Commissioners Court is Expected to Adopt its’ Budget
At a regular meeting Monday morning, the Hopkins County Commissioners Court is expected to adopt its’ budget for next fiscal year and the tax rate for the budget. The tax rate is increasing more than 5-cents per $100 valuation because of the new County Jail Project. The court will also have work sessions with Sedalco Construction on the new County Jail project and with the Sheriff, Fire Chief and with volunteer fire...
Groundbreaking For New County Jail
Hopkins County officials broke ground for the $16-million 192-bed County Jail project Monday. County Judge Robert Newsom stressed that the project was under budget. Sulphur Springs Mayor Freddie Taylor said he hoped the new jail would be a deterrent to crime. Former County Judge Chris Brown talked about the importance of 20 meetings all over the county where officials stressed the need for a new facility. Sheriff Butch Adams thanked...
Start Date Set For Construction Of New Hopkins County Jail
Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams said Thursday that the latest start date for construction of the new County Jail is expected to be August 11. A key person for Sedalco of Fort Worth, the construction manager-at-risk, is expected to be off of another project and to be available for the new County Jail project here by that date. Completion date should be December 7, 2015. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
New County Jail
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday finalized their contract with Sedalco of Fort Worth to be the Construction Manager-At-Risk for the new County Jail project. County Judge Robert Newsom said Sedalco had not yet received bids from potential subcontractors. The earliest the project can get underway is August 1. That’s the date the Sedalco on-site manager Hopkins County wants will be available. He’s currently on another job....
Civic Center Auditorium Lease Agreement
A lease agreement concerning the Civic Center Auditorium could be struck Monday as both the Sulphur Springs School Board and the Hopkins County Commissioners Court have the item on agendas. The Court will take up the item at a 4 p.m. meeting and then will attend a 7 p.m. School Board meeting where the matter will be discussed. They have talked about the school district spending $2.5-million to renovate the facility in exchange for a...
