$439 Million Multistate Settlement Reached With JUUL Labs; Texas To Recover $42.8 Million
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has secured a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories, resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. The investigation, initially launched in 2020 by Attorney General Paxton, was led by his office, along with the Attorneys General of Connecticut and Oregon. Of the $438.5 million, Texas will...
Proposed Tax Rate, Budget, Rates For City Services On Sept. 6 Council Agenda
Proposed tax rate, budget, rates for city services and personnel policy for the City of Sulphur Springs; and the EDC budget and plan of work are among the items on Tuesday evening’s regular City Council agenda. Sulphur Springs Municipal Building, location of City Council meetings, held regularly the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. After budget work sessions with the City Council over the past few months, city officials...
Trading Post for September 7, 2022
a young girl pink Project Mc2 Pixel Purse, Smart Pixel purse with over 10 pre-programmed animations, Download the free, easy-to-use iOS and Android app, connect to your device, and program the LED lights. Customize colors, designs (freehand or “stamps”), words, fonts and speed. Link images to create animations. this is something new to me but these purse have been seen in the Emmy nominated Netflix original series, the Project Mc²...
Lady Cats Volleyball Returns to the Main Gym Tuesday
Coach Bailey Dorner’s team is all too happy to return to the SSHS Main Gym. Lady Cats volleyball continues flying through non-district season Tuesday, hosting Texas High. Tuesday evening’s game hosting Texas High is now a non-district contest, as Sulphur Springs moved down to 4A Division-II following the previous school year. The Lady Tigers come into Tuesday evening’s game sporting a 17-8 record. Sulphur Springs...
Updated COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Expected To Be Available In Texas This Week
DSHS News Release With updated COVID-19 booster vaccines now authorized and recommended for use, doses are expected to begin shipping over the next few days and arriving at health care providers across Texas this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has allocated a total of about 900,000 doses of the updated boosters to Texas, including 502,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 192,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine...
Wildcats Football Beats Mount Pleasant, Starts Season 2-0
Coach Brandon Faircloth’s team fought until the final whistle, emerging victorious in a 34-17 non-district win over the Tigers. Friday’s second straight home game for Sulphur Springs was a tight one until the finish. Wildcats football’s non-district contest versus Mount Pleasant was closer than the final score indicated. For a majority of Friday night’s contest, the rivalry game between the two schools remained...
Meal A Day Menu – Sept. 5-9, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Sept. 5-9, 2022 includes: MONDAY, September 5 — Chili Dogs, Baked Beans. Pickle Spear and Chips.TUESDAY, September 6 — Oven Omelet, Ham Slice, Fruit Cups and Blueberry Muffins.WEDNESDAY, September 7 — Chicken Pot Pie,...
Venue Change Announced For Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Annual Fall Seminar
A venue change has been announced for the Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Annual Fall Seminar. The Oct. 15, 2022 event will now be held in the Genealogical Society’s Research Library, located just inside Sulphur Springs Public Library, at 611 North Davis St. in Sulphur Springs. HCGS 2022 fall seminar change of venue notice The 2022 Fall Seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with John A. Sellers, 5th...
Paris District Road Report for Sept. 5, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Sept. 5, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
Paris Junior College Welding Students
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Welding Instructor John Plemons, center, gives an OK to the work of advanced welding student Ra’Ann Carter, left, and structural welding student Ethan Fort. Both students are from Lone Oak. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs welding
