City Receives Official Notification Of $2.42 Million Grant Award For New Senior Center
It’s official. City staff received official notification Thursday afternoon, April 14, 2022, that the City of Sulphur Springs has been approved for a $2.42 million grant award to construct a new senior citizens center. Property where the new senior citizens activity center is to be constructed on Oak Avenue Sulphur Springs Finance Director Lesa Smith just before 5 p.m. Thursday reported city staff got the official word that...
Homeschool Students Will Not Be Allowed To Participate As SSISD Students In UIL Activities
Homeschool students won’t be allowed to participate in UIL activities as Sulphur Springs ISD students in the future, reversing a policy implemented this year by the school board. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb noted that district administrators learned last summer that House Bill 547 changed a policy regarding homeschoolers participation in UIL activities. As they understood the rules in 2021, students would be...
Pair Taken Into Custody Following Two-County Pursuit Which Concluded In Sulphur Springs
Two people, a man and woman, were taken into custody following the two-county vehicle pursuit which spanned at least 20 miles and concluded Wednesday afternoon in the 700 block of East Shannon Road in Sulphur Springs. Law enforcement and emergency responders converge around a white car used in a two-county pursuit Wednesday afternoon, April 13, 2022. According to officials, the chase was initiated by a Hunt County Sheriff’s Office and...
Villarino, Carpenter Recognized As Top Seniors In SSHS Class of 2022
Joel Villarino and Dawson Pace Carpenter were recognized as the top seniors in the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2022. Villarino, son of Mario Villarino and Leah Larsen, is this year’s valedictorian. Carpenter, son of Rodney and Nikki Carpenter, earned salutatorian honors with a 4.43 weighted grade point average. The pair have been friends since second grader when they were in the same class at Bowie Primary School. While...
Traffic Backs Up For Over An Hour On Interstate 30 Due To 18-Wheeler Crash
Traffic on Interstate 30 west was slow going Tuesday afternoon due to an 18-wheeler crash near mile marker 122. Initial reports were that an 18-wheeler had jack-knifed in front of the Dodge dealership, causing damage to the trailer. The crash occurred around noon time. Traffic backed up on I-30 from just west of Hillcrest Drive overpass eastward past League Street overpass As emergency responders arrived, after checking the condition...
Lady Cats Softball Crushes Texas High 12-0
Sulphur Springs won big in Texarkana 12-0 over Texas High on Tuesday, Apr. 12. Coach David Carrillo’s team kept the hits coming in their 10th straight victory. The Lady Cats put up two runs in their first at-bat. They then doubled their output in the second inning, scoring four more to lead big 6-0. Sulphur Springs in the top of the 4th produced their second-straight district contest with a six run inning, blowing the...
You Would Not Drive Intoxicated, Why Drive Intexticated?
Johanna Hicks, Extension Agent, FCH By Johanna Hicks You have undoubtedly heard of the dangers of driving while intoxicated, but what about other driving distractions? Our roadways are more dangerous now than they were pre-pandemic and 2021 marks the second deadliest year on Texas roads. Calling attention to the dangers of distracted driving can help end this deadly streak on our roads. In a study done by American Automobile...
Wildcats Baseball Falls in Tight One at Texas High 1-0
Coach Jerrod Hammack’s team ended up on the wrong side of a dead-even match-up, giving up an error that proved costly. Sulphur Springs fought all 7 innings to get the win Tuesday which would have been two straight victories for the Wildcats. Baseball had two runners on in three of their first four at-bats, but could not turn them into runs as the Wildcats left those innings empty handed. For three and a half innings the game...
April 13 Chamber Connection: Educational Lunch And Learn Coming Up On April 20
By Butch Burney Education will be the topic of the Chamber’s next Lunch and Learn, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at The Oaks Bed and Breakfast. Cumby ISD faculty will be on hand to talk about their PTECH program and how student internships can benefit businesses and students alike. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Mike Lamb will also be on hand to discuss the $93 million bond proposal that will go before...
SSISD Board Of Trustees Accept Application, Agree To Consider Chapter 313 Agreement For Proposed Manufacturer
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Monday evening agreed to review an application for an appraised value limitation on qualified property for completion, then send it to the state for review for Chapter 313 compliance then, if approved, to consider the request from business considering establishing a Sulphur Springs facility. The application will be reviewed by the superintendent as well as Powell Law Group for completeness, then...
