Sunday Forecast
Excessive heat advisory; High: 105; Low: 78; Wind: South 5-15 mph, becoming north in afternoon
SSISD Announces Meet-the-Teacher Events; Schedule Pickup; New-to-district Enrollment
July 21, 2018 – Sulphur Springs Independent School District has announced the 2018-2019 Meet-the-Teacher Events & Schedule Pickup. New-to-district students should be enrolled prior to Meet-the-Teacher events so that a classroom assignment/middle school schedule will be ready. Parents may complete enrollment documents at the following locations: Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, 600 Calvert Street, Head Start 3, Head...
Sarah “Nell” Nichols Sisco
Funeral service for Sarah “Nell” Nichols Sisco, age 77, of Dallas, will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. C.D. Walker officiating. Interment will follow at Caney Cemetery in Pickton with Jeremiah DeLeon, Jonathan Foster, Russel Stillwagoner, Aaron Edwards, Ethan Edwards, and Isaac Edwards serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 23, 2018 at...
Saturday Forecast
Excessive Heat Warning; High: 105; Low: 79; Wind: West, southwest 5-10 mph
Evelyn Rose Harris
Funeral services for Evelyn Rose Harris, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 23, 2018 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Sandfield Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Evelyn passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born on February 14, 1939 in Hopkins County, the daughter of Arthur and Mattie Hall. Evelyn attended Mount Sterling Schools in the East...
NETBIO Awards College Scholarships
Buyers, sellers and visitors attending the July 18 Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) cattle sale at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction had the opportunity to witness the presentation of four $1,000 college scholarships awarded to students majoring in agriculture. The scholarships are given in the name of Jim Jacobs who was one of the organizers of NETBIO and served as director until his death. NETBIO was...
Over 6,000 Head of Cattle Sold at July NETBIO Sale
Despite the extremely hot weather, the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) pre-conditioned calf and yearling sale set a new record for the July sale. Consigners shipped 6,356 head of cattle to the sale. A total of 31 buyers purchased the cattle — some of them on the Internet. “The sale was very good, especially considering the 100-degree-plus temperature,” said Sulphur Springs Livestock co-owner and NETBIO board...
