Men’s Track & Field sending eight Wildcats plus two relay teams to Area
Wildcats track & field had another solid outing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Apr. 11-12 at the 15-4A district championship meet. Beginning the playoff push, Sulphur Springs came up big for 106 points and a third straight bronze finish as a squad. Not only that, but eight athletes and two relay teams move on to the second round of playoffs. Zach Clarck moves on to the Area round as the Wildcat crossed the line at 55.68 in the 400 M...
Lady Cats softball hosts Senior Night Friday
Sulphur Springs hosts their final home game of the 2022-23 season at Lady Cat Park on Friday, Apr. 11 for softball’s senior night. Coach David Carrillo’s team looks to complete the sweep of Pleasant Grove on Friday in Sulphur Springs, in doing so clinching an outright district championship. Lady Cats softball is still perfect at 8-0 heading into Friday’s senior night contest, while the Lady Hawks come to town at 6-2....
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Trustee Building Update
April 13, 2023- Hopkins County Commissioners Court, the sheriff, chief deputy and jail administrator met with SEDALCO Construction Services to discuss progress and get some clarification for some items for construction of the facility. In November, the Commissioners Court approved a guaranteed maximum price contract for $4,799,477 for a 48-bed trusty facility, which is still within the $4.9 million budget for the...
Tennis sees their season come to a conclusion at Regionals
Coach Tony Martinez and his team wrapped up their season on Wednesday, Apr. 12 as five players failed to move on to the state meet held later this school year. Sulphur Springs played hard and well throughout their time at the Regional tournament, but could not make enough damage to clinch a spot at the final competition for 4A tennis. “We did well,” Coach Martinez said, adding his team did as well as they thought the team...
Sulphur Springs Spring Market On Main St.
April 12, 2023- Spring Market will be open on Saturday, April 22 from 9am to 4pm on Main St. Spring items inside and out with clothing, crafts, décor, food and even gifts available. Entry is free for all those who wish to attend. This event is sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance.
Texas Senate Passes Bill To Redefine Fentanyl Charges
April 13, 2023- Texas Senate has recently passed Senate Bill 645 that would redefine fentanyl poisoning as murder for purposes of prosecution and death certificates. Over the past two years, the Texas Department of Public Safety had seized over 353 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill almost every person in the United States. The author of the Bill Sen. Joan Huffman, attached a floor amendment to SB 645 defining the...
Texans Owed Millions In 2019 Tax Refunds, Deadline July 17
April 13, 2023― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that nearly 1.5 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. The IRS estimates almost $1.5 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. The average median refund is $893 for this year, and the IRS has done a special state-by-state...
Baseball Falls in Pittsburg, Begins Round Three Friday at L.E.
Sulphur Springs dropped their district game in Pittsburg as the Pirates made some timely hits count and capitalized on some Wildcat errors en route to a 4-2 win over Coach Jerrod Hammock’s team on Tuesday, Apr. 11. Tied at two in the bottom of the fourth, the Pirates on their home field lead off with a single, and an error by pitcher Kaden Mitchell saw two runners on for Pittsburg. The Sulphur Springs pitcher recovered by...
Mike Lamb Accepts His Official Resignation From SSISD
April 12, 2023- Mike Lamb, the superintendent who has been in charge of SSISD for the past eleven years, has officially accepted his resignation. He was presented a plaque by the school board in commemoration of his time spent at SSISD. Recently Mike Lamb accepted a top position at Little Elm ISD. Little Elm has agreed to allow Mr. Lamb to split his time between the two districts through April. Lamb has also stated he will be a part...
Meal A Day And Senior Citizen Center Calendar April 17-21, 2023
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 the week of April 17-21, 2023 includes: Monday, April 17- Shepard’s Pie, Cucumber Slices and Chips Tuesday, April 18- Chimichurri Chicken Drums, Cucumber Salad and a roll Wednesday, April 19- Hawaiian Ham, White...
