Architect, Land Purchase For New Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Approved
The construction of a new senior citizens center advanced two steps Tuesday night with Sulphur Springs City Council’s potential arc approval of a potential architect and lot purchase. The final design for the new Grays Building at Pacific Park also is nearing completion as well, according to Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell. Voters in November 2019 approved use of up to $200,000 per year in Economic Development funds to...
Sulphur Springs City Council Approves Curfew, Postpones Election
The April meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council may have been delayed while technical kinks were worked out of the viewing and teleconferencing systems but, once under way, officials wasted no time Tuesday night making short order of the agenda. Due to the stay at home safe and social distancing parameters in place during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sulphur Springs City Council members and city staff signed in for a Zoom...
Step Pay Increase Approved For Sulphur Springs Police Department Officers
Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night approved a step pay raise for police officers. All certified officers will be getting a $4,000 increase per step of the officer step plan, which is equivalent to a 7 percent increase on average. New Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol vehicle Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson reported the department lost six officers in the last three years, and currently has two officers who...
Sulphur Springs City Council Tables Proposed Curfew For Minors Ordinance Again
Sulphur Springs City Council for the second month in a row tabled the proposed curfew ordinance, following discussion on the matter. The curfew hours for minors ordinance was pitched at the January City Council meeting in response to two businesswomen’s request for help with middle school aged children being left unaccompanied at night downtown. The City Council, after he tabled at the January meeting. City Attorney Jim McLeroy...
Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month With Proclamation From Mayor
Sulphur Springs High School began the month-long celebration of career and technical education programs with a proclamation delivered by Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers designating February as Career and Technical Education Month in the city. SSHS staff and students join schools from across the country in the observance of CTE Month. Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers Students from several of the school’s CTE classes joined...
Aguilar Files For Place 3 On Sulphur Springs City Council
As of lunch Wednesday, only three people have filed candidacy for the six places to be determined in the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election. Oscar Aguilar Oscar Aguilar had filed candidacy for Place 3 on the City Council late Wednesday morning. Oscar served on the City Council from 2006-2018, when Norman Sanders defeated him in his bid for reelection 685 votes to 509 votes. Sanders was among four council members to resign...
3 Incumbents File Candidacy For May 2 Elections In Sulphur Springs
Candidate filing opened Wednesday morning in Sulphur Springs with both incumbents filing applications for school board and one incumbent filing for city council. Incumbents Robbin Vaughn and Robert Cody file as candidates for the May 2 Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees election. Incumbent Robbin Vaughn is seeking a third term on the school board. She was first elected to the board in 2014. She has served as secretary and vice...
Sulphur Springs City Council Votes Unanimously On Contract For City Manager
Sulphur Springs City Council voted Tuesday night on a contract for the city manager. Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted in favor of a 5-year employment contact for the city manager. The City Council entered into executive session to discuss matters affecting the office of the city manager, including a performance review, employment terms and other issues. After 26 minutes, the council reconvened and heard...
Sulphur Springs City Council Scheduled To Meet 3 Times This Week
Sulphur Springs City Council has a busy week ahead with three meetings scheduled this week, including special meetings on Jan. 7 and Jan. 9 and the regular monthly meeting on Jan. 7. During the special meetings at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday, public hearings will be conducted regarding the annexation of city-owned property, the old Thermo mine, into the city. All interested parties have the right to appear and be heard on...
Sulphur Springs City Council Dec. 13 Meeting Convened
Sulphur Springs City Council was able to reach a quorum Friday, allowing the city board to proceed with the special noon board meeting and routine city business. In attendance was Norman Sanders, Freddie Taylor, John Sellers, and Doug Moore. Quorum Achieved The council session was called after Mayor Norman Sanders submitted his notice of resignation from the council last week, and Mayor Pro Tem Erica Armstrong, and Council members...
