NETEX Board Approves 4 Of 5 ROW Matters For Elevon Development
Board Officers Elected, Audit Progressing, Counties Urged To Consider Designating ARP Funding For Replacement Of Cross Ties Northeast Texas Rural Trasnsportation District (NETEX) Board approved four of the five right-of-way (ROW) related matters from RAMS, Inc. For the Elevon Development being constructed in Collin County. The NETEX Board his week also elected officers, heard a report on finances and progress of a multi-year audit,...
City Hiring Expert To Help Determine How Best To Maximize Fire Department Resources And Maintain ISO Rating
SSFD patch The City of Sulphur Springs is hiring an expert to help determine how best to maximize fire department resources while still maintaining the city’s ISO rating. Essentially, Mike Pietsch of P.E. Consulting Services in Garland is being tasked with evaluating and recommending where best to locate existing and future required fire stations based on Sulphur Springs’ present city limits. While city staff feel...
Hopkins County Records – Jan. 7, 2022
Land Transactions Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Amy Waddell to Ross-Gill Farm LLC; tract in the Stephen Churchill surveyRandall Mark Clark to Randall Mark Clark and Regina Patricia Clark, trustees for the RGC Living Trust U T D; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo surveyRandall Mark Clark to Randall Mark Clark and Regina Patricia Clark, trustees for the RGC Living Trust U T D; tract in the Calvin Click surveyGlynda...
At Least 6 Jailed On Felony Charges This Week
January 7, 2022 – At least six people were jailed on felony charges this week, three on warrants, one on a controlled substance charge and two on a firearm charge, according to arrest and jail reports. Russell Drive Arrest Sulphur Springs Police Officer Victor Reyna and Sgt. Matt Glenn responded at 9:27 p.m. Jan. 5, 2022, to a report of a theft at a South Broadway Street gas station. Upon arrival, the cashier told officers the...
City Applying For $3 Million Community Development Block Grant To Help Build New Senior Citizens Center
Hearing Slated Jan. 11 For Public Comments To Discuss Submission Of Grant Application The City of Sulphur Springs plans to ask for a $3 million Community Development Block Grant to help build a new senior citizens center, which is expected to cost considerably more than originally budgeted due to continued increases in construction materials. In December 2021, Sulphur Springs City Council approved KSBR to work with city officials to...
Friday Game Day Has Both Soccer Teams in Day Two of Tournaments
Both soccer squads are the only teams in action on this Friday, Jan. 7 game day. Men and women’s soccer are locked in for day two of their respective tournaments. Men’s soccer yesterday had their first regular-season contest in the Forney tournament, taking on Mesquite Poteet. Sulphur Springs tied with Coach Alexi Upton’s alma mater in Poteet, 2-2. Edgar Salazar and Uriel Santacruz scored for the Wildcats, and were...
Major Crash Reported On I-30 East In Sulphur Springs
A major crash was reported on I-30 east in Sulphur Springs in the area of Bill Bradford Road and South Broadway Street early Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2022. No apparent life-threatening or incapacitating injuries were reported to have resulted from the four-vehicle collision. The multi-car crash was reported to emergency dispatchers at 6:20 a.m. Friday on I-30 east in the area at the Bill Bradford Road overpass. When law enforcement...
Bid For Concrete, Purchase Of Restroom Approved For Pacific Park
The Pacific Park renovation progressed this week with Sulphur Springs City Council’s approval of a bid for concrete and purchase of a ready-to connect public restroom through an online purchasing cooperative. A $750,000 grant from the Land and Conservation Fund, administered through TPWD Recreation Grants Branch, will go toward renovations at Pacific Park. The city received only two very close bids from businesses interested in...
Thursday Game Day Has Both Soccer Teams, Team Tennis in Action
Thursday, Jan. 6 is a busy one for Sulphur Springs sports as three teams, both soccer squads and team tennis are in action. Wildcats soccer is the first team up on Thursday, Jan. 6 in day one of the Forney tournament. Coach Alexi Upton and his squad take on Mesquite Poteet at 1:45 P.M. at City Bank Stadium in Forney. Sulphur Springs plays again in Forney on Friday, Jan. 7 at Jackson MS against Ennis and Crandall at 10:15...
Registration Now Open For Feb. 19 Twogether In Texas Marriage Education Workshop
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Hopkins County is offering Twogether in Texas Marriage education workshop for interested couples. The workshop is scheduled for Saturday, February 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Extension Office, 1200 West Houston St., Sulphur Springs. Topics that will be covered during the Twogether in Texas marriage education workshop include marriage expectations, communication, conflict resolution,...
