Monday January 22, Sulphur Springs Board Meeting Notes of Interest
January 23, 2024 – At the Regular Board Meeting of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District Monday, January 22, 2024, KSST Interns Halle Dunn and Nataleigh Sheffield noted the following points of interest. Hannah Garrett presented the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) overview. The Sulphur Springs ISD bond Planning committee, consisting of 47 individuals, does the following: Plan for the future. Honor SSISD...
Pat Leber Sworn in as SSISD Police Chief
January 23, 2024 – KSST Interns Nataleigh Sheffield and Halle Dunn attended the Sulphur Springs ISD Regular Board Meeting Monday, January 22nd, 2024, and one of the multiple notes of interest they took away from it was the fact Pat Leber was sworn in as the Sulphur Springs ISD Police Chief. Chief Leber has 25 years of experience and is retired from the Sulphur Springs police department. Chief Pat Leber said, “I am...
Oscar Aguilar Signs Up In Effort to Retain Seat on Sulphur Springs City Council
Oscar Aguilar January 22, 2024 – Oscar Aguilar, current Place 3 Councilman, on the Sulphur Springs City Council has filed his paperwork to hopefully retain his seat on the council in the upcoming May election. Oscar Aguilar has been on the Council since 2006. He ran for and drew no opponents in 2020 for Place 3 on the council. Three seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Places 1, 2 and 3 will be on the ballot in the May 4,...
*UPDATE!* Travis Primary Closed For Gas Leak
January 22, 2024 2:25pm – *UPDATE!* KSST was emailed the following information regarding the closed campus of Travis Primary this afternoon. Update to Travis Primary Parents: Weather permitting, the gas leak at Travis Primary will be repaired by Thursday. Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our students and staff, we will hold class in the main building of First Baptist Church, not The ROC, until the repair is...
SSISD Board of Trustees Meet Monday, Will Hear Bond Presentation
January 21, 2024 – The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 6:00pm Monday January 22, 2024 in the board room of the Administration Building located at 631 Connally St. in Sulphur Springs. SSISD Logo The trustees will have a full agenda as they swear in a new police chief, hear a presentation on Academic Performance, as well as have a presentation from the Bond...
Julian and Nash Sign Up In Effort to Retain Seats on Sulphur Springs City Council
Jay W. Julian Place 1 Incumbent January 18, 2024 – Two incumbents on the Sulphur Springs City Council have filed their paperwork to hopefully retain their seats on the council in the upcoming May election, as a third candidate has signed up to make a challenge for a third seat on the council. Three seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Places 1, 2 and 3 will be on the ballot in the May 4, 2024 election. Jay Julian who...
Trustees Honored During School Board Recognition Month
January 11, 2024 – January is School Board Recognition Month, and Sulphur Springs ISD is celebrating the Trustees for their commitment to teachers and staff. The theme of this year’s School Board Recognition Month is Locally Elected, Community Connected, which highlights the connection between school board trustees and their communities. If you know much about our trustees, you know that this year’s theme describes them...
Buyer Beware: Texas DMV Recommends How to Check For a Valid Vehicle Title
January 10, 2024 – The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles recommends that you always “look before you buy” and perform a title check when purchasing a vehicle from a local dealer, individual or from an online auction website. To do so, you will need to obtain the VIN or Vehicle Identification Number of the vehicle and have that run through the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS). The national...
Sulphur Springs Resident Nabbed For Having High-Value Stolen Cars
January 9, 2024 – The following Press Release was received from Hopkins County Sherrif’s Office Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford. Everett Van Jennings On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation regarding a victim of theft claiming they had information their stolen Lamborghini was in Hopkins County, Texas. The victim had previously reported their vehicle stolen in...
Dinner Bell Menu For January 10, 2024
City National Bank is this weeks sponsor. MENU Old Fashioned Hamburger Casserole Bacon Green Beans Garden Salad French Bread Trotter Family Special Cake HAPPY 2024!!! GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BY FOLLOWING SAFE HEALTH PRACTICES AS FLU AND COVID ARE STILL...
