Hearts of Life Presents Sara for Adoption
Sara is still searching for her forever home! Sara is approximately 7 years old. She is great with children but she is a little particular with other dogs. She is great on a leash, not too rowdy and loves to prop her nose on anything that’s handy! When she’s excited, she’ll twirl on her hind legs! Her adoption fee is $100.00 which includes all previous vetting, shots, spay and rabies. Please contact Hearts of Life Animal Rescue...
Chamber Connection January 17, 2019
by Lesley Brown, President/CEO Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce I know that I am bombarding you with news from the Chamber, but this is truly a big announcement. The Chamber will be moving to its temporary location on Friday, January 18th. We will be closed on Monday, January 21st while we get ourselves functional again, and then will return with normal 9-5 business hours on Tuesday, January 22nd. Our new location...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Spring Semester Begins Tuesday
Gerald Zavala, back center, and Jacelyn Wilkinson, right, both of Sulphur Springs, complete enrollment for the spring semester at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center during late registration Wednesday. Assisting with the process is Advisor Carey Gable along with other PJC staff. The spring semester begins Tuesday, January 22, 2019. For more information call 903-885-1232.
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,...
