2 Jailed On Felony Rains County Warrants
Two people, a 29-year-old Emory woman and 37-year-old Emory man, were jailed in Hopkins County March 23-24, 2022, on felony Rains County warrants, according to jail and arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Richard Brantley was dispatched to the Adult Probation Office to pick up a wanted person. At 4:40 p.m. March 23, 2022, Brantley took Clifford Daniel Herriage into custody and transported him to Hopkins County jail. The 37-year-old Emory man was booked in for violation of probation on a Rains County aggravated assault with deadly weapon charge. The offense, according to arrest reports, is alleged to have occurred on March 4, 2022.
Herriage, who is also known by Clifford Daniel Harriage, was held overnight and transferred Thursday, March 24, 2022, to Rains County jail on the second-degree felony warrant out of that county, according to jail reports.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Britain Marlow is reported to have arrested Shayla Marie Gowin Thursday, March 24, 2022, on a Rains County warrant. The 29-year-old Emory woman was booked into Hopkins County jail for bond forfeiture on a Rains County arson charge, according to sheriff’s office nd jail reports.
Bond was set at $150,000 on the second-degree felony charge. Gowin was transferred to Rains County jail later March 24, 2022, according to jail reports.
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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Winnsboro Woman Jailed For DWI With Child Passenger Following Crash
Man Found Intoxicated In Sheriff’s Office Parking Lot
At least three people were arrested on intoxication or related charges March 23-25, 2022, in Hopkins County. A 38-year-old Winnsboro woman was jailed for drunk driving with a child passenger following a crash, a 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man found drunk in the sheriff’s office parking lot and a 29-year-old Como man booked for bond forfeiture on a DWI charge, according to arrest reports.
Intoxicated at HCSO
A Sulphur Springs Police officer was dispatched at 10:57 p.m. Thursday, March 24, to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office parking lot, where a person was reported to be intoxicated.
Upon arrival, the officer reported contacting a 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man at the location. The officer noted the man to have slurred speech, to be unsteady on his feet and to have glassy, red, bloodshot eyes. An alcohol odor also emitted from the man, the policeman alleged in arrest reports.
Based on his observations, the officer determined the man to be intoxicated to the degree he represented a danger to himself and others. He took the man into custody at 11:08 p.m. and escorted him into the jail, where he was booked for pubic intoxication at 11:31 p.m. March 24, 2024, according to arrest reports. He was released from jail Friday on the Class C misdemeanor charge, according to jail reports.
FM 69 DWI Crash
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Drew Fisher and Sgt. Tanner Steward responded at 8:40 p.m. March 24 on FM 69 at FM 269 in Black Oak community, where a crash was reported.
Upon arrival, the deputies located a woman and child. The woman, identified in arrest reports as Ana Laura (Ledesma) Burt, reportedly told deputies she had overcorrected the turn and went into the woods. She had extricated herself and her child from the Hyundai Palisade.
While talking to the 38-year-old Winnsboro woman, the deputies reported smelling an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from her. Deputy Fisher asked the woman to perform standard field sobriety tests to further investigation the suspicion of DWI. The woman was placed into handcuffs and secured into a patrol unit.
However, during the course of their investigation, a miscommunications between deputies resulted in the woman being released from the handcuffs. She did not leave the scene nor was she out of sight of the deputies, Fisher noted in arrest reports.
Continued investigation lead the deputies to ask the woman to submit to a blood draw for blood-alcohol analysis. When she refused, deputies took her into custody at 8:40 p.m. and transported her to Hopkins County jail. Deputies sought and obtained warrant requiring the blood draw. She was transported to the hospital, where the warrant was executed, then the woman was returned to the county jail. She was booked into the county jail March 24, 2022, on a driving while intoxicated with child passenger charge, according to arrest reports.
The 38-year-old, shown in arrest reports to be Ana Laura Ledesma but to be known also as Ana Laura Burt, was released from Hopkins County jail Friday, March 25, 2022, on a $10,000 bond on the felony DWI with child passenger charge.
SH 11 Traffic Stop
A Texas department of Public Safety trooper stopped a gray 2001 Chevrolet Suburban on State Highway 11 5:05 p.m. March 23, 2022, after noticing the driver wasn’t wearing a safety belt. A records checks showed the driver to be wanted for bond forfeiture on a March 21, 2020 driving while intoxicated with an open alcohol container charge.
The 29-year-old Como man was taken to the county jail, where he was booked in at 6:05 p.m. March 23, 2022, on the warrant. He was released from the county jail Thursday, March 24, 2022, on the charge on probation on the charge, according to jail reports.
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Franklin And Hopkins Counties Have Lowest Area February 2022 Unemployment Rates
Franklin and Hopkins Counties continue to lead the Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area in February 2022, marking least the ninth consecutive month both have had the lowest unemployment rates. Franklin, Hopkins and Delta were also once again the only counties in the NET WDA with unemployment rates below the overall 4.7% state average last month, according to the local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) released Friday morning March 25, 2022, by Texas Workforce Commission on the Texas Labor Market Information website.
Unemployment rates in most areas of NET, as well as across the state, appear to have all but stalled from January to February of 2022. In the NETWDA, the unemployment rates in Bowie, Franklin, Hopkins and Lamar counties were unchanged during the first two months of 2022. Cass, Morris, Red River and Titus counties all experienced minor decreases in unemployment rates from January to February. Delta County was the only count that posted a slight increase in unemployment rate in February 2022.
Franklin County’s unemployment rate of 3.7% in February 2022 was the same rate as the month before, making it the lowest unemployment rate in the workforce area for the month. That’s still 1.3% lower than the 5% unemployment rate recorded for February of 2021 in Franklin County.
Hopkins County’s 3.8% February 2022 unemployment rate was the second lowest in the workforce area, the same as in January 2022, but d0own from 5.0% in February 2021. That’s not as good as the 3.4% unemployment rate reported for December 2021, or 3.7% recorded in November 2021, nor the 3.1 percent of January and February 2020, just before the pandemic or the 22-year low of 2.7% reported for Hopkins County in April and May of 2019. Hopkins County’s January and February 2022 unemployment rate is still less than half the pandemic high of 7.8% recorded in April 2020, when many businesses were ordered by the government to close or remain only minimally open in response to COVID-19 which continued to spread across the county, state, country and world. The April 2020 unemployment rate, however was still less than in June 2011, when unemployment in Hopkins County peeked at 8.4%, setting a 22-year record high
While the unemployment rates were unchanged from January to February, that doesn’t mean, however, that the labor force hasn’t grown, nor that the number of unemployed hasn’t risen in the two counties.
Franklin County’s labor force has fluctuated from 5,289, with 267 unemployed in February 2021 to a civilian labor force of 5,161 with 193 unemployed in January 2022, then rose to 5,245 with 196 unemployed in February 2022.
Hopkins County’s labor force dipped from 1686 with 901 unemployed in February 2021 to 17,845 in January 2022 with 671 unemployed then rose to 18,091 with 685 unemployed in February 2022.
Delta County’s unemployment rate rose from 4.3% in January 2022 to 4.5% in February 2022, but down from a 5.5% unemployment rate in February 2021 and was still the third lowest in the area last month. The labor force in Delta County remained 2,482 over the past 2 months. The number of jobless in Delta County declined from 136 of the 2,458 labor force in February 2021 to 104 of 2,438 in January 2022, the rose slightly to 112 jobless out of 2,438 in February 2022.
Titus County’s unemployment rate for the past 2 months has been 0.1 percent above the state average of of 4.8% in January 2022 and 4.7% last month. The unemployment rate in Titus County in February 2021 was 6.2%, with 851 of the 13,668 labor force without jobs in February 2021. In January 2022, the labor force in Titus County had dipped to 13,591, with only 662 unemployed (4.9%). Last month, the labor force rose to 13,855, with three more unemployed than in January, raising the unemployment rate slightly to 4.8% for February 2022.
The unemployment rate of only one other county was below the average unemployment rate of 5.1% for the entire Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area in February 2022. Lamar County’s unemployment rate was 5% in both January and February 2022, down from 6.7% in February of 2021 when 1,652 of the 24,769 labor force did not have jobs. In January, the labor force in Lamar County had dipped to 24,304, with 1,226 unemployed to 1,222 of 24,612 unemployed in February 2022.
The labor force across the 9 counties in Northeast Texas dipped from 125,706 in February of 2021 to 124,793 in January 2022, then increased to 126,486 in February 2022. The number of jobless in NETWDA also dipped from 8,435 (6.7%) in February 2021 to 6,403 (5.1%) in January 2022 and 6,394 in February 2022, but the latter was not enough to change the unemployment rate from 5.1%.
Bowie County’s unemployment rate remained 5.3% in February, the same as in January 2022, but 1.5% less than in February 2021. Bowie’s work force has continued to grow over the past year, rising from 39,059 in February 2021 to 39,311 in January 2022 and 39,831 last month. The number of unemployed in Bowie County dipped from 2,670 in February 2021 to 2,094 in January 2022, and rose by another five last month, which wasn’t enough to change the county’s overall unemployment rate from January to February 2022.
Red River’s jobless rate has declined from 7.2 percent (382 jobless out of 5,341) in February of 2021 to 5.7% (304 of a 5,345 labor force) in January 2022 and 5.6% (300 of 5,396) in February 2022.
Cass County’s unemployment rate has continued to drop from 7.9% in February 2021 to 5.9% in January and 5.7% last month. The county’s workforce shrunk from 12,535 in February 2021 to 12,311 in January, then rebounded to 12,423 in February. Jobless rates have continue to decline from 991 in February 2021 to 732 in January and 713 in February 2022.
Rounding out the 9-county Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area with the highest February 2022 unemployment rate of 8.8% is Morris County. That’s down from 12.4% in February 2021 and 9.3% in January 2022. While Morris County’s workforce increased from 4,487 in January 2022 to 4,550 in February 2022, that’s still 172 fewer workers in Morris County last month than in February 2021. The number of jobless in Morris County has continued to decline over the last year from 585 in February of 2021 to 417 in January 2022 and 402 last month.
Friday Gameday Has Five Teams On Deck
Friday, Mar. 25 is a busy one with five different squads all in action. Two teams play in tourneys with three more on deck.
Team tennis plays in day two of their Galveston tournament.
Coach Tony Martinez and his squad battle it out with schools across Texas through today until tomorrow, Saturday, Mar. 26.
Sulphur Springs has a quick turnaround after the conclusion of their three-day tourney, and take part in the District 15-5A Championship Monday and Tuesday, Mar. 28-29.
Prior to taking part in the Galveston Invitational, team tennis competed in the Longview — Eastman tournament and had a great showing. Jeauxleigh Cantu finished first in girls singles. Juniors Trynity Luckett and Mykylie Meador won girl’s doubles with Kaylee Schumacher and freshman Ella Sant finishing 3rd in girls doubles.
Another freshman, Coral Perez finished 2nd in girls singles. Ian Westlund won consolation in boys singles.
Wildcats powerlifting are in Abilene today for the state powerlifting meet.
Coach Casey Jeter brings four Wildcats to state after an incredibly successful outing in Whitehouse at the 5A Region 3 Championship.
Juan Hernandez, Matt Mitchell, Ben Hatcher and Chad Maynard all compete in the 5A Division II state championship meet. Hernandez won the 132 weight class and Mitchell placed second in Whitehouse. Both Hatcher and Maynard finished with qualifying totals.
Four more Wildcats placed top-15 in Whitehouse.
Sulphur Springs placed 2nd as a team at the Region 3 championship.
The 5A Division I powerlifting state championship starts today and runs through tomorrow, Saturday, Mar. 25.
The next three teams in action are staggered 30 minutes apart.
At 6 P.M. Lady Cats softball looks to send-off their first half of district with a bang by staying undefeated.
Sulphur Springs looks to go a perfect 6-0 through one half of district when they host Pine Tree for their final contest in the first half of district play.
That game tees off at Lady Cat Park Friday, Mar. 25 at 6 P.M.
Coach David Carrillo’s squad won their fifth straight district contest Tuesday in Marshall thanks in large part to P Crimson Bryant and SS Parris Pickett.
Bryant struck out 17 batters Tuesday and Pickett recorded 5 RBI’s against the Lady Mavs, four of which came thanks to a grand slam.
30 minutes later at 6:30 P.M. Wildcats soccer begins their postseason in Whitehouse.
Coach Alexi Upton and his team look to bounce back from their overtime loss on Senior Night to Hallsville when they take on Whitehouse.
Friday’s Bi-District match-up with the Wildcats is another tough slog, taking on Whitehouse on their home turf.
Whitehouse enters the playoffs sporting an impressive 16-4-1 record (8-2 district) and looks to avenge their opening-round loss to Sulphur Springs from last season.
The Wildcats bested Whitehouse 2-1 in Bi-District last year.
Men’s soccer looks to make it two-straight against Whitehouse in Bi-District when the playoffs get underway Friday, Mar. 25 at 6:30 P.M.
The last team up on Friday, Mar. 25 is Wildcats baseball at home versus Pine Tree.
Friday’s game at Wildcat Park is another big match-up in that a win over the Pirates would propel Sulphur Springs from fifth to fourth place after the first third of district play.
Coach Jerrod Hammack’s team got a huge 5-4 come-from-behind victory Tuesday in Marshall for their first district win.
Sulphur Springs now sports a 4-10 (1-2 district) record heading into Friday.
Wildcats baseball no doubt look to make it to straight district wins Friday, Mar. 25 if they can best the visiting Pirates (1-1).
That game tees off at Wildcat Park Friday at 7 P.M.
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Hopkins County Dairy Festival Will Return In June 2022
Annual Salute To Dairy Industry will Feature With Pageant, Parade, Balloons, Ice Cream
The Hopkins County Dairy Festival will return in June, after a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, with all of the traditional events of recent years, HCDF Board members announced this week during an informational reception hosted for interested 2022 Dairy Festival contestants and their families.
This year’s Dairy Festival theme is “Ice Cream for Dairyland,” and, yes, the Texas Championship Ice Cream Freeze Off is scheduled to resume at Shannon Oaks Church this year for all to enjoy. So community members can dust off their ice cream freezers and start practicing their best flavors to enter in the competition this summer. Those not entering can pay a small fee to sample the entries submitted for judging Saturday evening, June 11, 2022.
While many details are still being worked out, Dairy Festival Board members are excited to be able to once again host this salute to the dairy industry, a rich part of the county’s history.
The festival takes a lot of preparation in advance to make sure everything is in place for each of the six major event: Hot Air Balloon Rally & Flights, Dairy Festival Parade, Junior Dairy Show, Milking Contest, Ice Cream Freeze Off and the Queens Coronation Pageant.
The 2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board of Directors includes many dedicated longstanding members. Some like Treasurer Lynda Hager have been involved with Dairy Festival for more than 50 years; Balloon Rally Chairs Dr. David and Pam Black, more than 30 years. Vice President Carolyn McKinney, who recently retired from Southwest Dairy Center, is another who continues to serve.
Some are second generation board members, like Co-Pageant Hospitality Coordinator Gena Prickette, whose mom served on the board and who herself has been involved with it for 25 years. Co-Pageant Hospitality Coordinator Cindy Lancaster and Parade Coordinator David Watson noted they had so much fun when their daughters were involved that they have stayed on, Lancaster at least 27 years and Watson more than 15 years.
Also among the individuals contributing their talents and time to serve this year on the Dairy Festival Board, some returning members and others new members, include: President Robbin Vaughn; Secretary Sheilah Hale; Social Media and Media Correspondence Coordinator Brooke Howard; Queen Rachel Bramlett; Carnival Coordinator Lonnie Fox; David McCaig, who served as president for 2 years and oversees stage set construction; associate members Johanna Hicks and Karin McCormack; and members Jessica McInnis, Triston Pullen, Diana Ramirez, Jackie Russell, Megan Smith, Bryan Vaughn, Missy Caddell, and Sara and Gary Fraze.
This year, Pageant Coordinators Gena Prickette and Cindy Lancaster were excited to be contacted in advance by 12 Hopkins County juniors who are interested in participating in the pageant. The coordinators noted, in addition to being a lot of fun and work, the pageant provides not only an opportunity for the queen to represent Hopkins County at ribbon cuttings and area events, but provides scholarships for winners as well.
Rachel Bramlett has had the distinction of serving as Dairy Festival Queen for 3 years. Even when COVID shut down most of the world in 2020 and resulted in the Dairy Festival being canceled last year, Bramlett continued to represent the dairy industry and Hopkins County at local and area functions — even when it has meant having to miss some of her college classes. In fact, she extended her spring break an extra day for an introductory dinner hosted at Southwest Dairy Center March 21 for the 12 high school juniors interested in participating in this year’s pageant.
Among the potential 2022 Dairy Festival Queen Pageant contestants introduced Monday were Sallee Spraggins, Vanessa Wayne, Allison Peckham, Ashland Hooten, Khira Young, Jocelyn Yanez, Madelyn Sherman, Olivia Worth, Colbie Glenn and Miley Fisher. Unable to attend due to prior commitments, but scheduled to receive contestant packets, are Jayden Holly and Brylee Brock.
Hopkins County Dairy Festival 2022 pageant candidates (front, left) Sallee Spraggins, Vanessa Wayne, Allison Peckham, Ashland Hooten, Khira Young and Jocelyn Yanez; (back row) Madelyn Sherman, Olivia Worth, 2019-2020 Dairy Festival Queen Rachel Bramlett, Colbie Glenn and Miley Fisher; and (not pictured) Jayden Holly and Brylee Brock 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival pageant participant 
2022 Dairy Festival Pageant participant 
Hopkins County Dairy Festival 2022 pageant candidates (front, left) Sallee Spraggins, Vanessa Wayne, Allison Peckham, Ashland Hooten, Khira Young and Jocelyn Yanez; (back row) Madelyn Sherman, Olivia Worth, 2019-2020 Dairy Festival Queen Rachel Bramlett, Colbie Glenn and Miley Fisher; and (not pictured) Jayden Holly and Brylee Brock
The young ladies received packets, schedules and information regarding their duties as pageant contestants, got to know the board members and who to contact for the various activities they will participate in.
The pageant contestants will assist Dr. David and Pam Black at the Hot Air Balloon Rallies, Glow and Flight scheduled June 10 and June 11; decorate a float in the “Ice Cream for Dairyland” theme and participate in the Dairy Fest Parade June 11; the Milking Contest for candidates, along with their parents and hot air balloon pilots; sell a minimum of 100 tickets to offset costs of hosting the festival; and, with talent and dress among the pageant requirements during the pageant.
The queen must also be able to attend local ribbon cuttings and represent the Dairy Festival at area events, she must also store the queen’s float, attend monthly Dairy Festival Board of Directors meetings to give an update of her activities and be involved in next year’s pageant and festival activities.
Prayer before the Dairy Festival Queen’s dinner with potential pageant participants and Festival Board members 
Prayer before the Dairy Festival Queen’s dinner with potential pageant participants and Festival Board members 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Coronation Pageant Hospitality 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board President and Co-Pageant Hospitality Co-Chair 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board- Parade chair, Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board Vice President 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, 2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, 2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, 2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families 
2021-2022 Dairy Festival Board members, potential pageant participants and their families
2022 Dairy Festival Events Schedule
Be sure to make the following dates and times from the following Dairy Festival Schedule:
Wednesday-Saturday, June 8-11
- Carnival on the Civic Center Grounds, coordinated by Lonnie Fox;
Friday, June 10
- Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting at noon on Celebration Plaza
- Hot Air Balloon Rally & Glow from 6 to 9 p.m. (weather permitting) at Shannon Oaks Church
Saturday, June 11
- Hot Air Balloon Rally and Flight from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. (weather permitting) at Shannon Oaks Church
- Dairy Festival Parade departs at 10 a.m. from Buford Park, following the traditional parade route down Connally Street
- Junior Dairy Show begins at 10 a.m. in the Civic Center Arena
- Milking Contest at 3 p.m. in the Civic Center Arena for pageant contestants, their parents and balloon pilots
- Texas Championship Ice Cream Freeze Off begins at 5:30 p.m. with judging and serving at Shannon Oaks Church
- Hot Air Balloon Rally and Glow begins at 6 p.m. at Shannon Oaks Church
Saturday, June 18
- Coronation Pageant begins at 7 p.m. in SSHS Auditorium, at the Civic Center.
Both Lady Cats Finish Top-5 at State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi
Lady Cats powerlifting had themselves a solid day at 5A Division I State Powerlifting Meet held in Corpus Christi.
The three day state meet held Thursday through Saturday, Mar. 17-19 saw both athletes finish in the top-5, with one getting 4th in Corpus Christi.
Haylee Schultz squatted 195, bench pressed 105 pounds and deadlifted 260 pounds for a total of 560.
The sophomore’s efforts were good enough for a 5th place finish.
Two-time state powerlifter (the first in Sulphur Springs history!), Machelle Allen squatted 315, bench pressed 240 pounds and dead lifted 340.
For a total of 895, Allen got 4th place in her designation in Corpus Christi.
Allen improved upon her efforts last year which saw the then-freshman finish 7th at state in 2021.
Friday and Saturday, Wildcats powerlifting has four athletes in Abilene for the state powerlifting meet. The boys 5A Division I State Powerlifting Meet runs Friday and Saturday, Mar. 25 & 26.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Welding Tips From Paris Junior College
WELDING TIPS
John Plemons, welding instructor at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop, visits with new student Wendy Kent, left, and advanced welding student Kenneth Mize. For information about enrolling in the welding program, call 903-885-1232.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
Official Grand Opening Of Outdoor Fitness Court- Newest Addition To Pacific Park – Is This Friday
The official grand opening of the newest quality of life addition at Pacific Park, a sleek, modern outdoor Fitness Court® with a supporting mobile app, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, in the park.
The capital project is a featured part of an initiative launched by National Fitness Campaign (NFC), a nationwide consulting organization that partners with cities and schools to plan, build and fund healthy infrastructure.
In 2021, the City of Sulphur Springs was one of the recipients from around the country awarded a $25,000 grant from NFC to help support the program. In addition to grant funding, a city match and local partnerships from Saputo and CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital contributed to make the project possible in Sulphur Springs.
The new Fitness Court® at Pacific Park is an open-air wellness center that allows users to leverage their own body weight to get a complete workout. Created with adults of all ages in mind, the Fitness Court is adaptable for all fitness levels.
The Fitness Court is one of several improvements and upgrades planned at Pacific Park. The first was construction of a new HW Grays Community Building, with new sidewalk and parking around it. New playground equipment, improved drainage and a new basketball pavilion are among the improvements identified by the community and being funded in by grant funding and a voter-approved bond.
Residents are invited to attend an Opening Day Launch Event on March 25 at 10:30 a.m. to try the Fitness Court® and learn about upcoming community wellness events and programming. For more information, visit or contact Sulphur Springs Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski at 903-885-7541.
Warning Sirens To Be Tested March 24 In Sulphur Springs
The City of Sulphur Springs plans to test the warning sirens throughout the city at lunch time Thursday, March 24, 2022, to ensure all are functioning properly, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornados, which are the most common in the area, but also in case of any emergency that could affect the safety and lives of citizens in Sulphur Springs. This will only be a test, conducted around 12 p.m.
City Spring Clean-Up Week Planned April 18-23, 2022 For Sulphur Springs Residents
The annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up has been set for Monday-Saturday, April 18-23, 2022. Sulphur Springs residents may bring large items to discard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on clean-up days to the city collection site, located about half of a mile east of Flowserve.
City Manager Marc Maxwell stresses, Spring Clean-Up Week is strictly for city residents, not for commercial interests. This simply allows city residents to transport household trash, brush and larger items that won’t fit into their designated trash cans to the dump site annually. Those things which can fit into trash cans should be placed in them and discarded accordingly.
To verify the person arriving with garbage is a resident, living within the city of Sulphur Springs, those bringing large items to discard will be asked to show proof of city residents by presenting a driver’s license or city utility bill (water bill) with their physical address on it.
No containers or appliances with hazardous or harsh materials will be accepted at the city collection site If discarding a refrigerator for instance, the city resident must show documentation the substance has been removed. No paint, batteries, tires or other household hazardous wastes will be accepted.
Residents do have to bring their own items to the clean-up site; the city will not furnish a means to do so. There are typically people on-hand to help city residents who do take advantage of the City-Wide Spring Clean-Up by bringing items to dump. They can help with some items but residents for the most part will be responsible for offloading their own items.
County Cleanup
Hopkins County residents will also have the opportunity the following weekend to dispose of larger household items during Hopkins County Cleanup Days. The four county precinct barns will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 29 and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 30. No tires, shingles, chemicals, household hazardous waste, pesticides or paint will be accepted. Those hauling large items are asked not to bring it in gooseneck trailers as they are hard to unload. Click here for additional information about Hopkins County Clean Up Days.
