SSISD Raises Teacher Pay
July 19, 2024 – The Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees in special meeting on Thursday, July 18th, approving a 5% general pay increase, resulting in a $2,625 increase for all teachers and librarians … according to a post the district’s Facebook page by Superintendent Deana Steeber. All employees that are not included on the teacher and librarian pay scale will receive a 2% raise based on the midpoint of the new pay...
Speeding Kills. Slow Down and Save Lives
Speeding is top factor in Texas traffic crashes July 16, 2024 AUSTIN – The telltale red-and-blue lights in a driver’s rearview mirror can inspire shame and guilt. But those feelings don’t come close to the guilt speeding drivers feel after killing or injuring someone – or the pain a family feels when someone dies in a crash. Speeding can kill, and someone is always left behind to deal with the painful aftermath. Speed was a...
Northeast Texas Trail Improvements Underway in Clarksville
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a project to upgrade and improve the Northeast Texas Trail in Clarksville, Texas, is set to begin July 19. Sammy Gist Enterprises was granted 148 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $1.9 million. The target completion date for this project is May 30, 2025. The work on this project will include construction of a...
TxDOT Slates Several Summer Traffic Safety Outreach Events
July 18, 2024PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that several traffic outreach events are slated in July and August, 2024. The schedule of events includes: July 24, 10 a.m. to Noon, Mamas & Munchkins Car Seat event, the Hub Center in Clarksville, Texas; 501 West Broadway Street. Aug. 1, 4 to 6 p.m., Hopkins County Back to School event. 115 Putman Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. Aug. 3, 9 a.m....
Dinner Bell for July 24th, 2024
If you are a farmer, a rancher or “country living is just for you”, Texas Farm Credit is able to help!!! Farm Credit Bank of Texas is part of the Farm Credit System established in 1916 by Congress to support rural agricultural communities. It consists of cooperative banks and associations who provide credit to individuals and businesses throughout the United States. The FCS assist the rural community and...
Chamber Connection – July 16, 2024
By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering. Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...
Bighorn Sheep Coming to El Paso This Fall
July 17, 2024 – Texas Parks and Wildlife is planning to restore bighorn sheep to the Franklin Mountains this fall. North Franklin Peak is a mountain in the Franklin Mountains. North Franklin, at 7,192 feet (2,192 m), is the highest point in El Paso, and the 27th-highest mountain in the state of Texas. It is surrounded by a state park and with a maintained trail leading to its summit, the mountain is a popular hiking destination....
It’s the Moment you’ve Been Waiting for… Stew Contest Cook Registration
July 16, 2024 – The 55th Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Festival Saturday, October 26, 2024 The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a terrific and large Stew Contest, and we want you to participate in it! For those who powered through the rain storm last year, we say a big Thank You! It was wet and muddy, but we still served 3,000 people because of...
Texas Game Wardens’ Operation Dry Water Campaign Effective in Reducing BWIs
July 15, 2024 AUSTIN – Despite the landfall of Hurricane Beryl, Texas Game Wardens worked hard to keep Texans safe as they celebrated the Fourth of July on the water. Between July 4-6, 402 game wardens contacted 10,034 vessels, issued 1,326 citations and 1,794 warnings for various boating safety violations. Wardens filed 32 boating while intoxicated (BWI) charges and five driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges, two of which were drug...
Meal-A-Day Move Gets A Big Boost
July 15, 2024 – A host of volunteers showed up early Saturday morning to help Meal-A-Day make the final move. Director Amanda Dietlin and volunteers brought in by Summer of Summer’s Sweets and Treats. Using several pickups and trailers, the vast majority of food and kitchenware was finally transferred to the new center on 301 Oak Ave. Other volunteers, not pictured, worked to re-wash equipment and attempted to organize all...
