Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs News
Jan05

Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs News

On the first day back from the Christmas and New Years holidays, PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Assistant Director and Student Advisor Iris Gutierrez, right, helps returning student Andre Evans of Sulphur Springs as he registers for the 2021 Spring Semester. For information about applying for admission or scholarships to PJC, call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs student Evans registering on first day back from holidays...

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Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider  Requests For Infill Housing Program, Final Plat For Duplex Complex At Jan. 5 Meeting
Jan05

Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Requests For Infill Housing Program, Final Plat For Duplex Complex At Jan. 5 Meeting

The Jan. 5 Sulphur Springs City Council agenda contains five action items pertaining to potential housing construction projects. If all five are approved the city could see as many as 81 new housing units constructed in the near future. Three people have requested 380 agreements for infill housing incentives to construct single family dwellings within the next 3 years on identified lots within the city.  In August 2020, City Council...

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Trash Service In Sulphur Springs Will Follow Usual Schedule Friday
Dec28

Trash Service In Sulphur Springs Will Follow Usual Schedule Friday

While trash service was delayed from Dec. 25 to Dec. 26 due to the Christmas holiday, Sulphur Springs residents should plan for trash pick up as usual on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. The sanitation service will run as normal on New Year’s Day, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. Trash service will continue on schedule Friday, Jan. 1, 2021

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Final Plat Of Dority Addition Is Being Recommended To Sulphur Springs City Council
Dec28

Final Plat Of Dority Addition Is Being Recommended To Sulphur Springs City Council

The final plat request from Kenneth Dority for Dority Addition is being recommended to Sulphur Springs City Council for approval at the next regular council meeting. The plat would allow 10.84 acres at the corner of Fisher and Spence Street to be divided into 35 lots on which a residential duplex type property would be located. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the request at a meeting conducted last week via Zoom...

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Trash Pick Up In Sulphur Springs Rescheduled
Dec25

Trash Pick Up In Sulphur Springs Rescheduled

Trash pick up in Sulphur Springs has been rescheduled by one day. Trash was not picked up on Friday to allow sanitation employees to observed Christmas. Instead, the trash that would have been picked up on Friday will now be picked up on Saturday. closed dumpster

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Sulphur Springs Police Investigating Second Robbery Reported In 7 Days
Dec24

Sulphur Springs Police Investigating Second Robbery Reported In 7 Days

Sulphur Springs Police Department is investigating a robbery reported in the early Christmas Eve morning, the second robbery reported in 7 days. Sulphur Springs Police responded to the most recent robbery report F at 1:06 a.m. Dec. 24, 2020. According to police, two suspects, one displaying a handgun, were able to get a small amount of cash and fled Family Mart on Hillcrest Drive at Main Street. The suspects’ vehicle, believed...

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CHRISTUS Hospital-Sulphur Springs Waiting On Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Dec23

CHRISTUS Hospital-Sulphur Springs Waiting On Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Paul Harvey, CEO of CHRISTUS Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs tells KSST News he and his staff are ready to receive the Moderna vaccine in the next day or so. As the largest employer of front-line healthcare workers in Hopkins County, the initial 400 doses (plus 200 doses headed to their clinic) will be offered to not only the front-line workers employed by CHRISTUS but also other clinics and medical offices in our area that are...

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2020 ‘Wreaths Across America’ in Sulphur Springs
Dec21

2020 ‘Wreaths Across America’ in Sulphur Springs

The annual posthumous recognition for veterans of all wars was held in cemeteries across the nation on Saturday December 19, 2020. This year, five Hopkins County cemeteries took part in the solemn event. They are Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Black Oak Cemetery. Pickton Cemetery, Greenview Cemetery and Gafford’s Chapel Cemetery. Almost 900 wreaths were placed in City Cemetery alone! Many local volunteers came together and made...

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DSHS: CHRISTUS Hospital-Sulphur Springs Is 1 Of 3 Local Sites Selected For COVID-19 Vaccine
Dec20

DSHS: CHRISTUS Hospital-Sulphur Springs Is 1 Of 3 Local Sites Selected For COVID-19 Vaccine

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs CEO Paul Harvey Thursday gave an update of the COVID-19 situation and other activities at as they relate to the hospital and associated local CHRISTUS facilities, including reports on testing and the COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 Vaccine Over the last week, the CDC delivered doses of the COVID-19 to various locations across the country and state. Texas Commissioner of Health appointed an...

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Sulphur Springs ISD String Orchestra Offers A Virtual Winter Concert
Dec19

Sulphur Springs ISD String Orchestra Offers A Virtual Winter Concert

Sulphur Springs ISD String Orchestra Director Hannah Kirby opted to have her students perform a winter concert, but instead of a live in-person performance is hosting A Virtual Winter Concert. This will allow the school to observe COVID-19 precautions at the performance venue while welcoming as many people who want to attend at their convenience. The program features beginner, intermediate and high school orchestras as well as a few...

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