City Passes Key Ordinances Tuesday Night
The Sulphur Springs City Council passed key ordinances on first reading for the budget for next fiscal year at a regular meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Kayla Price explains what the ordinances deals with and then there are responses from city Director of Finance Peter Karstens on the first three and then from city Human Resources Director Gordon Frazier on the fourth one. Councilman Craig Johnson also asks some questions. The...
Morris W. Abercrombie
Funeral service for Master Sergeant Morris W. Abercrombie , 82, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Pete Adrian officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Military honors by The Hopkins County Military Coalition and with Jay McClendon, Reece Booher, Larry Godfrey, Shem Ray III, Jacob Landers, Keith Ashmore, and Harlan Hammond serving...
City Manager’s Report Reflects a Busy May for City Employees
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented his Manager’s Report Tuesday night during the June regular session of the council. STREETS, WATER AND SEWER – The FM 2285 waterline replacement project is moving slowly. The heavy rains have taken their toll on the project. We’ve installed 6,500 feet of pipe, and three of four bores have been completed. This project will replace 2.5 miles of undersized and dilapidated...
The Eternal Flame Has Been Repaired, Reward For Arrest Still Offered
Tommy Allison, a Hopkins County Veterans Memorial Committee Member, tells us that the damaged Eternal Flame has been replaced and is now blazing away at its’ site at the Veterans Memorial on Celebration Plaza. Recently the Eternal Flame was vandalized and some damage was also done to a kiosk on the site. At last report, a $7,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons...
Photo Walk Winners Announced
Sulphur Springs Worldwide Photo Walk fifth year winners were (front) First Place Malorie Padron receiving a $50 gift certificate to Texas Art & Frame, (right middle) Second Place Mike Watson receiving a monopod donated by The Appliance Hospital owner Perry Altenbaumer (top middle), (left middle) Third Place Andy Pendleton was presented a $25 gift certificate to Muddy Jake’s Sports Grille and Pub by Manager Lonnie Fox (back right)....
Fifth Annual Photo Walk Announces Winners, Cell Phone Entry Takes Top Honors, By Cindy Roller Editor
This year’s top photo exemplifies how being a good photographer is not just about having the most expensive equipment, but the eye for the art of photography. It was a difficult decision for the judges but the Sulphur Springs Worldwide Photo Walk is announcing the winners of the fifth annual event sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance. Taking the First Place ribbon was fifth-year participant photographer Malorie...
Jerry Wayne Bramlett
Military graveside services for Jerry Wayne Bramlett, age 74, of Plano, formerly of Brashear will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2014 with the Hopkins County Military Coalition. Dr. Jimmy Henry will be officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2014 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Mr. Bramlett passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Life Care Center in Plano, TX. Mr. Bramlett was born on September...
Important Days Worth Making Note of as March Comes to an End
March 18, 2024 – A couple of important days worth making note of as March 2024 comes to an end include the following. Monday, March 25th, 2024, is National Medal of Honor Day, honoring service and sacrifice, established by Congress to “foster public appreciation and recognition of Medal of Honor Recipients.” The first National Medal of Honor Day was celebrated on March 25, 1991. Also worth noting, Friday, March 29th, 2024 is...
2nd Lieutenant David Murrel Lewis
Second Lieutenant David Murrel Lewis, son of Ruby Mae Dennis and David Middleton Lewis, was born August 5, 1922, at Baylor Hospital. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a Private on January 8, 1942, and served with the 345th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) – 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy) – 9th Air Force during World War II. On August 1, 1943, 2nd Lieutenant Lewis was killed while participating in Operation TIDAL...
Carolyn Watson Courson-Cerretani Smith
Carolyn Watson Courson-Cerretani Smith died at her home in Emory, Texas, on the morning of Friday, June 16, 2023, surrounded by family. Born in 1955, in Tyler, Texas, to Mary Margaret Watson and Robert Courson, Carolyn grew up in Tyler. She graduated from John Tyler High School and attended Tyler Junior College. Carolyn married John Charles Cherry in 1975 and, in 1977, had their first child, John Charles Cherry Jr. In 1978, they had...
