HC Commissioners Court Plans to Attend a Texas Association of Counties’ Legislative Meeting Monday
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court plans to attend a Texas Association of Counties’ legislative meeting Monday where legislative concerns will be discussed. The meeting will take place Monday beginning at 11:30 a.m. at a meeting room in the Best Western Plus on Highway 69 East in Emory. The court will also have its weekly meeting on construction progress of the new County Jail with Sedalco Construction at the Sedalco meeting...
Bright Star Baseball Will make a Presentation to the City Tuesday Night
A presentation by Bright Star Baseball concerning a proposed Bright Star League baseball field will be made to the Sulphur Springs City Council at a regular meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The Bright Star Baseball League is for children with special needs. The council will also consider an interlocal agreement for cooperative purchasing between the city and the Region 8 Education Service Center.
Community Education Classes Slated at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
A variety of training courses, including computer, health care and OSHA courses, are available in January from the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center Continuing Education Department. The first class for the new year is Microsoft Word Level 1, which covers creating, saving and opening documents; editing documents; cut/copy/paste and find/replace; formatting text and paragraphs; formatting documents; creating and formatting...
Don Julian’s Top Twelve Stories for 2014
I’m Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director and here are my top stories for 2014 for our area. #12 is the Sulphur Springs ISD negotiating a lease deal with Hopkins County concerning the Civic Center Auditorium. The school district will begin renovating the facility next summer. #11, Sulphur Springs Police Chief resigned to take a position as Chief of the Sulphur Springs ISD PD. The city council named Patrol Captain Jay Sanders to...
City Council Agenda for January 6th, 2014
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 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,...
SSPD Offers Free Rides on New Years
Once again this year, the Sulphur Springs Police Department is offering free rides home or to a hotel for those that feel they have had too much to drink on New Year’s Eve. Those wanting a ride are urged to call the police non-emergency number, 903 885-7602. Chief Jay Sanders says please do not call 911. Chief Sanders says the main goal in offering rides is to keep everyone safe.
Lamar Street to Get a Major Update
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell says work will begin Monday on the total rebuild of Lamar Street. Maxwell says the street will be getting a new sewer and water line and some drainage improvements and then will be rebuilt. He says the street is in bad shape due to so many sewer and water line repairs. A half-mile of street will be improved costing about $750,000. The work is expected to take six months.
Nine Hopkins County Officials Will Receive the Oath of Office on New Years Day
Nine Hopkins County officials will receive the oath of office during a Swearing-In Ceremony on New Year’s Day at 10 a.m. at the County Courthouse. Included will be County Judge Robert Newsom, County Court at Law Judge Amy Smith, Cheryl Fulcher as District Clerk, County Clerk Debbie Shirley, Jim Thompson as County Treasurer, Precinct 2 County Commissioner Mike Odell, Precinct 4 County Commissioner Danny Evans, B.J. Teer as Precinct 1,...
“Updated” Suzanne Bauer Retires after 30 Plus Years
Suzanne Bauer was one of five Hopkins County employees honored at a retirement reception December 15 at the County Courthouse. Ms. Bauer served the county for more than 30 years, two and a half years as an Assistant Auditor and almost 28 years as County Auditor. Ms. Bauer thanked the judges who first had faith in her as someone who knew debits and credits but very little about county government.
