Chamber Connection October 30, 2014 by Meredith Caddell
Thank you Hopkins County for Making Stew Fest 2014 a HUGE Success!!! To host an event that gathers over 7000 people in one day, takes a TON of dedicated volunteers to make it happen. I cannot go another day without thanking all of the wonderful people who helped with the stew contest. It would take the whole paper to list them all but I will try to list them in categories…so here goes…Thank you Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors...
Travis Lee Owens
Travis Lee Owens, lifelong resident of Hopkins County passed away Saturday morning October 4th at Carriage House Manor nursing home in Sulphur Springs. Travis was born in Hopkins County on November 24th 1939. He was the son of O. B. and Janie Morgan Owens. He married Linda Wood Owens of Commerce on July 20, 1962 in Hopkins County. Travis enjoyed a long, rewarding life in spite of his health issues. He attended school in Sulphur...
Possible Location Change For County Genealogical Society
Behind the scenes, the city of Sulphur Springs has been working to strike a deal where the Hopkins County Genealogical Society would move out of their prime Main Street building into the meeting room at the city Public Library. At Tuesday night’s City Council Meeting, the issue was brought to the surface as two members of the Genealogical Society spoke out against the move. One conceded though, it’s almost a done deal. By Don Julian,...
Marc Explains the I-30 & Hwy 19 Interchange “Change”
Some big changes appear to be coming to the State Highway 19 at I-30 intersection. TXDOT is proposing to restripe, put up signage and widen the intersection from one land in each direction to two. Traffic lights and yield signs will be eliminated. Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell says the intersection will operate like a cloverleaf. TXDOT Area Engineer Tammy Simms explained the idea to the City Council and then they passed a...
Tira news 08/06/14
The deadline to file as a write-in candidate for a place on the Tira City Council is August 22, 2014, for the November 4th election. For more information, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, Tira City Secretary. My phone numbers and email address are at the end of the column and my mailing address is 776 FM 1536, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Jacob and Tiffany Peugh and their children Tyler, Collin, Kenden, and Jaidyn, and Chip and I visited...
Budget Meeting Tuesday
City of Sulphur Springs Director of Finance Peter Karstens will distribute copies of a draft budget to City Council members at a workshop meeting Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. Karstens is expected to give a brief overview of the budget. During a regular meeting at 7 p.m., the council is expected to finalize ordinances adopting the International Property Maintenance Code and new Signs and Identification Regulations. By Don Julian, KSST...
Chamber Connection 07/17/2014
Thank you to everyone who attended the 100th Birthday of the Old Post Office/New City Hall, Tuesday, July 15th @ 10am The weather was beautiful; the attendance was powerful; the building amazing; and the celebration was wonderful! Pastor Harold B. Nash gave the invocation, and Freddie Taylor, Mayor, welcomed everyone to the special occasion. John Sellers, past mayor, city councilman and local historian, gave an outstanding talk 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,...
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...
S.S.P.D. Names New Patrol Captain and Interdiction Officer
When Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jim Bayuk moves to the Sulphur Springs ISD Police Department on August 1, it will have a domino effect. Patrol Captain Jay Sanders, appointed by the City Council, will become chief. Interdiction Officer Lt. Jason Ricketson will take over as Patrol Captain. Recently Officer Brian Shurtleff was named to be the new Interdiction Officer. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
