Work On Grays Building In Pacific Park Progressing With Roof Work
Deadline For Community Members To Complete Online Pacific Park Improvements Survey Is March 19 Work on the Grays Building in Pacific Park is progressing with the roof being installed Wednesday. Crews were on scene using equipment to lift large metal panels to the top of the building to be placed and secured atop the metal frame. Over the last month, framing and plumbing top-out were finished. Electrical rough-in was nearly complete,...
Sulphur Springs ISD New Student, Dual Language Program Registration Begins March 25
Registration For Current Pre-K, Head Start Students Conducted Via Skyward Family Access Sulphur Springs ISD New Student Registration Round-up for kindergarten through third begins March 25 for the 2021-2022 school year. This registration is for new students who did NOT end the 2020-2021 school year in Sulphur Springs ISD. Parents of current pre-kindergarten and Head Start students will complete a Returning Student Registration with...
Oklahoma Man Arrested On Cocaine, Weapon Charges
Emory Man Jailed For Bond Forfeiture Police arrested an Oklahoma man at 11:57 p.m. March 17 on cocaine and weapon charges. An Emory man was jailed on an order revoking his probation on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Main Street Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Officer Robble Acosta reported stopping a GMC Sierra with a defective taillight pass around 11:35 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Main...
‘Welcome Home’ Celebration for Vietnam Vets Being Held Across the US by Wreaths Across America
The 48-foot long WAA Mobile Educational Exhibit is making stops in Texas this Spring Sulphur Springs, Texas was one of many Texas towns to host a Welcome Home Celebration specifically for returning Vietnam Vets…staged fifty years after their return home. Actually, through 2025, these Welcome Home celebrations will be held in towns across the nation as routes are planned and events scheduled. The Wreaths Across America Mobile...
2 Sulphur Springs Men In Custody On Felony Warrants
Two Sulphur Springs men were in custody at Hopkins County jail on felony warrants Wednesday, March 17. Chasen Lane Beaver (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Sgt. Brandon Mayes was told he could find Chasen Lane Beaver, a wanted man, at a Kasie Lane residence. Mayes contacted him at the address and took him into custody at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, then transported him to jail, according to arrest report. The...
Name The Robot: Community Asked To Vote On MAKO’s Name
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs invites the community to help them name their newest addition, the MAKO Robot. “We invited all local students from Kindergarten through 5th grades to enter a coloring sheet and come up with a name for our new robot. Students worked with their teachers to enter their submissions,” said Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development for CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospitals in Sulphur...
Multistate Complaint Filed Against Biden Administration Demands Reinstatement Of Keystone XL Permit
NEWS RELEASE AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today (March 17, 2021) announced that Texas and Montana are filing a multistate complaint against the Biden administration for revoking the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The lawsuit states that President Biden does not have the unilateral authority to change energy policy that Congress has set. The power to regulate interstate and international commerce,...
Senior Citizens Center Reopens April 5
On March 16, 2020, the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center the City of Sulphur Springs announced the facility would be closing its doors to all activities except Meal A Day food preparation and delivery pick up in an effort to better protect those high risk individuals who frequent the facility from COVID-19. Today, after a year, city staff announced the Senior Citizens Center will soon reopen for regular activities. “We are...
Welding Instruction At PJC-Sulphur Springs
Welding classes are in high gear as PJC-Sulphur Springs is in the home stretch of their Spring Semester. Additional Welding classes are offered during the PJC Summer Extended Term which runs from May 17-August 17. You can find out more information by going to the PJC website. Welding student Ty Nichols, left, discusses his structural welding project with Instructor John Plemons at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding...
ZBA Grants Mercury Properties’ Request For Sign Ordinance Variance
Sulphur Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals Tuesday evening granted Mercury Properties LLC request for a sign ordinance variance, welcomed the newest board member and selected officers. Jennifer Graham, Sulphur Springs Community Development Department administrative assistant, issued the oath of office to Twila Gill during the 5:30 p.m. meeting on March 16, conducted via Zoom. Gill thanked the board members and said she is...
