City meets with TXDOT about the Wayfairing Signs
The Sulphur Springs City Council has a special meeting at noon Tuesday that involves an agreement with TXDOT that get the city closer to having some way finding signs pointing the way to downtown Sulphur Springs and Celebration Plaza. I talked with City Manager Marc Maxwell Monday morning
CNB Mortgage Gutted, Ready to be Rebuilt
The CNB Mortgage Building on Broadway is being repaired and remodeled after severe storm damage. Dixon & Dixon, a custom home and commercial construction company, was called by CNB to carry out the job. The buidling is expected to be finished before the end of summer. “It came as a result of a storm that had happened,” Jeff Haygood, Project Manager of Dixon & Dixon said. “With it, it was time to put it back...
Hopkins County Junior Market Show, Sale of Champions
It appears this year’s North East Texas Livestock Association’s Junior Market Livestock Show produced another record-setting Sale of Champions Saturday at the Civic Center Arena. NETLA President Kevin Gibson estimated the sale generated a record breaking $330,000. Last year’s sale produced a record breaking $325,200. 126 animals made the sale and two animals were auctioned to raise scholarship money. [pb_vidembed...
Oxford Files for Place 3
There will be at least one contested race in Sulphur Springs. Former Sulphur Springs City Councilman Charles Oxford filed late Thursday for the Place 3 City Council seat currently held by incumbent Oscar Aguilar. Aguilar has also filed. Incumbents in Place 1, Craig Johnson and Place 2 Clay Walker have also filed but have drawn no opponents. Deadline to file in all city, school and hospital races is 5 p.m. today. Only incumbents have...
CITY COUNCIL MARCH 3, 2015 7:00 P.M.
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis. The following items will be discussed: 1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. 3. Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant operations, accidents...
Winnsboro Chamber of Commerce Banquet
Good BBQ, great music, and awards all around Thursday Night in Winnsboro, Tx. Music to open the festivities was provided by the Peckerwood Junction Band. Dinner music was done beautifully by Denise Marsoun on the piano. After dinner entertainment was provided by Tyler Lennius solo on a guitar. MC for the event was Joe Wayne Renolds who kept the evening moving ahead. The flag posting was done by Boy Scout Troup 180, Scoutmaster John...
Bright Star Baseball 2015 Registration Now Open
The Bright Star Baseball league is very proud to announce its spring 2015 baseball season registration is now open. Bright Star Baseball is a special needs league that allows male and female youth in our community ages 5 – 18 experience the game of baseball. Each player has a buddy that will be assigned to them to help them as needed both on and off the field so their parents will have the opportunity to sit back, relax, and watch...
Hospital Goes Forward with a Family Practice Residency Program
During Monday night’s regular meeting of the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board, the board is expected to review and approve an affiliation agreement with UT Northeast for a family practice residency program. The board meets at 6 p.m. in the Medical Plaza Conference Room.
NorTex Tractor Sales Donation
Nor Tex Tractor is having a sales donation from now through to March, 6. Nor Tex will donate $500 for every Mahindra tractor sold to the Hopkins County Junior Partnership Show whenever they purchase anything from the champion projects of the Show. “This will residually increase our spending limit, which is what we want to do,” Nor Tex manager Tommy Mobly said. “It’s way to get the community involved and and so...
Ground Breaking for Diversified Minerals of Oxnard, California
There was a ground breaking for Diversified Minerals of Oxnard, California at the company’s planned site on Pioneer Parkway west of CMH Road and south of Main Street. The ground breaking featured comments from Sulphur Springs Mayor Freddie Taylor and Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom. After the groundbreaking, I talked with Diversified Minerals owner Jim Price.
