Mayor Proclaims February Black History Month in City
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, 2017 marks the 91st annual celebration of Black History since Carter G. Woodson, a noted scholar and historian instituted Negro History Week in 1926. He chose the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and the Black 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass; and WHEREAS, the first official Black History Month was announced in 1976...
City Council Hears Reports on Increased Sales Tax Revenue, Annual Police Profiling Report, and Approve Various Resolutions
Sulphur Springs Mayor Emily Glass proclaimed February as Black History Month for the city as the city council began their Tuesday, February 7, 2017 meeting. The council heard reports and transacted several points of business during the session. Sales Tax for the city is up $80,000 over budget and water sales are also over budget thanks to a dry fall. City Finance Director Peter Karsten told the council that much of the bond money for...
City Manager’s Report For February
Sulphur Springs City Manager Reported to the Council Tuesday Evening, February 7, 2017. In this verbal report, he drew attention to the growing number of e-books checked out at the city library. BILL BRADFORD ROAD – The concrete is in place nearly to Como Street. By the next city council meeting we should be nearing completion. We began in February 2016. LOCUST STREET – The Capital Construction Division has constructed...
Lowen Files for City Council Place 7
Former City of Sulphur Springs Code Enforcement Officer Andy Lowen has filed for Place 7 on the City Council. At this time Lowen will face incumbent John Sellers in the May 6th race. At this time, two have filed for Place 6 on the council. Incumbent Kayla Price-Mitchell will not seek reelection. However, a former council member, Brad Burgin and former council member Charles Oxford have filed for Place 6. One other packet has been...
Filing Underway for Area School Board and City Council May 6th Elections
Interest in the May 6th school board and municipal elections has garnered several applicants in Sulphur Springs, Como-Pickton, and Yantis. In Sulphur Springs City Council filing, incumbent John Sellers and former council member Brad Burgin have filed. Burgin has been on the Planning and Zoning Board and then served on the council. Sellers has been a member of the council for two terms. Kayla Price, Place 6, will not seek re-election....
Sellers Seeks Re-election to City Council Seat; Burgin Files for Place 6
Thursday morning John Sellers and Brad Burgin filed for places on the Sulphur Springs City Council. Sellers is the incumbent for Place 7 on the council. Burgin has filed for Place 6. Currently on the council in Place 6 is Kayla Price-Mitchell, who will not seek re-election. Mrs. Price-Mitchell told KSST News that she has enjoyed serving on the council and that it was a difficult decision to not seek re-election. However, she desires...
City Postpones Closure of Portion of Texas Street; Seeks Grant to Rework Sunset Street
A vote on a request to close a portion of Texas Street by the Hopkins County Fire Marshall Andy Endsley and County Judge Robert Newsom presented Tuesday evening during the Sulphur Springs City Council January meeting was postponed until February. The agenda item request would have closed a portion of Texas Street between UPS and the County Fire Station. The request for closure, which would be paid for by TxDOT, is motivated by a...
GHS Software Increases 2016 Revenue for City Municipal Court Even Though Fewer Citations Written
Municipal Court revenue for the City of Sulphur Springs has increased 52.91% even though citations written decreased 12.56% when comparing 2016 to 2015. The increase can be credited to new software put in place as 2016 began. Dave Graves of Graves/Humphries/Stahl, LTD reminded the city council Tuesday evening during their January, 2016 session that his company had promised to return their fees to the city if the revenue had not...
City Manager’s Report: Bill Bradford Road Closed Again, Locust Street Rework Underway
Tuesday evening Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell told the City Council in regular session that Bill Bradford Road is closed again, now that the holiday season is over. Opening the road did benefit businesses along the roadway but slowed the pace of construction. Since the holiday season has ended and the road is closed, the pace of progress on the roadway should pick up once again. He also noted to the council that the...
“Corrected” Council Approves Patrol Vehicle Bids; Hears Value of Police Body Cams During December Meeting
The value of police body cameras and patrol vehicle cameras in use in the city was presented to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night during their December meeting. The city is one of 35 cities in Texas that have the equipment in use for all officers and vehicles. The body camera is always running according to Police Chief Jay Sanders and the video covers a 180-degree range around the officer. Video from the cameras are...
