Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report May, 2, 2017
SPRING CLEANUP – The spring cleanup has concluded. We sent 54 40-yard roll off containers to the landfill and accumulated a large pile of green waste which will be burned this summer. LOCUST STREET – The utility work (water, sewer, gas) is complete. Cement stabilization and concrete work continues to progress from north to south. Cement stabilization is 60% complete, and concrete work is approximately 25% complete. MOORE...
Wind Advisory From 1 PM Until 8 PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Wind Advisory which is in effect from 1 PM Wednesday afternoon until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening. Wind speeds will increase behind the passing cold front this afternoon and will remain gusty into the evening hours. Sustained northwest winds of 20 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Crosswinds on east-west oriented roads will make driving difficult at times for high...
Reds, Whites, and Brews Downtown-May 6th-Benefits Local Animal Shelters
In the continued search of the City of Sulphur Springs for an organization to manage and produce the “Reds, Whites, and Brews” event on Main Street and Celebration Plaza each May, the City has turned to a new organization, the Buried Bones Foundation. City Manager Marc Maxwell said the city does not wish to run an event but to provide a venue and have another staff, plan, and promote the event. He believes Buried Bones is...
Hopkins County VFW Post 8560A, Ladies Auxillary Donates to Senior Center and Meal A Day
Sally Harred, Treasurer, Ladies Auxiliary (left), Karon Weatherman, Director, Senior Citizens Center (right) The Hopkins County VFW Post 8560A, Ladies Auxiliary donated $ 250.00 to go towards the Building Fund for a new Senior Citizens Center in Sulphur Springs and the Meal A Day program that is ran out of the Senior Citizens Center. $ 150.00 went to the Building Fund for a New Senior Center and $ 100.00 to the Meal A Day...
Local Hospital to Celebrate Hospital and Nurses Week During the Week of May 8th
Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs will be celebrating Hospital and Nurses Week throughout the week of May 8th. Festivities begin on Monday with a celebratory dinner and award time at Arturos, followed by a Scrub Fair, Associates Picnic, and a Cake Walk on Wednesday, then Nursing Trivia on Thursday!
Director’s Notes on “Touchstone” Concert
Excitement is high for every member of the Northeast Texas Choral Society as they prepare for their 20th Spring Concert this weekend in the SSHS Auditorium at the Civic Center. Director Carol Allen says this is a joy-filled, “feel-good” concert which marks her 20th year as founder of the community chorale. Carol Ann O’Dell, a 3-year board member, is also an alto singer. You are invited to bring the family and enjoy...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus Students, Staff Discussed Concealed Carry on Campus Monday
Paris Junior College officials conducted a public meeting on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus Monday to discuss and receive input on the concealed carrying of handguns on campus. The general provisions of the state law, passed by the 2015 Texas Legislature, requires all community colleges to develop a policy allowing for “reasonable restrictions” on locations where guns may be carried on college campuses. PJC...
Video Story: Saturday’s Crawfish Festival
Despite rainfall before the event of .32″ (at KSST studios), die-hard crawfish fans turned out for the event. See video story below. Heavier rain followed throughout the day. Before the end of the storms over 1.5″ fell in most parts of the city and...
SSHS Sports Banquet Honors Announced
Wildcats’ baseball and track athlete Mason Buck won the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat and volleyball and basketball players Tori Moore and Sheretta Hill shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat at the 2016-2017 Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Monday night. Basketball player Dane Rutherford and football and baseball athlete Easton Silman shared the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for a Wildcat and...
