Sulphur Springs City Council Approves Appointments to 11 Boards and Commissions
In addition to swearing in four councilmen, Sulphur Springs City Council approved appointments to 11 boards and commissions, selected which councilmen will serve as mayor and mayor pro tem during Tuesday evening’s regular council meeting. City Council Re-Organization After an election in November for four places on the council, then a runoff in December for Place 1, all four councilmen elected to the City Council in 2020 again...
‘I’ll Fly Away’ Spirituals and Gospel Concert June 12, 13 by N E Texas Choral Society
Carol Allen says it is an answer to prayer that this concert came up at just the right time. The collection of spiritual and gospel works was initially intended to comfort, uplift and encourage. And because it was delayed by COVID-19 for a full year, it’s true meaning is even more profound as the community collectively comes out of the shadow of the pandemic. During her interview on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay,...
Carroll Selected Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, [email protected] Rylie Carroll, Hopkins County 4-H member, has been selected as a Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador. But first, I want to explain what the Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador program involves. Participation was announced to all high school youth in the spring. Those selected are trained to serve as a community health and...
Chamber Connection – June 2: Are You Ready For Stewstock 2021?
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce It may be June, but plans are already being made for the 52nd World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 23. The plans include the contest to select the official logo that will go on posters, T-shirts and promotional materials for the contest. The logo contest is now open and will close July 2....
SSISD Summer Sports Camps Open Tuesday Morning With Baseball, Volleyball and Girls Basketball
Summer Sulphur Springs ISD sports camps got underway at 9 a.m. Tuesday (June 1) as Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack opened his baseball camp for incoming 1st through 3rd graders in the Multi-Purpose Building. Coach Hammack says he has returned to an all skills approach to camp after several years of concentrating on hitting. He says he has set up three defensive stations: one for throwing, one for catching fly balls and one for...
Saltillo ISD Top Students Recognized
Saltillo ISD last week recognized the top senior and junior high students during special awards programs, prior to graduation at the end of the week. Junior High Ethan Sexton and Michael Gonzalez, Saltillo Junior High’s 2021 top graduates Ethan Sexton and Michael Gonzalez were recognized as the Saltillo Junior High valeditorian and salutatorian. Sexton finished at the top of his class with a 95.84375 grade point average and...
Texas Begins Screening Newborns For Spinal Muscular Atrophy
HHS/DSHS News Release – June 1, 2021 The Texas Department of State Health Services today adds testing for spinal muscular atrophy to the health screening done for every baby born in Texas. About 1 in 10,000 babies are affected by SMA, and this new screening can detect about 95 percent of all SMA cases before symptoms occur. SMA is an inherited condition that affects the cells in the spinal cord that signal the muscles to work....
Grant Application, Proposal For Project Near Downtown On June 1 Council Agenda
A grant application, proposal for a project near downtown, final approval of two rezoning requests and multiple board appointments are on the June 1, 2021, Sulphur Springs City Council agenda. The City Council will be asked to consider approving an application for a Texas Department of Transportation 2021 Transportation Alternatives Set Aside (TA) Project grant. City staff members are expected to brief the council on the proposal...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 9, 2021
Otis and Wanda Jenkins are the Community Partners for this day. Grab and Go remains the distribution method for meals. Drive under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of The First United Methodist Church campus at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Orange Chicken Thighs over Rice Pilaf California Blend Vegetables with Parmesan Bread Crumbs Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Slices Gooy Butter Cake Follow Covid...
PJC Board of Regents Approve Dual Credit Agreement, Revise COVID Policy
At their Monday, May 25 meeting, the Paris Junior College Board of Regents gave annual approval to the dual credit memorandum for high schools, and modified mask rules to reflect Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order. While giving approval to the dual credit memorandum, regents learned that the Pioneer Academy Charter School in Greenville is a new addition. They will bring students to the PJC-Greenville Center for...
