SSHS Pole Vaulting Coach Clark Cipoletta Discusses Lady Cat Claire Bybee Who is Heading To State
Sulphur Springs High School Pole Vaulting Coach Clark Cipoletta says he is just a small piece of the puzzle when it comes to coaching Lady Cats’ pole vaulter Claire Bybee, who qualified for the State Track Meet May 7-8 at UT Austin at the Region II Track Meet on April 24 at UTA. Coach Cipoletta says Bybee also gets good instruction from a private coach and from her father, who was a vaulter in college. He says Bybee is a hard...
Lady Cats Softball Opens Bi-District Series Friday at Marshall, Weather Permitting
Weather permitting, the Lady Cats Softball Team will open their bi-district series with Lufkin with a doubleheader at Marshall Friday (April 30) beginning at 6 p.m. The first team to win two games will advance to the Area round. The Lady Cats are a #1 seed and Lufkin is a #4 seed. The Lady Cats are 22-3 for the season and Marshall is 13-12. The winner of the Lady Cats and Lady Panthers series will face the winner of a Crandall and...
PJC Opens Virtual “Pyro PlayFest: A Few of Our Favorites” This Thursday
Finding comfort in the familiar, Paris Junior College opens a limited virtual run of the “Seventh New Works Festival: Pyro Playfest – A Few of Our Favorites” this Thursday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. The free festival will be available on the PJC YouTube channel until Sunday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. The playfest features original works that have not been previously performed. While in-person performances are not currently allowed due to...
PJC Regents Approve New Internet Service
Though Paris Junior College was aware that internet service provided through the NETnet consortium of 15 East Texas colleges and universities was slated to end in 2022, a legal ruling affecting the Federal Trade Commission forced PJC to find a new provider much sooner. At the Monday, April 26, 2021 meeting, the Regents approved the selection of Lone Star Education and Research Network (LEARN) to provide internet service to PJC...
Como-Pickton CISD, Yantis and Cumby ISD Elections To Be Determined May 1
Cumby Residents To Vote on $7.34M-7.941M In Bond Proposals; CP, Yantis Holding School Board Elections Early voting in local school bond and trustees elections concluded Tuesday, with relatively low early voting turnouts reported in Como-Pickton and Yantis ISD elections, but a higher turn out for the Cumby ISD two-proposal $7.34-7.941 million bond election than the bond election conducted in 2019. Como-Pickton CISD Trustees Election...
Vaccine Supplies Plentiful, Available Through CHRISTUS Vaccine Clinic Roll-Outs
During the Thursday April 29, 2021 Good Morning Show on KSST, CHRISTUS CEO Paul Harvey and CNO Anitha Sanderson informed listeners about plentiful vaccines in all three types, now available through Vaccine Clinics being scheduled through the hospital. Check the hospital website, CHRISTUStmf.org and stay tuned to KSST for clinic dates during May. Or you may phone Holly Ragan at 903-439-4033 to put your name on a list to receive your...
TxDOT Calls for Safer Driving as Work Zone Traffic Deaths Rise During Pandemic
AUSTIN – Even with less traffic during the pandemic, Texas work zone fatalities increased 9% in 2020 compared to 2019. That’s why TxDOT is calling on drivers to make safety their number one priority at all times and especially when passing through active construction and maintenance work zones on the roadway. TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign is marking National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 26–30, with safety tips to reduce...
SSPD Scam Alert: Beware Of Callers Threatening Warrants Or Jail If Money, Preloaded Gift Or Debit Cards Are Not Shipped
Police Recover $26,400 Of More Than $60,000 Taken As A Result of Phone Scams Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators warn residents to beware of callers threatening warrants or jail time if money or gift cards aren’t mailed or shipped immediately. Also, don’t send money if notified of a supposed prize award, such as a vehicle or large amount of money. Police emphasize these are scams, designed primarily to take...
Trading Post for April 29, 2021
Farm fresh Brown eggs for sale call 903-348-6167 for info. Free local delivery within 10 miles of the Dike/Sulphur Springs area. Thick round beveled glass table top 27 3/4 inches across $25, Two antique half gallon canning jars, one Atlas, one Ball, blue $25 for pair, Large decorative Bait Shop theme birdhouse, great for seafood restaurant decor, etc, $50. 903-945-2653 For rent, cows or horses. 2 acres, lots of grass, barn &...
Meet New Director of Hopkins County Community Chest
During April 2021, Heather White stepped into the capable shoes of outgoing Director Judy Moore who had successfully led Hopkins County Community Chest for eight years. White is not a new face to Hopkins County, nor to the work that Community Chest does for local residents. Heather is originally from Saltillo and a 2002 graduate of Como-Pickton CISD, then following a 15-year career in Lowe’s management, she made a career change....
