Ordinance Change Would Prohibit Scooters, Roller Blades On City Sidewalks
Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked at an upcoming meeting to approve on second reading an ordinance prohibiting most wheeled devices from being driven, rolled and ridden on sidewalks in “commercially zoned areas.” Ordinance No. 2760, as proposed would amend Chapter 25, Article VI of the city code, changing the title to “Bicycles, scooters and other wheeled conveyances.” The code would include...
Proposed Ordinance Would Limit Curbside Parking At Intersections in City Limits
A new ordinance proposed this week by city officials would amend city policies regarding curbside parking. Ordinance No. 2759 would amend Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances to include Section 25-82.1, prohibiting curbside parking within 25 feet of any intersection inside the city limits. City Attorney Jim McLeroy explained that this was an ordinance city officials had received a request for. City staff explored the idea of...
Louisiana Man Arrested For Cattle Theft After Intense Multi-State Investigation
QUITMAN, Texas —A five-month investigation by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers and Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Brand Inspectors resulted in a Louisiana man being jailed on three felony cattle theft charges out of Texas. TSCRA Special Rangers Larry Hand and Bo Fox were reportedly in Louisiana Tuesday as LDAF brand inspectors arrested Justin Glenn Thompson, 40, of Hineston,...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Celebrates 70 Years Of Service To The Community
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs celebrates 70 years of service on Thursday, Sept. 5. The hospital is planning a month-long celebration of this momentous occasion. Associates will be honored with treats each week to recognize their dedication to patients and community. In the early stages, Hopkins County Memorial Hospital had approximately 30 employees, 11...
Street Maintenance Doubled In Sulphur Springs In Spring
Waste Lift System Repairs Begin Sooner Than Originally Planned The street maintenance fee program implements in 2019 has been successful, doubling the amount street surfaces that received repairs this year, thanks to the $5 street maintenance fee Sulphur Springs residents pay on their utility bills. Plans for another major repair project had to be started immediately due to the precarious state of the system; the Cantex sewer lift...
City Property Tax, Utility Rates Approved On First Reading By Council
Sulphur Springs Finance Director Lesa Smith, City Secretary Gale Roberts Sulphur Springs City Council approved on first reading several ordinances dealing with the city property tax and service rates, as well as another amending the 2018-19 budget. Budget City Finance Director Lesa Smith asked the council to approve Ordinance 27851, which amends the 2018-19 budget. She explained that Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport has sold more jet...
Debbie Mitchell: Proposed County Property Tax Rate To Remain Same for 2019-2020
State officials urge agencies to take ‘aggressive action’ to stop FM 71 flooding The regular portion of Tuesday’s Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting took only about 10 minutes, just long enough to hold a brief public hearing for the county property tax rate, and for commissioners to approve one line item transfer and acknowledge a resolution made by Sen. Bob Hall. The commissioners court then entered into an...
Sulphur Springs Woman, Child Killed in Fannin County Crash Late Friday
Speed, Alcohol Cited As Factors in Fatal Collision A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs woman and 2-year-old child were killed in a vehicle crash on State Highway 11 in Fannin County late Friday night. The 39-year-old Sulphur Springs driver and a 3-year-old boy in the truck they were traveling in were sent to the hospital with critical incapacitating injuries, and the driver of the other vehicle was hospitalized with serious incapacitating...
Public Hearing Slated Tuesday For County Tax Rate
Commissioners Court Plans Executive Session, To Receive Annual Inspection from SSFD, Sulphur River Resolution Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court will hold a special Tuesday meeting for public comment on the proposed tax rate. The first public hearing for the tax rate, held during the regular Aug. 26 court session, passed with no public comment. County Tax Assessor/Collector Debbie Pogue Mitchell...
Mountain Mel’s Issues Voluntary Recall Of 3 Herbal Teas Due To Potential Salmonella Contamination
Mountain Mel’s Essential Goods, LLC of Welches, OR is recalling The Milk Lady’s Tea with LOT # ML6271950, Peaceful Baby Herbal Tea with LOT # PB781950, and Diges-Teas Herbal Tea with LOT # DT7619100, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The Milk Lady’s, Peaceful Baby, and Diges-Teas were distributed in Oregon and Washington through New Seasons Market, and nationwide through Azure Standard, Mountainmels.com...
