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There will be a recount in the race for Place 7 on the Sulphur Springs City Council. In results reported Saturday, challenger Charles Oxford unseated incumbent council member and current Mayor Yolanda Williams by just 6 votes 233-227. City Secretary Gale Roberts says the recount will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at County Clerk Debbie Shirley’s office. Ms. Williams is paying for the recount. The Sulphur Springs City Council has called a special meeting for Thursday to canvass election results.
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About 70 citizens concerned about future sludge applications in Hopkins County gathered at the Hopkins County Courthouse again Monday night. Those present heard what their steering committee has been up to since their formation on April 14. Steering committee chairman Bob Williams told those present he had the opportunity to meet with the landowner of the site where the new sludge application will take place if approved by the TCEQ and with Terra Resources who will do the sludge application. Williams said he told the landowner he wasn’t being very neighborly. The steering committee now has a bank account at City National Bank for donations. They also have a web site at www.hopkinscountyepc.org. Williams also expressed concern about whether TCEQ is up to the task of enforcing sludge sites. He encouraged those present to write letters and raise Cain. The steering committee is working on having a consultation with an attorney from the Texas Association of Counties who advises the Commissioners Court. Hiring an attorney is still a possibility for the group.
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Don Sapaugh is the new president of the Sulphur Springs School Board after reorganization Monday. Clay Johnson was chosen as vice-president and Jackie Brice as secretary. Trustees Jack Chubb and Ms. Brice were sworn for new terms on the board after facing no opposition in elections this year. Foy Williams performed his last official act as president by recognizing this year’s Valedictorian Jacob Cooper and Salutatorian Kelsey Evans.
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Sulphur Springs High School Academic Specialist Kristen Monk has been selected as the new principal of Travis Elementary School. The School Board approved the change Monday night. Ms. Monk will replace Allison Wilson who is going to work for an education service center in the Dallas area. Superintendent Patsy Bolton says Ms. Monk was one of five in-house applicants interviewed for the job.
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Local Post Office Letter Carrier Kyle Verner calls this year’s Postal Food Drive the best one yet. Carriers collected a total of 14,654 pounds of food on their routes in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Saturday. Verner says he was worried about the drive because of the economy but he says local people donated like never before. The food benefits the Northeast Texas Food Bank. Food Bank Manager Denise McCarty was impressed by the variety of the donations. She says the local people have never let the food bank down. Now Ms. McCarty says she needs volunteers to process all of the food in her warehouse.
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Although the crowd of several hundred was a little less than expected, the first Blue Grass in the Park was a great show that looked great on a big stage in front of an old house in Heritage Park. That was the assessment of Sulphur Springs Director of Tourism Joey Baker who put the show together. Baker said the city did a lot of things right with the initial show and he looks forward to staging the show again next year.
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Railroad Building is New at Heritage Park

May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Author: Don Julian

Filed under: Entertainment, News

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Those wandering around Heritage Park Saturday found something new to look at. A Railroad Building has been put up across the street from the Print Shop. It contains an exhibit, a railroad sign and two pieces of equipment that were used to check tracks. Wes Hampton says he believes the building will eventually be walled in so that it can accommodate some more railroad exhibits currently in the Heritage Park Museum.
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In Saturday City and School Election news, Sulphur Springs elected Charles Oxford over incumbent Yolanda Williams for a city council seat. James Carroll edged by Don Meeks for Mayor of Como. Como-Pickton voters elected Jim Murray and Shawn Carpenter for seats on the school board. Leon Higginbotham was elected for place 1 on the Cumby City Council, Cumby voters also elected David Barrow, Keith Newsome and Jeff Kenzy to the Cumby School Board. David James and Brent McQueen were elected to the North Hopkins School Board and Yantis voters elected Dewayne Attaway and Jason Burchfield to the school board.
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Concerning two of his female gymnasts, Sulphur Springs Gymnastics Coach Jeff Wiles says they are on track to consider the Olympics someday in their future if they have the desire. The girls are 11-year old Chrissalynd Person and 12-year old Vivian Beasley. Chrissalynd is a three-time state champion and Vivian is right behind her. Wiles says both practice about three hours a day five days a week. The 220 gymnasts, both boys and girls from age 2 to college age at Sulphur Springs Gymnastics, put on an exhibition Saturday.
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Five Sulphur Springs High School students participated in a National Business Professionals of America competition in Reno, Nevada over the weekend. None finished in the top three nationally but sponsor Brenda McKinzie said all of them represented Sulphur Springs well. Ryan Clark competed in Computerized Accounting, Alyssa Post took part in Digital Media Production and Chelsey Tiegiser competed in Integrated Office Applications. Brandon Harry, the Region 3 BPA President took part in the Leadership Academy. Whitney Hu, the Texas BPA President served as Head Voting Delegate.
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