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Wildcats Soccer Crushes North Lamar 13-0
Jan26

Wildcats Soccer Crushes North Lamar 13-0

Men’s soccer got their first win on the season by routing North Lamar 13-0 on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Coach Alexi Upton’s squad early and often in their crushing victory over the Panthers. Eight different Wildcats got in on the scoring. Two players, Edgar Salazar and Osvaldo Arellano ended the game with hat tricks against North Lamar. Two of Salazar’s three goals came unassisted. Uriel Santacruz finished with two goals...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Approve 7 Personnel Changes, Wage Payments During School Closings
Jan26

Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Approve 7 Personnel Changes, Wage Payments During School Closings

Sulphur Springs ISD trustees approved 7 personnel changes, wage payments for staff during emergency school closing and the annual superintendent evaluation during a special board meeting this week. SSISD logo Personnel Changes In addition to officially approving and announcing Brandon Faircloth as athletic director and head coach, the school board also accepted resignations from three middle school employees and an instructional aide,...

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Lady Cats Basketball Drops Close One to Marshall, 48-41
Jan26

Lady Cats Basketball Drops Close One to Marshall, 48-41

Coach Erica Delley’s squad fought for four quarters to get their third district win, but Marshall completed a huge comeback to get the win at the SSHS Main Gym.  For a majority of the contest women’s basketball led the visiting Lady Mavs.  Sulphur Springs led 15-8 after one and 27-17 at the half, only for Marshall to outscore the Lady Cats 24-14 en route to a 48-41 win on Tuesday, Jan. 25.  The Lady Mavs outscored the women’s...

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Love And The Effects Of COVID
Jan26

Love And The Effects Of COVID

Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, Hopkins County By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Interesting articles and e-mails often cross my desk.  As a strong advocate for healthy marriages, a recent interview with Brad Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project, University of Virginia, brought some interesting information to...

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Chamber Connection – Jan. 26, 2020
Jan26

Chamber Connection – Jan. 26, 2020

Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney If you need incentive to get into the 1980s mood for the 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet, then how about a couple of tickets to a Bon Jovi concert.Clayton Homes is sponsoring the prize for the best 1980s-dressed person at the banquet with a pair of tickets to see Bon Jovi in concert in April. The banquet, scheduled for...

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Evaluating The Effect Of Frost, Freeze On The Landscape
Jan25

Evaluating The Effect Of Frost, Freeze On The Landscape

Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D., Hopkins County Extension Agent By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agriculture/Natural Resources Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected]. As we move through our winter season, it is important to learn how to evaluate the effect of frost in the landscape. According to AgriLife Extension horticulturists, after a freeze or frost, the leaves of damaged herbaceous plants may immediately appear...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Time Change, Shortage Of Testing Supplies Reported For CHRISTUS Facilities
Jan25

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Time Change, Shortage Of Testing Supplies Reported For CHRISTUS Facilities

Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] COVID Testing at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics | Urgent Care COVID Test Due to a shortage of COVID testing supplies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that rapid tests will be available. If rapid tests are not available, we will be able to send out a COVID PCR test, which typically results in 2 days, but could take up...

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CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs And NETX Public Health District Partner To Offer Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines
Jan25

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs And NETX Public Health District Partner To Offer Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines

Holly Ragan, Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, January 25, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs will be partnering with Northeast Texas Public Health District to provide COVID vaccinations for children ages 5 through 11. The vaccine clinic will be held in the MMU tent located in the parking lot north of the hospital...

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Commissioners Court Approves 381 Agreement For D6 Inc.
Jan25

Commissioners Court Approves 381 Agreement For D6 Inc.

Hopkins County Commissioners Court made short work of Monday’s agenda, approving a 381 agreement for D6 Inc., appointing a Como official as emergency management coordinator for the City of Como, reappointing a representative to Lake Regional Community Center Board of Trustees, and a request to construct electric power distribution across a county road within 13 minutes. D6 Inc. The Commissioners Court approved a 381 agreement...

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Four Teams In Action For Tuesday Game Day
Jan25

Four Teams In Action For Tuesday Game Day

Both basketball and soccer squads are in action for Tuesday game day on January 25, 2022. Wildcats soccer are the first team up, in North Lamar taking on the Panthers at 5:30 P.M. Coach Alexi Upton noted schedule changes for the JV1 and JV2 squads, originally taking on North Lamar and Sabine respectively, but those have since been altered: JV1 now hosts a home match at 4 P.M. versus Mount VernonJV2/freshmen play at Mount...

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