Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report, April 2025
April 3, 2025 – During the regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council on Tuesday April 1, 2025, City Manager Marc Maxwell submitted his monthly report. TO: CITY COUNCILFROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELLSUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT CLAIMS – We had 2 workers compensation claims in March for police officers who were exposed to blood. We did not have any liability claims. The City filed a claim of its own for wind damage to the...
Sulphur Springs Ladycats Track Team Placed Second and the Wildcat boys Placed Third at Meet in Paris
April 3, 2025 – At the district track meet in Paris this week, the Sulphur Springs Ladycats track team placed second and the Wildcat boys placed third. The Ladycats 4X400m Relay Team set a new school record, breaking the previous record held from 1989, with a time: of 4:09.4. Jaicee Jasmer placed 1st in the pole vault, 1st in the 200m run and with the 4x200m relay team. Edith Martinez was 1st in the the 3200m. Codee Roland was...
Paris Junior College Regents Create Hopkins County Advisory Board
April 3, 2025 – Paris Junior College is creating an Advisory Board of Hopkins County residents to engage with the community and plan for the future of the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. “We are shaping a strategic vision for the future,” said Dr. Stephen Benson, PJC President, “and we want to continue strengthening relationships in Hopkins County. Establishing a Board of Advisors will enhance our connection.” The creation of the...
Chamber Connection – April 3, 2025
By Butch Burney Registration is still going on for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, set for Friday, May 2, at Sulphur Springs Country Club. Registration is open for six-person teams in the morning and afternoon, though there are only a few afternoon slots available. Cost is $750 per team, which includes three golf courts and lunch for all team members. There are also sponsorship opportunities available for...
Commission Approves Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting, Fishing
April 3, 2025 – AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is expanding digital license and tag options to all recreational hunting, fishing and combo license and tag types. TPWD introduced digital licensing and tagging in 2022 for harvested deer, turkey and oversized red drum. Options have since expanded to allow resident hunters and anglers to purchase a fully digital license for the super combo (Items 111, 117), youth...
Texas Legislature Considering Restrictions on What SNAP Can Buy
April 2, 2025 – Senate Bill 379, passed by the Texas Senate, seeks to restrict food stamp recipients from purchasing certain non-essential items such as soda, chips, and candy. The bill is part of a broader initiative to ensure that government assistance is directed towards healthier and more nutritious food options. If enacted, the legislation would modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides...
A Mother’s Plea: Put Down the Phone, Save a Life
April 1, 2025 – Distracted driving was the second-most common factor in traffic crashes last year PARIS – Maria Espinoza never imagined a routine walk to school with her 6-year-old son would turn into a life-altering tragedy. But in an instant, a distracted driver jumped the curb, striking her son and trapping him beneath the vehicle. He spent six months in a coma, with doctors warning he might never walk or talk again....
Old Saltillo Methodist Church Plans Special Pre Easter Program
April 1, 2025 – Old Saltillo Methodist Church will hold a special pre Easter program Sunday, April 6th, 2025. The church is located at 664 County Road 3357, Saltillo, Texas, 75478. Such a wonderful season to step back in time with a pre-Easter program at the Old Saltillo Methodist Church, Rev Dan Hoke pastor. Beautiful children will be under the direction of Sue Barker, a Mt. Vernon resident and member of the Sulphur Springs...
Sulphur Springs Native Takes Gavel as State Democratic Party Chair
Scudder speaking in Sulphur Springs, 2022. April 1, 2025 – Kendall Scudder, a 2008 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School, has been chosen to chair the Texas Democratic Party. In a decisive win on the first ballot, Scudder received 65 out of 121 votes eclipsing the next challenger who received 27 votes. Scudder said upon taking the gavel. “Let’s build a party that the working men and women of this state can be proud of.”...
UPDATE – CHRISTUS Sulphur Springs Urgent Care Will be Open April 4th
April 3, 2025 – SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas – CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care, located at 1339 S. Broadway St. in Sulphur Springs, will remain open on Friday, April 4. Urgent care patients will be seen from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The building had been scheduled for electrical work, but that work has been moved to Tuesday, April 8. We are expecting work on April 8 to be done in time for the clinic to open and see patients at 3 p.m....
