Sulphur Springs City Council Votes Unanimously On Contract For City Manager
Jan07

Sulphur Springs City Council Votes Unanimously On Contract For City Manager

Sulphur Springs City Council voted Tuesday night on a contract for the city manager. Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted in favor of a 5-year employment contact for the city manager. The City Council entered into executive session to discuss matters affecting the office of the city manager, including a performance review, employment terms and other issues. After 26 minutes, the council reconvened and heard...

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Campbell Woman Jailed Following Fight At Sulphur Springs Shopping Center
Jan07

Campbell Woman Jailed Following Fight At Sulphur Springs Shopping Center

Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol car A 25-year-old Campbell woman was reportedly arrested Monday afternoon following her involvement in fight at a Sulphur Springs shopping center. Officers reportedly responded at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 6 to a report of a disturbance at Spring Village Shopping Center. Upon arrival in shopping center in the 1100 block of South Broadway Street, officers alleged the Campbell woman was in a physical...

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Sulphur Springs Pair Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge
Jan07

Sulphur Springs Pair Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge

Robert Earl Hawkins Jr.Crystal Paige Lyon Officers stopped a Buick LeSabre at 7:39 p.m. Monday on Carter Street at Calvert Street after the driver failed to signal a turn; both occupants were allegedly taken into custody after methamphetamine was found in their possession, according to police reports. When Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. was asked to exit the car, the 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man allegedly began making what police...

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Sulphur Springs City Council Scheduled To Meet 3 Times This Week
Jan07

Sulphur Springs City Council Scheduled To Meet 3 Times This Week

Sulphur Springs City Council has a busy week ahead with three meetings scheduled this week, including special meetings on Jan. 7 and Jan. 9 and the regular monthly meeting on Jan. 7. During the special meetings at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday, public hearings will be conducted regarding the annexation of city-owned property, the old Thermo mine, into the city. All interested parties have the right to appear and be heard on...

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2 Sulphur Springs Men, 1 Rowlett Man Jailed On Warrants
Jan06

2 Sulphur Springs Men, 1 Rowlett Man Jailed On Warrants

Two Sulphur Springs men was jailed over the weekend after surrendering to sheriff’s officers, and a Rowlett man taken into custody by police on a warrant, according to arrest reports. Troy Glen Fouse Troy Glen Fouse, 52, of Sulphur Springs turned himself in at 4:35 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at the sheriff’s office on a warrant for a July 19, 2019 offense. He was escorted Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Osornio into...

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Sulphur Springs City Council Jan. 7 Regular Meeting Agenda
Jan06

Sulphur Springs City Council Jan. 7 Regular Meeting Agenda

CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXASREGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCILJANUARY 7, 2020, 7:00 P.M. The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Call to order.Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation.Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. (a) Kevin...

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Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Ordinance Setting Curfew For Minors
Jan04

Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Ordinance Setting Curfew For Minors

Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked Tuesday nigh to consider approving an ordinance which would set a city-wide curfew for unsupervised minors in public areas. Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked to consider Tuesday night an ordinance amendment which would set curfew hours for minors. On the 7 p.m. regular meeting agenda is Ordinance No. 2762, which would amend Chapter 15 of the city Code of Ordiances to include Article...

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SSPD: Car Pulled From Lake Sulphur Springs New Year’s Day Confirmed Stolen
Jan02

SSPD: Car Pulled From Lake Sulphur Springs New Year’s Day Confirmed Stolen

The car pulled out of Lake Sulphur Springs New Year’s Day has been confirmed as a 2001 Honda Civic that was reported on Feb. 6, 2008 to Greenville authorities as stolen, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. The car was located by anglers using sonar on the lake during the holidays. They contacted authorities. Paris Fire Department dive team members were contacted. They went into the cool water January 1st,...

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Car Found Submerged In Lake Sulphur Springs
Jan01

Car Found Submerged In Lake Sulphur Springs

A car suspected to be a stolen vehicle was recovered from Lake Sulphur Springs New Year’s Day, according to police. A car was located earlier in the week by fishers and pulled out of Lake Sulphur Springs. Fishermen on Lake Sulphur Springs earlier in the week were reportedly using sonar to look at the bottom of the lake. Utilizing the tool, they found what they believed to be a vehicle in the lake. The anglers contacted...

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DPS: Sulphur Springs Traffic Stop Nets Stolen Car, Crack Cocaine, 2 Felony Arrests
Jan01

DPS: Sulphur Springs Traffic Stop Nets Stolen Car, Crack Cocaine, 2 Felony Arrests

Jose Madeo Ramirez, Brenda Arzola Eupracio A routine traffic stop on Interstate 30 in Sulphur Springs New Year’s Eve lead to recovery of a vehicle allegedly stolen from Dallas Dec. 30, discovery of suspected crack cocaine and two felony arrests, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde reported stopping a Toyota Rav4 at mile marker 120 on Interstate 30 at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31,...

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