D6 Multi-Year Expansion Project Includes Relocation Of Corporate Headquarters, 300,000-Square-Foot Expansion
D6’s multi-year expansion project incudes not only relocation of the company’s corporate headquarters from Oregon to Sulphur Springs, but will also include another 300,000 square-foot expansion, according to Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Roger Feagley. D6 Inc’s current Sulphur Springs plant Overall, the D6, Inc., relocation project announced by Gov. Greg Abbott...
Chamber Connection: 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest To Be Held Saturday, Oct. 23
By Butch Burney It’s stew time in Sulphur Springs! Saturday is the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services and Galyean Insurance, at Buford Park. Get there on Friday to check out more than two dozen market vendors, who will be set up on the south side of the square, stay for the appetizer contest and get ready for Dubb and the Luv Machines in concert from...
Arbala VFD To Receive Funding Cut For Violating Contract With County
Arbala Volunteer Fire Department will receive a month’s funding cut, effective at the next payment cycle, for violating the contract signed with the county, Hopkins County Commissioners Court determined during the regular meeting Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. All volunteer fire departments are required to sign a fire protection agreement in order to received benefits from the county. Those benefits include paying the VFD’s fuel...
D6 Inc. Plans To Relocate Company Headquarters To Sulphur Springs
Projected $27 Million Capital Investment Expected To Create 231 New Jobs D6 Inc. plans to relocate the company headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Sulphur Springs, to expand their manufacturing presence in the state, Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2021. D6 Inc. is an advanced design-to-shelf packaging manufacturer, using recycled plastics, and when the pandemic began shifted to making face shields and...
Charles Lewis Lowry
October 15, 1930 – October 8, 2021 (age 90) Charles Lewis Lowry Charles Lewis Lowry, age 90, of Mt. Vernon, Texas passed from this earth into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, October 8, 2021, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, just one week shy of his 91st birthday. A Celebration of Life service will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon. Family will...
Refinancing Of 2 Bonds Projected To Save The City $214,000 Over 10 Years
A 2020-21 budget update, refinancing 2 bonds, continuation of the 2021 street improvement program, selection of a candidate to serve as city secretary starting in December, purchase of equipment for the street department and selection of a bid for paving Westwood Street were among the items Sulphur Springs City Council tackled as part of their regular October meeting agenda this week. Financial Update The unaudited numbers for the...
$7 Million In ARP Funding Dedicated To NETEX, Communications Tower, Road Equipment, Salaries, Trustee Housing Facility, Retainage
Hopkins County Commissioners Court, in a special session Tuesday afternoon, committed the just over $7 million in ARP (American Rescue Plan) funding which has been allocated to the county toward 6 purposes: to assist NETEX, a communications tower, road equipment, salary replacement, a trustee facility and retainage. The Court also approved a security proposal and budget amendments for insurance proceeds received. American Rescue Plan...
Man Accused Of Assaulting Wife While Holding Machete-Style Knife
3 Other Men Arrested On Unrelated Assault Charges, 1 For Displaying Firearm In Public A 61-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused assaulting his wife while holding a machete-style knife. Four other men were also arrested earlier this week on assault or weapon related charges, including a man accused of displaying a firearm in public, a man who struck a divorcing spouse in the head with a door, a man arrested on a felony assault...
Board Approves 3-Cent Reduction In Hospital District Tax Rate
The Board of Directors this week approved a 3-cent reduction in the Hospital District Tax Rate for 2021-2022, and a budget during a special called meeting this week. 2021-22 Tax Rate The hospital district tax rate will be 22-cents per $100 property valuation, down from 25-cents. However, due to a 15.45 percent increase in appraisal values on the average taxable homestead value, property owners will likely see an increase in their tax...
HCUW Recognizes Lead Donors To 2020-21 Campaign At Kickoff Lunch
Hopkins County United Way recognized lead donors to the 2020-21 campaign at a kickoff lunch, hosted at Sulphur Springs Country Club, in their honor. HCUW Board President Mike Horne welcomed those attending the luncheon and offered a prayer for the meal partaken. The United Way Board of Directors was acknowledged. Lead donors to the 2020-21 campaign included Flowserve, Sulphur Springs ISD, GSC Enterprises, City National Bank, CHRISTUS...
