Commissioners Court Approves OGM Lease, Election Equipment Upgrades, Printer Donation
Aug20

Commissioners Court Approves OGM Lease, Election Equipment Upgrades, Printer Donation

Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a 1.2-acre oil, gas and mineral lease; funding for election equipment upgrades, a donation, printer donation, copier lease agreement, services agreement during a special court session. OGM Lease Steve Payton with Daisy Daze RV Park LLC Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley reported only one bidder was present on the square the week before when oil, gas and mineral rights to a 1.2-acre parcel...

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Paris District Road Report for Aug. 22, 2022
Aug20

Paris District Road Report for Aug. 22, 2022

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Aug. 22, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...

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Minor Changes To SSISD Policy Should Make Qualifying For Extended Leave A Little Easier
Aug18

Minor Changes To SSISD Policy Should Make Qualifying For Extended Leave A Little Easier

Minor changes to two local policies should make qualifying for extended leave a little easier, should employees have cause to need it, Sulphur Springs ISD administrators told trustees when presenting the recommended changes for approval this week. SSISD Assistant Superintendent Lisa Robinson noted Aug. 15, 2022, that DMA and DEC were the two local policies administrators had pulled out of the Texas Association of School Boards Policy...

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Request For Special Use Permit For Manufactured Home Community Withdrawn
Aug16

Request For Special Use Permit For Manufactured Home Community Withdrawn

A request made for a special use permit to allow C&C Guardian LLC to construct a manufactured home community at 2113 Main Street, a property currently zoned light commercial, was slated to go before Sulphur Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals Tuesday evening, but that meeting has been canceled. Applicant Ross Cody has withdrawn the request, according to city staff. The action follows a Planning & Zoning Commission...

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Commissioners Allocated An Additional $200,000 Each To Assist In Road And Bridge Building
Aug14

Commissioners Allocated An Additional $200,000 Each To Assist In Road And Bridge Building

Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment, contract with NetData, SAVNS grant contract, a donation and made a TIFRZ appointment during their regular meeting last week. Budget Amendment Each of the County Commissioners has been allocated an additional $200,000 to help them finish or at least continue road building projects throughout the summer. A budget amendment was necessary to move the funding from the general...

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Paris District Road Report for Aug. 15, 2022
Aug14

Paris District Road Report for Aug. 15, 2022

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Aug. 15, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Anticipate Passing Balanced Budget Later This Month
Aug12

Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Anticipate Passing Balanced Budget Later This Month

Sulphur Springs ISD trustees anticipate passing a balanced budget later this month. District Business Manager Sherry McGraw told the school board that the SSISD 2022-2023 budget is within $10,000 of that goal, and after making adjustments for the most recent round of personnel changes to get the district at full staff and a few other tweaks with more stabile projection available in August than June. SSISD Business Manager Sherry...

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Trustees Approve 40 Personnel Changes For Sulphur Springs ISD
Aug11

Trustees Approve 40 Personnel Changes For Sulphur Springs ISD

Sulphur Springs ISD trustees approved 40 personnel changes at the regular August school board meeting held earlier this week. SSISD logo Overall, SSISD Board of Trustees accepted nine resignations, and approved 23 new hires and eight in-district personnel changes. The changes involve every campus except Austin Academic Center, although the bulk of the personnel changes are at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, Sulphur Springs...

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Chamber Connection – Aug. 10: Learn More About Stew Contest At Stewcomers Meeting
Aug09

Chamber Connection – Aug. 10: Learn More About Stew Contest At Stewcomers Meeting

By Butch Burney Monday, Aug. 15, is the final day to get your applications in if you are interested in being in this year’s Leadership Sulphur Springs class. Leadership Sulphur Springs is a community leadership development program sponsored by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. The course was created in 1989 with the concept of offering leadership training and community involvement for emerging business and community leaders. It...

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EEA Our Youth 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready Scheduled Aug. 14
Aug09

EEA Our Youth 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready Scheduled Aug. 14

East End Allegiance: OUR YOUTH will host the 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready event from 3 to 6 p.m. August 14, 2022, at the HW Grays Building in Pacific Park. EEA Our Youth is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that relies on the generous donations of the community to make events such as this one possible. “Every year, we have been consistent on getting the kids in the community ready to be great! With the support of all, we have...

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