Sulphur Springs City Council Eyeing Renewal Of Curfew For Unaccompanied Minors
Mar03

Sulphur Springs City Council Eyeing Renewal Of Curfew For Unaccompanied Minors

Sulphur Springs City Council, on first reading, approved renewal of Ordinance No. 2762, establishing a curfew for unaccompanied minors. Light pole and banner on Celebration Plaza in downtown Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson, during the regular City Council meeting on March 1, 2022, said the ordinance gives officers an option that serves as a safety measure, offering officers a legal option in dealing with...

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Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – March 1, 2022
Mar02

Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – March 1, 2022

Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on March 1, 2022. COVID-19 Response We have 3 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. Claims We did not have any liability claims or workers compensation claims from February. Senior Citizens Building It looks like we are going to get the $2.4 million in grant funding that we...

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Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Renewing Curfew For Unaccompanied Minors
Mar01

Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Renewing Curfew For Unaccompanied Minors

As the polls are closing in the Party Primary Elections tonight, the regular meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council is slated to begin. The March 1, 2022 agenda is rather short, with only 12 items listed including opening, closing, time allocated for any public comments and adjournment. One of the six action items on the 7 p.m. agenda tonight is discussion on potentially extending Ordinance No. 2762. Chairs for visitors, presenters,...

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2 Days Left To File Candidacy For Municipal, School and Hospital District May 7 Elections
Feb16

2 Days Left To File Candidacy For Municipal, School and Hospital District May 7 Elections

So Far No Candidates Are Challenged In May 7 Sulphur Springs and Yantis ISD Board, Sulphur Springs City Council Elections With only 2 days left to file, and so far only as many candidates are reported to have filed so far as places on May 7, 2022 Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees, Yantis ISD Board of Trustees, Sulphur Springs City Council and Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Elections. The filing deadline is the...

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City Officials To Begin Process Of Rousting Buzzards From Trees In Town Monday
Feb11

City Officials To Begin Process Of Rousting Buzzards From Trees In Town Monday

Sulphur Springs officials will begin working with the USDA biologists Monday evening to begin the process of rousting buzzards from their roosts in the area of Main and Connally streets between Fore and Water Oak Streets. Sulphur Springs resident Gene White asked Sulphur Springs City Council during the elected officials’ January meeting to consider intervening in the area, where what appeared to be buzzards have ensconced...

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Sulphur Springs City Council Place 4 Candidate Tommy Harrison
Feb09

Sulphur Springs City Council Place 4 Candidate Tommy Harrison

Tommy Harrison filed Tuesday for candidacy for Place 4 on the May 7, 2022 Sulphur Springs City Council Election ballot. Tommy Harrison, candidate for Place 4 on Sulphur Springs City Council Harrison said he is seeking the Place 4 seat on the council so he “can bring a breath of fresh air to the City of Sulphur Springs.” The candidate said he is a retired Department of Defense Army civilian, and includes among the training,...

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Candidate Filing Continues Through Feb. 18 In Municipal, School Elections
Feb09

Candidate Filing Continues Through Feb. 18 In Municipal, School Elections

Candidates have 7 1/2 days left to file for places on May 7 municipal and school election ballots. As of Tuesday afternoon, neither the Sulphur Springs and Yantis ISD School Board Elections nor the Sulphur Springs City Council Elections candidates had drawn challengers. Candidate filing continues through Feb. 18, 2022. SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD All three incumbents — Craig Roberts, Leesa Toliver, John Prickette — filed candidate...

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Harrison Files Candidacy For Place 4 On May 7 Sulphur Springs City Council Election Ballot
Feb08

Harrison Files Candidacy For Place 4 On May 7 Sulphur Springs City Council Election Ballot

Tommy Wayne Harrison filed an application Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, 2022 for a place on the May 7 Sulphur Springs City Council Election ballot. Harrison, a retired resident, is seeking election Place 4 on the Sulphur Springs City Council. Tommy Harrison, Place 4 Candidate, Sulphur Springs City Council So far, Harrison is only the second person who has filed candidacy for the May 7 Election for Places 4 and 5 on the city Council....

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Weather-Related Schedule Changes
Feb04

Weather-Related Schedule Changes

Oncor Still Working To Restore Power In Some Areas The sun is beginning to peek out from the clouds, melting some snow and ice, but temperatures remained below freezing late Friday morning. Hopkins County residents, along with those across North Texas, are still cautioned to be remain home if they can to avoid the patches of ice that remain on roadways. With temperatures only expected to be above freezing for a few hours, and...

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Thursday afternoon & Friday Weather-Related Closures, Delays, Schedule Changes
Feb03

Thursday afternoon & Friday Weather-Related Closures, Delays, Schedule Changes

The following weather-related closures, delays and schedule changes have been reported to KSST for the weekend of Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (To report a schedule change to KSST, send an email to [email protected].) Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 Due to inclement weather, all Alliance Bank locations will close at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 3, 2022. Bank personnel are actively monitoring the weather and will post further updates regarding...

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