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Local Voters Casting Ballots In City, School, Water Supply Corporation Elections
Oct28

Local Voters Casting Ballots In City, School, Water Supply Corporation Elections

10 Proposed Amendments To Texas Constitution On Nov. 5 Ballot All early voting by personal appearance for Hopkins County voters will be conducted in the Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace courtroom, inside the Courthouse Annex, 128 Jefferson Street. As of 5 p.m. Monday, a total of 403 voters had cast ballots in Hopkins County, including 72 ballots cast between 9:30 a.m.and 5 p.m. Monday. Voter turn out during the first week of early...

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Parks Planning; Curb and Wheeled Conveyance Ordinances Top Oct. 1 City Council Agenda
Sep27

Parks Planning; Curb and Wheeled Conveyance Ordinances Top Oct. 1 City Council Agenda

Sulphur Springs City Hal Parks planning and grant applications, and ordinances regarding curbside parking and wheeled conveyances in commercial areas are among the items to be discussed and considered by Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, Oct. 1. Parks At least three items on the agenda deal with parks. The council is to hold a public hearing regarding plans to submit a grant application to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department...

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City To Hold Sept. 24 Hearing Regarding Special Election Called For Proposition A
Sep17

City To Hold Sept. 24 Hearing Regarding Special Election Called For Proposition A

If you have comments, questions or thoughts regarding the upcoming special election for Proposition A, then be sure to mark Sept. 24 on your calendar. A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. that Tuesday at City Hall, 201 North Davis St., to notify Sulphur Springs residents of the scope and budget impact of the proposition. Sulphur Springs City County at their regular July meeting called for the Nov. 5 election this summer in order to...

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City Council Expected to Call Special Election; Consider Approving Tire, 2 Rezoning Ordinances Tuesday
Jul01

City Council Expected to Call Special Election; Consider Approving Tire, 2 Rezoning Ordinances Tuesday

Sulphur Springs City Council during their regular meeting Tuesday night are scheduled to discuss and consider five ordinances, at least three resolutions, award bids for contract work on Connally Street, and discuss Special Election The Council will be asked to approve Resolution 1171 calling for a special election on Nov. 5, to allow the Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation to use the sales and use taxes,...

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City Officials Propose Plan To Help Fund New Senior Citizens Center, Pacific Park Improvements
Jun19

City Officials Propose Plan To Help Fund New Senior Citizens Center, Pacific Park Improvements

Sulphur Springs City Council is expected to be asked during their July meeting to call for an election which would help fund improvements at Pacific Park and construction of a new Senior Citizens Center. City Manager Marc Maxwell during the June council meeting said the election would simply allow the city to utilize funds designated for business development to be spent for other purposes. Maxwell said the city in 1999 took the same...

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Chamber Connection – June 28 By Butch Burney
Jun27

Chamber Connection – June 28 By Butch Burney

Business After Hours Join us for a fun and interactive Business After Hours next month at Red River Credit Union from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20. Business After Hours is a great way to interact and network with other business professionals and members of the community. You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend and there is no cost. Red River Credit Union is located at 822 Gilmer St. Leadership Sulphur Springs Even if...

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City Council To Consider Bids, Award Contract For Construction Of New Senior Citizens Center
Dec06

City Council To Consider Bids, Award Contract For Construction Of New Senior Citizens Center

After a lengthy delay of more than a year, Sulphur Springs City Council is expected during Tuesday night’s regular December meeting to consider bids and at long last award a contract for construction of a new Senior Citizens Activity Center on Oak Avenue. The City Council is also slated to consider on final approval an ordinance changing the speed limit on Mockingbird Lane; purchasing communications equipment, 2 airport ground...

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City Receives Official Notification Of $2.42 Million Grant Award For New Senior Center
Apr14

City Receives Official Notification Of $2.42 Million Grant Award For New Senior Center

It’s official. City staff received official notification Thursday afternoon, April 14, 2022, that the City of Sulphur Springs has been approved for a $2.42 million grant award to construct a new senior citizens center. Property where the new senior citizens activity center is to be constructed on Oak Avenue Sulphur Springs Finance Director Lesa Smith just before 5 p.m. Thursday reported city staff got the official word that...

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Contractors Selected For Curb And Gutter Work; Backhoe Purchase Put On Hold For A Month
Mar05

Contractors Selected For Curb And Gutter Work; Backhoe Purchase Put On Hold For A Month

Contractors were selected for curb and gutter removal and replacement as part of the 2022 street improvement program, while a backhoe purchase was put on hold for a month by Sulphur Springs City Council. Also during the regular March council meeting earlier this week, action was taken to cancel the May 7 City Council election. Street Work Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski told the City Council the...

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Grant Writer Selected For TDHCA Grant Application To Help Fund New Larger Senior Citizens Center Building
Dec10

Grant Writer Selected For TDHCA Grant Application To Help Fund New Larger Senior Citizens Center Building

The delayed start of construction of the new senior citizens center building could in the long run end up helping the city in more ways than one – as the wait meant the city is able to apply for grant which would not only help keep up with the rising costs of materials but allow the design to be expanded. The project, along with renovations at Pacific Park, were approved by voters in 2019. The city sought bonds which will be...

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