Bowie Primary Student Flown To Dallas Doctor For Broken Arm
Bowie Primary School, 1400 Mockingbird Lane, Sulphur Springs, Texas A Bowie Primary student was flown to Dallas for an injury reportedly sustained at school Wednesday morning. The student reportedly broke an arm while on the playground at school, according to Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden. The student’s parents were notified. The child was flown in a medical helicopter to a pediatric doctor in Dallas,...
Cumby Bond Election: What The Bond Funds, Tax Impact
Voters within Cumby ISD will be asked this fall to cast their preference either in favor of or against a $6.2 million bond election to fund facilities improvements. The bond proposal is at least 2 years worth of work by administrators trustees and a facilities comittee. District administrators explained a facilities inventory and evaluation was ordered in 2017. Then, a 10-member facilities committee determined how best to meet...
Cumby Mayor, School Bond On Nov. 5 Ballots
Cumby Independent School District’s incumbents weren’t challenged in their bids for reelection to the board of trustees, nor were those hoping to serve as aldermen on Cumby City Council. Candidates, Bond CISD President Jason Hudson, Jody Jarvis and Secretary Tony Aguilar were the only candidates to turn in applications for a place on the Nov. 5 Cumby ISD Board of Trustees ballot. Similarly, the only candidates to file for...
North Hopkins ISD Trustees Election Draws 7 Candidates
Seven candidates signed up for a place on the ballot in the North Hopkins Independent School District Board of Trustees Election. Candidates, including incumbents are D. Ellis Dicus, Vicki Hillis Ferrell, Justin Holland, Andy Kendall, Robert McPherson, Sherry Smiddy and Charlie Vaughn. Voters will be asked to select up to three candidates to fill three at-large full three-year term seats on the school board. Early voting by personal...
City Tax Rate Will Remain The Same; Water, Sewer Fees Will Increase In Coming Year
The city of Sulphur Springs is proposing a $30.5 million budget for fiscal year 2020. The city budget is projected to fund routine operations as well as a few projects without having to raise the city tax rate above the current 44-cents per $100 property valuation, according to Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell. City residents will, however, see a small increase in water, sewer and trash rates, to help support those services...
Sulphur Springs Police Arrest 4 On Marijuana Possession Charges
Sulphur Springs Police arrested four people, two each at two different locations Monday on marijuana possession charges. Special Crimes Unit investigators at 1:45 p.m. Aug. 19 stopped a Toyota Camry in the 100 block of South Moore Street for a traffic violation. On contact with the vehicle, the SCU officers alleged they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Both the driver and passenger were asked to step out...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon Warrant
A 52-year-old Sulphur Springs was arrested Monday on an aggravated assault with deadly weapon warrant. Douglas Paul Merrell turned himself in at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office to Sgt. Richard Greer at 4:30 p.m., according to arrest reports. Douglas Paul Merrell Greer escorted Merrell into the county jail, where Merrell was booked, then released for jail later Monday on $50,000 bond on the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon...
SSHS Students Start 2019-20 School Year With Games, Inspirational Messages
Sulphur Springs High School students started their first day of school for the 2019-2020 school year with games and informational messages, and for a few gift card prizes. “Basically, the staff wanted to do something nontraditional for the kids. We feel relationships and building relationships is something we excel at here at Sulphur Springs High School. It’s important for us to connect with the kids here,” said SSHS Principal...
NextLink Breaks Ground On Sulphur Springs Site
Groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 20, 2019, for NextLink Internet’s Sulphur Springs office Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County officials and community members welcomed NextLink to town Tuesday morning. The Texas-based high speed Internet and phone company kicked off construction of a Sulphur Springs location in Heritage Business Park beside Armorock and across from Load Trail. “We are glad to have NextLink here to contribute...
NextLink To Break Ground at 9 a.m. Aug. 20 On New Sulphur Springs Facility
Construction will soon begin in Heritage Business Park on a new Sulphur Springs office for NextLink. The Weatherford-based company is expanding Internet coverage in rural areas across the state, and plans to open an office in Sulphur Springs within the next year. The office is expected to employ 15 people starting out, with plans to hire up to 20 people, most of whom will work in the field putting up towers to help make Internet...
