Sept. 9 Commissioners Court Agenda Includes Budget, Tax Rate, Records Preservation
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday will be asked to consider a number of financial matters at Monday’s regular court session. After a public hearing for the proposed 2020 budget, the commissioners court will be asked to consider approving both the the county tax rate and budget for 2020. No change is proposed in the tax rate, and the budget is reported to be very similar to that of the...
Go Ahead Given For New Business Building On Gilmer Street, Plus An 8-Unit Building And 6 Quadplexes
If you’ve driven down Gilmer Street at the Oak Avenue split this spring and summer, you most likely wondered what was planned for the property where the old house was removed. That is tabbed to become Stone Leaf Stone Leaf Addition Sulphur Springs City Council this week agreed to a request from GNZ Land Holdings, LLC, to combine several lots totaling 4.916 acres of property, just off Gilmer Street, into two lots. This will...
Ordinance Change Would Prohibit Scooters, Roller Blades On City Sidewalks
Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked at an upcoming meeting to approve on second reading an ordinance prohibiting most wheeled devices from being driven, rolled and ridden on sidewalks in “commercially zoned areas.” Ordinance No. 2760, as proposed would amend Chapter 25, Article VI of the city code, changing the title to “Bicycles, scooters and other wheeled conveyances.” The code would include...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report For Aug. 28-Sep. 2, 2019
August 28th At 8:12 a.m., cows were reported out on SPUR 514 near Yantis. At 8:32 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 1727 near Yantis. Deputies went out on an arrest/warrant service to Greenbriar Cove near Hawkins; at approximately 10:31 a.m. Deputies checked the area, but were unable to make contact with the individual. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 11:10 a.m., in reference to a burglary on HWY 154 near...
Nearly Half Of All Child Car Seats Are Used Incorrectly
TxDOT Offers Education on Proper Use of Child Safety Seats TxDOT logo AUSTIN – Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children, and the TxDOT is issuing a call to action to parents and caregivers to ensure they are using and installing child car seats correctly. While most people believe their children are properly buckled up, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration points out that 46 percent of all car seats...
County Records For Sept. 6, 2019
Land Transactions W. Pat Bryant to Joe Ardis; tract in the Mary Ann Bowin surveyDavid M. Owens and Emma L. Owens to S&R Constructions LLC; tract in the JS Bowen surveyKaren Thurman Partin to Karol Ann Delong and Thomas Richard Kelty, trustees for The Partin Irrevocable TrustMike Odell, independently and as indpendent executor for the Jimmy De Odell Estate, to Tam Bui; tract in the James Webb surveyVanderbilt Mortgage And Finance...
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Has Rematch With Edgewood on the Road on Game Day Friday
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team will be playing a match on this Friday (September 6) game day. The Lady Cats return to Edgewood to play the Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Cats varsity will play first at 4:30 p.m. in the Edgewood High School Gym. The JV and freshmen teams will play afterward also in the high school gym. The Lady Cats enter play this evening with a 16-8 record. They have won two in a row. Tuesday night the Lady Cats won their...
Wildcats Football Team To Play First Game at Lovejoy’s Leopard Stadium on Game Day Friday
The Wildcats Football Team plays their second and last non-district game of the season Friday night (September 6) against a team they have almost no history with. The Wildcats are taking on the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards. On this Friday game day, the Wildcats will be playing their first ever game at Lucas Lovejoy’s Leopard Stadium. The two teams scheduled a game last season at Gerald Prim Stadium but that game was canceled due to...
Proposed Ordinance Would Limit Curbside Parking At Intersections in City Limits
A new ordinance proposed this week by city officials would amend city policies regarding curbside parking. Ordinance No. 2759 would amend Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances to include Section 25-82.1, prohibiting curbside parking within 25 feet of any intersection inside the city limits. City Attorney Jim McLeroy explained that this was an ordinance city officials had received a request for. City staff explored the idea of...
