2 Business Women Ask City For Help With Unsupervised Children Downtown
Sulphur Springs City Council Two local business women this week approached Sulphur Springs City Council regarding concerns of middle school-aged children being unsupervised downtown. “We would like to approach y’all for a curfew for the children running downtown. It is out of control. My people sit outside at night and eat. The language of the 12- and 13-year-olds, and they’re running back and forth and fighting....
City Attorney To Propose Curfew Ordinance For Unsupervised Minors At January City Council Meeting
Celebration Plaza during an evening event Minors in Sulphur Springs could face a curfew in the new future. When two local businesswomen Tuesday night asked Sulphur Springs City Council for help with middle school-aged children being allowed out at night and after businesses close without supervision, Sulphur Springs City Attorney Jim McLeroy told them he plans to present something at the January City Council meeting that could help...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Opens Play Against Burkburnett in Glen Rose Tournament Thursday
Starting Thursday (December 5), the Lady Cats Basketball Team begins play in a three day tournament quite a distance from home as they are in the Glen Rose Lady Tiger 2019 Lions’ Club Varsity Tournament. The Lady Cats open up in the Glen Rose Arena Thursday at 3:15 p.m. against Burkburnett. Win or lose, the Lady Cats second game of the tourney will be on Friday. The Lady Cats come in with a 3-6 season record. They have lost back...
Wildcats Basketball Team Wins First Game at Mansfield Tournament Over A&M Consolidated
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he loves the Mansfield ISD Spring Creek Barbeque Classic Tournament. He says last year’s tourney was when he figured out what type of team the Wildcats were. The Wildcats early results in this year’s tournament were good. The Wildcats won Thursday morning (December 5), 68-61 over A&M Consolidated of College Station. Day Day Hall scored a team high 29 points and Cameron...
JetTribe Receives Approval To Host Jet Ski Watercraft Event At Coleman Lake
JetTribe Core Watercraft Company officials have been given the go-ahead to host a jet ski watercraft exhibit on Coleman Lake in the spring. Dinh Tran, senior partner of Vosh International Corp, told Sulphur Springs City Council that with the help of the Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Tony and Sarah Whitehead, founders of JetTribe, have established a distribution center in Sulphur Springs. Tran...
'A Christmas Carol: Radio on Stage' Brings Art to Main Street Theater in a 5-Show Run December 12-15
With David Woody directing, the Christmas-time classic “A Christmas Carol” is brought to life in a unique adaptation by Tony Palmero of the 1843 novella by Charles Dickens. Palmero also composed and arranged the musical score. Fourteen actors of various ages will portray the voices of the characters as in a live radio broadcast. The radio-on-stage theater presentation is designed to enhance your family’s Christmas...
City Officials Discuss Potential Options, Alternate Ideas For Downtown Parking
Celebration Plaza, on the square in Sulphur Springs Downtown parking and options to potentially increase or identify available parking downtown were discussed during Sulphur Springs City Council’s regular meeting this week. Place 2 Council member Jimmy Lucas said he asked that the discussion on downtown parking be placed on the council agenda after being approached by vendors downtown. The business person expressed concern to...
City Manager's Report for December 2019
Below is the City Manager’s Report reported by Marc Maxwell Dec. 3, to Sulphur Springs City Council by Wastewater Treatment Plant The construction on all of the functional elements at the wastewater treatment plant is complete. All that remains is construction of the road. The plant is completely operational. Bellview Street The Bellview project has begun. Installation of sewer mains is ongoing. Connally Street The contractor on...
Chamber Connection For Dec. 5, 2019
Lezley Brown By Lezley Brown, president/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The Sulphur Springs Hopkins County EDC and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone for attending the Economic Outlook Conference at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The conference was a huge success with special thanks to our Gold Sponsors: Alliance Bank, City National...
