Nash, Spraggins Sign Up For Election for Places 2 and 5 On Sulphur Springs City Council
Candidate filing got under way Wednesday morning, with two candidates signing up, one each for Places 2 and 5 on the May 1, 2021 Sulphur Springs City Council Election ballot. Harold Nash Sr. is seeking a full 3-year term on the City Council for Place 2 and Gary Spraggins is seeking election to the 1-year unexpired term for Place 5. Both currently serve on the City Council. Gary Spraggins and Harold Nash Sr. Nash was appointed in...
Wright And Dietze Seeking Reelection To Sulphur Springs School Board
Kerry Wright and Jason Dietze filed candidate applications Wednesday morning, the first day of the filing period, seeking a place on the May 1 Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Election. Incumbents Wright and Dietze are seeking another 3-year term on the school board. Dietze was first elected to the school board in 2009. He was re-elected secretary in 2020. He previously served as vice president and president. Wright...
Wednesday Is Start of Candidate Filing For May 2021 Sulphur Springs, Como-Pickton, Yantis School Board Elections
Wednesday is the start of candidate filing for the May 2021 school board elections in at least three local school districts. Sulphur Springs ISD SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD will be accepting applications for two places on the school board May 1 Trustees Election ballot. Currently serving in those seats are Jason Dietze and Kerry Wright. Dietze was first elected to the school board in 2009. He was re-elected secretary in 2020. ...
Filing For May 2021 Sulphur Springs City Council Elections Begins Jan. 13
Candidate filing for the May 2021 Sulphur Springs City Council Elections begins Wednesday, Jan. 13. The City of Sulphur Springs will be conducting an election to fill four seats on the City Council. Filing is for Places 1, 2, 3 and 5. A regular election is called for a full three-year term for Places 1, 2 and 3, while a special election is scheduled for the remaining year of the Place 5 term on the City Council. Sulphur Springs...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Making Threat With A Knife
A 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly making a threat with a knife at a North Davis Street location, according to police reports. Leeroy Cecilio Luna Sulphur Springs Police officers responded at 8:51 p.m. Jan. 9 in the 100 block of North Davis Street to a disturbance. Upon arrival, they found Leeroy Cecilio Luna in a public place and determined he was intoxicated to the degree he was a danger to...
Sunday’s Snowfall in Sulphur Springs Yielded 1.5 Inches
2021 snowfall at Coleman Park Large fluffy snowflakes began falling along the I-30 area of Sulphur Springs, Texas about 1:30pm on Sunday January 10, 2021. Temperatures hovered around the freezing point through the day and into Sunday night. As the whirling snowflakes began to cover the ground and rooftops, it created a winter wonderland. The snow brought joy especially to children, as some of the youngest had not experienced a...
Sulphur Springs ISD Celebrates School Board Recognition Month This January
Sulphur Springs – The Sulphur Springs ISD joins 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month, according to SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb. Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees (front row, left) President Robert Cody, Robbin Vaughn, Secretary Jason Dietze, (back row) John Prickette, Leesa Toliver, Vice President Craig Roberts and Kerry Wright “Our school...
Man Accused Of Dumping Near Lake Sulphur Springs
A 26-year-old man is in custody at Morris County jail Wednesday night on felony Hopkins County warrants for allegedly dumping debris and trash near Lake Sulphur Springs earlier this week. The arrest is the third time he has been arrested on Hopkins County felony charges. Justen Blake Saffel (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified earlier in the week that debris and trash had been dumped near Sulphur...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Jan. 5, 2021
Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the following monthly manager’s report on Jan. 5, 2021: COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County decreased 11% since our last meeting with a total of 150 active cases as of January 04, 2021. The state has tested a total of 7,197 people at the Hopkins County testing site since this whole thing began. We have had 2,095 cumulative recoveries and 70...
Sulphur Springs City Council Approves Requests for 5 Building Projects That Will Provide 80 New Housing Units
Sulphur Springs City Council on Jan. 5 approved requests involving five building projects that, upon construction, will provide about 80 new housing units in Sulphur Springs. 380 Agreements The council first granted two 380 agreements, to SM Family Holdings LLC and one 380 agreement to Adrian Lopez. After constructing a single family home on property already within the city limits in identified areas (infill housing development). the...
