Holiday Express Train and Much Much More!
Bring Some Non-Perishable Food and Some Folding Money! November 22, 2023 – The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) formally Kansas City Southern will be spreading Christmas Cheer along a route in North East Texas. Sulphur Springs is on the Holiday Express Train Schedule and will host a 4 hour stop on the tracks near Pacific Park. The train should be here between 4:00pm to 8:00pm. on December 6th, 2023. In addition, the Salvation...
Texas House District 2 Runoff Election Set for January 30, 2024
November 22, 2023 – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has set the date for the runoff election for Texas House District 2 which includes Hopkins, Hunt and Van Zandt counties. After neither candidate received 50% of the votes cast in the November 7th election, a runoff was required and will occur on January 30, 2024. Dutton That office was vacated back in May of 2023 by Royse City representative Bryan Slaton. Six candidates ultimately...
Sulphur Springs Trash Service Thanksgiving Schedule
November 21, 2023 – Those residents in Sulphur Springs expecting their normal trash pickup on this Thursday will have to wait an extra day so that the hard working men and women collecting the trash will be able to spend time with their families. Those customers with Thursday pickup day will be rescheduled to Friday. Other city services and offices will be closed on Thursday, and limited access to services on...
Pets Want to Share Your Thanksgiving Feast? Give Them Green Beans
November 21, 2023 – Pet people love to include furry friends in special events when possible. However feeding pets, especially dogs and possums rich holiday dishes can cause problems. The safest food for them, that might appear on your table are as follow: Possums have relatively poor eyesight, and may not even know it’s Thanksgiving. Consider giving them a few grasshoppers instead of pumpkin pie. Green Beans, by...
Potential Car Burglary Foiled By Sulphur Springs Police
Alyssa Renee Cockrum November 20, 2023 – Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a local apartment complex late Saturday night to a report of a person trying to enter vehicles in the parking lot. The caller indicated to dispatchers that a white female was observed pulling on door handles of various vehicles. Officers arrived on scene and observed a female sitting inside a vehicle that turned out to not belong to the suspect....
Health Care Foundation Participates in Giving Tuesday
Sulphur Springs, TX – Giving Tuesday has become a well-known, global effort to raise awareness and donations for non-profits during the holiday season. Many charities feel a financial pinch due to the increased needs of those they serve during this time. This is the second year that the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has participated in the campaign. Last year was a soft campaign publicized through Facebook and accepting...
Make Sure Your Donation is Tax Deductible
November 17, 2023 – Tis the season for holiday giving, and with the end of the 2023 Tax Season coming up, it’s also the season of giving for tax benefits. We have all heard the phrase, “I did it for the tax deduction.” Just make sure when you give, if you really need or want a tax benefit, that you follow a few rules. First and foremost, consult a tax professional. They are the experts and their guidance can...
17th Annual Sulphur Springs Lions Club Christmas Light Parade
November, 16 2023 – It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Sulphur Springs and we would like to invite everyone to get into the Christmas spirit with the annual Lions Club lighted Christmas parade! The seventeenth annual Sulphur Springs Lions Club Christmas Light Parade will be held on the evening of Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:00 PM. A stunning showcase of festively lit parade entries will bring Christmas cheer to the...
No Strike at Local Starbucks for Red Cup Day
November 16, 2023 – Business was brisk at the Sulphur Springs Starbucks Store as baristas whipped up customer’s favorite holiday beverages on what is historically the company’s busiest day. Customers ordering certain beverages on Red Cup Day received a 2023 Reuseable Holiday Cup as employees were hard at work filling orders. Thousands of employees of other Starbucks’ locations chose this day to stage a walkout...
Suspect Attempts to Flee Arrest At Stampede Solar Farm on Skid Steer
No Photo available for Jesus Alberto Alaniz November 15, 2023 – What turned out to be a very short and slow speed chase started in Saltillo as law enforcement showed up looking for a suspect wanted on a federal warrant for violation of probation. Supervisors of the construction company, IEA Constructors, obliged law enforcement in locating the suspect who was busy at work operating a skid steer. Once the suspect, Jesus Alberto...
