Trading Post for June 4, 2021
For Sale: 5 pairs of Levi’s 501 Black Jeans. 36×36 $30 each. 903 885 6897 Shop Clean Out Sale! Wrenches and sockets, some woodworking equipment, 60 feet of steel shelving, New Teeter Inversion Machine, $300 used one time. Large 220v window AC unit, weight machine. Call Jim at 903 440 4148. I have a lots of new electric appliances needing to sell. 1). a Cook’s Essentials white deep Fryer brand new asking $30, 2). 10-15...
Texas Begins Screening Newborns For Spinal Muscular Atrophy
HHS/DSHS News Release – June 1, 2021 The Texas Department of State Health Services today adds testing for spinal muscular atrophy to the health screening done for every baby born in Texas. About 1 in 10,000 babies are affected by SMA, and this new screening can detect about 95 percent of all SMA cases before symptoms occur. SMA is an inherited condition that affects the cells in the spinal cord that signal the muscles to work....
Grant Application, Proposal For Project Near Downtown On June 1 Council Agenda
A grant application, proposal for a project near downtown, final approval of two rezoning requests and multiple board appointments are on the June 1, 2021, Sulphur Springs City Council agenda. The City Council will be asked to consider approving an application for a Texas Department of Transportation 2021 Transportation Alternatives Set Aside (TA) Project grant. City staff members are expected to brief the council on the proposal...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 9, 2021
Otis and Wanda Jenkins are the Community Partners for this day. Grab and Go remains the distribution method for meals. Drive under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of The First United Methodist Church campus at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Orange Chicken Thighs over Rice Pilaf California Blend Vegetables with Parmesan Bread Crumbs Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Slices Gooy Butter Cake Follow Covid...
PJC Board of Regents Approve Dual Credit Agreement, Revise COVID Policy
At their Monday, May 25 meeting, the Paris Junior College Board of Regents gave annual approval to the dual credit memorandum for high schools, and modified mask rules to reflect Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order. While giving approval to the dual credit memorandum, regents learned that the Pioneer Academy Charter School in Greenville is a new addition. They will bring students to the PJC-Greenville Center for...
Memorial Day 2021: Local Veterans, Community Remember Those Who Paid The Ultimate Price For Our Freedoms
The few trickles of rain that fell Monday morning did not deter Hopkins County veterans and community members gathered on the downtown square Monday morning, May 31, 2021, to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms – military personnel from all branches of service whose lives were lost during any US war. The event began at 9 a.m. with the lowering of the flags from each branch of the military. A prayer for...
Some SSHS Sports Camps Get Started Tuesday Along With The Edge For Wildcats Tennis
The summer sports calendar at Sulphur Springs High School gets underway in a big way Tuesday (June 1). There will be three sports camps starting as well as The Edge in tennis. Camps include a combined volleyball and girls basketball camp for one price as well as baseball camp and softball camp. All three camps will run Tuesday through Thursday. The combo volleyball and girls basketball camp will take place at the Main Sulphur Springs...
Oldest Registered Paint Horse in America Resides in Hopkins County, and He’s a ‘Ten’!
He’s a Ten! The Story of the Oldest Registered Paint Horse in America by Enola Gay Mathews Ten as a 12-year old 1994 American Paint Horse Association horses are truly ‘marked for greatness’, and this story is evidence of that. I had the pleasure of meeting the oldest registered Paint horse in the USA during the Spring of 2021. I didn’t have to travel far, as...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 5.24.2021 – 5.30.2021
Arrests: No Arrests Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 188 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations: The Winnsboro Police Department issued 57 citations and 50 warnings during this reporting period.
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...
