CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 2015 marks the 89th annual celebration of Black History since Carter G. Woodson, a noted scholar and historian instituted Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and the Black 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass; and WHEREAS, the first official Black History Month was announced in 1976 by President Gerald R. Ford, who urged Americans...
Sulphur Springs City Council Will Try Again to Come up With a Sign Ordinance Change
The Sulphur Springs City Council will try again to come up with a sign ordinance change at tonight’s regular meeting at City Hall at 7 p.m. This is a first reading of an ordinance amending the Sulphur Springs Zoning Ordinance regarding off premise signage. The council will also consider taking action on an independent audit of the city for last year. City Manager Marc Maxwell will also present his Manager’s Report. In other business,...
Sulphur Springs City Council Meets Tuesday Night
At a regular meeting Tuesday night, the Sulphur Springs City Council will consider on first reading an ordinance amending the city zoning ordinance regarding off premise signage. A May 9 city council election will also be called. [gview file=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/020315.pdf”]
Open Seats in the Upcoming Election
Filing for seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Sulphur Springs School Board and the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board gets underway next Wednesday and will continue through February 27. Sulphur Springs City Council seats in Places 1, 2 and 3 are up this time. Current incumbents are Craig Johnson in Place 1, Clay Walker in Place 2 and Oscar Aguilar in Place 3. Filing will take place with City Secretary Gale Roberts at City...
Sulphur Springs City Council Takes up a Thorny Issue
The Sulphur Springs City Council will take up a thorny issue during a workshop at noon Wednesday in the 2nd floor meeting room at City Hall. At issue are two ordinances dealing with general sign regulations and definitions and regulating placement and maintenance of on-premises and off-premises signs.
City of Sulphur Springs City Council Workshop Session 01/14/2015
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Kids Trout Fishing Day Scheduled for Sulphur Springs
The annual Larry Buster Memorial Sulphur Springs Kids’ Trout Fishing Day will be at Peavine Pinion Pond behind the Civic Center on Saturday, February 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be free soft drinks and hot dogs and drawings for door prizes. The pond will be stocked with 1,000 rainbow trout. Adults helping kids’ fish will not need a license during the four-hour event.
City Council Agenda for January 6th, 2014
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis. The following items will be discussed: 1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. 3. Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant operations,...
City to Delay Street Rebuilding Project
Although everything is set to begin on the Lamar Street rebuilding project in Sulphur Springs, City Manager Marc Maxwell feels the holiday season is not a good time to have the street torn up. For that reason, Maxwell says the project will be delayed until the New Year. Maxwell says in the meantime, street crews will be working on a backlog of little jobs. Lamar, from College to Beckham, will also get new water and sewer lines with...
