Commissioners Court Approves Security Updates, Hazardous Mitigation Engineers
Hopkins County Commissioner Court Monday morning scored and selected from the two proposals a hazardous mitigation engineering service provider, a county road inventory, appointed a representative to the Workforce Development Board and approved a security group to install new security upgrades at the new county buildings. The court held a special 8:30 a.m. work session Monday to open and grade potential engineering service providers...
Dinner Bell Menu For July 3rd, 2019
Good News Sunday School Class is the Communiy Partner Let’s have a Pre July 4 Celebration! Ham Salad, Chicken Salad and Pimento Cheese on Croissants Watermelon, Feta and Blueberry Salad (Our Colors–Red, White and Blue) Assorted Bags of Chips Frozen Lemonade Dessert Skinny Funfetti Cupcakes (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Join us for...
Old Coal Mine Property Another Step Closer To Becoming City Property
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning during their regular session approved an order releasing TXU Mining Company LP and Luminant Mining Company LLC from the businesses’ obligation to restore two county roads as agreed upon in previous court orders. Basically, the Commissioners Court allowed the mine to close or relocate County Road 2307 and County Road 2309 in January 2000...
Aggravated Robbery Reported Saturday At Sulphur Springs Motel
An aggravated robbery was reported to have occurred after 10 p.m. Saturday in a motel room in the 1500 block of East Shannon Road. No one was injured, but a weapon was reportedly displayed during the robbery, according to police reports. A 69-year-old man staying at the motel reportedly had money stolen from him in his room. According to Suphur Springs police reports, a man entered the 69-year-old’s motel room through an open...
SSISD Trustees Approve Teacher Pay Scale Increase For 2nd Year
Sulphur Springs Independent School District trustees during a special meeting Monday morning adopted a pay increase for teachers, which would increase the starting teacher’s pay by $5,000, an approximate 12 percent compensation increase over last year’s pay scale. “SSISD’s main goal is to educate kids to their fullest potential and this raise directly impacts the success of our students. Our employees are very...
Greenview Cemetery Memorial Day Sunday July 7
The annual Memorial Day at Greenview Cemetery is set for Sunday July 7 with services beginning at 10:45 am. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom will be guest speaker. Greenview Church and Cemetery are located on CR 1168 just off FM 1567 West in the southwest part of Hopkins County. Take Highway 19 South and turn west at the Miller Grove exit onto FM 1567 West.
Winners Circle at Summer 42 Tournament at Srs. Center
42 is a popular game in Texas, across the nation and all over the world, actually. And guess what? The game originated in Texas, and since 2011, is the ‘official State domino game of Texas’. Karon Weather,director of the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center, set the date of the tournament for Saturday June 29, 2019 and 30 teams registered to play. Four people; two teams of two persons each, make up a game of 42. The top four...
A Request From the City and Luminant Mining Company, Engineering Service Providers On Monday Commissioners’ Agendas
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court has a full schedule Monday morning, which includes two work sessions in addition to their regular 9 a.m. meeting. HCCC is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. in the third floor meeting room at Hopkins County Courthouse in order to open and grade potential engineering service providers for the Texas Hazardous Mitigation Program, then enter into a budget work session. The...
Police Arrest Man Found Sleeping At Church For PI
A man found asleep outside St. James Catholic Church was jailed for public intoxication Friday afternoon. Sulphur Springs police responded at 11:51 a.m. to a report of a suspicious person at the church. When officers arrived, they reported finding the man asleep outside the church. Officers contacted the 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man, whom they noted appeared to be very disorderly. The man was also alleged to have glassy, red...
