Hearing Slated Tonight To Give Community A Chance To Voice Concerns, Questions Regarding Old Mine Property
Reclamation Responsibility, Land Leases, ETJ Boundaries, Maintenance Discussed During First Hearing On Annex Sulphur Springs City Council City residents who have questions regarding the old Thermo Mine/ Luminant property that is now owned by the city are encouraged to attend Thursday’s special city council meeting. The 6 p.m. session Jan. 9 is designated specifially as a public hearing for community members to voice any...
Chamber Connection — Jan. 9, 2020
By Lezley Brown, president/CEO of Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce It is with great pleasure that the 2020 Board of Directors invites you to the 94th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. We will host a Networking Cocktail Happy Half Hour at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30, and the awards will follow at 7 p.m. Please take this opportunity...
Planning & Zoning Commission Appointments, Notices For Parks And Senior Citizens Center Approved
Sulphur Springs City Council Sulphur Springs City Council had a full agenda during Tuesday night’s regular meeting, including two appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission, authorizing a TexPool representative and notices for funding for Pacific Park and Senior Citizens Center projects. Senior Center, Pacific Park The council took another step in obtaining voter approved funding of up to $3 million for improvements at...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Rosemary Horn, wife of the late Elmer G. (Mutt) Horn. She passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5. A graveside service was held at Nelta Cemetery on Wednesday, Jan. 8, under the direction of Murray-Orwosky funeral home. Please be in prayer for the family. Yvette Williams shared, “We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve with the grands. We took them to Embassy Suites in Frisco and they...
El Paso Man To Sentenced On Controlled Substance Charge
Caleb Evan Ashley A 20-year-old El Paso man was taken into custody at 11 a.m. Jan. 7 at Hopkins County Courthouse after being assessed punishment on a controlled substance charge, according to jail reports. Caleb Evan Ashley was scheduled to appear in district court Tuesday, Jan. 7, during the 9 a.m. session for a sentencing hearing on a Jan. 12, 2019 manufacture or delivery of more than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled...
Mount Pleasant Man Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant
A 31-year-old Mount Pleasant man as held in Titus County jail on a Hopkins County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was alerted Joe Anthony Gotcher was taken in custody at Titus County jail. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite traveled to Mount Pleasant, took the man into custody at 9:12 a.m. Jan. 7 and transported him to Hopkins County jail, where he was held for surety off bond on a failure in sex offender...
Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested Following Alleged Theft At Main Street Store
A shoplifting complaint on Main Street resulted in two arrests Tuesday afternoon, according to police reports. Tracy Alan Groves Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched shortly after 1:30 p.m. Jan. 7 to the 400 block of Main Street, where a theft was reported. Upon arrival, officers contacted a 48-year-old Sulphur Springs woman who allegedly admitted to taking six bags of Corn Nuts. She allegedly passed all points of sale without...
Republican Women's Club To Meet Jan. 20 At Senior Center
Hopkins County Republican Women’s Club is scheduled to meet on Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. at the Senior Citizen’s Building, 150 Martin Luther King in Sulphur Springs. A “guest couple” will discuss their reasons for moving from California “to Texas and conservative territory.” Republican women are invited to “attend and become more informed.”
Sulphur Springs City Manager's Report For January 2020
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell Below is the City Manager’s Report reported by Marc Maxwell Jan. 7, to Sulphur Springs City Council. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Construction is complete with the exception of sowing grass seed which is ongoing. For all intents and purposes this project is complete. Budget for the project was $18,800,000. We expect total expenditures on the project to come in at $18,400,000. This project is...
City Council Puts Curfew Ordinance On Hold
Sulphur Springs City Hall, 201 North Davis St. Sulphur Springs City Council during the regular Jan. 7 meeting postponed a vote on a proposed curfew for minors ordinance. City Attorney Jim McLeroy Tuesday night told the council that Ordinance No. 2762 would amend the Code of Ordinances with the addition of an article establishing curfew hours for unaccompanied minors. McLeroy proposed establishing a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m....
