Waste Water Treatment Plant’s $18.2-Million Makeover Underway
The City of Sulphur Springs is increasing the capacity of the waste-water treatment plant in an $18.2 million dollar project which is designed for the next 20-years of growth based on population. City Utilities Director Robert Lee stated the project will double the capacity but will not change the flow capacity, which is adequate, to the plant. He states the project is a necessary one. Lee stated that several food industries in the...
“Updated” Faulty Switch Creates Electrical Power Outage on Sulphur Springs West Side
Electrical power was restored at 11:50 a.m. Thursday following a brief power outage created by a faulty switch. Larry Willis, ONCOR Area Manager stated that they have bypassed the switch to restore service. He stated that when the switch is replaced there will be a brief power outage at that time. An electrical power outage Thursday morning affected the west side of the city of Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs High School, the Early...
Charges and Bonds Set for Slough, Maxwell
February 9, 2017 – In the pickup pulling a trailer with John Samuel Maxwell, 35 of Paris, was Tara Diann Slough, 40 of Mt Vernon, and a juvenile. As the Hopkins County Deputy stopped the vehicle, Maxwell exited and began working with the trailer. The Deputy made him get back in the truck, which he did for a brief time. Maxwell fled on foot and that resulted in an almost 24-hour hunt for him (see previous stories here, here,...
Chamber Connection February 9, 2017
Who is ready for something DELICIOUS? “An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. We are excited to announce that our dinner is being provided by Coffee Off the Square and includes smoked pork tenderloin with orange glaze, roast beef with gravy, green beans with bacon and almonds, build your own baked potato, green salad, rolls, S’mores...
Two Remaining District Games for Wildcats Basketball, Then the Play-offs
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said his Wildcats played pretty well on offense and defense but it wasn’t enough as a red hot shooting Mt. Pleasant came out on top at home, 65-53 Tuesday night. The Tigers improved to 11-0 and they clinched the district championship. The Wildcats are 8-2 in district play. The Wildcats did clinch second place after Marshall surprised Hallsville Tuesday night. The Wildcats are now 23-6...
Lady Cats Ready to Play North Forney in Bi-District
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will be getting his district champion Lady Cats’ team ready to play North Forney in a bi-district game. Coach Chapman said details are still tentative but they are looking at playing at Rockwall Heath on Monday at 6 p.m. Again that is not set in stone. One thing that is not happening is a warm up game before the playoff game. Coach Chapman still remembers a knock down drag out warm up game...
Wildcats Baseball Bounces Back in Monday Scrimmage
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said his team got off to a slow start but then bounced back pretty well in a scrimmage with Sherman at home Monday night. Fueled by quite a few early runs, the Bearcats outscored the Wildcats. Coach Hammack said Sherman swung the bats well early. The Bearcats’ ace also held Wildcats’ hitters down early. The Wildcats had more success later and scored some runs off Sherman’s...
Mayor Proclaims February Black History Month in City
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, 2017 marks the 91st annual celebration of Black History since Carter G. Woodson, a noted scholar and historian instituted Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and the Black 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass; and WHEREAS, the first official Black History Month was announced in 1976...
