Friday Forecast
20% chance of showers this afternoon and tonight; High: 69; Low: 55; Wind: south 10-15 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Recommended Activities for the Garden by Mario Villarino
This week and coming week are full of livestock activities as we get ready for our Northeast Texas Livestock Show starting Feb 23, 2017. More than sixty 4-H members will be showing their livestock projects during the event. We are looking forward for some friendly competition and a good display of husbandry and showmanship of livestock projects. For those not very familiar with raising show projects, the intensity of care and money...
Military Coalition Named Citizen of the Year at 2017 Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet
The Hopkins County Military Coalition was named 2016 Hopkins County Citizen of the Year and Linda Galligher was named Hopkins County Woman of the Year for 2016 during “An Evening in the Woods” Dinner and Community Awards Thursday night. It was the Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet. In naming the Military Coalition Citizen of the Year, last year’s winners Markeda Fisher and Kayla Price Mitchell pointed out that they...
William Carroll West
William Carroll West, 83, was born in Dallas, Texas on August 5, 1933. He passed away on February 15, 2017 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mr. West died in his sleep Wednesday, February 15th, at Carriage House Manor and the Cottages. He and wife Angie had lived in Lancaster, Texas until September 2016 when they moved to Wesley House Cottages and then into Wesley Assisted Living. He was a retired Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputy and Family...
No School Monday for SSISD Students: Staff Preparation/President’s Day
Monday, February 20, 2017 will be a student holiday for President’s Day. It is a staff preparation day for all SSISD employees.
A & M-Commerce Hosts Adventures in Math for High School Students
COMMERCE, TX— The Texas A&M University-Commerce Math Department is readying itself for its 2017 Adventures in Math event, which will be coming up Friday, Feb. 17. The AIM event allows high school teachers and students to take part in competitions to win prizes, listen to keynote speakers, visit the university’s Planetarium, go to the library for a 3D printer presentation, take campus tours, and eat a delicious lunch in the...
Sulphur Springs Native Will Challenge Bob Hall for Texas Senate District 2 Seat
Dallas, Texas – February 16, 2017 – In the middle of a raucous legislative session, Kendall Scudder, the Manager of Community Services for a Dallas nonprofit affordable housing organization, announced his intentions to challenge Bob Hall in 2018 to represent Texas Senate District 2. Scudder, a Democrat from Sulphur Springs, believes the Texas legislature hasn’t focused on vital issues important to you, and most Texans. “Every session,...
Cumby ISD to Close Friday, Monday Due to Illness
Cumby Schools will dismiss classes Friday, February 17, and Monday, February 20 due to illness. This is the second time Cumby has dismissed classes due to illness. Campbell and Sulphur Bluff school districts have missed days due to flu and related illnesses in recent weeks. Cumby students will return to class Tuesday, February 21.
United Way Allocates Additional 2015-2016 Funds
United Way Allocations were increased to the 18 agencies receiving funds from the organization. An additional $43,395.19 was allocated by the board and dispersed Thursday morning in a special meeting of the United Way Board. Community Chest will receive the largest increase at $21605.01, or 49.79% of the additional moneys allocated. Lake Country CASA will receive an additional $2,777.79. CANHELP will receive an additional $2,546.30 as...
