Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – December 7, 2021
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the Sulphur Sprigs City Council during their Dec. 7, 2021 meeting: COVID-19 RESPONSE The Delta variant wave of Covid-19 declined for several months, but now the trend seems to have turned around. The number of active cases in Hopkins County fell from 122 to 44 in November, but quickly rebounded to 65. The number of COVID cases at the hospital also dropped to 2...
Chamber Connection – Dec. 8: Time To Get Recognition Nominations In
By Butch Burney As 2021 comes to an end, it is time to get nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year. Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year and other superlative recognitions. The awards will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Nominations can...
News Release: Rep. Bryan Slaton Joins TRG In Amicus Brief Against Vaccine Mandate
Dec. 8, 2021 news release from Rep. Bryan Slaton’s Office
Lorene Morse
Lorene Morse Funeral service for Lorene Morse, age 88 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. George Dickens officiating and Rev. Larry Dickens assisting. Interment will follow at Sharon Cemetery in Winnsboro, Texas with, Larry Dickens Jr, Michael Dickens, Cecil BJ Dickens, James Henry Jr., Joseph Roberts, Clayton Henry and Casey Gary serving as...
Kim Pool
Kim Pool Funeral service for Kim Pool, age 59 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, December 10, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Denver Hines officiating. Interment will follow at Greenpond Cemetery with Jon Stowater, David Kull, Greg Hoelcher, Stoney Watkins, Justin Watkins, Terry Pearce, Dakota Williams and Joe Neeman serving as pallbearers and Steven Hoelcher, Cameron Terry and Dr. Sandy Vaculik...
Hopkins County Dug Deep In To Help Those In Need Through 2021 United Way Contributions
The Hopkins County community is known for it’s generosity. This year, however, Hopkins County dug deep and, in the process, set a new record of more than $211,800 donated to the 2021 United Way campaign to assist those in need, and to provide cultural and developmental enrichment opportunities in the community. When the last weekly campaign workers meeting was held on Nov. 9, Hopkins County United Way had received $185,952.15 in...
Sulphur Springs Back Down to 4A-Division I Starting in 2022
UIL reclassification and realignment has put Sulphur Springs and her sports teams back down to 4A-Division I. With the classification of 545 to 1299 for 4A schools, SSHS had an enrollment of 1240 and as a result ended up being in Division I. The new realignment goes in to effect next year and will stand until the next round of realignments in 2024. Sulphur Springs was a 5A classification for eight years starting in 2013-14. The...
Ordinance Restricting Roadside Parking on East Shannon Road Approved
It’s official, a block of roadside parking on East Shannon Road is to be restricted. Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2794, which establishes a no parking zone on East Shannon Road (the south Interstate 30 service road) between South Broadway Street and Mockingbird Lane. A new ordinance restricts parking on East Shannon Road The proposal for the ordinance was presented on first...
Lady Cats Basketball Loses Tough One at Home to New Boston
The Lady Cats basketball team struggled to score in the third and lost to New Boston 56-16 at home on Tuesday, Dec. 7. While the women’s basketball team were able to keep it close thanks to shots not falling early for both teams, trailing 16-10 at halftime, the third was when New Boston cruised by the Lady Cats. Sulphur Springs scored a free throw alone in the third before shots began to fall more frequently in the fourth. Coach...
Medina, Wright Appointed To HCHD Board of Directors
Foundation For New EMS Station/Hospital District Headquarters Building Poured Tuesday Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors officially appointed a CEO and appointed two new board members during a meeting Monday and announced filing will open soon for two seats up for election in 2022. Appointments Hopkins County Hospital District CEO Brent Smith The HCHD Board of Directors reportedly on Dec. 6, 2021, officially appointed...
