Ms. Mary’s Down Home Cookin’ is on sale all over Sulphur Springs
Mary Bonham says her Ms. Mary’s Down Home Cookin’ is selling well but she’d like to see even more purchased. Proceeds from the sale of the cookbooks will go to the Bright Star Baseball League for children with special needs. Ms. Bonham says she has always liked baseball and she says she loves children. The cookbooks are available at more than a dozen locations around town including KSST. Ms. Bonham discussed the...
Sulphur Springs City Pool Will Soon be Demolished
In a short period of time, the old city of Sulphur Springs swimming pool will be no more. Already the slide is gone. City Manager Marc Maxwell says the fence will be coming down soon so equipment can move in to demolish the pool. Very high liability insurance rates and maintenance issues caused the pool to lie dormant for several years now. Maxwell says city staff is considering spray parks for city parks. I talked about the pool with...
Sulphur Springs Area of Retired School Personnel will meet Tuesday, February 10
The Sulphur Springs Area of Retired School Personnel will meet Tuesday, February 10, at the Home Plate Restaurant in Sulphur Springs at 11:15. The Speaker will be Fran Castro from Legacy Hospice who will bring the program for the meeting. President Tommy Long encourages all members and any guests to attend.
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 2015 marks the 89th 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 by President Gerald R. Ford, who urged Americans...
Sulphur Springs City Council Will Try Again to Come up With a Sign Ordinance Change
The Sulphur Springs City Council will try again to come up with a sign ordinance change at tonight’s regular meeting at City Hall at 7 p.m. This is a first reading of an ordinance amending the Sulphur Springs Zoning Ordinance regarding off premise signage. The council will also consider taking action on an independent audit of the city for last year. City Manager Marc Maxwell will also present his Manager’s Report. In other business,...
Sulphur Springs City Council Meets Tuesday Night
At a regular meeting Tuesday night, the Sulphur Springs City Council will consider on first reading an ordinance amending the city zoning ordinance regarding off premise signage. A May 9 city council election will also be...
Wednesday is the first day to file for seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Sulphur Springs School Board and Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board.
Wednesday is the first day to file for seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Sulphur Springs School Board and Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board. There are three city seats and two each for the school and hospital. Filing will continue through February 27.
Walmart Evacuated, Hollis Blaine Sartin of Sulphur Springs was Arrested Saturday Morning
January 24, 2015 – A man who carried a gun into Wal-Mart in Sulphur Springs forcing the store to be evacuated Friday night around 10 p.m. was arrested Saturday morning for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (truck) from a Hope, Arkansas auto dealer. The man has been identified as 40-year old Hollis Blaine Sartin of Sulphur Springs. He’s in the Hopkins County Jail facing a charge of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Sartin...
Mardi Gras Comes to Sulphur Springs for Valentines Day, Feb. 13th and 14th
The February 13-14 weekend will be a big one in downtown Sulphur Springs. Elements of Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day will be featured. I talked about the big weekend with city Community Development Specialist Gus Gustafson and with two employees of Muddy Jake’s Sports Bar Tiffany Walker and Kay Dee Hauerwas. [pb_vidembed title=”” caption=”” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf2pz09ZMF8″...
Sulphur Springs High School Will Host its’ Annual Powerlifting Meet on Saturday
Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jeremy Offutt expects to have 300 to 350 lifters at the annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet Saturday. Coach Offutt says the Wildcats should have 15 lifters including a couple of first time competitors. Veterans Jesse Ortiz and Scott Galarza are out with injuries. The action gets underway Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students. I talked about the meet Thursday morning...
