Sulphur Springs ISD Elementary Teacher Receives Award for Her Student Teaching at Commerce ISD
COMMERCE, TX— Tiffany Kral received the “Clinical Teacher of the Year Award” from the Texas Directors of Field Experience (TDFE) for her student teaching at Commerce Independent School District. She was one of three teachers to accept the award at the Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE) on October 22 in Corpus Christi. Kral credited part of her success to the faculty’s ability to...
Phinesse Winery Wine Making Classes in Saturday’s Symphony Auction
Phinesse Winery Wine Making Classes, a $125 value, will be auctioned. The four Saturdays involved will be between January and...
TxDOT Plans Upgrade to Pavement on SH19 in Rains County
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a project to upgrade the pavement on a portion of State Highway 19 will begin Nov. 27 in Rains County. The contractor, Oldcastle Materials Texas Inc., was granted 210 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $6.5 million. The projected completion date of this pavement upgrade project is late August 2018, officials said. The...
What Happened to the Civic Center?
Last weekend, during the Ranch Rodeo a sponsor accidentally crashed into the top of the Civic Center awning. A KSST Source said “the sponsor’s load was too high” and it couldn’t fit under the Civic Center awning, resulting in the damages viewed below. The Civic Center is currently working on receiving bid’s to repair the broken section.
Handicapable Rodeo: Cowboys and Cowgirls For a Day
The UPRA Rodeo coincides with the Handicapable Rodeo. This annual event was put on from help with the UPRA Rodeo Cowboys, SSHS Key Club Students, Cheerleaders, and many other students. The special education and handicap children are able to participate in various rodeo style activities: such as horseback riding and mechanical bull riding. The participants come from all over, not just Sulphur Springs, and are able to have fun being...
Saltillo Girls Varsity Tournament Enters Second Day; Bracket Play Saturday
The Saltillo Lady Lions split a pair of basketball games in their own tournament on Thursday November 16). The Lady Lions lost a close game to Rivercrest, 50-48 and then bounced back with a solid win over Chisum, 46-25. The Lady Lions are in Pool A in their tournament and after play Thursday, Bullard tops the pool with two wins. Chisum and Rivercrest also split two games and North Lamar had two losses Thursday. Winnsboro got off to a...
Game Day: Wildcat Football Bi-district; Lady Cats Host Hugo, OK
Something rare is happening Friday night (November 17) as the Wildcats host a playoff game. They have never done that before, as far as we know. In tonight’s bi-district game, the Leopards of Lucas Lovejoy are coming to town representing District 15-5A and the Wildcats will represent District 16-5A. Both teams ended the regular season with 5-5 records. Both teams played six playoff teams this season. Both teams got hot after a...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report November 8-14, 2017
November 8th At 1:10 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 2651 near Mineola. At 6:42 a.m., horses were reported out on HWY 37 near Quitman. Deputies were dispatched to HWY 80 near Mineola, at approximately 1:31 p.m., in reference to a visibility hazard. Upon deputies’ arrival, it appeared there was no visibility hazard. Deputies went out on an arrest/warrant service to Goodson St. in Mineola; at approximately 7:03 p.m. Carl Hughey,...
