As Summer Skills Work Ends, Coach Owens Says Wildcats are Far Ahead of Where They Usually Are At This Time of the Season
The Wildcats Football Team wrapped up their three-week additional skills, strength and conditioning work with a Thursday evening session at the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens called it a great summer. He said the team’s football IQ is as good as its’ ever been. He said that’s because the UIL allowed so much teaching time this summer. Coach Owens said this final week was another good one. He...
City Manager: Senior Citizens Center Fully Funded According To Plan, Design Process Not Final
Sulphur Springs Approved For $750,000 TPWD Grant For Pacific Park Improvements The new Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center will be fully funded for construction of an 8,331 square-foot building, according to the city’s original plan, which will “meet all the needs” for the facility, Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell said during a press conference called Friday morning to clarify details about the project....
SSISD Reminds Motorists, Parents To Be Aware Of School Zones, Drop Off, Pick Up Procedures
Sulphur Springs motorists are reminded to be aware of schools zones when traveling through town in the morning and afternoons starting next week, as Sulphur Springs ISD students will return to classes on Sept. 1. School Zones Motorist should be alert for students arriving and going home from school, as students will be out and about. Failure to slow down or put away cell phones school zones could result in costly fines. “Lights...
2 Additional COVID-19 Deaths Assigned To Hopkins County Aug. 27
While no new positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Hopkins County on Thursday, there were no recoveries either. Two additional deaths were assigned to Hopkins County by the state and three additional patients were reported to have been admitted to the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. novel coronavirus 2019 Texas Department of State Health Services on August 27 showed 7 fatalities assigned to...
Hearts of Life Presents Leo and Tigger
“Leo and Tigger are four month old domestic shorthair kittens. The brothers were found and raised together. Leo and Tigger complement each other perfectly with Leo’s rambunctious and playful nature along with Tigger’s more reserved and lazy attitude. The two work best as a team and, because of that, we would prefer them be adopted together. To help get them adopted together, the adoption fee is $100 total for the...
Wood County Sheriff Report For August 19-25, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for Aug. 19-25, 2020: Abandoned Vehicle: 2Driving While Intoxicated: 1 Found Property: 1Missing Person: 1Public Assist: 2Traffic Cleared by Arrest: 1Traffic Hazard: 2Alarm: 8 Traffic Stop With Arrest: 0Animal Complaint: 7 Unauthorized Use of Vehicle: 1Arrest/Warrant Service: 6 Welfare Check: 6Arson: 0Assault: 4Burglary: 3Criminal Mischief: 1Criminal Trespass:...
Sulphur Buff ISD Reports Additional Students Receive Positive COVID-19 Results
Sulphur Bluff ISD Superintendent Dustin Carr Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27 in a letter posted on the district website to the “Sulphur Bluff Bear Family,” reported district officials were notified Aug. 26 of additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on campus, this time for a household. SBISD students in the household were reported to have last been present on our campus Friday, Aug. 21, and Monday morning, Aug. 24. This follows...
3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported At Como-Pickton; Classes Continue On-Campus
Como-Pickton CISD Superintendent Greg Bower Thursday afternoon, in a letter posted to the district website Aug. 27, reported three additional high school students have tested positive for COVID-19, including one student who was already in quarantine. That’s a total of 4 students who have tested positive for COVID-19 since Como-Pickton started school. The district reported being notified Sunday night, Aug. 23, that one high...
Veteran Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Has Kept Players Fresh by Delaying Intrasquad Competition
The Wildcats Team Tennis squad first got together when The Edge conditioning, strength and skills sessions began back on June 8. You might think the team would be tired of playing each other over all these weeks, but they aren’t and Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez explains why. The veteran coach says when The Edge began he did not have the players competing against each other. Instead he kept them busy with drills. Just a...
Paris Junior College Board of Regents Approves 2020-21 Budget
The Paris Junior College Board held a formal public hearing on the 2020-21 budget, receiving no public comment, prior to their regular meeting held Monday, August 24, 2020. During the meeting that followed, Regents approved the budget of $33,360,516, about $2.9 million less than the previous year’s budget. “The pandemic has definitely affected us financially,” said Dr. Pam Anglin, PJC President; “it has had a...
