Annual Fan Drive For Senior Citizens Launched
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center’s annual fan drive to benefit senior citizens in the Hopkins County community has been launches. “It is getting really HOT outside and people are in need of fans,” Senior Citizens Center Marketing and Program Director Karon Weatherman reported Wednesday, July 14, 2021. In fact, there have been so many senior adults in Hopkins County who are in need, that Weatherman has...
SSPD Posted Two Videos From Vehicle Burglaries, Asking For Help Identifying Suspects
Sulphur Springs Police Department this morning posted screen shots take from videos from recent vehicle burglaries, and asked for help trying to Identify the suspects. Around lunch, SSPD posted two videos on social, asking for help identifying the two suspects captured entering individuals’ vehicles. Video posted by SSPD of two individuals entering two vehicles in a private drive One of the videos (above) depicts two people...
4 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
At least four people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants in the past two days, including a teen accused of burglary, a 64-year-old back in jail for the second time this month, a man wanted for a parole violation and a woman wanted for a probation violation, according to arrest reports. Airport Road Warrant Arrest Randy Michael McCoy (HCSO jail photo) Randy Micheal McCoy was returned Monday to Hopkins County jail, marking...
Lady Cats Volleyball Season Schedule Finalized
The volleyball schedule for Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats has been finalized, the coach confirmed over text Monday, July 12. The Edge wraps up for most teams this week, but for others closer to the end of July. The summer is quickly approaching its conclusion which means season schedules for teams here in Sulphur Springs are soon to be finalized and released. The first team to release their season schedule to KSST was Coach...
Chamber Connection – July 14:
By Butch Burney And the winner is … Jamie Wilson. Jamie, a graphic artist at Latsons.com submitted the winning artwork for the 52nd Annual Hopkins County Championship, and she did it with a colorful combination of stew-related art and Woodstock flair. The artwork will appear on posters, signs, T-shirts and other memorabilia for the stew fest, which is Saturday, Oct. 23, with a Friday night lead-in at Buford Park. Speaking of stew, we...
SSPD Reminds People To Secure Vehicles, Belongings To Reduce Likelihood Of Theft
Police Ask For Help Identifying 2 People Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson is reminding residents to secure vehicles and belongings to reduce the likelihood of becoming the victim of a vehicle burglary and theft. Police also are seeking the public’s help in identifying two people captured on video as well. “The last couple of nights we have had several vehicle burglaries of unlocked vehicles. Please remember to...
Hicks: Preserving Your Harvest and Walk Across Texas in Coming Months
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Preserving Your Harvest Series With more people venturing into growing their own food after the 2020 pandemic, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering new home gardeners a three-part series of online classes in August on how to preserve their food beyond the harvest. According to my colleague in Castro County, last...
SSISD 2021 Summer Food Service Program a Success
Following last year’s 2020 COVID-era Summer Food Service program in the Sulphur Springs School District, the 2021 program has been a lot easier. Veronica Arnold, SSISD Director of Child Nutrition, stated that the return to sit-down meals in the cafeteria and allowing kids the opportunity to select their own foods has brought back a sense of tradition and normalcy to the program. On the average, about 80 youngsters come in for...
78 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD
Trustees approved administrators’ recommendations for 78 personnel changes for Sulphur Springs ISD during their regular monthly board meeting Monday. The list of personnel items included 23 resignations, 42 new hires and 13 position and/or campus changes at the July 12 meeting. Position/Campus Changes Thirteen SSISD employees will be swapping around, either jobs, classrooms or campuses, some potentially all three. Miranda Jones...
COVID-19, State-Wide Teacher Shortages Impact Sulphur Springs ISD Hiring Process
What started as an unusual school year, thanks to COVID-19, continues to be so for many school districts, where administrators are working to try to fill an unusually high number of positions. Prior to Monday night’s recommendations, Sulphur Springs ISD’s hiring process was still on track, with typically about 60 or so changes annually for the new school year. This July, however, blew that out of the water; SSISD...
