Sulphur Springs Public Library Update By Hope Cain
Don’t forget about the Public Library this fall season! ON HALLOWEEN, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness we will PINK OUT at the library, so bring the kids by because we love to see the kids dressed in their Halloween best to post on our Facebook page! We will have the greatest spooky books ready to be checked out! AT MY DESK: I enjoyed the article in American Libraries titled “How Audiobooks Can Help Kids Who Struggle With...
November Garden Checklist By Mario Villarino
November Garden check list The end of October and beginning of November is the perfect time to start getting ready for our cold season. Pastures and lawns are dormant and there is plenty of activity in the gardens trying to keep up with dropping needles and leaves and pruning. Here the recommended list of activities for November for the garden by the staff at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Don’t forget to give your landscape...
SSHS Class of 1976 Celebrate Reunion
Members of the SSHS Class of 1976 celebrated their 40 year reunion last weekend. The Class of 1976 was one of three classes to celebrate their anniversary. The Class of 1966 was in town as well for their celebration.
A & M-Commerce’ Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Program Receives 2016 Star Award
COMMERCE, TX—The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday awarded the 2016 Star Award to the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate program at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Launched in 2014, the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate program is the state’s first entirely competency-based bachelor-level degree from a public institution. It was created in response to a challenge issued by then-Gov. Rick Perry in 2011 to develop a...
Wildcats’ Basketball First Scrimmage November 5
Members of the Wildcats’ basketball team had their first practice Wednesday. Some more players are expected once the football season is over. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is in his third year and this year could be special. First of all, Coach Cipoletta expects to have good numbers. Plus he has played lots of young players the past few years and though they took their lumps, they now have experience. And then...
Lady Cats Basketball Awaits Volleyball Success
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, minus at least five players from the playoff bound volleyball team, opened practice October 19. Right now Coach Jeff Chapman, starting his seventh year as Lady Cats’ coach, has three varsity players: Daieyshia Pruitt, Sadavia Porter and Destinee Weeks. Once the volleyball players complete their season and show up, Coach Chapman is expecting far better numbers than he’s had. Right now...
Sulphur Bluff Cross Country Team to Run in Regional Meet
Both the Sulphur Bluff Bears and Lady Bears will be participating in the regional cross country meet this Saturday at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie after a good showing at a recent district meet. It’s quite an accomplishment for both teams but especially for the members of the Lady Bears, who make up the first girls cross country team in the Bluff in quite sometime. The Lady Bears include Dianna Rosas, Kiersten Brown, Hailey...
Chamber Connection-October 27
by Lezley Brown I have had elders counsel me that decades before this one were in fact scary and unforeseen. Words like this have encouraged me to understand that when in the moment, time can be scary. I’m unhappy about the world we are living in because so often it seems the bad overpowers the good. The election is a nightmare. Violence is shocking and ever present. Words are abundant and hurtful. But I witnessed something this...
Evalena Clyde
Funeral services for Evalena Clyde, age 91, of Sulphur Springs have been scheduled for Saturday, October 29 , 2016 at 1:00pm at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ruby Ellis officiating. No formal visitation has been scheduled. Mrs. Clyde passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Christus-Mother Frances hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX. Arrangements are under the direction of Tapp Funeral Home.
