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Thermo Mine Property Poll: The Official Unscientific Results are In
Jun12

Thermo Mine Property Poll: The Official Unscientific Results are In

The results of a poll on KSSTRadio.com’s home page are in.  The question?  What should be done with the Thermo Mine property recenty turned over to the City of Sulphur Springs. The results are as follows: Target + Whole Foods + Hybrid Car Dealerships Sheriff + Trusties + Garden + Goats = Bank Bike Trails + Hiking Trails + and lots of wide parking spaces Rifle Range A new poll is up, asking folks to select from these top entries....

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City Receives Gift of 4,900 Acres; Luminant Coal Mine To Become City Property
Apr03

City Receives Gift of 4,900 Acres; Luminant Coal Mine To Become City Property

The City of Sulphur Springs will begin planning the use of a 4,900 acre gift and public input will be invited. Luminant will give the coal mine located southeast of the city to become city property. The idea for the gift was birthed when the late Roy Pelton wanted to a championship dog trials event held locally but there was not enough land area available. Pelton and the city contacted Troy Sellers with Luminant but he stated the...

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Workforce Solutions Board Rapid Response Team to Assess Skills of Laid Off Mine Workers
Feb15

Workforce Solutions Board Rapid Response Team to Assess Skills of Laid Off Mine Workers

According to Roger Feagley, Executive Director of Sulphur Springs Economic Development, a rapid response team, empowered by the state through Northeast Texas Workforce Solutions Board, will assess the skills of workers displaced by the closing of the Luminent Mining operations at its Monticello Mines. The Solutions Board works within a nine county area which includes the locations of the three mines that will be closed permanently....

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Luminant Power Mine Incident Update
Aug15

Luminant Power Mine Incident Update

[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thermo-Mine-Incident.mp3″] Luminant Power reported Thursday that five Luminant employees burned in an incident at the Thermo Mine in Hopkins County Wednesday afternoon are now listed in stable condition at Dallas Parkland Hospital. A total of six employees of Luminant sustained burns. According to a release from the Luminant Media Relations...

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Thermo Mine Explosion
Aug14

Thermo Mine Explosion

Some workers were injured Wednesday afternoon in an mishap at the Luminant Mine in Thermo.  Here is the official release giving to KSST by Brad Watson, Senior Director of Luminant Corporate Communications. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thermo-Explosion.mp3″]Listen to Don’s Summary [sc_embed_player...

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Luminant to Resume Mining
Jun19

Luminant to Resume Mining

In early July, Luminant Power will be resuming surface coal mining in Hopkins County at Thermo to provide fuel for the Monticello Power Plant. The announcement was made by County Judge Robert Newsom after he and Precinct 3 County Commissioner Wade Bartley met with Luminant officials Ray Trejo and Troy Sellers. They call it reclamation mining. Commissioner Bartley said they would put the land back in better shape than it was before....

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Kenneth Howard Cupp
May15

Kenneth Howard Cupp

Kenneth Howard Cupp, age 76 of Mount Vernon, Texas passed away in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Pepper Puryear officiating at First Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, Texas. Interment will be at Cypress Cemetery where Military Honors and Masonic rites will be conducted. Kenneth was born September 21, 1946, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to...

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SSISD Approves Application, Tax Agreement With Ashoka Steel Mills
Nov17

SSISD Approves Application, Tax Agreement With Ashoka Steel Mills

Ashoka Steel Mills, LLC, this week cleared another hurdle toward locating the company’s first US plant in Sulphur Springs. The business received approval from Sulphur Spring ISD Board of Trustees for what is often referred to as a Chapter 313 Tax Agreement, referring to Texas Tax Code Chapter 313, which allows businesses to apply for a tax break on all or part of school district maintenance and operations taxes. Ashoka Steel...

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County, Hospital District Approve Tax Abatements For Ashoka Steel Mills
Oct26

County, Hospital District Approve Tax Abatements For Ashoka Steel Mills

Negotiations Ongoing With City Regarding Land Acquisition The county and hospital district this week approved tax abatements for Ashoka Steel Mills, LLC, clearing two more steps for the company to invest $245 million in construct of its first plant in the United States on the city-owned old coal mine property on FM 1870 in Sulphur Springs. Ashoka Steel Mills Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive...

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City Of Sulphur Springs Reaches Land Sale Agreement With Ashoka Steel Mill LLC
Aug23

City Of Sulphur Springs Reaches Land Sale Agreement With Ashoka Steel Mill LLC

A land sale agreement was struck between the city and Ashoka Steel Mills LLC for development of 250-acres out of the total 4,857-acre former Thermo/Luminant mine property Tuesday. The deal marks commitment of Ashoka to invest a minimum of $300 million into business and creation of 315 additional jobs in Sulphur Springs. According to Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Roger Feagley, this...

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