Moore Files For Place 6 On City Council
Incumbent Doug Moore around lunch time Friday filed candidacy for Place 6 on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council ballot. Moore, a retired businessman, was elected in May 2019 to finish the last year of Dan Froneberger’s term on the council, which expires this spring. Moore was appointed earlier in 2019 to serve in Place 6 until the May 2019 election following Froneberger’s resignation midway through his term. Moore is...
Two 50-Year CNB Employees Honored in Austin by Texas Bankers Association
Phyllis Loyd and Sandra Phillips honored as 50-Year Bankers Austin, May 7, 2019 – The Texas Bankers Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Texas Bankers Association, honored Phyllis Loyd and Sandra Phillips of Sulphur Springs with the 50-Year Banker Award during TBA’s 135th Annual Convention on May 3 in Austin. This prestigious award honors bankers with a half century or more of service and dedication to thebanking industry. Loyd...
City Council Approves Architect for Grays Building Design, Tables Abatement Issue
Sulphur Springs City Council approved all items proposed on Tuesday night’s agenda, except one. The council considered, but opted not to take action Tuesday night, regarding a tax abatement, the terms of which have not been fully met. The Economic Development Corporation notified the city by letter that, during a review of tax abatement certifications, Ocean Spray Cranberries was found to not be in compliance with the terms of...
Alliance Bank Expands in Northeast Texas: To Acquire and Merge With First National Bank of Mount Vernon
Sulphur Springs, Texas and Mount Vernon,Texas – November 29, 2018. Alliance BancShares Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Alliance Bank, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Mount Vernon BankShares, Inc. which owns all of the stock of First National Bank of Mount Vernon, Texas. Pending shareholder and regulatory approval and...
Smith Named City Finance Director for City; Council Approves Project That Brings 150 Jobs to Sulphur Springs
Lesa Smith was named city finance director during Tuesday night’s Sulphur Springs City Council meeting. The council also approved two industrial/manufacturing items, set the city council election, approved the concession stand contract for local parks, and other times. Ms. Smith began working for the city when she was 16-years old and has remained in city employ while attaining her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. According to City...
UPDATED: Flood Warning; County and City Law Enforcement Urge Citizens to Stay Off Streets and Roadways
August 13, 2017 – Hwy 19 North and a lot of County Roads North of Sulphur Springs are under water. Please do not drive through water over the road! If you can, please stay home! List of roads closed are below. Updates will be posted here. 24 hr rain total at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is currently 8.63 in. Roads under water: HWY 19 North of Sulphur Springs FM 69 North of Fm 1537 and North of I-30 FM 269 South of...
Fall Festival: Emerald City Band concert on Friday, August 25, 2017
The Hopkins County Fall Festival is excited to once again be hosting the Emerald City Band concert on Friday, August 25, 2017. Thanks to our sponsors, Century 21 – First Group and City National Bank, we will once again have a fun, entertaining and high energy event! Since we had such a large crowd last year, we will be having the concert in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center arena. The theme this year will be Hawaiian Luau, so...
Alliance Bank Announces Promotions
Wednesday, January 18, 2017, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Sellers was pleased to announce that the Board of Directors for Alliance Bank have approved the promotions of Ruth Ann Crowson to Executive Vice President-Chief Risk Officer, Kevin Monk to Executive Vice President-Chief Operations Officer, Mike Jumper to Senior Vice President-Mortgage and Julie Degelia to Senior Vice President-Human Resource. “Ruth Ann...
Post-Thanksgiving Hours For Local Banks
Going to the bank on this post-Thanksgiving Friday? If so, Alliance Bank is closing all locations at 3 p.m. today, City National Bank is closing their lobby at 4 p.m. and all drive thru locations at 5 p.m. Guaranty Bank and Trust will be open regular hours today. Saturday City National and Guaranty Bank and Trust will be open during normal drive-thru morning hours.
Romanian Nationals Arrested in Local ATM Skimmer Attempt
Two Romanian nationals, a 15-year old female juvenile and a male who claims to be 19, are in local police custody for fraudulent use of debit/credit card/personal information. Thursday morning at City National Bank, an employee noted a skimmer had been placed on an ATM machine at that location. Sulphur Springs Police were called and the skimmer, that captures debit and credit card numbers, was removed. Law enforcement viewed video...
