SSISD Board of Trustees Approve Amended General Fund Budget; Hear Reports; Celebrate Individual School Success
Sulphur Springs Schools Board of Trustees approved an amended general fund budget, heard numerous reports, and celebrated the successes at Travis Elementary School Tuesday night during their February board meeting. The school’s general fund budget will increase $1,706,604 bringing the general fund budget to $38,389,530. The increase in the general fund budget comes from three specific projects: a rebuild of Prim Stadium, $702,721;...
Sulphur Springs ISD Public School Week Open House Schedule
The 2018 Texas Public School Week is March 5-8, 2018. Each year school districts across Texas host student family and friends as well as interested members of the public at each school to provide information regarding education on the local level. Sulphur Springs Schools schedule: Monday, March 5, 2018 ECLC Head Start/PK, 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. ECLC Kindergarten/T1, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Douglas Grade 5th, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SS High...
Commissioners’ Begin Dirt Work for New Law Enforcement Center Courtroom; Forge Agreement With City of Commerce
Monday morning, each Hopkins County Commissioner had dump trucks hauling dirt from Luminant’s coal mine property to the location of the new county Law Enforcement Center as work has begun on the foundation for the new Hopkins County law enforcement center to be located beside the county jail. All four precincts are participating in hauling the donated dirt from the land fill at the coal mine saving tax payer money. The dirt haul...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 31- February 6, 2018
January 31st At 3:38 a.m., horses were reported out on HWY 80 near Mineola. Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on CR 4700 near Winnsboro; at approximately 4:07 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and it was towed by Wyatt’s Towing. Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on CR 3114 near Quitman; at approximately 7:01 a.m. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the vehicle. Deputies were dispatched to CR 3854...
Star Nuckolls Foundation Donates to Ceely
A donation for Ceely made by Roy King on behalf of the Star Nuckolls Foundation was presented to Lacy Stout. Star’s legacy lives on in helping others, stated King. One hundred percent (100%) of all donations made to the Star Nuckolls Foundation go to qualified cancer patients.
Miller Grove Unbeaten in District Play
The Miller Grove Hornets finished their district schedule unbeaten but it was not easy in the last district game Friday. The Hornets seemed to be hopelessly behind Fannindel, 50-40 with just under 7 minutes left in the game. Things began to click in the Hornets closed with a 22-8 run to take a narrow 62-58 win. Andjelo Alcox led the Hornets with 24 points. Luke Brignon, Treyton Andree and Jack McCoy all scored 10 points each. Albert...
Lady Cats’ Softball Dominates Season Opener; Hosts Tournament Thursday
The Lady Cats’ softball team opened the regular season with a dominating 10-0 win at Athens Monday afternoon. The game was called after 5 innings due to the ten run rule. Lady Cats pitcher Bailey Haggerty tossed a five inning one-hit shutout. She struck out 5 and walked only 1. Meanwhile the Lady Cats rapped out 8 hits and drew 8 walks. Brinklee Driver hit a home run and drive in 2 runs. Kelsey Wallace was 2 for 4 with 2...
Wildcats Senior Night Last District Game Before Play-offs
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said one of his points of emphasis for the Greenville game last Friday was for his team to come out focused from the start of the game. On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Coach Cipoletta said his team did just that on their way to a 75-42 win at Greenville Friday night. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats had ten straight stops to start the game against the...
Lady Cats Advance with Defeat of Mesquite Poteet; Texas High Wins; Mt Pleasant Lost to Lovejoy
The #14 ranked Lady Cats’ basketball team played a solid game to defeat Mesquite Poteet, 52-30 in a bi-district game Monday night at Emory Rains. Texas High defeated Highland Park and Mt Pleasant lost to Lovejoy in other play-off games of interest. The key to the game was the second quarter as the Lady Cats outscored the Lady Pirates, 17-0. The Lady Cats began the quarter trailing 13-12 and ended it ahead by a score of 29-13 at...
