Sulphur Springs ISD Board Agenda Includes Appointment Of New Principal, Financial Reports
As has become standard practice, the regular December Sulphur Springs ISD December Board of Trustees meeting will be held at noon instead of the regular 6 p.m. meeting time. Financial reports and hiring of an administrator are the top items on the Dec. 13, 2021 agenda. SSISD logo SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw is scheduled to conduct a required public hearing for the district’s 2020-21 Financial Accountability Rating....
Wildcats Soccer Crowned Sulphur Springs Tournament Champions
Wildcats soccer went 2-0-1, winning their home scrimmage tournament on Saturday, Dec. 11 to open pre-season play. The Saturday tourney saw Sulphur Springs host Celina, Pittsburg, and Lindale for their first contests on the winter 2021-22 season. Coach Alexi Upton and his team took on Celina for their first scrimmage match on the season. The Wildcats beat Celina 1-0 thanks to a goal by Osvaldo Arellano that was assisted by Uriel...
Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 13-17, 2021
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 Dec. 13-17, 2021, includes: Monday – Beef Spaghetti, English Peas and Garlic Sticks.Tuesday – Oven Omelet, Bacon, Blue Berry Cake and Mandarin Oranges.Wednesday – Chicken Enchilada Casserole, Refried Beans and Tortilla ChipsThursday –...
Ten People Jailed In Hopkins County Over The Last Week On Felony Warrants
Ten people were jailed in Hopkins County over the last week, Dec. 5-10 on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. County Road 2408 Arrest Charles Cliffton Newman III Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann was made aware of a warrant for Charles Cliffton Newman III’s arrest. Baumann and Investigator Michael Russell and other deputies went to the man’s County Road 2408 residence at 3:15...
Community Players Announce Grand Reopening Of Main Street Theatre, Other 2022 Events
Audition Call For Barbecuing Hamlet Set Dec. 13, 15 and 16, 2021 Jeannie Perkins this week officially announced plans for the grand reopening of Main Street Theatre in January 2022, followed the next weekend by the first live stage production since February of 2020. And, for those interested, an audition call is scheduled next week for the planned March production. The brick façade is finished. Most of the electrical had been...
Hopkins County Records – Dec. 11, 2021
Land Deed Transactions Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Revolve Capital Group LLC to Manuel Romero and Shanna Romero; tract in the F. Carroll surveyNancy Ashcraft to Matt Petty and Sharon PettyCity Cemetery Society Sulphur Springs to Julie MorganJoseph Louis Saucier to Nancy AshcraftNorma Jean Wilkinson to Roxanne Raber; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyHall Oil Co. Inc. which is also known as Hall Oil Company...
Making Holiday Recipes Healthier
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Holiday meals can be made healthier without any significant difference in taste by using some basic recipe substitutions or alterations. According to my colleague, Dr. Jenna Anding, specialist in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Texas A&M University, sugar, fat and sodium content of many holiday recipes can...
Grant Writer Selected For TDHCA Grant Application To Help Fund New Larger Senior Citizens Center Building
The delayed start of construction of the new senior citizens center building could in the long run end up helping the city in more ways than one – as the wait meant the city is able to apply for grant which would not only help keep up with the rising costs of materials but allow the design to be expanded. The project, along with renovations at Pacific Park, were approved by voters in 2019. The city sought bonds which will be...
No Cookie Walk: Amazing Christmas Tree Raffle is CASA Fundraiser 2021
During the Christmas season 2021, 12 beautiful hand-decorated Christmas trees were donated to Lake Country Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) by local business, organizations and individuals to help CASA volunteers in a fundraising promotion. The funding needed is for the work they do for the abused and neglected children within the Lake County CASA 5-county region. The 2021 fundraiser was titled “Miracles on Connally...
Both Basketball Teams in Action, Plus Both Soccer Teams Have First Scrimmage Tomorrow
With Christmas approaching, plenty of teams will be in action this weekend. Both basketball teams have games, plus both soccer squads have their first scrimmage tomorrow. The men’s basketball team are the first team in action on this Friday game day, in day two of the Forney tournament. The tourney is the second for the Wildcats this season. Yesterday, Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad went 1-1 on day one. They started the...
