City Manager’s Report June 5, 2018
City Manager Marc Maxwell highlighted the work of city crews and improvements being made in the city during his report to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night in their June session. Activities included in his written report: SUNSET STREET – We have designed the Sunset Street improvements. The project will include new water mains, new sewer mains and a new concrete street from Connally to Houston. The $275,000 CDBG grant is...
Mayor’s Proclamation: Kidney Health and Cancer Awareness Week June 4-8
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 during the Sulphur Springs City Council meeting, the week of June 4-8 was proclaimed Kidney Health and Cancer Awareness Week. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, healthy kidneys are essential for regulating our bodies by removing fluids, waste and toxins. Kidneys release hormones that help regulate blood pressure, produce red blood cells and strengthen our bones; and WHEREAS, the precise cause of kidney cancer is unknown,...
Wednesday Forecast
Slight chance of morning showers; High 94 with heat index as high as 99; Low: 72; Wind: Southeast 5-10 mph
Lasca Champ Arnold Hahn
Funeral Services for Lasca Champ Arnold Hahn, age 93, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Peerless Cemetery with J. W. Burnett, Joshua Hahn, David James, Michael James, Keigan Lobin and Caden Watkins serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bill Arnold, Fred Lock, Danny Evans, J. D. Arnold, Bryan Arnold Brent, Arnold and Byron...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 23-29, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 23-29, 2018 May 23rd Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 3:21 a.m., in reference to criminal trespass that occurred on FM 515 near Yantis. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident. At 3:55 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 1660 near Alba. Deputies were dispatched to FM 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 6:02 a.m., in reference to an alarm....
Billy Coston
Billy Coston, age 86 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, June 3rd, 2018. He was born December 9th, 1931 in Winnsboro, Texas to the late Newton Coston and Trudy Bass. He was a member of Pineview Baptist Church and worked for Western Electric until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Newton and Trudy Coston. He is survived by, wife, Virginia Coston (Flores) of Winnsboro; son, Roy Gene Coston of Tyler;...
Wildcat 7-on-7 in Pleasant Grove for Three Games
Wildcat varsity 7-on-7 football travels to Pleasant Grove for games Tuesday evening. Three 30-minute games will be played. There will be no halftime but there will be a 10-minute break between each game. The Wildcats face Mt Pleasant at 6 p.m. on field 1. Texas High and Pleasant Grove are on Field 2… at 6:40 , on Field 1, the Wildcats play host Pleasant Grove while Mt Pleasant and Texas High take to Field 2. The evening ends with a...
Mesquite Man Arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
When the Hopkins County Deputy stopped Nichalos Dewayne Pendergrass, 23, of Mesquite at the 133 mile marker on I-30 for multiple traffic violations, the deputy asked consent to search the vehicle. Consent was denied but a K9 was deployed and displayed a change in normal behavior at the driver window. A probable cause search led to a .38-caliber handgun in the trunk of the auto. Pendergrass was found to be convicted of robbery in...
The Carnival is Coming to Town June 13-17 During Dairy Festival 2018
The Dairy Festival Carnival is coming to town! One of the best in rides and midway will bring the fun to Sulphur Springs on Wednesday June 13 through Sunday June 17, 2018 on the grounds of the Hopkins County Civic Center, 1200 Houston Street. Parents will be glad to know that Super Handy Stores are stepping up once again as the exclusive location for discount armband sales. These will be available at $20 each at local Super Handy...
