Lions Club Names Winning Entries in Lighted Christmas Parade
Over 50 entries in the Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade completed for top honors Friday night. During the Lions Club meeting Tuesday, December 6, 2016, John Campbell announced the winning floats. Large Business Division winner: Carriage House Manor Small Business Division Winners: 1) Don Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant 2) Century 21 First Group 3) Sulphur Springs Fix and Feed Non-Profit Division 1) Trinity Harvest...
Winnsboro Police Arrest Seven in Seven Day Period, November 28-December 4, 2016
Winnsboro Police made seven arrests, investigated one accident, responded to 128 calls for service, and issues 27 citations and 30 warnings during the seven day report period from November 28, 2016 – December 4, 2016. Arrested were: Brandon Webb, 27, of Winnsboro for public intoxication on Monday, November 28. Tori Johnson, 26, of Winnsboro on a Wood County warrant, Tuesday, November 29. Marcus Kesseler, 28, of Sanger for driving...
Solicitation of Funds for Local Sports Program Identified
Sulphur Springs Athletic Director Greg Owens wants local businesses to know that a group is soliciting merchants’ money to sponsor an ad on a baseball poster that does not support our students of benefit SSISD in any way.The group is identified as Elite Designs Advertising Sales. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he didn’t know anything about the poster. Coach Owens says if someone wants to support our students,...
Game Day: Wildcats Host North Lamar
Fresh off of a third place finish in a Royse City tournament, the Wildcats’ basketball team will return to their home court Tuesday evening as they host North Lamar. The Wildcats won three of four games at Royse City and they are now 7-1 for the season. The Wildcats defeated Anna and Lufkin in pool play. They lost their first game of the season against a powerful Dallas Skyline team that is state ranked in Class 6A. The Wildcats...
City Council Agenda for Tuesday, December 6th
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis. The following items will be discussed: 1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. Police Department presentation 3. Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, departmental...
SSISD Education Foundation Grants Awarded Tuesday
Over $20,000 in funded Grants for Great Ideas were distributed Tuesday by the Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation. Foundations members Ryan McKenzie, Don Sapaugh, Miki Eddins, John Campbell, and Gena Prickette accompanied by SSISD Human Resource and Communication Director Rusty Hardin and Superintendent Mike Lamb made surprise visits to various campuses in the school district. This is the second year the foundation has presented...
Meth Arrest on Gilmer Street
A traffic stop by Hopkins County deputies in the 600 block of Gilmer Street Monday at 6:18 p.m. resulted in the arrest of Roy Freeman Burkham, 59, of Sulphur Springs. Burkham was nervous and led officers to perform a pat down search. During the search Burkham gave the deputy permission to search his pockets. There they found several clear plastic baggies that contained a white crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine. As...
Services Set for Hopkins County’s Oldest Citizen, Corine C Snow
Funeral services for Corine C. “Mam Ma” Snow, age 112, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Spence Chapel, First Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Lewis and Bro. Tommy Johnston officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Robert Brower, John Brower, Joe Brower, Bill Baber, Jeff Coppedge and Brandon Baker serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00, one hour prior to...
Special Offering of Heifers, Bulls and Mixed Cow/Calf Pairs at Auction
by Paul Bailey The Sulphur Springs Livestock and Dairy Auction will close out 2016 with a special offering of heifers, bulls and mixed cows and cow/calf pairs along with their regular Monday, Dec. 19 livestock sale. The special offering of cattle will begin around 3:30 p.m. and will include 25 big Simmental/Angus heifers — all bred Angus bull “Special Focus” for March calves. Also being offered at the sale will be 15 Brangus heifers,...
