North Hopkins ISD Inducts More Than 30 Students Into New Elementary Beta Club
North Hopkins ISD inducted more than 30 students into the district’s newest organization, the Elementary Beta Club, Thursday evening, Sept. 15, 2022. “Junior and Senior BETA have already been running two very successful programs for years so we are expanding to offer the opportunity to students in grades 4-6. Students being inducted had to meet minimum grade requirements, have good attendance and a good discipline...
2022 Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD Presented By Jay Hodge Chevrolet Slated Sept. 24
Event Raises Money and Awareness To Eliminate Drunk And Impaired Driving Anyone looking to support a cause next weekend will want be sure to put Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD, sponsored by Jay Hodge Chevrolet on the calendar. The walk is the signature fundraiser for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and its purpose is to raise both money and awareness to eliminate drunk and impaired driving. Similar walks will be taking place in cities...
Jury Panel For Monday, Sept. 19 Canceled
The jury panel called to report for duty in the 62nd Judicial District Court at 9 a.m. Monday, September 19, 2022, at the Hopkins County Courthouse has been canceled, according to District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher. Those called for this jury service do not need to report for duty.
Sulphur Springs City Council Approves Tax Rate, Budget Amendments, Appropriations Ordinances
Eligible Property Owners Will Benefit From 20% City Homestead Tax Exemption; 9% COLA Raise, Increased Longevity Pay Approved For City Employees The regular Sulphur Springs City Council meeting was heavily focused on the budget, tax rate and impact of the economy on city finances. Some positives noted included ability of eligible Sulphur Springs property owners to benefit from a 20% homestead exemption on city property taxes for the...
SSHS Volleyball Has Two Games Left Prior To District Season
The real test begins soon for Lady Cats volleyball. Sulphur Springs, including Friday’s road game, plays just two more games before district play gets underway. Coach Bailey Dorner’s team hits the road Friday, taking on Clarksville at 5:30 P.M. and has a Tuesday home-match versus PTAA before Saturday’s date in Paris. On Tuesday Sept. 13, Lady Cat volleyball ended their three-game home-stand with a loss at the hands...
Health Care Foundation, CHRISTUS Hospital – Sulphur Springs Offer Free Mammogram Clinic
Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs are partnering to offer a free mammogram clinic for uninsured women in Hopkins County. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Free Mammography Clinic will be held at the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center, a part of the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The clinic will run for two...
Lady Cats Cross Country Places Second in Two Straight Competitions
Coach Ross Hicks’s teams had another good outing last weekend. Saturday, Sept. 10 had both cross country teams returning to their old district course in Hallsville. The Lady Cats finished second as a team for the second straight competition. Haylee Schultz, fresh off winning the 4A and under division last week in Pittsburg, finished fifth at 13:44.10. Not even 30 seconds later followed Edith Martinez, cracking the top-10 in...
Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Election To Be Discussed At Town Hall Meeting
The Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Election will be discussed at a special Town Hall Meeting scheduled at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in the Board Room inside SSISD Administration Building, 630 Connally St. SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb will lead the discussion. The community is invited to attend to learn more about and ask any questions they may have related to the $81.5 million SSISD Bond Election called for facilities improvements...
Information from the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
Charle Fox, right, secretary at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus, helps new student Destiny Dee Carver of Sulphur Springs prepare to begin her first semester of college. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Carver
2022 NETBIO Seventh Annual Cattleman’s Classic And Ribeye Round Up
Texas Heritage National Bank is proud to be the title sponsor for the 2022 Cattleman’s Classic And Ribeye Roundup (CCRR) to be held October 1, on Celebration Plaza. Thirty cooking teams are expected to be competing. With $7,200 in prize money, plus bragging rights, the competition is expected to be intense. Setting up for the 2017 Ribeye Roundup Brandon Bell with Potts Feed Store out of Emory, states, “Every year the teams get better...
