Monday Game Day Brings Senior Night for Lady Cats Basketball, Golf and Baseball Spring Openers
Monday, Feb. 7 is a busy one for Sulphur Springs sports. Four different squads are in action for this Monday game day. Both golf teams had their usual early start, but today are in Rockwall for the Regional Preview to begin their seasons. Lady Cats golf had a solid fall season, placing third in all four of their fall competitions, including a contest at home in mid-October. Hosting a tournament on Oc. 18, both men and women’s...
2022 CTE Month Feature 1: Pharmacy Technician Certification Program
Editor’s Note: February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month 2022, KSST has compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE Month. Six students are...
Meal A Day Menu – Feb. 7-11, 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 Feb. 4-11, 2022, includes: Monday – Chicken Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Gravy, Green Beans and Roll.Tuesday – Oven Omelet, Sliced Bacon, Mandarin Oranges and Carrot Cake Muffins.Wednesday – Beef Stroganoff, English Peas...
Brashear Man Accused Of Tampering With Evidence, 5 Others Jailed On Controlled Substance Related Charges
A 56-year-old Brashear man was arrested Friday night on a tampering with evidence charge. Five others were also jailed Feb. 1-4, 2022 on controlled substance and related charges, according to arrest reports. FM 499 Traffic Stop Jerry Steven Dodd Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Isaac Foley reported seeing Jerry Steve Dodd backing a Chevrolet 2500 pickup out of a driveway onto FM 499 in Cumby at 7:07 p.m. Feb. 4, 2022. The...
Wildcats Basketball Wins in Hallsville, 52-49
Men’s basketball got a huge 52-49 victory in Hallsville on Saturday, Feb. 5. The loss for Hallsville is the first all season long for them at Bobcat Coliseum, dropping to 10-1 at home. Sulphur Springs winning over Hallsville also improves the Wildcats’ chances of finishing the regular season as district champs. After Saturday’s victory over the Bobcats (8-2 district), the Wildcats (7-2) are now one game back of first...
Wildcats Soccer Blows Out Texas High 6-0
Men’s soccer got a huge blowout win over Texas High 6-0 on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Gerald Prim Stadium. “We love Gerald Prim [Stadium],” Coach Alexi Upton said after the win Saturday. The Wildcats scored early and often in their home win over the Tigers. “We got an early free kick goal in the first five minutes and never looked back,” Coach Upton said. “A lot of players got in on the fun,” the...
Lady Cats Soccer Falls to Texas High 4-0
Women’s soccer gave up a couple of leads early and could not recover, falling to Texas High 4-0 in Texarkana on Saturday, Feb. 5. The Lady Tigers put in four goals, all in the first half. The loss is the third straight for Coach Javier’s Aguayo’s team, who fall to 0-3 in district play. The third straight loss to open district drops the Lady Cats soccer team’s season record to 3-9-2. Next up, Coach Aguayo and...
Long Range Facilities Planning Presentation, Personnel Policy On Special Feb. 7 SSISD Board Meeting
A special Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees meeting has been called for noon Monday. The SSSISD Board agenda includes only three items, a presentation, policy change and executive session to consider personnel matters. SSISD logo The board is slated to hear from Dr. Lizzy Johnson, who will present a recommendation from the Long Range Facilities Planning Committee. Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams is scheduled to present for...
Weather-Related Schedule Changes
Oncor Still Working To Restore Power In Some Areas The sun is beginning to peek out from the clouds, melting some snow and ice, but temperatures remained below freezing late Friday morning. Hopkins County residents, along with those across North Texas, are still cautioned to be remain home if they can to avoid the patches of ice that remain on roadways. With temperatures only expected to be above freezing for a few hours, and...
Wildcats and Lady Cats New 4A Districts Announced
On Thursday, Feb. 3 the UIL announced the new districts for Texas. Wildcats football now play in District 8-4A of Division I and play Anna, Mabank, Nevada Community, Paris and Kaufman. The new district for football has Sulphur Springs play two schools from East Texas (Paris, Mabank) and three more from the outskirts of the DFW metroplex in Anna, Kaufman and Nevada Community. For non-football sports such as basketball, the Wildcats and...
