Planning & Zoning Commission Appointments, Notices For Parks And Senior Citizens Center Approved
Sulphur Springs City Council Sulphur Springs City Council had a full agenda during Tuesday night’s regular meeting, including two appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission, authorizing a TexPool representative and notices for funding for Pacific Park and Senior Citizens Center projects. Senior Center, Pacific Park The council took another step in obtaining voter approved funding of up to $3 million for improvements at...
Funding Still Sought To Help Furnish New Senior Citizens Center
Oak Avenue property where a new senior citizens activity center is to be constructed Sulphur Springs residents in the fall of 2019 approved a multi-million dollar outlay for the construction of a new center on Oak St. The money for the project will come from sales tax dollars provided by the EDC. The Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County EDC is a Type A Sales Tax Corporation that receives approximately $1.6 million annually to fund...
Sulphur Springs ISD Agrees To ‘Strike Off’ Oak Avenue Property To City For New Senior Citizens Center
House Built By CTE Students Still Unsold Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees were asked during their regular August meeting to consider taking action regarding two different properties owned by the school. Oak Avenue Properties Trustees agreed to “strike off” and give to the city tracts of property located on Oak Avenue, where a nursing home used to be located. The property has been abandoned and...
Celebrating At The Senior Citizens Center
Jean Darr, Linda Mobley, Ursula Campbell and Stacey Wetzel Jean Darr and Ursula Campbell celebrate July birthdays during the monthly party hosted at the Senior Citizens Center by Linda Mobley with At Home Healthcare and Stacey Wetzel with Sulphur Springs Imaging Center. Everyone present gets to enjoy some sweet treats and the ones who have a birthday during the month get a birthday present as well.
City Council Calls For Special Election To Help Fund Pacific Park Improvements, New Senior Citizens Center
Sulphur Springs voters will be asked Nov. 5 to go to the poles to determine whether or not to allow economic development funds to be used to help fund improvement at Pacific Park and to build a new center for senior citizens. The city council was asked to approve a resolution for the special election to allow the EDC sales and use tax funding to be used by the city’s parks department for qualified 4B projects, including...
City Officials Propose Plan To Help Fund New Senior Citizens Center, Pacific Park Improvements
Sulphur Springs City Council is expected to be asked during their July meeting to call for an election which would help fund improvements at Pacific Park and construction of a new Senior Citizens Center. City Manager Marc Maxwell during the June council meeting said the election would simply allow the city to utilize funds designated for business development to be spent for other purposes. Maxwell said the city in 1999 took the same...
Senior Citizens Center Offers Many Events For Residents Age 50 and Over
There are a lot of activities offered at and hosted by the Senior Citizens Center, including ongoing weekly activities as well as special monthly and annual events. ” This is a busy place. Come and reconnect with some old friends or meet some new ones. The coffee pot is always on complements of Guaranty Bank,” said Karon Weatherman, program and marketing director for the Senior Citizens Center.Weatherman has provided the...
Line Dancing, Car Fit Among Events Offered At Senior Citizens Center
Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Many activities are planned starting Tuesday for people age 55 and older in the area. Below are a few of the upcoming events reported by Senior Citizens Center Program and Marketing Director Karon Weatherman: The 55-Plus Health Fair will be from 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the ROC. “We will be serving hot dogs, chips, cookies and water. There will be over 40 vendors there for you to check...
Meet New Library Volunteer at Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center
If you haven’t been to the Senior Citizens Center Library in awhile, you should come in and check it out. Nell Warren, a native of Hopkins County, has taken over the organization of the Library. Nell is a Retired Librarian from Frost Independent School District. Nell retired after working 26 years in the Frost ISD School Library for students Pre-K – 12 years. She was born and raised in Hopkins County and moved home to the...
“Mature Drivers” Educational Program Held at Senior Citizens Center
Ravonne McCray, Instructor for the Mature Driver Program According to Karon Weatherman, a few local seniors took advantage of the Mature Driver Program Class that was given at the Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, October 24th. The classes are Traffic Safety Educational Programs for the Adult Driver, 55 and older. Ravonne McCray with Baylor Scott and White was the instructor for the informative program, which is a collaboration with...
