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May
31
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From Megan Arnold to Lorena Zuniga, some 214 seniors from Sulphur Springs High School received diplomas Saturday night at the Civic Center Arena. For John McCullough who presided at the event, it was his first graduating class as principal. The event featured speeches from Salutatorian Kelsey Evans and Valedictorian Jacob Cooper. After receiving diplomas, the seniors held hands and swayed during playing of Alma Mater. After McCullough dismissed the class of 2008, mortarboard caps filled the air as the seniors celebrated.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
31
Sulphur Springs Gas Price Protest Organizer Plans to Send Empty Gas Cans to Washington Elected Officials
May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
John Cooper, who set up a rally on the Downtown Square to protest high gasoline prices, plans to wrap some of his petitions around empty gas cans and send them to elected officials in Washington. The rally drew a crowd of about 50 Saturday morning. During the rally, Cooper urged those present to stay home July 4th weekend and not buy gasoline from July 4-10. Cooper suggested that recall elections be held to remove certain uncooperative elected officials from office.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
31
Sulphur Springs City Council to Elect New Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem at Tuesday Night Meeting
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At a meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night at 7 p.m., the council will present a plaque to outgoing council member and mayor Yolanda Williams. Oaths of office will also be given to returning council member Chris Brown and new councilman Charles Oxford. The council will then select a new mayor and mayor pro tem for the next year. The council is also expected to discuss and take action on a façade grant program. The council will also make appointments to 13 advisory boards.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
31
Hopkins Co. Commissioners Court to Meet with Anti-Sludge Steering Committee to Discuss Environmental Laws
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The Hopkins County Commissioners Court has two work sessions planned for late Monday afternoon. At 4 p.m. the court plans to discuss the Fidelity Express building and also personnel issues. The court also will meet with Jim Allison, an attorney who represents the County Judge and County Commissioners Association to discuss environmental laws. At a 5 p.m. meeting, the court will meet with the steering committee formed to fight sludge application permits on environmental laws.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
31
Lakes MHMR in Sulphur Springs is Seeking Public Input for New Services Plan at Tuesday Forum
May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The local Mental Health Center, which serves Hopkins and six other counties, is impacted by new state law that requires them to create a network of outside agencies to provide mental health treatment services. The local center says they must develop a plan to show how this will happen. They are seeking public comment. A public forum is scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Lakes Regional MHMR Center at 1400 College Street in Sulphur Springs.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
31
Wildcats 7 on 7 Football League Begins Thursday
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The Wildcats 7 on 7 Football League begins Thursday on practice fields at the high school. Games are expected to begin at around 4 p.m. and run until about 8 p.m. There are 10 Varsity Teams and 6 JV Teams in the league. One JV entry is actually the Sulphur Springs 9th grade team. Royse City, who had a spirited game against the Wildcats in a Royse City tournament are among Varsity entries. The Sulphur Springs league will run for 4 straight Thursdays during June.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
30
Cocaine Found in a Vehicle Leads to Two Arrests
May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Two Arkansas men were arrested in Hopkins County Thursday night after cocaine was found in their vehicle after a traffic stop on I-30. DPS Trooper David Reynolds indicated the two men told inconsistent stories concerning their trip and criminal histories. After consent to search was granted, 111 grams of cocaine and some digital scales were discovered under a back seat. Arrested were 54-year old Donnie Ray Graham of Wynn, Arkansas and 27-year old Terrance L. Gibbs of Earle, Arkansas.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
30
Pair of Hopkins County Commissioners Comment on Plans for Future County Office Space Needs
May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Two more Hopkins County Commissioners have expressed their opinions on plans to address future county office space needs. Precinct 2 County Commissioner Burke Bullock says he can’t stay quiet any longer. He says the public is being led to believe the Commissioners Court hasn’t spent any time considering various options. Bullock likes the proposal to renovate the Fidelity Express building. With the economy as it is, Bullock says he feels the public will not support a bond issue for a large building project.
Precinct 3 County Commissioner Don Patterson says he wants to do what the taxpayers want him to do. He says his mind is pretty well made up but he insists he wants to wait for the facts before deciding which way to go. Patterson says he does have concerns with building onto the current jail considering its shape. He says he doesn’t think the public will favor spending a lot of money in these economic times.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
30
Hopkins County United Way Board Adopts Budget and Agency Allocations for 2009
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The board of the Hopkins County United Way Friday approved allocations of $150,000 for 18 agencies for 2009. The agencies had submitted requests for $168,000. This year’s Drive Chairman Randall Voss says the $150,000 figure is $5,000 more than he had to raise. Voss says among the agencies Safe-T, a child abuse agency, is new and the Boy Scouts are returning for funding in 2009 after requesting no funds this year. Banker and historian John Sellers is the 2009 United Way Drive Chairman.
donjulian@ksstradio.net
May
30
Retiring Chamber President is Praised For Helping Bring International Visitors to Hopkins County
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Some praise for retiring Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President Bill Elliott came from a letter written by an ambassador with a Washington D.C. agency that sponsors International guests who visit the U.S. Jerry Jordan with the North Texas Council for International Visitors read the letter that noted that guests from Bosnia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Slovak Republic and others had visited Hopkins County the past five years. Some said the Hopkins County stop was the highlight of their visit. The letter said Hopkins County was on the World map for its hospitality.
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