Aging Insight: ‘Do It Yourself Will’ Law School Lunch Class
John Ross, Sr. Law Partner of Ross and Shoalmore Elder Law Attys. The approximately 100 persons who attended “Law School Lunch” on January 14, 2019 asked questions and got answers about the importance of having a will to delegate their final wishes. What they learned is that a do-it-yourself will written at home can actually be a valid document if worded properly. They also learned some things not to do when preparing this...
Parks and Open Space Master Plan Event Sparks Ideas for Buford Park
Tuesday, January 15th, Sulphur Springs residents had an opportunity to submit ideas for Buford Park. This is the second in a series of opportunities for the public to contribute ideas for the Parks and Open Space Master Plan. The Parks and Open Space Master Plan will be used by the city as they apply for Texas Parks and Wildlife grants as well as taking steps to improve park areas. A third meeting, to be conducted February 7th , will...
Glass to Seek Re-election to City Council Place 5
Emily Glass On the first day to file for a place on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Councilwoman Emily Glass filed for re-election to Place 5 on the council. Glass, currently Mayor Pro-Tem, has been instrumental in a number of steps taken by the council in past years. Filing is underway for the May 4, 2019 municipal election. Opportunity to file for Places 5, 6, and 7 continue through February 15, 2019. Currently Place 6 is held by...
Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon; Baseball Bat was Alleged Weapon
When Sulphur Springs Police were called to the parking lot of a business on Posey Lane and State Highway 154, they found the victim of an assault. Witnesses at the scene said the victim’s head had been struck repeatedly by a baseball bat. The attacker had fled the scene but was later found at a local truck stop at Highway 19 and I-30. Witnesses say he was stalking a female who was shopping in the box store at the location of the...
The MLK Social Justice Awards Event on Jan. 21 Will Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr. King
Organizer Dr. Lavelle Hendricks (left) and Dr. Mark Rudin, President of Texas A and M University, Commerce The 28th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Ceremony will be held in Sulphur Springs, Texas on MLK Day, Monday January 21, 2019 at 7pm. The location is Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at 208 Fuller Street, where Dr. H.B. Nash is pastor. Dr. Lavelle Hendricks, Pastor at East Caney Missionary Baptist Church,...
Storm Spotter Training Program Thursday January 31, 2019
Please note: If the government shutdown continues into the last week of January, NWS may have to cancel or postpone the Hopkins County SKYWARN class. The National Weather Service will soon be in town for a free severe weather training session. 2018 brought a variety of severe weather; including hail up to 3 inches in diameter in the spring and summer months and flash flooding in the fall months. The 2019 severe weather season is not...
Local Man Arrested for Sale of Methamphetamine
A Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit began in investigation of Ronald Edwin Otto, 60, of Sulphur Springs, for the possession and sale of methamphetamine. During the investigation, two purchases of methamphetamine were made. When the warrants for the sales were served, Otto admitted to having methamphetamine in his residence on Rosemont Street. Otto is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession Controlled Substance Penalty Group...
