11 Students Recognized As 2020 Bright Stars Scholars
Eleven Hopkins County residents were recognized Thursday evening as 2020 Bright Stars Scholars. The students were selected to receive scholarships from the John and Deborah Gillis Foundation to continue their education beyond high school. When John and Deborah Gillis established the foundation in 2018 their goal was give back to their hometown by providing scholarships to students who might not otherwise be able to pursue...
Eight Wildcats Soccer Players Sign Letters Thursday Evening to Play College Soccer
At a signing event Thursday evening (June 11) at the Multipurpose Building at SSHS, eight Wildcats’ soccer players announced plans to play college soccer. Hosting the event was Wildcats Head Soccer Coach Alexi Upton. Four of the eight are headed for nearby Paris Junior College: keeper Eleazar Brena, defender Chris Dockweiler, left back Osiel Lopez and his brother winger Israel Lopez. Two other Wildcats heading to PJC, forward...
Trading Post for June 12, 2020
I have a heifer missing off of County Road 1114 in Brashear Texas. She’s been missing for about a week. I have been looking for her having no luck. Called the sheriff’s department and made a report she is about 16 months old, no horns, light brown, Braunviech and the tag number in her ear is 295. If you live in the Brashear area around the county road 1114 and County Road 1119 please contact the sheriff’s office or...
SSISD Trustees Approved 13 Personnel Recommendations
Contract Release Date For Resignation Notifications Announced Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved 13 personnel recommendations and recognized one of their own. The contract release date for employees was also noted during the regular June school board meeting. SSISD Board of Trustees have resumed regular meetings with social distancing. The June session, like many things this year, was a little bit different in observance...
Trading Post for June 11, 2020
For Sale: two electric wheel chairs with chargers. They are in “good condition.” Both have adjustable seats. One is a “Jazzy Brand electric wheelchair” at $250.00 or best offer. Also, for sale, an electric scooter. The wheelchairs and the scooter can be seen June 12th and 13th on CR 2310. If interested, or for more details, please call 903-439-7310. Wanting: a good used Gooseneck plate to bolt into a pickup...
Rowena Johnson Honored For 50-Year Legacy In Education
Sulphur Springs ISD Board Of Trustees this week celebrated the “career of a valued employee, treasured educator and cherished friend” for a milestone achievement few achieve in their career. Rowena Johnson was honored for 50 years of service at SSISD. “Tonight is an extremely special night. It’s a night we can all come together to celebrate, and I can’t think of a better person to celebrate this night...
Modified Relay For Life Will Feature Survivors Parade, Luminaries June 12
Things are ever changing due to Covid-19, and the Relay For Life Tri-County, TX Event Leadership Team has made changes this year to keep the community and survivors safe. Although later than normal, a modified Relay For Life event will still be held June 12. This year’s event will not include the normal survivor lap and booths. A survivor “parade” will at Buford Park, on the corner of North League Street and Connally...
Registration For New-To-SSISD Kindergarten-3rd Grade Students Ongoing
Registration Extended For Kindergarten 2-Way Dual Language Enrichment Program Kindergarten through 3rd grade new student registration is ongoing at Sulphur Springs ISD. This is for new-to-SSISD students only. Parents of students already enrolled in SSISD in pre-kindergarten or Head Start are not required to participate in the Online Round-up, but do need to complete the Returning Student Registration with their family’s Skyward...
Tira News — June 10, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Please continue to remember the family of Rex Hargrave, formerly of Tira. He passed away on June 3, 2020, at Meadow Lake Senior Living in Tyler, Texas. Rex was the son of the late Johnnie and Fay Hargrave. A private family burial will be held. His obituary may be seen on the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home website. Tira city limit sign Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir visited Dacy, Eli, and Elise Campbell on Wednesday and...
Family Health & Fitness Day
By Johanna Hicks, Family and Community Health Agent, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Hopkins County Johanna Hicks Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, along with park and recreation agencies everywhere are encouraging families to participate in Family Health & Fitness Day, June 13, 2020. Celebrated the second Saturday in June each year, Family Health & Fitness Day is an opportunity for everyone to discover all the health...
