Lions Club Recognizes Parade Winners
Top Prize Donated To Blue Santa In addition to providing a little extra holiday cheer each year, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club’s Lighted Christmas Parade also features a friendly competition among participants, with recognition doled out to the top three nonprofit and small business entries, and a trophy and cash prize going to the top rated large business entry in the parade. Entries were judged by a panel of judged from...
Sights And Sounds Of The Season Are Focus Of Sulphur Springs ISD Fine Arts Students
Sulphur Springs ISD Fine Arts students over the next two weeks will provide holiday cheers as the program launches its annual Sights And Sounds of the Season tour across district campuses, including a number of night performances so they can share holiday cheer with the community as well. Some, like the Jazz Band, started their season early with a concert during Heritage in the Park. Students also performed during the 15th Annual...
5 SSHS Choir Students Advance To TMEA Area Contest
Middle, High School Choral Music Students To Perform Concert Dec. 7 Sulphur Springs High School Choir students competed at Texas Music Educators Association Pre Area contest on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Five SSHS choir students, two freshmen and three sophomores, advanced to the TMEA Area competition. SSHS Area Choir Qualifiers Celeste McCoy, Axel Garcia, Lausen Ost, Colbie Glenn and Summer Patterson Students advancing from...
Wildcat Theatre Christmas Show Will Be Performed Dec. 11 In SSHS Auditorium
t’s time for the annual Wildcat Theatre Christmas show. Every year, one of the audience’s favorite shows is selected as the December advanced class production. This year, the SSHS thespians will be performing “The Most Amazing Christmas Play Series in the History of the World,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium. “In this hilarious comedy, seniors Anayeli De...
Sulphur Springs Lit Up In Holiday Merriment During Friday’s Christmas Tree Lighting, Parade
Families and community members gathered downtown Friday night for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Over the next hour, people continued to arrive in pairs, trios, groups and singles, to finish packing Celebration Plaza and along the 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade route. Sulphur Springs Christmas Tree Lighting and 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade Visitors to downtown were able to shop at local...
Fundraiser, Church Offering, GoFundMe & Bank Accounts Set Up To Benefit Koby Crump Medical Fund
Como-Pickton Youth Injured In Tree Trimming Accident Faces Long Recovery Community fundraisers are planned and accounts have been established to benefit the Koby Crump Medical Fund for a local youth injured in a tree trimming accident, and a couple of schools are pitching in to help as well. According to the Koby Crump Medical Expenses GoFundMe account established Dec. 1 by Nancy Attaway, Mike Harman and Terry Satterfield, 17-year-old...
Rep. Slaton To Host Grand Opening For District Office In Greenville Dec. 9
NEWS RELEASE Rep. Bryan Slaton GREENVILLE, TEXAS – Representative Bryan Slaton of House District 2 will be hosting a grand-opening and open house for the new HD-2 district office next Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The new office is located at 3101 Joe Ramsey Blvd., Suite 101, in Greenville. Everyone from House District 2 is welcome to come and view the district office, and meet Representative Slaton and his...
‘Noir’ Photo Exhibit Starts Tonight
Coming together to celebrate local talent, The Gallery is hosting the annual photo exhibit, this year entitled Noir. This event is the hybrid of the photographers participating in the ‘Sulphur Springs Photography Club’ and the ‘5 Year Photo Marathon Contest’ started in 2018 by Casa Regis (Italy). Everybody is welcome tonight at 123 Jefferson (downtown SS behind the courthouse) from 6-9pm to enjoy these original one-of-a-kind...
Come & Go Reception Planned For Long-Time City Attorney Jim McLeroy, Who is Retiring
A celebration will be held Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, for Jim McLeroy, who is retiring this month from the City of Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs City Attorney Jim McLeroy The long time city attorney earlier this year let city officials know his plans to retire at the end of 2021. McLeroy has been working for about 6 months with local attorney Nate Smith, who last month was was officially approved by City Council to take over the...
Chili Cooks Needed Dec. 10 For A Cook-Off
Chili cooks are needed Dec. 10 for a Chili Cook-Off at the Senior Citizens Center. Chili Cook-Off trophy The contest is open to anyone who wishes to dust off their apron and whip up a crock pot full of their best chili recipe to be judged and shared with senior citizens. At the beginning of the week, Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman sent out a request for additional cooks. At that point, only 5 had signed up to...
