City Hiring Expert To Help Determine How Best To Maximize Fire Department Resources And Maintain ISO Rating
Jan07

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...

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Hopkins County Records – Jan. 7, 2022
Jan07

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...

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Hopkins County Set To Approve BT Solterra Solar Chapter 381 Agreement On Monday
Jan07

Hopkins County Set To Approve BT Solterra Solar Chapter 381 Agreement On Monday

Hopkins County Commissioners Court will meet Monday morning, January 10, 2022 to discuss and approve the reinvestment zone for BT Solerra Solar, LLC, a $140 million solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Also on the agenda is the approval of a 381 agreement with the solar company which will stipulate the level of tax-refund to the solar company as well as any PILOT payments to the county. KSST News attempted to get details of the...

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At Least 6 Jailed On Felony Charges This Week
Jan07

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...

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Texas Reskilling and Upskilling at Paris Junior College
Jan07

Texas Reskilling and Upskilling at Paris Junior College

As we begin 2022 at Paris Junior College, I believe that despite the pandemic there’s never been a better time to get training for a new career or to take the steps toward the career you dream of. Since the pandemic began, we find that jobs have changed, new skills are required, more people are working remotely, and the use of technology has advanced. In ten months, there was an acceleration in technological advances that would have...

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FDA Shortens Interval For Booster Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to 5 Months
Jan07

FDA Shortens Interval For Booster Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to 5 Months

FDA News Release – Jan. 7, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to shorten the time between the completion of a primary series of the vaccine and a booster dose to at least 5 months for individuals 18 years of age and older. “The country is in the middle of a wave of the highly contagious omicron variant, which spreads more rapidly than...

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City Applying For $3 Million Community Development Block Grant To Help Build New Senior Citizens Center
Jan07

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...

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Friday Game Day Has Both Soccer Teams in Day Two of Tournaments
Jan07

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...

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Major Crash Reported On I-30 East In Sulphur Springs
Jan07

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...

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Bid For Concrete, Purchase Of Restroom Approved For Pacific Park
Jan06

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...

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