Meal A Day In Need of Drivers
Meal A Day Driver is in need of a new Volunteer In Town Route Driver for Thursdays. If you are interested in helping out please call Karen Weatherman at (903) 885-1661
Young Eagles Flight Day Postponed Due to Wind
The Young Eagles Flight Rally scheduled for Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport has been postponed due to windy conditions. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 21st, according to Ben Scarborough, coordinator for the event. Young Eagles Flight is organized through the Experimental Aircraft Association and sanctioned by the Civil Air Patrol. Local EAA chapter #1094 is also called the Sulphur...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting Notes: March 15, 2018
The Hopkins County Genealogical Society met on March 15, 2018 in the library at 611 N. Davis Street. President John Sellers called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and welcomed everyone. President Sellers asked if everyone had read over the minutes. There were no questions. The minutes were approved as prepared. Copies of the financial report were temporarily unavailable for distribution, so they will be made available at the next...
Significant Weather Advisory for Eastern Hopkins County Until 10:30 p.m.
A strong thunderstorm over Como at 9:54 p.m. has prompted a significant weather advisory until 10:30 p.m. for Eastern Hopkins County. The storm is moving northeast at 40 mph. Dime size hail and winds up to 40 mph possible with this storm. This storm may intensify, so closely monitor if you are in Eastern Hopkins County.
A & M-Commerce Associate Professor Received Grant for Rural Special Education Study
COMMERCE, TX— Dr. Brittany Hott, Associate Professor of Special Education, received a grant in the amount of $3,559. The award from the American Educational Research Association’s Education Research Service Projects (ERSP) Initiative will fund the study of rural special education programs. It will also identify the needs in their Individual Education Plan (IEP) procedures. The ERSP initiative was launched in 2013 as a way of...
SSISD Sports Summer Camps Set
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens released the schedule for athletic sports camps coming up this summer on Friday. Camps begin the first full week of June with softball and baseball camps. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo’s Softball Camp is June 4-6 and the Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack’s Baseball Hitting Camp is June 5-7. The following week Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have...
A & M-Commerce Chorale Performs at Cathedral Shrine
COMMERCE, TX— The A&M-Commerce Chorale will perform an a cappella concert at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas on April 22. The performance will include a selection of music by composers such as Palestrina, Roger T. Petrich, Hyun Kook, Daniel Elder, Hyo-Won Woo, and Herbert Howells. The University Chorale is the premier choral ensemble selected by audition from undergraduate and graduate students in the...
Rain Causes Postponement of Wildcat Baseball, Lady Cat Softball; Games Reset
Mother nature wins again. The Wildcats’ baseball game and the Lady Cats’ softball game, both scheduled for Friday at Texas High were postponed by rain. The schedule now calls for the Wildcats’ baseball team to play Texas High Saturday at 5 p.m. Before that there will be a JV contest at Texas High at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Wildcats freshman team will play a doubleheader,against Texas High, instead of Van, beginning at 2...
Significant Storm Advisory for Northwestern Hopkins County
A significant weather advisory for Northwestern Hopkins County, Eastern Hunt County and Southwestern Delta County has been issued until 1:30 p.m. Doppler radar is tracking a strong thunderstorm near Campbell moving Northeast at 55 mph. Dime sized hail is possible in the storm. Cumby, Tira, and Cooper Lake Park South Sulphur are included in the advisory.
