Eagle Stadium Dirt Incorporated Into New Stadium Site
Musco Sports Lighting started putting up new light poles with lights at the new Wildcats’ baseball field Wednesday morning. The new field contains a lot of the soil from old Eagle Stadium. SSISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger said originally the soil at the new baseball field site proved to be what he called sandy and nasty. Hundreds of loads of Eagle Stadium dirt have been hauled to the site of the new field and...
SSISD Offers Online Student Registration Help July 25th
Sulphur Springs ISD will be offering another help session for online student registration through Skyward Family Access on Tuesday, July 25th at the Administration Building on Connally Street (Please use back doors after 4:30). Help will be available from 9:00AM until 7:00PM. SSISD will be providing help with all steps of the registration process including computers, logins, passwords, and assistance with forms. Please take advantage...
“Push-in” For New County Fire Truck Friday; Custom Built for Hopkins County
Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley invites the public as the department welcomes their first new custom fire engine with a “Push-In” ceremony. The event is Friday, July 21, 2017 at noon at Hopkins County Fire Station 20. The new fire truck is a 2017, Ferrara Built engine built specifically for Hopkins County Fire Department. In December, 2016, Hopkins County Commissioners commissioned the Louisiana based company to build the truck...
Two Arrested for Possession of Meth
A traffic stop at the corner of Jefferson and Jackson Streets at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening led to the arrest of three occupants in a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer. The driver of the vehicle showed signs of nervousness and the passengers in the vehicle were known narcotics users according to the arrest report by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets. During a search of the auto, a small metal cylinder was observed between the...
Olympic Style Lighting, Chair Back Seating, Other Changes See in Tour of Prim Stadium
(For a video tour of work underway at Gerald Prim Stadium, see Channel 18 News for Tuesday, July 18, 2017. It will be posted later this afternoon.) Tuesday morning Sulphur Springs ISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger gave media members a hardhat tour of renovation work going on at Gerald Prim Stadium. The new artificial turf field is finished. The home side bleachers have been built. Some 1500 chair back seats still need to be...
Winnsboro Police Report July 10-16, 2017
Five arrests, one no injury accident, 152 calls for service, 57 citations, and 33 warnings were issued by the Winnsboro Police Department during the report period July 10-16, 2017. Karla Weathers, 46, of Winnsboro was arrested on July 10th on a Hopkins County warrant. Philip Green, 36, of Winnsboro was arrested July 12th for a DWI. Lorena King, 40, of Winnsboro was arrested July 13th for Possession of Marijuana less than 2oz. Joy...
Jury Call for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Court For Wednesday Has Been Cancelled
Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Court has canceled the Jury summons set for Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in according to the Justice of the Peace office. If you were summoned, you do not need to report.