4-Time State UIL Competitor AllieGrace Woodard Earns 2 Medals In Theatrical Design
Sulphur Springs High School Theater Student AllieGrace Woodard received two medals in Theatrical Design at the Texas State Academic UIL Contest this week. Not only was 2022 Woodard’s fourth year to compete at State in Theatrical Design, school officials report she has earned the distinction of being the only double medalist ever in the same year in theatrical design. AllieGrace Woodard earned two medals in the State UIL...
City Council Approves Purchase Of Materials For 3 Major Street Projects
Sulphur Springs City Council this week approved the purchase of materials for three major street projects, with one project progressing in Phase 2. City Manager Marc Maxwell during Tuesday’s regular May City Council meeting reported that water, sewer and drainage work from Celebration Plaza to Patton Street is complete for Phase 1 of the College Street rebuilding project, completing the city’s portion of Phase 1. College...
City Council Approves On First Reading Residential Homestead Tax Exemption Ordinance
Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, April 3, 2022, approved on first reading an ordinance providing for a residential homestead property tax exemption. The ordinance must be approved by the City Council on second and final reading before it is officially adopted. Lesa Smith, finance director/assistant city manager Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Lesa Smith reminded the City Council of the information she presented to...
City Manager’s Report – May 2022
Marc Maxwell, City Manager Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. COVID-19 RESPONSE We have 0 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. (I hope soon we can leave this off entirely.) CLAIMS We had a fleet accident in March involving a police cruiser. One unlucky driver ran a red light and crashed into the squad...
Pay Increases Approved For All SSISD Employees
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday approved pay increases for all district employees during a special meeting. SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb asked the school board to consider approving a set pay increase for all SSISD teachers (and other employees on the same compensation plan, including nurses, librarians, counselors, testing coordinators and law enforcement officers) and a percentage increase...
Zoning Request, Supplies Contracts For 3 Capital Improvement Projects Up For Consideration
A zoning request, supplies contracts for three capital improvement projects and airport ground lease agreements are up for consideration by Sulphur Springs City Council tonight (May 3, 2022). Sulphur Springs Municipal Building Jason and Jennifer Lacomfora are asking that 1.54 acres they own at 1120 Church Street be rezoned. The tract is split-zoned multifamily and heavy commercial. The Lacomforas would like for the entire property to...
Preliminary Plat For 1,100-Plus Home Subdivision On May 3 City Council Agenda
A preliminary plat for a proposed 1,110-Plus Home Subdivision is among the topics on the May 3, 2022 Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda. The Planning & Zoning Commission in April gave preliminary approval of the request by James Webb of Oak National Development for a conceptual plat 278.24 acres of land west of Sulphur Springs into 1,159 single family lots with 11 common areas. The plan is for streets in what was presented as...
Teen Jailed On 2 Felony Warrants
A Sulphur Springs teen was jailed Sunday on two felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Quieshon Odell Flecker(HCSO jail photo) Qieshon Odell Flecker turned himself in at 6:30 p.m. at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and was escorted to the jail by Deputy Isaac Foley and released to jail staff. After being cleared medically at the hospital, the 19-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was returned to the county jail. Flecker...
SSISD To Hold Special School Board Meeting May
SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD has called a special school board meeting Tuesday, with only one action item on the agenda – pay scales. The meeting is one of three school board meetings scheduled this month. At noon Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the SSISD Board of Trustees will convene in the board room of the SSISD Administration Building, 631 Connally St., to discuss and consider approving the SSISD Compensatory Plan for the 2022-2023...
Man Reported For Yelling At Child Jailed On Controlled Substance Possession Charge
A 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man reported for yelling at a child in a FM 71 east driveway ended up in jail on a controlled substance possession charge, according to jail reports. Gary Dwayne Waldrep (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 4:46 p.m. April 28, 2022, to the FM 71 east residence, where the complainant alleged an older white male had pulled a SUV into their driveway and began yelling...
