Wildcats and Mount Pleasant Play To 14-14 Tie In 3 Quarter Scrimmage At The Prim Thursday Night
In a 3-quarter football scrimmage that reminded Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti western “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” the Wildcats and Mount Pleasant battled to a 14-14 tie at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday night. Wildcats logo The Wildcats offense got off to a great start scoring the first two times they had the ball. The Wildcats had the opening drive of the game and went 75 yards for a...
Governor Announces Expanded Occupancy Levels For Some Texas Businesses, Services
Executive Order Re-Authorizes Elective Surgeries For Majority of Texas Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas is expanding occupancy levels for select businesses and services and re-authorizing elective surgeries for a majority of the state. Plans for both are outlined in 2 new Executive orders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott Executive Order No. GA-30 expands occupancy levels for restaurants, retail stores, office...
Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed On Felony Warrant
A 29-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed on a felony warrant late Wednesday night. Brittany Leigh George Brittany Leigh George reportedly arrived at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office lobby and turned herself in at 11:02 p.m. Sept. 16, 2020, on a warrant for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. She was escorted into the jail by Deputy Nick Marney and...
DSHS, TEA Launch Webpage With Texas Public Schools COVID-19 Case Data
The overall number of COVID-19 cases reported by Texas public schools was reported Sept. 17 on the Texas Department of State Health Services website. Beginning Sept. 23, Texas Education Agency, working in collaboration with DSHS, will weekly provide public schools COVID-19 case data by school district on the TEA website. The reported count of on-campus student cases of COVID-19 in the state’s public schools is 2,344 out of an...
Hopkins County Sept. 17 COVID-19 Update: 5 New Cases Reported, 59 More Tests Conducted
For the second day in a row, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 5 new positive COVID-19 cases, but no recoveries, and the number of patients in the COVID-19 unit at the local hospital doubled. New daily positive COVID-19 results for Hopkins County At the current rate of increase in COVID-19 cases, Hopkins County’s cumulative COVID-19 case count is likely to rise above 300 within the next week....
Overall Enrollment At SSISD Down Slightly 2 Weeks Into 2020-21 Year
Lamar 3rd Graders, SSHS Juniors Have Highest Grade Level Percentages Of Virtual Academy Enrollment Enrollment was down slightly at Sulphur Springs ISD for the 2020-21 school year, with 4,380 students enrolled at SSISD, attending either face-to-face classes on the district’s 8 campuses or Virtual Academy as of the second week of classes, Sulphur Springs Superintendent Michael Lamb reported this week. That’s 40 fewer students attending...
Work On Grays Building In Pacific Park Progressing
Work progressed this week on the new Grays Community Center building in Pacific Park, with work for the foundation. The City of Sulphur Springs Capital Construction Division had finished preparing the pad site for the Grays building by Sept. 1. The soil came from the drainage way just south of Spring Street, behind the pawn shop. This gives the city the added benefit of increased stormwater retention, which should further reduce the...
James Harred
Funeral services for James “Jimbo” Harred, age 49, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 18, 2020, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Jordan Harred, Toby Poe, Chris Owens, Willie Krechek, Jason Maroney, and Greg Fitzgerald serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Anderson, Brandon Bryant, Ron-Jacob Bautista, William...
5 New, 67 Active COVID-19 Cases Reported Sept. 16 For Hopkins County
Hopkins County seemed to be on the headed in the right direction with COVID-19 this week, going 4 days without any new reports of Hopkins County residents testing positive for COVID-19 but news of 7 patient recoveries following the weekend. positive COVID-19 result The reprieve ended Wednesday, however, when Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management were notified of 5 new lab-confirmed positive molecular COVID-19 cases,...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board Approved 2 Personnel Changes, SHAC Membership
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees, in addition to receiving updates on the School Health Advisory Council, also approved 2 personnel changes, the recommended list of SHAC members, and addressed items related to 4-H and the Extension Agents during their regular September meeting. The school board also considered a petition asking the county to abandon or close a portion of County Road 3602. SSISD logo Personnel Matters Suphur...
