Fire Update
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fires-Update.mp3″] Listen to the Interview with Captain David James Sulphur Springs Fire Department Captain David James gave updates on three fires the department fought over the weekend. A man who received serious burns to his lower legs and a hand in a Rockdale Road fire is said to be doing better in the Parkland Burns Unit. James said the fire...
City Hall Rededication Recap
The rededication of new City Hall and 100th birthday party for the old Post Office Building Tuesday went off almost without a hitch. No one brought a ribbon to cut at the end of the event. Fortunately the Chamber of Commerce was able to come up with one. Mayor Freddie Taylor presided, County Judge Robert Newsom gave the invocation, State Representative Dan Flynn gave the city a flag that flew over the State Capitol, plaques on the...
John Sellers Shares The History Of The Old U.S. Post Office Building
Sulphur Springs City Councilman John Sellers told the history of the old U.S. Post Office Building on its’ 100th birthday Tuesday as it was rededicated as the new City Hall. The site once was a wagon shop and then a blacksmith shop. The land was purchased by the nearby First Christian Church, who then sold it to the feds in 1909. The U.S. Post Office was finished in July 1914. The city last used it as a public library. By Don Julian,...
Veterans’ Memorial Suffers Minor Damage
Some more minor damage has been done to several walls in the Veterans’ Memorial on Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs. The damage was discovered and was reported to the police department by a city official on Thursday just before 1 p.m. Several stones had letters and scratches lightly etched on them. Two stones had small chips knocked out on the ends. In all four of the stones containing veterans’ names had some damage. By Don...
City Director Of Finance Announces Plans For Upcoming Council Meeting
Peter Karstens, city of Sulphur Springs Director of Finance, has a feast of ideas planned for City Council members at a proposed meeting on July 22 at 6 p.m. He promises the council members will have a lot on their plates, as the menu will include high dollar long-range discussions of streets, the wastewater treatment plant, water treatment plant, Lake Sulphur Springs and the city’s excess water. Karstens says he’ll discuss ways to...
Sulphur Springs Public Library Events
Two special events are coming up this week at the Sulphur Springs Public Library that are a part of their Summer Reading Program. Expect clowns as the library offers Reading with Ringling Brothers on Wednesday, July 9th from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Then on Friday, July 11th from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., Margaret Clauder will present Reading and Rhyming with Original Mother Goose. Library staff will also have Treasure Tuesdays Story Time...
Bob Evans Farms’ Owens Country Sausage Plant Grand Re-opening
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/EDC.mp3″] Listen to the Interview. Bob Evans’ Farms’ Owens Country Sausage Plant in Sulphur Springs will be having what they are calling a grand re-opening Tuesday morning (July 8th) at 10:30 a.m. to mark a major expansion of the food production plant. They’ll be offering tours of the plant to show off new production lines, introduction of their...
Commisioners Court To Consider New Resolutions
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court will consider adopting two resolutions at their next meeting. County Judge Robert Newsom said one would support making sure there is enough good clean water for a growing Texas in the future. A second resolution would ask the VA and the U.S. Government to allow soldiers with brain injuries from roadside bombs to be treated with effective hyperbaric oxygen treatment. By Don Julian, KSST News and...
Hopkins County Historical Society Receives Distinguished Service Award
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom said Wednesday (July 2nd) that for a fourth straight year the Hopkins County Historical Society has been awarded a Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Historical Commission for 2013. The Historical Society received the award again for efforts to preserve the history and character of Texas. Historical Society members will receive the award at a meeting of the County Commissioners Court on...
Update On Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell gave the City Council an update Tuesday night on the city’s stressed Wastewater Treatment Plant. He said a new filter was helping and added the plant was within allowable limits for total suspended solids last month. Maxwell said the plant was out of compliance for ammonia. He said the plant still needed to get more oxygen for it to operate more efficiently. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports...
