August Sub-par for Rainfall; Year Above Average
August was another sub-par month for rainfall in Sulphur Springs, the third straight month in a row. Average August rainfall is 2.35 inches and Sulphur Springs got 1.12 inches of rain last month. Still the city rainfall total remains 5.10 inches above normal due to the very wet first five months of the year. Average rainfall for the first eight months of the year is 29.90 inches and the city has received 35 inches of rain this...
Chamber Connection September 3, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection September 3, 2015 by Meredith Caddell Mark your calendars for the 46th Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest-Oct. 24th Stew Cooks: Stew Packets went out this week, so please call us at the Chamber if you did not receive yours. The deadline to claim last year’s site is September 18th. All sites will be up for grabs, Monday, September 21st, so make sure to get your forms in ASAP! Sponsors:...
Labor Day Caution Against Driving Drunk
The Texas Department of Transportation reminds drivers that law enforcement officers across the state are out in full force looking for drunk drivers in the weeks leading up to Labor Day, Sept. 7. Last year in Texas, 21 people were killed and 42 were seriously injured in 338 alcohol-related crashes over the Labor Day holiday. “Labor Day weekend is a fun time for family and friends to celebrate, but you absolutely must have a...
City Passes Key Ordinances Tuesday Night
The Sulphur Springs City Council passed key ordinances on first reading for the budget for next fiscal year at a regular meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Kayla Price explains what the ordinances deals with and then there are responses from city Director of Finance Peter Karstens on the first three and then from city Human Resources Director Gordon Frazier on the fourth one. Councilman Craig Johnson also asks some questions. The...
Another Near Quiet Week in Winnsboro
Winnsboro Police Department made four (4) arrests, investigated one accident, answered 160 calls for service, and issued 36 citations and 34 warnings during the week of August 24- 30. On Tuesday, August 25, Alexis Gooch, 19, of Winnsboro was arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of Marijuana. Friday, August 28, Douglas Barrow, 35, was arrested when his probation was revoked. Dustin Baer, 37, was arrested Sunday on a Hopkins...
Israel Moreno
Funeral service for Israel Moreno, 79, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, Septmeber 1, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. No formal visitation. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10:00 A.M., at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Israel Moreno died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, in Tyler. Arrangements were under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Adoptable Animal of the Week: Lilly
Lilly is a two month old Labrador mix. She is suspected to be mixed with a Retriever or Shepard breed. Lilly was found two weeks ago on August 18th when Animal Control Officers were releasing a wild animal back into the countryside at Lake Sulphur Springs. “We were actually releasing one of our own wildlife critters, and there she was running around someone’s truck and boat trailer,” Animal Shelter Officer...
Watson Becomes Brewster County Auditor
Hopkins County Human Resources Director Treva Watson is leaving the county to become the first-ever Auditor in Brewster County in Alpine. Tuesday morning, Ms. Watson told KSST News Brewster County and Alpine, Texas are called the Gateway to Big Bend National Park. She grew up in Alpine, attended Sul Ross University there, and her brother and cousins live in the area now. Watson served Hopkins County in the auditor’s office from...
Noah Lee Franklin
Funeral services for Noah Lee Franklin, age 70, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Elder Patrick Lee officiating. Interment to follow at East Caney Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Franklin passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. He was born on January 8, 1945, the son of Alvin and Mattie Lou...
