SSHS Wildcats Win 3 Individual, 2 Team 2022 State Academic UIL Championships
Sulphur Springs High School students brought home from the 2022 State Academic UIL Meet this past week three individual state championships and two team championships along with 8 other medals in 6 events. Individuals earning state championships were: Addisyn Wall – Barbara Jordan Historical Essay,Lausen Ost – Latino Historical Essay Contest, andShelby Ray – Literary Criticism. SSHS literary criticism team receive championship award...
SSISD To Consider Amending 313 Agreement With 1 Solar Group, Application From Another
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees will consider amending a 313 agreement with one solar group and an application from another during the regular meeting Monday evening. SSISD logo Also on the May 9 agenda for approval are budget revisions for American Rescue Plan Supplemental Grant Funding, a Quality Improvement Application, a proposal or improvements to the high school student parking are, instructional materials allotment TEKS...
Hopkins County Records – May 9, 2022
Land Deed Transactions The following are land deed transfers filed at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office and posted from April 4-21, 2022: Scott Alan Tipping to Sharon Elaine Tipping; tract in the Elizabeth Melton survey.Marie Maynard independent administrator for the Roger Pierce Maynard Estate to Marie Maynard; tract in the Santos Coy survey.Iris Margarita Figueroa to Iris Margarita Figueroa and Christopher Matthew Ledezma; tract in the...
Meal A Day Menu – May 9-13, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of May 9-13, 2022 includes: Monday – Smothered Beef Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Normandy Vegetables and a Roll.Tuesday – Apricot Glazed Chicken Breast On a Bed of Rice, Candied Carrots and Broccoli.Wednesday – Baked Ham, Macaroni...
* Updated: Hopkins County May 7 Election Results
SSISD Bond Election Fails by 11% The May 7 Election returns for Hopkins County were all in by 8 p.m. Saturday. The Winnsboro ISD Trustees Election took a little longer to determine as tallies from the three counties the school district serves had t be figured.; the school district reported results around 11:15 p.m. Saturday. The unofficial vote total for the Constitutional Amendments Election weren’t final until the results from...
Dekalb Woman Accused Of Prescription Fraud
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Alvin Jordan took into custody at noon Thursday a 40-year-old Dekalb woman accused of prescription fraud. Crystal McLin Lipe (HCSO jail photo) Local authorities were contacted April 26, 2022, by representatives from a local healthcare facility about an employee. An investigation was launched in regard to the alleged prescription fraud, according to police reports. A warrant was issued for Crystal...
Conceptual Plat Of New 278-Acre Subdivision Receives Preliminary Approval
A request from James Webb of Oak National Development for approval of a conceptual plat of a new 278-acre subdivision with 1,159 single family lots with 11 common areas received preliminary approval of the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night. A rezoning request was removed from the May 3 agenda, and some ground lease agreements at the airport were considered as well. Proposed 278-Acre Subdivision The preliminary plat approval...
Saturday Is Election Day For SSISD Bond, WISD Trustees, Constitutional Amendments Elections
Registered voters will have one more opportunity to cast ballots on Election Day, Saturday, May 7, 2022, in the Sulphur Springs ISD bond, Winnsboro ISD trustees and Texas Constitutional Amendment Elections. Early Voting Totals As of the close of early voting on Tuesday, only 5.51% of Hopkins County’s 24,492 registered voters had cast ballots. Of the 1,350 ballots cast during the early voting period, 1,212 (4.95%) were in-person...
4-Time State UIL Competitor AllieGrace Woodard Earns 2 Medals In Theatrical Design
Sulphur Springs High School Theater Student AllieGrace Woodard received two medals in Theatrical Design at the Texas State Academic UIL Contest this week. Not only was 2022 Woodard’s fourth year to compete at State in Theatrical Design, school officials report she has earned the distinction of being the only double medalist ever in the same year in theatrical design. AllieGrace Woodard earned two medals in the State UIL...
City Council Approves Purchase Of Materials For 3 Major Street Projects
Sulphur Springs City Council this week approved the purchase of materials for three major street projects, with one project progressing in Phase 2. City Manager Marc Maxwell during Tuesday’s regular May City Council meeting reported that water, sewer and drainage work from Celebration Plaza to Patton Street is complete for Phase 1 of the College Street rebuilding project, completing the city’s portion of Phase 1. College...
