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Sulphur Springs Ready To Take Over 5,000 Acre Thermo Coal Mine

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published October 16, 2018 at 6:00 AM CDT
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Sulphur Springs Mayor Pro-Tem Emily Glass says the city is ready to take over possession of the former Thermo coal mineowned by Luminant Mining.  The city is studying possible uses of the 5,000-acre property, including its use as a park.  Also, the annual Fall Festival begins Saturday, and concludes with the Hopkins County Stew Content on Saturday, October 27.

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John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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