SSISD Budget Shaping Up, But Still A Work In Progress
Oh, the difference a couple of weeks can make. Sulphur Springs Independent School District administrators at their regular July meeting presented to trustees a budget that showed a $136,000 shortfall. However, with additional information and nearly two weeks of adjustments, officials reported the most recent draft of the budget projects the district finishing the 2019-20202 fiscal year at least $24,000 ahead. And, that likely will be...
FDA Calling For Voluntary Recall Of Some Fresh, Whole Papayas Due to Salmonella
If you have fresh, whole papayas from Agroson’s LLC that are labeled under the Cavi brand, the United States Food and Drug Administration is recommending consumers and businesses throw them out. The FDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and other partners, on June 28 reported launching an investigation after a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Uganda illnesses in late June. On July 5, the FDA...
Celebrating At The Senior Citizens Center
Jean Darr, Linda Mobley, Ursula Campbell and Stacey Wetzel Jean Darr and Ursula Campbell celebrate July birthdays during the monthly party hosted at the Senior Citizens Center by Linda Mobley with At Home Healthcare and Stacey Wetzel with Sulphur Springs Imaging Center. Everyone present gets to enjoy some sweet treats and the ones who have a birthday during the month get a birthday present as well.
Hopkins County Records For July 19, 2020
Applications for Marriage Licenses Caleb Dean Daniels and Bailey Nicole PennyJonathon Alexander Green and Hanah Noel Breck MooreDakota Coy McBride and Haylee Alexandra CloverBenjamin Zeck Askew and Joannette Fridia Smith Land transactions Thelma Bernice Fitzgerald trustee for the Delvin Fitzgerald Irrovacable Trust and Thelma Bernice Fitzgerald Irrevocable Trust, to Sherri McMahan; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyClaire H. Smith to...
Commissioners Adopt Fund Balance Policy To Meet Standards, Protect County
Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week adopted a new fund balance policy to meet standards recommended by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. “When the outside auditors are here, you will often hear them talk about GASB. County government operates under GASB. That’s Governmental Accounting Standards Board. They set the rules,” Hopkins County Auditor Shannah Walker told commissioners when proposing the...
Paris District Weekly Road Report for July 22
Paris District Road Report for the week of July 22, 2019 Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of July 22, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through...
3 Women Taken Into Custody By Local Officers On Warrants Thursday
Local officers on Thursday took at least three people into custody on outstanding warrants, including two arrested elsewhere and held in other jails on local charges, according to arrest reports. Chrystal Brooke Vargas Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt served Chrystal Brooke Vargas with a third-degree felony warrant at her Putman Street residence. He took the 37-year-old woman into custody at 11:10 a.m. and transported her...
Nearly A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved for SSISD
Sulphur Springs Independent School District is getting closer to filling all staffing positions for the 2019-2020 school year. Trustees approved the 11 personnel changes as recommended by administrators during a special noon school board meeting Thursday, July 18. Overall, four resignations were accepted, four new staff hired and three personnel changes were approved. Michelle Bolton resigned as kindergarten teacher at Barbara Bush...
