SSISD School Board Meeting Briefs; Personnel Changes
The Sulphur Springs Independent School District School Board held their monthly meeting Monday night in the Administration Building board room. During the public forum portion of the meeting, board members were presented with an update on the Civic Center auditorium renovation project by Charlie Wilson, supervisor for the project. Wilson told the board that they expect the renovations to be completed by mid-May in hopes of a...
No Arrests, No Accidents in Winnsboro April 4-10
Winnsboro Police Department reports no arrests and no accidents during the seven days of April 4-10. They responded to 185 calls for service, issued 54 citations, and 51 warnings during the time.
Lady Cats Softball Rescheduled
Due to field conditions following rainfall Monday, the Lady Cats softball game originally set for Tuesday evening at 6, has been rescheduled. The Lady Cats, 7-3 in district play and 23-5 for the season will now play host to Mt. Pleasant at Lady Cat Park Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Hail, Heavy Rain as Severe Thunderstorm Moved Through Hopkins County Monday During 5 o’clock Hour
Monday’s five o’clock hour was somewhat intense in Hopkins County as a severe thunderstorm passed through Cumby at 4:40 p.m., Sulphur Springs at 5:10 p.m. and Como at 5:45 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning that turned into a tornado warning for Hopkins, northern Rains, and Southeastern Hunt counties. At 4:40 a severe thunderstorm was located near Campbell moving east at 40 mph. The storm...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hopkins County until 5:45 p.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… SOUTHEASTERN HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… NORTHERN RAINS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… * UNTIL 545 PM CDT * AT 440 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMPBELL…OR 8 MILES EAST OF GREENVILLE…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND...
Deadline to Claim Certain Social Security Benefits is April 29th
After April 30th, requests to file and suspend will be subject to a new set of rules. April 29, 2016, is the deadline to claim certain Social Security benefits under existing rules. Anyone who is 62-years of age or older by the end of 2015, including those who celebrate their 62nd birthday on January 1, 2016, can file a restricted claim for spousal benefits when they turn 66. They do not have to do anything before then. In order to...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 9 p.m. Monday
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 85 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 139 PM CDT MON APR 11 2016. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 85 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS ANDERSON FREESTONE HENDERSON HILL IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLIN COOKE DALLAS DELTA ...
