City Manager’s Report – June 2021
Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the following monthly manager’s report during the June 1, 2021, council meeting: COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County increased 41% since our last meeting with 38 active cases as of May 28th. There are 3 patients in the OVID unit at the hospital. AIRPORT Hosted a Classic Jet Aircraft Association (CJAA) event wherein participants purchased...
Grays Building Dedication Hosted Friday Morning, Official Ribbon Cutting Planned This Summer
Community members got their first good look into the new HW Grays Building in Pacific Park during a dedication in which a plaque inside the building was revealed. “This is a project that we are really excited about. The [City] Council and I have been talking about this for a long time and anticipating this. We are so excited to see this beautiful structure come together,” said Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers at the May...
May is Older Americans Month, by Kelly Hamill
By RSVP Coordinator Kelly Hamill For almost 60 years, our nation has recognized the invaluable contribution senior adults make to the health of our communities by celebrating Older Americans Month in May. It began in 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, when President John F. Kennedy designated May as a time to celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults, and it officially became Older Americans Month in 1980. This year’s theme...
May 2021 City Manager’s Report
Marc Maxwell Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the following monthly manager’s report during the May 4, 2021 council meeting: COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County decreased 82% since our last meeting with 27 active cases as of May 4th. There are 4 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. GRAYS BUILDING The brick is installed. The walls are painted. The concrete floors...
Como-Pickton CISD, Yantis and Cumby ISD Elections To Be Determined May 1
Cumby Residents To Vote on $7.34M-7.941M In Bond Proposals; CP, Yantis Holding School Board Elections Early voting in local school bond and trustees elections concluded Tuesday, with relatively low early voting turnouts reported in Como-Pickton and Yantis ISD elections, but a higher turn out for the Cumby ISD two-proposal $7.34-7.941 million bond election than the bond election conducted in 2019. Como-Pickton CISD Trustees Election...
SSHS Honors Students At Honor Society, Technical Honor Society Induction Ceremonies
Sulphur Springs High School honored two groups of exemplary students during first the National Technical Honor Society induction then the National Honor Society induction. Typically, the National Honor Society induction is held in the fall and the National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony is conducted in the spring. However, this school year, as was the case with many events and activities, the NHS induction ceremony could...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – April 6, 2021
Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the following monthly manager’s report during the April 6, 2021 council meeting: April 06, 2021 TO: CITY COUNCILFROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELLSUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County decreased since our last meeting with 141 active cases as of April 5th. There are zero patients in the COVID unit at the hospital as of...
Results Of Survey, Steps In Pacific Park Improvement Plan Discussed
With work on the Grays Building progressing rapidly, focus is turning more toward the park grounds. The results of the community survey conducted earlier this month and next steps in the Pacific Park improvement plan were outlined during a special Zoom meeting Monday night. Survey Results William Spencer, the civil engineer and partner MHS Planning & Design LLC, who came up with the design concept to enhance park facilities based...
Tensions Run High For Dike Residents About French Solar Farm
Tensions continue to run high between the citizens of Dike and the French Solar Company, Engie. The Hopkins County Commissioner’s court, which approved a tax abatement for the solar farm, held a public forum at the civic center on Monday night, in an effort to relieve concerns from the affected neighbors. The residents in Dike are very upset, and contend that they were not properly notified of the solar farm or what effects it...
Friday: Weather-Related Closures, Schedule Changes, Postponements
With several inches of snow already covering the ground, another wintry storm on Wednesday night brought more snow and ice making travel difficult and dangerous until temperatures rise to allow thaw. Schools and organizations have reported weather-related closures and schedule changes as a safety precaution. Those weather-related schedule changes reported to KSST include: Schools Sulphur Springs ISD will remain closed and remote...
