023 – SSISD Bond Committee will meet again on Monday, November 27th at Douglass Early Childhood School to push forward with information on another bond request for much needed improvements to SSISD campuses. The 50-member committee has met three times previously at different campuses to get a better feel of what is needed for the district as well as how much the next bond request will be after two failed attempts...
Texas House District 2 Runoff Election Set for January 30, 2024
November 22, 2023 – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has set the date for the runoff election for Texas House District 2 which includes Hopkins, Hunt and Van Zandt counties. After neither candidate received 50% of the votes cast in the November 7th election, a runoff was required and will occur on January 30, 2024. Dutton That office was vacated back in May of 2023 by Royse City representative Bryan Slaton. Six candidates ultimately...
