City Council Elects Mayor, Plans Workshop to Discuss Capital Improvement Plan for 2019-2023
Members of the Sulphur Springs City Council tabled the agenda item that would have put in place Capital Improvements for 2019-2023. They did agree to conduct a workshop to give further consideration to the project, including the number of projects, that will be included in the improvement plan. Mayor John Sellers and Mayor Pro Tem Emily Glass were re-elected along with the swearing-in of new council members. In the discussion of the...
Video Presentation: New City Council Members Receive Oath of Office Tuesday Night
Three newly elected and one newly appointed to the Sulphur Springs City Council were officially given the oath of office Tuesday night during the June regular session of the council. Receiving the oath are Erica Armstrong, Place 1; Jimmy Lucas, Place 2; Norman Sanders, Place 3; and Doug Moore, Place 6...
Monuments, Flag Restored at Weaver Cemetery Thanks to Jail Inmates
All monuments at Weaver Cemetery have been reset and a new Flag flies over the scene after Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum dispatched inmates and staff to the cemetery Tuesday morning. In three (3) hours the monuments were secured back in place. Tatum stated the strength of the inmates was supported by using a backhoe on the large monuments. According to Tatum, County Criminal Investigators are securing a warrant for the arrest...
Boards and Commission Appointments Made During the June 5th City Council Meeting
Sulphur Springs City Council made annual appointments to various boards and commissions in the city and appointed representatives to regional boards during their Tuesday night, June 5th, meeting. Those appointed include: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOUG MOORE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MATT JOHNSON BRAD BURGIN AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MARK MEADOWS JERRY BREWER KURT SEHNERT SULPHUR RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT LINDA GALLIGHER LIBRARY BOARD...
City Manager’s Report June 5, 2018
City Manager Marc Maxwell highlighted the work of city crews and improvements being made in the city during his report to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night in their June session. Activities included in his written report: SUNSET STREET – We have designed the Sunset Street improvements. The project will include new water mains, new sewer mains and a new concrete street from Connally to Houston. The $275,000 CDBG grant is...
Mayor’s Proclamation: Kidney Health and Cancer Awareness Week June 4-8
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 during the Sulphur Springs City Council meeting, the week of June 4-8 was proclaimed Kidney Health and Cancer Awareness Week. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, healthy kidneys are essential for regulating our bodies by removing fluids, waste and toxins. Kidneys release hormones that help regulate blood pressure, produce red blood cells and strengthen our bones; and WHEREAS, the precise cause of kidney cancer is unknown,...
Wednesday Forecast
Slight chance of morning showers; High 94 with heat index as high as 99; Low: 72; Wind: Southeast 5-10 mph
Lasca Champ Arnold Hahn
Funeral Services for Lasca Champ Arnold Hahn, age 93, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Peerless Cemetery with J. W. Burnett, Joshua Hahn, David James, Michael James, Keigan Lobin and Caden Watkins serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bill Arnold, Fred Lock, Danny Evans, J. D. Arnold, Bryan Arnold Brent, Arnold and Byron...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 23-29, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 23-29, 2018 May 23rd Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 3:21 a.m., in reference to criminal trespass that occurred on FM 515 near Yantis. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident. At 3:55 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 1660 near Alba. Deputies were dispatched to FM 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 6:02 a.m., in reference to an alarm....
