Texas Legislation Bill Could Overturn 4 Day School Weeks
April 12, 2023- Texas legislation has a proposed bill that could overturn the current four-day school weeks seen throughout the state of Texas. This bill could cause the several school districts who have already converted to the four-day week system to return to the previous five day week. Several Texas School districts have changed their schedules to allow for a four-day school week, including Sulphur Bluff Independent School...
Baseball Falls in Pittsburg, Begins Round Three Friday at L.E.
Sulphur Springs dropped their district game in Pittsburg as the Pirates made some timely hits count and capitalized on some Wildcat errors en route to a 4-2 win over Coach Jerrod Hammock’s team on Tuesday, Apr. 11. Tied at two in the bottom of the fourth, the Pirates on their home field lead off with a single, and an error by pitcher Kaden Mitchell saw two runners on for Pittsburg. The Sulphur Springs pitcher recovered by...
Moreland Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 12, 2023 – Hadden Dewayne Moreland, a 22 year-old resident of Quitman, TX, was arrested this week for violation of parole. The stems from an Assault Family Violence, Impeding Breathing charge. Moreland, who lists himself as unemployed, was arrested at his home by Deputies and transported to Hopkins County jail without incident. The arrest occurred at around 3AM. His bond is set at $250,000. Hadden Dewayne Moreland, 2023...
Meal A Day And Senior Citizen Center Calendar April 17-21, 2023
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of April 17-21, 2023 includes: Monday, April 17- Shepard’s Pie, Cucumber Slices and Chips Tuesday, April 18- Chimichurri Chicken Drums, Cucumber Salad and a roll Wednesday, April 19- Hawaiian Ham, White...
Tree Roots By Mario Villarino
Metsulfuron-methyl is a residual sulfonylurea herbicide that kills broadleaf weeds and some annual grasses. It is a systemic compound with foliar and soil activity, that inhibits cell division in shoots and roots. It has residual activity in soils, allowing it to be used infrequently but requiring up to 22 months before planting certain crops (sunflowers, flax, corn, or safflower). It has very low toxicity to mammals, birds, fish, and...
Information From the Welding Program at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center
STRUCTURAL WELDING La’Den Tice works on a structural welding project in his class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop. To learn more about the welding program and enrollment procedure, call Instructor John Plemons at 903-885-1232.– Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs welding
Baseball has crucial game Tuesday at Pittsburg
Sulphur Springs has another must-win game Tuesday, Apr. 11 when they travel to Pittsburg to take on the Pirates. Coach Jerrod Hammock’s squad must win Tuesday in Pittsburg if they hope to keep postseason hopes alive. Most recently, on Thursday prior to Good Friday, Wildcats baseball traveled to Paris for their second match-up with the Panthers. Unfortunately for Sulphur Springs, they fell big at North Lamar 14-0. It is the...
Hopkins County Commissioners Approve Inmate Psychiatry Service
April 11, 2023 – Hopkins County Commissioners Court discussed a temporary contract that would make psychiatry services available to inmates. This contract would bring Telepsychiatry services to inmates for a minimum charge of $1200 a month for a initial charge of $300 per inmate and $100 per month for a follow up appointment. The commissioners unanimously approved the temporary contract for the services. Hopkins County Law...
Speed Limit Change for CR 3523
April 11, 2023 Hopkins County Commissioners Court met April 10th and discussed the change of the speed limit for county road 3523 near the Community of Dike, TX. . With the sudden increase in traffic along the road the usual 35 miles per hour speed limit has been decided to be reduced to 25 mph. Commissioners unanimously approved the change of the speed limit.
Lady Cats track gets third, at 15-4A meet Tuesday
Coach Ross Hicks’s squad came up big again, getting a second straight top-3 finish as a team on Thursday. Doing so came at their home invitational on Thursday, Apr. 6. It is a quick turnaround though as both track squads head to Texarkana for the 15-4A district championships this week. It begins Tuesday, Apr. 11 at Liberty-Eylau’s Harris Field at 4 P.M. Running Events The 200 M dash was the first event in which Sulphur...
