The Pirates Are Coming to the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum
(February 8, 2017, Commerce, Texas) Shiver me timbers! The pirates are coming to the Children’s Museum on Saturday, February 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Now that the Daddy-Daughter dance is history for this year, it is time to turn attention to the Mother-Son Pirate Night, a time for mothers and sons. Moms and young boys will have the opportunity to look like pirates and the “mates” will receive pirate training during the...
Meal A Day Menu Change for February 13th-17th
February 13th – February 17th Monday Beef Spaghetti Providence Vegetables Garlic Toast Tuesday Sweet and Sour Chicken On a Bed of Rice Chinese Vegetables Egg Roll Wednesday Chicken Pot Pie Broccoli Pickled Beets Thursday Pizza Tossed Salad Friday Sliced Ham King Hawaiian Dressing Sweet Potatoes Green Beans...
It’s Official: Lady Cats Basketball Face North Forney at Rockwall Heath Gym Monday; Game Broadcast on KSST
We now have solid information on the Lady Cats’ basketball team’s bi-district playoff game with North Forney. The game will take place Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockwall Heath Gym. The Lady Cats will not be playing a warm up game. They wrapped up their second straight district championship Tuesday night with a 49-34 win over Mt. Pleasant in Wildcats Gym. The Lady Cats were unbeaten in district play at 12-0. Mt....
ONCOR Restores Power
Electrical power was restored at 11:50 a.m. Thursday following a brief power outage created by a faulty switch. Larry Willis, ONCOR Area Manager stated that they have bypassed the switch to restore service. He stated that when the switch is replaced there will be a brief power outage at that time. An electrical power outage Thursday morning affected the west side of the city of Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs High School, the Early...
“Updated” Faulty Switch Creates Electrical Power Outage on Sulphur Springs West Side
Electrical power was restored at 11:50 a.m. Thursday following a brief power outage created by a faulty switch. Larry Willis, ONCOR Area Manager stated that they have bypassed the switch to restore service. He stated that when the switch is replaced there will be a brief power outage at that time. An electrical power outage Thursday morning affected the west side of the city of Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs High School, the Early...
Waste Water Treatment Plant’s $18.2-Million Makeover Underway
The City of Sulphur Springs is increasing the capacity of the waste-water treatment plant in an $18.2 million dollar project which is designed for the next 20-years of growth based on population. City Utilities Director Robert Lee stated the project will double the capacity but will not change the flow capacity, which is adequate, to the plant. He states the project is a necessary one. Lee stated that several food industries in the...
“Updated” Faulty Switch Creates Electrical Power Outage on Sulphur Springs West Side
Electrical power was restored at 11:50 a.m. Thursday following a brief power outage created by a faulty switch. Larry Willis, ONCOR Area Manager stated that they have bypassed the switch to restore service. He stated that when the switch is replaced there will be a brief power outage at that time. An electrical power outage Thursday morning affected the west side of the city of Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs High School, the Early...
Charges and Bonds Set for Slough, Maxwell
February 9, 2017 – In the pickup pulling a trailer with John Samuel Maxwell, 35 of Paris, was Tara Diann Slough, 40 of Mt Vernon, and a juvenile. As the Hopkins County Deputy stopped the vehicle, Maxwell exited and began working with the trailer. The Deputy made him get back in the truck, which he did for a brief time. Maxwell fled on foot and that resulted in an almost 24-hour hunt for him (see previous stories here, here,...
Chamber Connection February 9, 2017
Who is ready for something DELICIOUS? “An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. We are excited to announce that our dinner is being provided by Coffee Off the Square and includes smoked pork tenderloin with orange glaze, roast beef with gravy, green beans with bacon and almonds, build your own baked potato, green salad, rolls, S’mores...
Thursday Forecast
High: 58; Low: 43: Wind: North becoming southeast in afternoon around 5 mph