Preliminary Plat For Stonebriar Phase III Receives Planning & Zoning Approval, Headed To Council
A preliminary plat for Stonebriar Phase III, an Oak National Development, received approval from the Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission this week and is being recommended to Sulphur Springs City Council for consideration. The subdivision, as proposed, would divide just over 278 acres west of Sulphur Springs into 1,159 single family lots with 11 common areas. Stonebriar Phase III preliminary plat information With so many...
PUBLIC NOTICE: Child Find – Special Education Services & Referral Process
Federal and state laws require all students (birth through age 21) with disabilities, residing within the SSISD district, who are in need of special education and related services, including children with disabilities attending private schools and children who are homeless or are a ward of the state, to be identified, located, and evaluated, which is a process referred to as CHILD FIND. Child Find referrals may be initiated...
Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards
Saltillo Family Career Community Leaders of America Chapter members returned from the State FCCLA meet in Dallas with 36 awards in family and consumer science assessments and one student competed in the talent show. The group got to attend the April 7-9, 2022, FCCLA State Leadership Conference in person this year, with the exception of Saltillo sophomores, who competed virtually because their STAAR test was the same day as the...
Rains County ‘Friends of the Library’ Book Sale is April 22, 23
Starting this Friday, April 22nd, the Friends of the Rains County Library will be having our semi-annual Book Sale from 9-5 and Saturday, April 23rd, from 9-2 with Saturday being our bargain day! Storytelling both day and Saturday entertainment from 10-noon by Storyteller and Indian flutist Richard W Nash. Sadies Place and New Day Beginning Dog Rescue Groups will be set up for you to find your furever friend! All at Emory City Centre,...
Great Opportunities Await You!
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected]. While providing an individual with my business card recently, I contemplated the Vision and Mission of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Our vision is “Helping Texans Better Their Lives” and our mission is “Through the application of science-based knowledge, we create high-quality, relevant continuing...
Chamber Connection – April 20
Volunteers Needed April 22-23 To Help Rehab Kids Kingdom By Butch Burney This is the weekend that Kids Kingdom needs your help! The Sulphur Springs Leadership Class has selected to rehab Mary Bonham’s Kids Kingdom in Buford Park. And just like when it was constructed quarter-century ago, everyone is invited to help. Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, have been designated as work days to re-stain all the wood in Kids Kingdom and spread...
Ways To Manage Weed Infestation
Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Natural Resources and Agriculture, Hopkins County, [email protected] Weed infestation generally increases after drought or when land is not managed properly. When fertilized according to laboratory recommendations, forage crops such as bermudagrass produce significantly more dry matter and can usually out-compete weed species. Without fertilization, however,...
Sulphur Springs Earth Day With The Plant Niche Planned April 23 On Celebration Plaza
Sulphur Springs will celebrate Earth Day on April 23, on Celebration Plaza with activities for the whole family to enjoy. Sulphur Springs Earth Day with The Plant Niche will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County community is invited to join in helping spread awareness and love for the environment. Hosted in recognition of Earth Day, an event first held in 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental...
Bond Accountability, Projected Costs, Facility Names Discussed At SSISD Town Hall Meeting
Accountability, projected costs, facility names, and bond ratings, were among the topics community members asked for additional information about during the town hall meeting held to discuss the Sulphur Springs ISD bond. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb holds a second town hall meeting April 18, 2022, to provide information to the community and answer questions about the $93 million bond proposal for school improvements...
TxDOT Urges Drivers to Pay Attention When Driving
NEWS RELEASE PARIS DISTRICTTim McAlavy(903) [email protected] TxDOT URGES DRIVERS TO PAY ATTENTION WHEN DRIVING Talk.Text.Crash. campaign focuses awareness to reduce distracted driving April 19, 2022 AUSTIN – A family’s quiet Sunday in the park turned tragic when a driver, distracted while talking on her cell phone, struck two-year-old Allie White in a parking lot…killing her. The toddler became one of more than a thousand...
