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Game Day Friday Features Basketball And Soccer
Jan24

Game Day Friday Features Basketball And Soccer

The Sulphur Springs Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams continue district play on this game day Friday, January 24, in Texarkana against Texas High. The Lady Cats play the Lady Tigers at 6:15 p.m. The Wildcats meet the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. It’s the third district game for the Wildcats. They are ranked #9 in Class 5A in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll. The Wildcats are 1-1 in district play after a victory over...

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Paul Pewitt Football Coach Triston Abron Named Fort Worth Coach Of The Year
Jan24

Paul Pewitt Football Coach Triston Abron Named Fort Worth Coach Of The Year

Former Wildcat player, assistant coach and defensive coordinator Triston Abron, now the head coach of the Paul Pewitt Brahmas, has been named Fort Worth Coach of the Year. Coach Abron took his Brahmas to the Class 3A, Division II State Final Game won by Gunter in late December. Coach Abron said he was still in shock and awe and was humbled to even be considered yet alone chosen. Former Wildcat player, assistant coach and defensive...

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Sheriff's Office Pursuing COPS Grant To Add Officers To Patrol Division
Jan24

Sheriff's Office Pursuing COPS Grant To Add Officers To Patrol Division

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing grant funding which would allow the department to increase the department by one patrol deputy each shift. HCSO Chief Deputy Tanner Crump talked with Hopkins County Commissioners Court during a work session this week about potentially applying for a 3-year COPS grant for up to $125,000 to increase patrol and CID staffing to keep up...

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Annual workshop to assist forest landowners with 2019 tax preparation
Jan24

Annual workshop to assist forest landowners with 2019 tax preparation

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Tax season is fast approaching and forest landowners may want to refresh their knowledge of timber tax laws. The 2020 Texas Timber Income and Property Tax Workshop will be held Feb. 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Civic Center in Diboll, Texas. This workshop is hosted by Texas A&M Forest Service and designed for landowners, foresters, tax preparers, attorneys, tax appraisers, logging professionals, land...

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Construction Project, Repairs Discussed By Commissioners Court
Jan23

Construction Project, Repairs Discussed By Commissioners Court

Hopkins County Commissioner Court, during a work session this week, discussed a construction project and needed repairs at county facilities. Inmates remove debris from a demolished building to clear the site for a new county building at the corner of Rosemont Street and Houston Street. Tom Glossup reported construction on the new building to be located at the corner of Houston and Rosemont Streets is expected to really get under way...

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First Baptist Church is Hosting a Free Concert January 23rd.
Jan23

First Baptist Church is Hosting a Free Concert January 23rd.

First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs is hosting a free concert Thursday, January 23rd, beginning at 7PM, in the FBC Worship Center. The East Texas Singing Men of East Texas, comprised of Ministers of Music, Pastors, other Church and associate staff, teachers, and laymen actively involved in the music ministry, is scheduled to perform. The concert is free to the public. A love offering will be taken to offset the expenses of their...

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Chavarria Files For Place 5 On Sulphur Springs City Council
Jan23

Chavarria Files For Place 5 On Sulphur Springs City Council

Ricardo Chavarria  Ricardo Chavarria filed candidacy Thursday afternoon, Jan. 23, for Place 5 on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election. Chavarria, a master sergeant in the Army is the fifth candidate to sign up to run in the election. Harold Nash Sr. Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22, signed up for City Council Place 2 seat. He was appointed by the City Council on Dec. 13 to serve in the Place 2 seat, following the City...

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Wildcats, Lady Cats Basketball Postponed Friday with Make Up Dates Announced
Jan23

Wildcats, Lady Cats Basketball Postponed Friday with Make Up Dates Announced

The threat of bad weather for our area has caused a big disruption to the sports schedule on this game day Friday (January 10). All of the Wildcats and Lady Cats basketball games scheduled for Friday night have been postponed The Lady Cats Basketball Team plans to make up their district opener game with Royse City on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. This will be a varsity only game. Meanwhile the...

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Dr. Fred Fuentes to Shine a Light on LAMP at Harvard Presentation
Jan23

Dr. Fred Fuentes to Shine a Light on LAMP at Harvard Presentation

COMMERCE, TX— Dr. Fred Fuentes, executive director for enrollment management at A&M-Commerce, will present “Borders, Bridges and Bad Hombres: The stereotypes and realities of being LatinX in 2020” at the National Diversity in Leadership Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His presentation will be held at the prestigious Harvard University, where Fuentes says he will hope to open some eyes about what it means to be LatinX...

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19 City Streets Identified For Improvements in 2020
Jan23

19 City Streets Identified For Improvements in 2020

As many as 19 city streets in Sulphur Springs have been identified for improvements through the annual paving program this year, funding permitting, according to Sulphur Springs Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski. Overall, the city hopes to be able to pave 5.4 miles of streets, twice as much work as in recent years, thanks to the street maintenance fee charged on utility bills. This would allow for improvements on...

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