SSHS Band Percussion Begins Preparation for New Season
Wildcats Marching Band Director Charles McCauley says percussion is like a spine for the band. He says they keep the rest of the band going. McCauley says they also need additional time to get their timing down. As a result, the Wildcats Marching Band percussion members began a two week camp this past Monday. They have been working 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily. McCauley says the percussion camp is especially important for incoming...
The Edge Begin Again Following Break
For the first time this year, The Edge conditioning program featured a two-week break in it. After four weeks from June 12 through July 6, participants were given a two week hiatus. The Edge Phase 2 gears up Monday. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens is counting on participants coming back and completing the final two weeks of the program. It will run Monday through Thursday July 24 through August 3 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. The...
Construction on Concession Stand, Press Box at Lady Cat Park Begins
Just a few tasks are left on the to do list for phase 2 improvements at the Lady Cat Park softball field. A construction crew began pouring a concrete slab Thursday morning. SSISD Maintenance workers will then construct a concession stand and press box on the slab. Stands that came from Eagle Stadium will also be installed at Lady Cat Park.
Wesley United Methodist Church Announces Evening VBS July 24-28
Marike DeWitte, Wesley UMC Children’s Activity Director, visited the KSST Good Morning Show to announce Bible School dates and new evening hours. For youngsters through fifth grade, Vacation Bible School will be held Monday through Friday July 24 through 28. A kid-friendly supper will be served in Wesley Hall at 5:30 each evening, with classes from 6:15 til 8:30 pm. Marike and church members will oversee the activities with...
Chamber Connection July 20, 2017
Guess what time it is???? It’s time to turn in your t-shirt designs for the 48th Annual Stew Contest!!! The Chamber will be accepting submitted designs from Monday, July 17th through Monday, July 31st. The submitted entries will be voted on by the Chamber Board of Directors, and the winner will be announced on August 10th. If your design wins the t-shirt contest, it will be used on all shirts, hoodies, and marketing for the 48th...
Eagle Stadium Dirt Incorporated Into New Stadium Site
Musco Sports Lighting started putting up new light poles with lights at the new Wildcats’ baseball field Wednesday morning. The new field contains a lot of the soil from old Eagle Stadium. SSISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger said originally the soil at the new baseball field site proved to be what he called sandy and nasty. Hundreds of loads of Eagle Stadium dirt have been hauled to the site of the new field and...
What’s Happening to the Lot on South Broadway?
Ground has been broken on the lot next to City National Bank (CNB) on South Broadway. The CNB Mockingbird Branch is going to be doing some renovations and will be moving into the portables across the street, next to their Mortgage Branch building. While an official move-out date has not been set, CNB Officials want their customers to know that the “drive through will still remain open, and everything will continue to operate as...
Meet the Summer Workshop Kids of “The Lion King Jr”
The Lion King Jr. will stampede the stage of the SSHS Auditorium at the Civic Center three times, July 21, 22 and 23! These are the exclusive performance dates for the Disney musical, which is a production of the Children’s Summer Workshop, a theater-instruction camp offered for an entire summer by Sulphur Springs Community Players. The 2017 play is special in that it is a musical, and that it is a Disney...
Democrats Host Two Texas Young Democrat Chairs
At the regular meeting of the Hopkins County Democrats, visitors included the current National Committeewoman for Texas Young Democrats Jara Butler and Kendall Scudder, former National Committee Chair for Texas Young Democrats. Scudder has announced his candidacy for the local seat in the Texas State Senate currently held by Republican Bob Hall. Ms. Butler, a schoolteacher in Dallas, has been politically active since high school. As a...
