COVID-19 Vaccinations Distributed At Some CHRISTUS Locations By Appointment For Patients Who Meet Phase1B Criteria
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas, February 8, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. In honor of American Heart Month – the month of February – we encourage you to check on your heart! For a...
Noise, Material Inside, Maintenance Of Panels Among Residents’ Concerns Regarding Planned Dike Solar Farm
A few Dike residents expressed to Hopkins County Commissioners Monday morning their displeasure and concerns regarding the planned Dike solar facility, Hopkins Energy LLC, in their community Monday morning Michele Barnes addresses Hopkins County Commissioners Michele Barnes said she and her husband moved 18 months ago from the Houston area to Dike, were they enjoy their country life, away from the cities and towns, where they are able...
Sports: SSHS Odds And Ends On Monday, Feb. 8
Some schedule changes were announced Monday, February 8, by Sulphur Springs Athletic Director Greg Owens. He announced that a Lady Cats Softball Team scrimmage at Royse City has been moved up from Tuesday to Monday, February 8, due to weather concerns. Play begins Monday at 5 p.m. with a JV scrimmage to be followed by the Varsity scrimmage. In addition, a Lady Cats Golf tournament that was scheduled on Wednesday hosted by Bullard at...
Sulphur Bluff VFD Received Community Builder Award
Sulphur Bluff VFD received a Community Builder Award from Sulphur Bluff Masonic Lodge No. 246, presented by Wade Bartley during the public forum portion of the Feb. 8 Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting. The award recognized outstanding non-Masons who have distinguished themselves through their service to the community; to local, state and national governments; to the church or to humanity, and may be found in service clubs,...
Cumby ISD Board Extended Superintendent’s Contract
At a special called board meeting held by the Cumby ISD Board of Trustees on January 30, the committee took action on Superintendent Shelly Slaughter’s employment contract. With a vote of 6-0, the Cumby ISD board extended Mrs. Slaughter’s contract by another year, making the total agreement for five years. Shelly Slaughter (Courtesy Cumby ISD) “We are very excited to have the opportunity to extend Mrs. Slaughter’s...
Community Input Desired for TexasSpeaks Assessment
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas TexasSpeaks is being conducted in County and across the State of Texas to allow the citizensof Texas to provide their input on the assets and issues in their communities. The local branchof the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Makes One Goal Enough In 1-0 Win Over Texas High At Home Friday
The Lady Cats Soccer Team scored a goal and then managed to shut out Texas High 1-0 Friday night, February 5, at Gerald Prim Stadium. It was the first outright win in district play this season for the Lady Cats. In three games, they now have a win, a shootout win and a loss. Texas High suffered their first district loss after getting two wins at home. The Lady Cats improved their season record to 7-5-4. The Lady Cats travel to...
Woman Attempts To Evade Police In A Vehicle
A 21-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested Sunday night after attempting to evade police in a vehicle. No HCSO photo available for Celecia Nicole Jeffery Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Josh Shufeldt reported seeing a white Infiniti traveling east at a high rate of speed in the 1100 block of Main Street at around 9:15 p.m. Feb. 7. He confirmed the speed on radar, according to arrest reports. After the vehicle passed him, the officer...
Plans for Clara Bridges Banquet to Honor Local Seniors Age 90 and Older
Karon Weatherman Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman is reaching out to explain the purpose and importance of the Clara Bridges 90-Plus Banquet, held annually in the Springtime for the past sixteen years. Karon is planning for the Banquet can resume in 2021 and is asking fro help from the public. Who is Clara Bridges and why do we have an Annual Clara Bridges 90+ Banquet? In 2005 the Morning Chapel Baptist...
CTE Month Feature 2: SSHS Graphic Design and Multimedia Arts Program
February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month, KSST’s high school interns have compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE...
