City Council Agenda Set for Tuesday, June 5th Session
Sulphur Springs City Council will meet in regular session June 5th at 7 p.m. in the Council Room, 201 North Davis Street. The agenda includes: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. Oaths of Office will be given to Councilwoman elect Erica Armstrong, Councilman elect Jimmy D. Lucas, Councilman elect Norman Sanders, and appointed Councilman Doug Moore. Discussion/action on selection of Mayor Pro...
Mary Poppins Pops in at Summer Reading Program Kickoff at Library
In keeping with the theme of this summer’s Reading Program for Children at the Sulphur Springs Public Library, Mary Poppins (Kassidy Branch) appeared along with her escort Bert (Josh Thompson) for the opening day festivities. The local teens are cast members of Shining Star Production’s classic musical to be staged in the SSISD Auditorium later during July. Children attending Friday’s library kickoff event also got...
Organization of Highway 19N Coalition Seeks Safer Road for Daily Travel; TxDOT Plans Some Changes This Month, More Later
Highway 19N Coalition will have its first meeting June 19, 2018 at the North Hopkins School Cafeteria. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. According to organizers, they are seeking to unite the community to bring a safer road for the daily travel of residents in northern Hopkins County. The coalition will seek to define the dangers along the highway and seek a lower speed limit as well as other changes. Organizers commend the efforts...
Meeting Ms. Hopkins County Senior…Contestants 8,9,10
This is the final report on the ten contestants vying for the 2018 Ms. Hopkins County Senior title. The public is invited to attend the Pageant on Saturday June 9, 2018 at 6pm in the Civic Center banquet hall. Admission is free. Let’s meet our final three contestants, Linda Pickle-Hill, Jan Gray and Pam George. Linda Pickle-Hill returns to the contestant line-up with a new last name, a new job and a new talent presentation....
Woman Arrested for Taking Illegal Narcotics into County Jail
July 1, 2018 – Jennifer Ann Seely, 47, of Sulphur Springs, was observed on camera bringing items into the Hopkins County Jail that contained illegal narcotics. An investigation at her residence on Pampa Street resulted in locating methamphetamine in her bedroom. Seely is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility, a Felony 3, and with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty...
Tira News: June 1st, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Jorene Orr would like to inform the public that the first meeting for “Concerned Citizens Highway 19 North” will be held in the North Hopkins School Cafeteria on June 19th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come together to voice concerns on the “19th for 19”. Sherry Smiddy received a box of meats for the Tira Food Pantry from an anonymous donor. We want to express our thanks for the generous...
Green Water in Ponds By Mario Villarino
Earlier in the week, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in Sulphur Springs received several phone calls related to algae in ponds. In general, aquatic vegetation often gets called algae, a loose controversial term that can lead to confusion when people try to describe plants living in ponds. Must aquatic plants serve an ecological purpose in the pond. Sometimes, the same plants can overtake ponds and create problems....
Summer is Here-Too Much Sun Hurts By Johanna Hicks
Summer is Here – Too Much Sun Hurts Followers of my Facebook page (Hopkins County Family & Community Health) have already seen this information, but I thought it was worth repeating. With summer here, more and more people will be outdoors for vacation, swimming, or playing. Just a few serious sunburns can increase your child’s risk of skin cancer later in life. Their skin needs protection from the sun’s harmful...