3 Arrested On Controlled Substance Charges Following 2 Separate Incidents
Three people were arrested on controlled substance charges following two separate incidents and at least two others were jailed on warrants related to controlled substance charges over the past few days, according to arrest reports. Jackson Street Traffic Stop Brianne Sharisse Baldwin (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Sgt. Todd Evans reported stopping a 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman...
Lady Cats Softball Team Has Season End With Extra Inning Heartbreaking Walk Off Loss to Lovejoy
The Lady Cats Softball Team is headed to the off season after a tough pill to swallow Regional Semifinal Series loss to Lovejoy, 3-2 in an 8 inning walk off in Rockwall Friday night (May 21). One could make the case where Lovejoy could have gone scoreless. The Lady Leopards took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third when a throw to first for a possible third out was dropped allowing a run to score. Lovejoy scored their second run on a...
Council Retreat Provides Fuller Picture Of Current State Of City
The Sulphur Springs City Council retreat spanned more than 3 hours Thursday and provided the elected officials with a fuller picture of the current state of city government, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. The retreat is an annual event in which the council and city department representatives and officials get together and discuss potential appointments of representatives to a number of regional boards and mayor and mayor pro...
Must Win Game For Lady Cats Softball Team in Regional Semifinal Contest Friday at Rockwall
For the first time during the playoffs, the Lady Cats Softball Team goes into their Regional Semifinal game against Lucas Lovejoy Friday night (May 21) with their backs to the wall. After a game one loss to the Lady Peopards Wednesday, the Lady Cats must win Friday night or their season is over. Game two is Friday at 7 P.M. in Rockwall. If the Lady Cats force a third game, it will be Saturday at noon in Rockwall. The Lady Cats enter...
Nylah Lindley Signs Letter of Intent to Play Softball at Tuskegee in Alabama
Lady Cats multiple sport letterman Nylah Lindley signed a letter of intent Thursday morning (May 20) to attend college and play softball at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama. Lindley played several years in volleyball, basketball and softball at SSHS. She is the daughter of Nadia Wright and Cleveland Lindley. Lindley said she wanted to go to Tuskegee and got to watch one of their softball games online. She said Lady Cats Head...
27 Seniors Ranked In Top 10 Percent Of SSHS Class Of 2021 Recognized At Honors Breakfast
Sulphur Springs High School honored the 27 highest ranking seniors Thursday morning with special breakfast prepared and organized exclusively by SSHS students. The Honors Breakfast is a long-standing tradition at SSHS, for students and their parents, as well as one teacher or education the honoree has selected to honor. Two of the 27 SSHS Senior Class of 2021 Honor Graduates were unable to attend the Honors Breakfast, but were still...
Time Running Out to Register for Summer I Classes at PJC
Graduating high school students in the Paris Junior College service area need to register now if they wish to take advantage of a scholarship giving free tuition to a Summer I class. The PJC service area includes Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, and Red River counties and the Honey Grove and Fannindel school districts. “Classes offered in the Summer I and II semesters will transfer to four-year universities,” said Sheila Reece, PJC...
CHRISTUS Facilities Offer COVID Vaccines, Wound Care, Women’s Health Services
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News, May 20, 2021 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. National EMS Week 2021 Since 1983, Hopkins County Hospital District has operated the Emergency Medical Service...
DRB Approved 2 Design Requests, City Council To Discuss Multiple Topics At Retreat
Sulphur Springs City Council this afternoon will discuss a number of topics during a retreat, but is not scheduled to take action on any items during the meeting. The Downtown Revitalization Board in a meeting earlier this week approved two design requests, one to update a façade and another for signage and painting for a new bakery and coffee shop in the downtown area. Council Retreat The City Council is slated to meet at 1:30 p.m....
SSISD Concludes 2021 Competitive Academic UIL Season On Positive Note
Despite what has proven to be a rather unusual and challenging year, Sulphur Springs ISD concluded the 2021 competitive academic UIL season on a positive note, campus and district sponsors report. The most challenging and, for some, most disappointing aspect of this year’s academic UIL was adapting competitions and readying students to compete in most events virtual this school year – another result of COVID-19 precautions...
