NETLA, Farm Bureau Host Annual Buyers Luncheon
The annual Northeast Texas Livestock Association Buyers Luncheon, put on by NETLA and sponsored by Farm Bureau, was held on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at First Baptist Church. Individuals, civic leaders and business and industry professionals attended because they recognize the value that agriculture brings to the lives of youth in our county. As FFA chapter members in uniform began to serve the delicious prime rib meal, NETLA...
Lady Cats Place Six on All-District Basketball Team
Six Lady Cats Basketball players made the District 15-5A All District Basketball Team recently selected by the district’s coaches. Making 1st Team All District were freshman Kenzie Willis and sophomore Hannah Cordell. Selected 2nd Team All District were junior Nylah Lindley and senior Kate Womack. Lady Cats Honorable Mention All-District selections were freshman Addisyn Wall and junior Bre’Asia Ivery. The Lady Cats...
CTE: Human Services Endorsement Changing To Family, Community Services
Students Who Want To Help Others Benefit from Program, New Practicum Sulphur Springs High School is restructuring one endorsement area to better meet current needs and provide more opportunities for students interested in careers in fields that help people, including counselors, marriage and family therapists and personal financial advisers. The family and consumer services program will now replace the human services endorsement plan....
First Presbyterian Church Sign Being Installed
First Presbyterian Church should soon be able to list service information on the new church sign, which a crew was installing earlier today. New sign being installed at First Presbyterian Church on College Street The sign was donated to replace an old sign that was in such bad shape it had to be taken down. However, the church’s initial request to the city zoning board to put up the sign was denied. The sign required approval of...
2 Candidates Vying For Place 2 On Cumby City Council
Filing Deadline For A Place On May 2 Ballot Nearing As of Friday, two candidates had filed for candidacy for Place 2 on Cumby City Council. Sheryl Lackey is the only candidate to file for the Place 1 on the city council. Cumby sign Amber Hardy and Audri Mayo are the candidates for Place 2. Candidate filing for Places 1 and 2 for the May 2 election will continue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through March 3 at the Cumby Municipal...
Cumby Building Collapses During High Winds
The side of a brick building on West Main Street in Cumby collapsed Wednesday and is being torn down Thursday. No one was injured. The side of this building in Cumby collapsed Wednesday. (Courtesy City of Cumby) The building at 124 West Main Street in Cumby, next to the city park, has continued to deteriorate over the years. During high winds Wednesday, one wall of the building collapsed, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy...
Fort Worth Man Sentenced For Theft Of Trailer From Apartment Complex
A 41-year-old Fort Worth man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in a state jail for a 2019 theft of a trailer from a Sulphur Springs apartment complex. Rusty Allen Fisher was stopped on State Highway 11 by troopers around 9:30 p.m. March 27, 2019 for not having brake or trailer lights. The vehicle’s registration also reportedly expired in February 2019. When asked by the trooper why the unit he was driving didn’t have a front...
Architect, Demolition Company Approved By Hospital District Board
Chapter 381 Tax Abatements Granted BY HCHD To Pine Forest, Dike solar farms Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors approved Chapter 381 Economic Development Tax Abatements for two solar farms, and selected an architectural firm for a new EMS headquarters/Hospital District Building and a company to demolish three houses on Airport Road. EMS/District Facility The requested information was posted seeking qualifications for...
Asbestos Abatement Underway
In order for the new Senior Citizens Center to be built, the building at the corner of Oak ave and Fuller St must be razed. Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell confirmed with KSST that asbestos abatement is underway. Windows, doors and even roof vents are now sealed, as a contractor carries out the work. Asbestos abatement under way. Asbestos-containing buildings that are to be torn down usually have to be sealed, and then have...
Globe Life Field Update: Toilets Flush
A recent significant update on the construction the new home of the Texas Rangers is that all the toilets flush. This is obviously done to stress test the elaborate plumbing system before the 2020 Season opens on March 26th, 2020. Super strange and wacky, but it’s pretty common practice before opening a large facility like this one. The current view from inside Globe Life Field Another update is that the front office has now...
