Sulphur Springs City Manager’s September Report
Tuesday night, September 6, City Manager Marc Maxwell reported to the city council: STREETS, WATER AND SEWER – Water and sewer improvements on Bill Bradford Road are completed. Atmos completed the replacement of the gas main. The curb & gutter and street will be replaced next by a contractor. DAVIS/TOMLINSON PARKING LOT – This project has been on hold for a couple of weeks while the Capital Construction crew has been...
Community Outreach Lunch and Food Pantry Open September 10th, 2016
At the Church of Christ located on 154 MLK Jr. Dr. in Sulphur Springs, Texas a free lunch will be served on September 10th, 2016 from 11 am to 1 pm. The food pantry will also be open as well. The event is scheduled to reoccur on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Lunch Ministry and Food Pantry Coordinators are Brother Delante Jackson, Elder Danny Hynson, Elder Fred Weeks, Sister Sequita Mosley, Katie Robinson, Sister Bettye Harrison,...
Lights of Life Half Marathon Registration Underway
The 2016-2017 Lights of Life Campaign is hosting the 3nd Annual Half Marathon benefiting the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation. The official US Track & Field Certified Half Marathon is the only half marathon in Hopkins County, and is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2016, 7:30a.m. – 12 noon. The course will be repeated twice and will start and finish on Celebration Plaza. “Our goal is to encourage out of town visitors to...
What’s Up with Texas A&M Agrilife Extension? By Johanna Hicks
What’s Up with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension? School is back up and in full swing, so that means that 4-H is gearing up for the new year, as well. Our office has received several phone calls in the past few days, so I wanted to share the 4-H enrollment information again. The 4-H year is from September 1 to August 31, and we have lots of events and activities for youth coming up in the next few months. But first, here’s...
PJC Drama Department Announces Fall Productions
Paris Junior College Department of Drama announces is fall play production schedule that includes a year-ending Christmas classic.”Our students can’t wait to see audience reactions to this year’s productions,” said Drama Instructor Will Walker. “We’re very excited about the new season.” The first show of the new season, “The Giver,” is a modern classic adapted for the stage by Eric Coble and...
SSHS Team Tennis Opens District with Loss
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad opened district play with an 18-1 loss at Hallsville Tuesday afternoon. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez thought his team had a chance to win after he checked out play at the beginning of the match. It was not to be. Coach Martinez said his players didn’t execute their strokes and didn’t bring enough effort to he match ups. He added the players appeared to be scared. Many youngsters...
Oncor Makes Donation To Meal-A-Day
Larry Willis, Oncor Area Manager presented a Donation to Meal A Day Cooks Mary Morris, Jim Turner, Joni Hughes, Debbie Wisniewski, and Maggie Thomas.
City Council Approve First Reading of Ordinances; Approve Bond Issue
Sulphur Springs City Council passed all items on their agenda Tuesday night during their September session. most of the items were first reading of ordinances that focused on the budget. A Food and Food Establishment ordinance was also passed for second reading. The council did pass the second and final reading of Ordinance 2686, an ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of City of Sulphur Springs Texas Combination Tax and...
Items Recovered Quickly in Burglary of Building
David O’Neal Oxford, Jr, 42, of Sulphur Springs was arrested after his step-mother called Sulphur Springs Police and complained that Oxford had come on to her property on Vaughn Drive when she was gone and broke into the garage and stole items. Oxford was found at 927 Main Street with the items in his pickup. He admitted to the burglary. Oxford is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Burglary of a Building, a State Jail Felony. His...
