April 23-25 Is Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday In Texas
Natural disasters will continue to happen. Prepare yourself during the 2022 Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday for emergencies that can cause physical damage like tornadoes, high winds, winter storms, flash floods and wildfires. Certain emergency preparation supplies can be purchases tax free this weekend during the sales tax holiday. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items that may be purchased, and...
2 Como-Pickton Students Advancing To State Lincoln-Douglas Debate
The Como-Pickton Academic UIL Lincoln-Douglas Debate team competed at the Regional Competition at Grayson College Friday, April 22, 2022. Dylan Shumate won second place and Boston Peeks won third place at the tournament, advancing both CP students to the state UIL competition in Austin next month. Congratulations to these state-bound Eagles on their academic UIL accomplishments. Como-Pickton Academic UIL Team members Dylan Shumate and...
CANCELLED: Young Eagles Rally Originally Scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2022, Has Been Cancelled
Ben Scarborough with the Sulphur Springs Aviation Association and the Young Eagles Project reports that the EAA 1094 Young Eagles Rally originally scheduled to be held Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, has been cancelled due to issues with high winds. As of April 21, 2022, according to Ben Scarborough, an alternative date and location is planned to be May 21, 2022, in Quitman....
Community Invited To First Responders Meet And Greet Event This Saturday
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County residents are invited to two first responders events: a First Responders Meet & Greet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the new Grays Building, located at 413 Beckham Street, on the south side of in Pacific Park; and to a Battle of the Badges Softball Tournament Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Sulphur Springs High School softball field. “We invite everyone out, the more the...
Lady Cats Softball Bi-District Dates Firmed Up
Coach David Carrillo announced Wednesday that Lady Cats softball takes on Whitehouse in the opening round of playoffs. The best-of-three series has the Lady Cats with home field advantage, hosting games one and three of the Bi-District round. Game one of the opening round has Sulphur Springs at home on Wednesday, Apr. 27 teeing off at 7 P.M. The second game of the series has the Lady Cats traveling to Whitehouse on Friday, Apr. 29...
Administrators Discuss P-Tech Program At Cumby ISD, Sulphur Springs ISD’s $93 Million Bond Election
Over a salad lunch Wednesday, school administrators discussed with interested community members the P-Tech Program at Cumby ISD and Sulphur Springs ISD’s $93 million bond election. The educational Lunch & Learn was hosted by Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce at The Oaks April 20, 2022. Cumby Programs Cumby ISD Superintendent Shelly Slaughter and High School Principal Donna George introduced the PTech program, part of...
Four Lady Cats, Three Wildcats Move on To Regional Track Meet After Wednesday’s Area Meet
Track and field had another solid outing Wednesday, Apr. 20 at the District 15/16 Area Meet. Four Lady Cats and three Wildcats move on to Regionals. Lady Cats Track and Field Sulphur Springs as they have done so many times before this spring season finished with the top-2 spots in pole vault. KSU signee Claire Bybee won the event with a mark of 13′. Jaicee Jasmer at 10’6″ placed right behind Bybee in 2nd place. The...
Paris Junior College Government Instructor Kelly Payne Answers Questions
TALKING GOVERNMENT Government Instructor Kelly Payne answers questions from several of her students at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. The students include Amy Robertson, Caroline Gibson, Calli Voorheese and Liberty Gaunt. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Gov class Government Instructor Kelly Payne answers questions
Kids Kingdom Closed April 22-24, 2022
Kids Kingdom at Buford Park will be closed to the public Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24, for repairs, Sulphur Springs officials report. Kids Kingdom in Buford Park The Sulphur Springs Leadership Class has selected as a class service project the rehab of Mary Bonham’s Kids Kingdom in Buford Park. Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, have been designated as work days to re-stain all the wood in the park and Kids Kingdom and...
Wildcats Baseball Gets 4-1 Road Win at Pine Tree, Keeping Playoff Hopes Alive
Coach Jerrod Hammack’s team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, besting Pine Tree 4-1 to keep their playoff hopes alive. Sulphur Springs got two runs on the board thanks to a solid 2nd inning. Two walks and two singles, the latter from Mayer Millsap being a 2 RBI single, giving the Wildcats an early 2-0 lead. Wildcats baseball put two more runs on the board over the 4th and 5th innings to have a big 4-0 advantage over...
