Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – March 2024
March 7, 2024 – The following report was presented Tuesday to the Sulphur Springs City Council by City Manager Marc Maxwell. CLAIMS – We did not have any liability claims in February. We had one minor worker’s compensation claim. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN – We have applied for a $250,000 grant from the General Land Office to perform the plan. I had previously reported that we should know before this council meeting whether we got the...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – January 2024
January 04, 2023 – Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report submitted to Sulphur Springs City Council by City Manager Marc Maxwell CLAIMS – Unable to provide claims report this month – flu season.COMPREHENSIVE PLAN – We are applying for a $300,000 grant from the General Land Office to perform the plan. This will delay the plan a couple of months, but $300,000 is $300,000.SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER – Construction continues. We...
Police Raid Local Motel; Arrest Two
September 19, 2023 – Maddison Sprague and Silas Mitchell were arrested at a local motel Monday morning after the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit executed a search warrant. Maddison Kay Sprague, 2023 Silas Gracen Mitchell aka Reckless, 2023 In the morning hours the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit and Patrol officers executed a Felony arrest of a local Fentanyl dealer. SCU had secured felony arrest warrants and executed...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – August 2023
CLAIMS – We had one workers’ compensation claim in July when an employee sustained injuries to the head. The injuries resulted in 5 days missed work. The employee has returned to work. We had one liability claim for a sewer overflow. We filed one claim for wind damage at the airport. We had $8,000 damage to a hangar door. We also submitted two claims for damages to police cruisers. One was heavily damaged in a pursuit and was a total...
Page Arrested; Faces Adjudication on Two Charges
August 1, 2023 – Melissa Kathleen Page was arrested at the Adult Probation office after being notified of warrants for her arrest. Melissa Kathleen Page, 2023 Page was taken into custody and transported to Hopkins County Jail without incident. Page was arrested in 2018 after all four of her children tested positive for methamphetamine. The Special Crimes Unit worked with Child Protective Services on the case. See that story...
Gilreath Arrested on Warrants
July 29, 2023 – Jackson Blaze Gilreath, age 27 of Sulphur Springs, was arrested Friday afternoon at a family members home in Sulphur Springs. Jackson Blaze Gilreath, 2023 Gilreath, who lists himself as unemployed, was arrested without incident and transported to the Hopkins County Jail. The warrants for Gilreath’s arrest included: 22-3413 1 DRIVING WHILE LICENSE INVALID (MC)22-3414 1 3070 FAILED TO DRIVE IN A SINGLE...
20 Dollar Pill Lands Man in Hospital; Dealer in Jail
June 9, 2023 – The Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit and the Hopkins County Sheriff collaborated to arrest CASHIUS ANTONIO HERNANDEZ this week. HERNANDEZ is charged with: 1 481.141(B) MAN/DEL CS CAUSE DEATH OR SBI IAT1 37.09(C) TAMPER/FABRICATE PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR1 481.116(B) POSS CS PG 2 < 1G CASHIUS ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, 2023 Local Law Enforcement has been investigating a Fentanyl overdose that occured 3 days ago....
City Managers Report May 2nd 2023
SPRING CLEANUP – The annual spring cleanup has come to a close and has been a smashing success. The City offloaded over 1,000 vehicles, and sent 52 roll-offs to the landfill. SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER – The foundation is currently under construction and concrete should be poured soon. PACIFIC PARK – The new Pacific Park Sports Pavilion foundation is under construction. Concrete will be poured Wednesday. When the pavilion is complete, the...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – April 5th, 2023
City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the City Manager’s Report to the Sulphur Springs City Council during their regular monthly meeting on April 4, 2023. CLAIMS – We did not have any workers’ compensation claims in March. We had 2 liability claims in March. One was for a sewer overflow. The other will likely become a lawsuit that we will discuss in a future executive session. SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER –City staff has completed...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Jan. 3, 2023
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell Tuesday evening, Jan. 3, 2023, presented to the City Council, in a Memorandum as well as aloud, the following monthly manager’s report: CLAIMS We had one workers compensation claim in December for a firefighter who fractured his ribs in a fall. We filed a claim on another driver’s insurance who crashed into a trailer at the water treatment plant. We filed a claim on our...