Proclamation Names May 19th, Lupus Awareness Day; City Council Report
May 19th is Lupus Awareness Day in Sulphur Springs and citizens are asked to wear the color purple to heighten awareness and unify support for those in the community who living with lupus, which is a chronic inflammatory, autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. Mayor Emily Glass read a proclamation officially naming the day during the Tuesday night, May 2nd City...
Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested on Theft Charges
May 3, 2017 – Dana Lynn Gandy, 26, of Sulphur Springs used the self-checkout line at a local box store. She rang up items valued at approximately $300. However, she failed to ring up other items valued at approximately $700. As she left the store with the items valued at $1,000, she was stopped by store security. This was not Gandy’s first time to be stopped for theft. Sulphur Springs Police arrested Gandy for Theft under $2,500...
Hollowed Bolt Contains Meth
A hollowed bolt with the nut serving a cap did not feel the proper weight when the DPS Trooper found it in the center console of a vehicle he stopped on State Highway 11 in Hopkins County. Inside the hollowed bolt was a yellow plastic baggie containing methamphetamine. The trooper inventoried the Chevrolet Suburban after noting the invalid driver’s license of the driver and gaining consent to search the vehicle. Darin Lee...
More Than Swedish Snuff in Tin
A Plano man attempted to drop a Snus tin and push it under his seat but law enforcement noted the act and found not only Snus, a Swedish brand of snuff, pouches in the tin but also a clear baggie with pills inside. The pills were methadone weighing 3-grams. Thel Wallace Renfro, 37, of Plano is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence With Intent to Impair and with Possession Controlled Substance Penalty...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report May, 2, 2017
SPRING CLEANUP – The spring cleanup has concluded. We sent 54 40-yard roll off containers to the landfill and accumulated a large pile of green waste which will be burned this summer. LOCUST STREET – The utility work (water, sewer, gas) is complete. Cement stabilization and concrete work continues to progress from north to south. Cement stabilization is 60% complete, and concrete work is approximately 25% complete. MOORE...
Wind Advisory From 1 PM Until 8 PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Wind Advisory which is in effect from 1 PM Wednesday afternoon until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening. Wind speeds will increase behind the passing cold front this afternoon and will remain gusty into the evening hours. Sustained northwest winds of 20 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Crosswinds on east-west oriented roads will make driving difficult at times for high...
Wednesday Forecast
70% chance of showers and thunderstorms with some possibly severe; High: 73; Low: 50; Wind: South becoming northwest 10-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Reds, Whites, and Brews Downtown-May 6th-Benefits Local Animal Shelters
In the continued search of the City of Sulphur Springs for an organization to manage and produce the “Reds, Whites, and Brews” event on Main Street and Celebration Plaza each May, the City has turned to a new organization, the Buried Bones Foundation. City Manager Marc Maxwell said the city does not wish to run an event but to provide a venue and have another staff, plan, and promote the event. He believes Buried Bones is...
Hopkins County VFW Post 8560A, Ladies Auxillary Donates to Senior Center and Meal A Day
Sally Harred, Treasurer, Ladies Auxiliary (left), Karon Weatherman, Director, Senior Citizens Center (right) The Hopkins County VFW Post 8560A, Ladies Auxiliary donated $ 250.00 to go towards the Building Fund for a new Senior Citizens Center in Sulphur Springs and the Meal A Day program that is ran out of the Senior Citizens Center. $ 150.00 went to the Building Fund for a New Senior Center and $ 100.00 to the Meal A Day...
