Breakfast, Lunch Offered At Bush Primary For Anyone 18 Or Younger Starting In June
Sulphur Springs Independent School District announces the sponsorship of the Seamless Summer Option. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at Barbara Bush Primary, 390 Hillcrest, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Dates for the program operation will be Monday through Thursday, beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2021, through Thursday July 22, 2021. Children 18 years and younger, and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old, are invited...
Man Accused Of Holding Knife To Woman’s Throat
May 29, 2021 – A 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man is accused of holding a knife to a woman’s throat during an argument. Kurt Wayne Gant Sulphur Springs Police Officer Shawn Albright responded at 5:09 a.m. May 29, 2021, on Georgia Street, after dispatchers received a 911 hang up call from a number associated with the residence. Upon arrival, officers contacted a woman inside the residence who was alleged to be the victim of an...
SSHS Class Of 2021 Graduation
Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2021 wasted no time getting down to business at Friday night’s graduation inside Hopkins County Civic Center. The senior graduate candidates filed into the Arena in pairs, starting with honor graduates, as the band played “Pomp and Circumstance,” leaving two empty chairs in front of the stage, each draped in caps and gowns, a tangible tribute to their late beloved classmates...
Patti Sells
A memorial service for Patti Stone Sells, age 55, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held 3 p.m. June 3, 2021, at Bright Star Church, Hwy 11, Como, Texas, with Pastor Michael Branch officiating. Interment will follow at Cypress Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. at Bright Star Church. Ms. Sells passed away on May 28, 2021, at her residence. Patti was born on January 24, 1966, in Garland, Texas, to Maxie Duane and Martha Stone...
Carry the Load To Pass Through Hopkins County Early May 29, 2021
Carry The Load, a nationwide relay that will end in Dallas, will be passing through Hopkins County this weekend in honor of Memorial Day. Any who would like to show their support are encouraged to bring flags to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Carry the Load was started in 2011 by Veteran U.S. Navy SEALs, Clint Bruce and Stephen Holley, as a way to honor and remember our nation’s heroes by connecting Americans...
Como-Pickton CISD Trustees Named TREA School Board Of The Year
Superintendent Greg Bower Friday night announced that the Como-Pickton CISD Board of Trustees have earned the distinction of being named School Board of the Year by the Texas Rural Education Association. TREA is a statewide organization founded to improve advocacy for rural schools at the State Board of the Year for the State of Texas. “They represent more than 400 rural school districts across the state, and among those,...
4 Arrested Following Church Street Traffic Stop
Over 4 Pounds Of Marijuana Found During I-30 Traffic Stop Four people were arrested on possession charges during a Church Street traffic stop Wednesday afternoon and a Sulphur Springs man was jailed after deputies found more than 4 pounds of marijuana during an Interstate 30 traffic stop west of Sulphur Springs early Thursday morning. Church Street Traffic Stop Lilly Marie CrowMichael Alan DyerQuentin Marcel White Hopkins County...
Grays Building Dedication Hosted Friday Morning, Official Ribbon Cutting Planned This Summer
Community members got their first good look into the new HW Grays Building in Pacific Park during a dedication in which a plaque inside the building was revealed. “This is a project that we are really excited about. The [City] Council and I have been talking about this for a long time and anticipating this. We are so excited to see this beautiful structure come together,” said Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers at the May...
Plano Man Arrested For Being Intoxicated In Court Hearing
A 35-year-old Plano man was arrested after allegedly being intoxicated in court, according to police reports. The man was slated to appear in the the Hopkins County Court-At-Law at the 9 a.m. court session for a pretrial hearing on an Aug. 3, 2020, driving while intoxicated charge. However, the man appeared intoxicated when he arrived in the county courtroom for the hearing. He “was assumed to have driven to court...
Saltillo Seniors Awarded More Than $101,000 In Scholarships
Employee Of The Year, Athletic And Academic Standouts Also Recognized by Saltillo ISD Saltillo seniors were awarded more than $101,000 in scholarships during this week’s awards program in the school gym. That’s 15 of the 18 students in the Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2021 receiving scholarships. In addition to scholarships, students earning academic and athletic honors this year, and the Saltillo ISD Employee of...
