Hopkins County Spring Cleanup May 5th-6th
March 28, 2023 – Hopkins County Commissioners Court has announced the Spring Clean up days for 2023. Starting May 5th from 7 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. and on May 6th from 7A.M. till noon. Hopkins County residents may bring larger household items (not commercial) to their county precinct barn to dispose of them properly. All county precinct barns will be open for the clean up, all trash will be accepted, however no toxic or hazardous...
Track & Field sending five individuals, relay team to Regional meet Friday
Sulphur Springs had a big outing at the end of last week in Paris at their Area competition on Thursday, Apr. 20. Five individuals plus a relay team move on to the Regional meet held at Texas A&M Commerce on Friday, Apr. 28. “It was a solid day,” Coach Ross Hicks said on his team’s outing at the Area competition. Sulphur Springs tried their best to beat the rain and weather at the end of last week, but a...
PJC Spanish Classroom Help
Mayra Cummings, Spanish Instructor at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, helps students, Kenia Herrera, left, and Emilia Lopez with some of their classroom assignments.
SSISD Board Of Trustee Early Voting
April 26, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustee’s are holding early voting to elect two new members to the board. Early voting will be held from April 24th to May 2nd between the hours of 8am and 5pm on weekdays. Voting will be at the SSISD Administration building, located at 631 Connally Street On Election Day, voters must vote in the precinct where registered to vote. General election will be May 6th from 7am to 7pm at...
Understanding Pesticide Applicator Licenses By Mario Villarino
Understanding Pesticide Applicator Licenses: Do YOU need a license? If so, which endorsement do you need? The Texas Pesticide Law requires that you must be licensed or certified by the Texas Department of Agriculture in order to lawfully use a restricted-use pesticide, state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicides. The law is designed to ensure safety of humans, animals, plants, and the entire ecosystem. License types are below:...
A Potential Danger In Sweeteners By David Wall
For so many of us, especially for diabetics, it’s important to check the sugar content in products. We normally think “no sugar,” “less sugar,” or “lite” must be better for us, and in most instances, such is smart thinking. Recently, however, an ingredient often found in regular or no-sugar products has been found to be unwanted, an in some case, perhaps downright dangerous. Some years back, I wrote an article about artificial...
Chamber Connection – April 26
Get your networking on at the next Business After Hours, set for Thursday, May 18, at CANHelp on Gilmer Street. The event is scheduled for 4:30 to 6 p.m. and is open to the public. This is an excellent opportunity to network as well as get familiar with CANHelp and its mission. If you are a Chamber of Commerce member and want to host a Business After Hours (or Before Hours), we have some openings for you! We are scheduling our monthly...
Sulphur Springs City Wide Clean-up Underway
April 25, 2023- The annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up is taking place now through Saturday, April 24-29, 2023. Sulphur Springs residents may bring large items to discard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on clean-up days to the city collection site. To verify the person arriving with garbage is a resident, living within the city of Sulphur Springs, those bringing large items to discard will be asked to show proof of city residents by presenting a...
Baseball ends season this week with two straight at home 
Coach Jerrod Hammock and Wildcats baseball wrap up their season this week with two straight at home. Sulphur Springs hosts North Lamar on Tuesday and Pittsburg for Senior Night on Friday, Apr. 28. Both games tee off this week at Wildcat Park at 7 P.M. On Friday the baseball team headed out to Paris for a big duel with their playoff hopes on the line. Sulphur Springs had to win out in their last three beginning Friday if they hoped to...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital News Release 4/25/2023
Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 24, 2023 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Lights of Life Gala It was a wonderful evening at the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Lights of Life Gala. Thank you to everyone who attended and those that helped make the night possible. The event was a huge success. Folks were generous, and lots of fun was had!...
