Friday Meal-a-Day Driver Needed
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and the Meal A Day Program, is looking for a new Meal A Day Driver for Fridays. If you are interested in giving about 1 hour of your time to take lunches to shut in Senior Citizens please call her at (903) 885-1661. This route is an IN TOWN route. You can also email her at [email protected].
Rockdale Road Improvements Limit Traffic Flow
Rockdale Road north of the Interstate in Sulphur Springs is expected to be unavailable for through traffic for three weeks during improvement work on the road. City Manager Marc Maxwell said work will take place between Industrial Drive and Camp Streets. Residents along the street will be affected but some access will be available to them. The street improvement will be performed by contract labor.
Drivers Enjoy Lower Gas Prices
With oil prices down, gas prices have now fallen as low as $1.95 a gallon at places such as the the Shamrock #1 Stop on Industrial Dr. and Wal-Mart Supercenter. Other gas stations are as low as $1.96 and $1.97, but some are still at the $2.00 range. Gas prices fell a cent over the course of one day. Current prices are almost as low as they were this time last year.
County Received Grant for Roads; Approved Budget Monday
At a regular meeting of the Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, the court approved its’ budget for the next fiscal that begins October 1. The tax rate in the budget increases a bit, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. Also, Monday morning the Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a disaster recovery grant, a Texas Community Development Block Grant, that will be providing funds to offset money spent on...
Up In Smoke; Wildlife Management Area Marijuana Farm Near Cooper Destroyed
AUSTIN – Public hunters pursuing feral hogs at Cooper Wildlife Management Area in northeast Texas over the weekend stumbled upon a sophisticated marijuana growing encampment having more than 6,500 mature plants with a street value estimated at more than $6 million. Alerted by the public hunters, Texas game wardens led a multi-agency investigation of the well-established site tucked away in a remote swampy area of the 14,480-acre WMA...
A & M Commerce Accounting Path Placed on “Best of” List
COMMERCE, TX— The Accounting Path has placed Texas A&M University-Commerce on its list of the Best Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Accredited Online Accounting Degrees. “It is an honor to be recognized for the work that we do. We always want to provide our students with the best educational experience, whether in a traditional classroom or online,” said Department of Accounting Chair Dr. Sandra Gates....
Winnsboro Police Department Report September 7-13
Winnsboro Police Department reports four arrests, 163 calls for service, no accidents, and 35 citations and 48 warnings for the week of September 7-13. Arrests for the week include: Tuesday, September 8, 20-year old Brian Greer of Winnsboro was arrested on a Winnsboro Municipal warrant. Also Tuesday Jose Deleon, 61 of Winnsboro was arrested for driving while license was suspended or invalid. Tony Chambly, 52, of Winnsboro was arrested...
Catherine Petty
Graveside services for Catherine Petty, age 79 of Cumby will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Cumby Cemetery with Rev. Howard Strickland officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Catherine passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. She was born on May 6, 1936 in Greenville, the daughter of H.E. and Austin (Girdner) Swann. She was married to Dr. Dane Petty,...
“Updated” Rabies Rears it’s Ugly Head in Hopkins County
A woman went outside to find a skunk in a pen with 2 of her dogs. The dogs were together to play, but instead were not going near the section of the pen the skunk had made its way into. The Regional Texas Department of State Health Services told KSST News Wednesday morning that the shunk find was in the Dike area. The owner killed the skunk, moved the dogs, bagged the skunk with adequate protection, and called her vet. Of...
Work Continues on Civic Center Auditorium
Don Roundtree, a consultant for the Sulphur Springs ISD’s Auditorium Renovation Project, gave the school board an update Monday night. He said demolition work was basically finished inside. Outside drainage work with piping is scheduled to start this weekend. When finished, water will run away from the building, not toward it. The ceiling has been removed to allow for duct work and other addendum such as fire protection lines...
