Mark Maxwell’s Managers Report Highlights
Here are some highlights from Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell’s Manager’s Report to the City Council Tuesday. Cooper Lake is 7-feet low but that’s better than last month’s 11-feet low reading. Work is underway on Davis between Connally and Atkins. The Davis and Connally intersection and Mulberry Street are completed. Rogers Street work will begin after Davis Street is done. The wastewater treatment plant continues to...
Jay Sanders Named Chief of Police
Patrol Captain Jay Sanders was appointed Police Chief by the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night. Captain Sanders, a 26-year veteran of the department, began as a patrol officer in 1988 and has now worked his way to the top. He’ll take over August 1 as current Chief Jim Bayuk moves over to the Sulphur Springs ISD Police Department. Captain Sanders says the department is in good shape in personnel and squad cars. He says some...
KSST Ownership Changes
Ownership of KSST radio and Channel 18 is changing. Chad Young and his wife Rhonda are in the process of purchasing the broadcast entity from the longtime owners, the Bradford family. Young says he plans to keep the KSST legacy. He says it will change but only for the better. Young says he has listened to KSST all his life and has relied on its’ coverage of news, weather and sports. Years ago, then owner Bill Bradford hinted to Young...
