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Paddle Boat, Canoes Other Options Could Be Available At Coleman Lake Soon
Mar05

Paddle Boat, Canoes Other Options Could Be Available At Coleman Lake Soon

Visitors to Coleman Lake could in the near future have more recreational options available to them on site. Sulphur Springs City Council during their March meeting this week agreed to allow a “non-motorized sports concession” at the lake, according to Sulphur Springs Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski. Sulphur Springs City Hall City officials were approached by John Ilaoa about offering the additional...

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Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report
Mar04

Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report

Sulphur Springs City Hall Date: March 3, 2020 To: City Council From: City Manager Marc Maxwell Subject: Manager’s Report WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT — We are having problems with the blowers, serious problems. Two of the three blowers developed vibration problems and have now become inoperable. There have been some vibration issues since installation last August. Recently the issues became bad enough to render the units...

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Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider 4 Ordinances At March 3 Meeting
Mar03

Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider 4 Ordinances At March 3 Meeting

Non-Motorized Sports Concession At Coleman Lake, Sludge Contract Pricing, Audit Submitted For Council Discussion, Action Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked Tuesday night during their regular March meeting to consider approving four ordinances, seven action items, hear a presentation proposing the”antidote to urban sprawl” and be asked to consider one executive session item. Sulphur Springs City Council The City...

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Ballot Order Drawn For Opposed Places For May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election
Feb20

Ballot Order Drawn For Opposed Places For May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election

The official drawing for order of candidate names in the opposed places on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election ballot was conducted Thursday morning, Feb. 20. Names for opposed places will appear on the ballot as follows: Place 1 Jay W. JulianMark BradleyVanessa DiosdadoJustin M. Brown Vanessa DiosdadoJustin M. Brown Place 5 Ricardo ChavarriaGary Spraggins Ricardo ChavarriaGary Spraggins The names of the four unopposed...

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Diosdado Files Candidacy For Place 1 Seat On Sulphur Springs City Council
Feb14

Diosdado Files Candidacy For Place 1 Seat On Sulphur Springs City Council

The election for Place 1 on Sulphur Springs City Council had drawn four candidates as of noon Friday, the last day of filing. Vanessa Diosdado signed to run for Place 1 just before noon. She challenges Justin M. Brown, Jay W. Julian and Mark Bradley for the unexpired term Place 1 seat. Vanessa DiosdadoMark Bradley Justin M. BrownJay W. Julian Places 1 and 5 are the seats among the six up for election that were contacted as of 2 p.m....

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Bradley Files Candidacy For Place 1 On Sulphur Springs City Council
Feb14

Bradley Files Candidacy For Place 1 On Sulphur Springs City Council

A third candidate filed for Place 1 on Sulphur Springs City Council. Mark Bradley, Justin Brown and Jay Julian, Place 1 City Council candidates Mark Bradley filed Friday morning, Feb. 14, for a spot on the May 2 ballot for Place 1 on the council. He challenges Justin M. Brown and Jay W. Julian for the seat. Also filing for council are: Place 2 — Harold Nash Sr. Place 3 — Oscar Aguilar Place 5 — Ricardo Chavarria and...

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Only 1 Day Left To File Candidacy For May 2 Sulphur Springs, Yantis Elections
Feb13

Only 1 Day Left To File Candidacy For May 2 Sulphur Springs, Yantis Elections

Only one day remains in the filing period for candidacy in the Sulphur Springs City Council and Board of Trustees elections as well as Yantis ISD Board of Trustees Election. The deadline is the close of business Friday. Sulphur Springs City Council Of the six places on Sulphur Springs City Council to be determined on May 2, only two are contested. To file for a place on the ballot, Sulphur Springs residents should see City...

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Spraggins Files For Place 5 On Sulphur Springs City Council
Feb11

Spraggins Files For Place 5 On Sulphur Springs City Council

Place 5 on the May 2 City Council Election in Sulphur Springs is now contested. Ricardo ChavarriaGary Spraggins, Ricardo Chavarro Gary Spraggins signed up shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, to run for Place 5. He faces Ricardo Chavarria, who filed candidacy for Place 5 on Jan. 23. That is the second contested race to develop for City Council this spring. Justin M.Brown and Jay W. Julian both filed candidacy Jan. 27 for Place 1 on...

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Sulphur Springs Police Department Releases Annual  Profiling Report
Feb09

Sulphur Springs Police Department Releases Annual Profiling Report

Nearly 20 percent more males were stopped by Sulphur Springs Police Department in 2019 than females, according SSPD’s annual report regarding traffic stops and arrests. Sulphur Springs Police Department Sulphur Springs Police Department Lt. Rusty Stillwagoner, standing in for the police chief who was away at training, presented the department’s annual profiling report to Sulphur Springs City Council at their regular...

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Candidate Filing Deadline Nears For May 2 City, School District Elections
Feb07

Candidate Filing Deadline Nears For May 2 City, School District Elections

Those planning to file candidacy in local municipal and school board elections in Sulphur Springs, Cumby and Yantis have just one week left to do so, as filing in regular May 2 elections ends on Feb. 14. Sulphur Springs City Council As of last reporting, the Sulphur Springs City Council Election was the only May 2 election in which a contested race had developed. While there are six places up for election on the ballot, two regular...

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