2 Sulphur Springs Men In Custody On Felony Warrants
Two Sulphur Springs men were in custody at Hopkins County jail on felony warrants Wednesday, March 17. Chasen Lane Beaver (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Sgt. Brandon Mayes was told he could find Chasen Lane Beaver, a wanted man, at a Kasie Lane residence. Mayes contacted him at the address and took him into custody at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, then transported him to jail, according to arrest report. The...
Name The Robot: Community Asked To Vote On MAKO’s Name
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs invites the community to help them name their newest addition, the MAKO Robot. “We invited all local students from Kindergarten through 5th grades to enter a coloring sheet and come up with a name for our new robot. Students worked with their teachers to enter their submissions,” said Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development for CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospitals in Sulphur...
Multistate Complaint Filed Against Biden Administration Demands Reinstatement Of Keystone XL Permit
NEWS RELEASE AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today (March 17, 2021) announced that Texas and Montana are filing a multistate complaint against the Biden administration for revoking the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The lawsuit states that President Biden does not have the unilateral authority to change energy policy that Congress has set. The power to regulate interstate and international commerce,...
Senior Citizens Center Reopens April 5
On March 16, 2020, the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center the City of Sulphur Springs announced the facility would be closing its doors to all activities except Meal A Day food preparation and delivery pick up in an effort to better protect those high risk individuals who frequent the facility from COVID-19. Today, after a year, city staff announced the Senior Citizens Center will soon reopen for regular activities. “We are...
Terry Coggins
Memorial service for Terry Coggins, age 54, of Quitman, will be held at 2:00P.M. on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Coggins passed away on Wednesday March 17, 2021 at UT Health Tyler. Terry was born on December 19, 1966 in Terrell, Arkansas to Clarence and Ann (Patterson) Coggins. He married his wife Suzi on July 4, 2003 in Sulphur Springs, TX. He was retired from road construction. Terry’s hobbies...
Welding Instruction At PJC-Sulphur Springs
Welding classes are in high gear as PJC-Sulphur Springs is in the home stretch of their Spring Semester. Additional Welding classes are offered during the PJC Summer Extended Term which runs from May 17-August 17. You can find out more information by going to the PJC website. Welding student Ty Nichols, left, discusses his structural welding project with Instructor John Plemons at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding...
ZBA Grants Mercury Properties’ Request For Sign Ordinance Variance
Sulphur Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals Tuesday evening granted Mercury Properties LLC request for a sign ordinance variance, welcomed the newest board member and selected officers. Jennifer Graham, Sulphur Springs Community Development Department administrative assistant, issued the oath of office to Twila Gill during the 5:30 p.m. meeting on March 16, conducted via Zoom. Gill thanked the board members and said she is...
French Solar Company Plans Virtual Town Hall Presentation
Shortly after the Save Dike From Solar Group planned a meeting of their supporters, the French Solar Company, Engie, announced that they will be hosting a Virtual Town Hall Presentation on March 22nd at 6 pm. The online-only meeting will be a struggle for a lot of Dike residents as many do not have sufficient internet service to support the Zoom meeting. In their announcement, the local project known as Hopkins Energy, LLC, has said...
Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Falls to Detroit, 6-1
It was a tough season opener for Saltillo’s softball team. The Saltillo Lady Lions softball team fell behind early and could not recover, losing at Detroit 6-1. The Lady Lions fell behind 1-0 in the bottom of the first, then Detroit pushed their lead further by scoring three more runs in the bottom of the second to quickly take a 4-0 lead. While Saltillo was able to chip in to district foe Detroit’s lead in the top of the...
Purdue Pharma Files Bankruptcy Plan, Establishing Trust for Nationwide Opioid Abatement Efforts
NEWS RELEASE AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Purdue Pharma filed its estimated $7 billion bankruptcy plan, which places the value of the company into a trust set up to allocate funds toward opioid abatement efforts across the nation. Texas is a leader on an instrumental committee in this bankruptcy, negotiating these abatement dollars which includes additional amounts in excess of a billion dollars...
