Hopkins County Seeking Funding For 2 Ventilation Fans For Fire Department
Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week gave the go-ahead to the fire marshal to apply for funding for two ventilation fans for the county fire department, renaming of a SH 11 west spur and taking it on a county road, accepted fire protection agreements from volunteer fire departments submitting them by the Feb. 3 deadline, and consolidated voting centers for May elections. Hopkins County Commissioners Court session, Feb. 14,...
4-H Livestock Program Enhance Youth Development Using Animals, Educational Projects
NETLA’s 2022 Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show and Sale Slated Feb. 24-26 at the Civic Center. By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture/Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] The 4-H Livestock Program is a unique opportunity to use animals and educational projects to enhance youth development. The main objectives of the program deal with the young people, not the...
$93 Million Bond Election Called May 7 For Sulphur Springs ISD
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Monday night called for a $93 million bond election to pay for needed upgrades, improvements and additions identified by the district’s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee during a series of meetings and campus walk-throughs. The committee presented their recommendations at a special Feb. 7 board meeting. Mike Lamb, SSISD superintendent The election will be held May 7, 2022, in...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board To Consider Calling A Bond Election
Hearing On 2020-2021 Annual Report Of Educational Performance Slated During Public Forum Sulphur Springs ISD Board Of Trustees will be asked to consider calling a bond election to fund district facilities improvements, upgrades, additions and replacements during the trustees’ regular meeting Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. SSISD logo The board also will receive several reports and informational items, and be asked during the 6 p.m....
Commissioners Court To Recognize Cross Country Athletes, Consider Taking In SH 11 Spur
Hopkins County Commissioners Court is slated to Monday morning to recognize cross country athletes from two schools in addition to regular agenda items, including considering taking in the State Highway 11 Spur. Proclamations are to be given in honor of Miller Grove ISD and Saltillo ISD athletes’ accomplishments at the most recent state cross country event. The Commissioners Court too at the 9 a.m. meeting Feb. 14, 2022, will be...
Repairs At Hopkins County Courthouse
Crews were hard at work Wednesday making repairs at Hopkins County Courthouse. The gutters on the historic building were damaged by rough weather over the last couple of years. Because the building is a historic structure, which featured copper gutters when built in 1895, the county is required to replace them with copper gutters. The cost for the very expensive copper replacement gutters, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert...
Sulphur Springs ISD Long Range Facilities Planning Committee Recommends Calling For May 7 Bond Election To Address District Needs
Sulphur Springs ISD’s Long Range Planning Committee Monday afternoon recommended trustees call for a May 7 bond election to begin addressing $93 million worth of needed upgrades, improvements and additions identified during a series of meetings and campus walk-throughs. Dr. Lizzy Johnson of TransCend4, a ground formed to help “Texas school districts that may be struggling to keep their board aligned and projects on track,...
City Manager’s Report – Feb. 1, 2022
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on Feb. 1, 2022. COVID-19 RESPONSE We really don’t know the number of active COVID cases in Hopkins County. The state has once again changed its system for tracking COVID, and staff has lost confidence in the state’s numbers. Our most reliable indicator is the number of covid patients in the hospital....
City Applying For 2 Grants Which Would Provide 18 New Portable Radios For SSPD Patrol Officers
Contractor Selected for Phase I of College Street rebuilding & Sidewalk Project, Reinvestment Zone For Designated For D6, Industrial Drive Property Rezoned Sulphur Springs City Council worked through the regular meeting agenda – which included application for two grants for portable radios, selecting a contractor for Phase I of College Street rebuilding and sidewalk project, and approval of a reinvestment zone and zoning request...
2 Zoning Requests, 2 Grant Applications, Tax Abatement Policy On Feb. 2 City Council Agenda
Two zoning requests, two grant applications, designation of election judges and early voting dates for the May 2022 city council election, review of the tax abatement policy, seven 380 agreements and bids for materials and contracts for the first phase of the College Street road rebuilding and sidewalk projects are all on Tuesday night’s regular Sulphur Springs City Council agenda. Sulphur Springs Municipal Building The City...
