2019 Colorblind Ministries Awards Reflect ‘Fruit of Spirit’ in Community Leaders
Pastor C.J. Duffey (center) with honorees Colorblind Ministries founder and Pastor C.J. Duffey and his wife Cathey launched the Fruit of the Spirit Awards in 2016, and held the fourth annual ceremony on Saturday September 14, 2019 in the cafeteria of Sulphur Springs High School. Members of the community were selected for the honors in a spirit of love, fellowship, service and recognition, having shown the ‘fruits of the...
Buddy and Ina Gore of Psalms 100 Invite Public to Southern Gospel Music Association Concert in Paris, Texas September 20, 21
Buddy and Ina Gore inducted into Hall of Fame at the 2019 International Country Gospel Music Association Convention A Southern Gospel Music Celebration is planned at the Paris, Texas Civic Center with Jeff and Sheri Easter and over 25 more artists and groups performing on two nights. The concerts will be held on Friday September 20 at 6pm and on Saturday September 21 at 6pm. Admission is free with a love offering taken. Buddy and Ina...
Sept. 17 Hospital District Board To Consider Tax Rate, Budget, Organization
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors have called a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 17 to discuss a number of items during their regular session and at least two during executive session. Budget and Tax Rate The hospital district board are slated to review and approve the tax rate and budget for the fiscal year which will end on Sept. 30, 2020. HCHD CEO Ron Folwell in May reported the district to be “doing fairly...
SSISD Receives $1.035 Million In Additional State Aid From 6 Years Worth Of Property Value Studies, Appeals
Sulphur Springs Independent School District is contracting with a legal firm to see if additional state funding through property value studies and appeals. “We have had a contract with Linebarger since 2013 and this is where they take the Comptroller’s values and look at what they are compared to the county’s. When the Comptroller’s is a lot higher, they’ll just use that or appeal it for us. It’s...
Wildcats Football Suffer Loss In Closest Game Yet
Wildcats End Up on Short End of Scoreboard as Terrell Wins 15-13 in District Opener It just was not the Wildcats night Friday (September 13) as the Terrell Tigers found a way to squeeze by the Wildcats 15-13 in Terrell in the district opener for each team. Terrell got off to a good start covering 62 yards on their opening drive to score. The Tigers first play from scrimmage was a 54 yard completion from quarterback Trey Lunsford to...
Wildcats Football Opens District Play At Terrell On This Game Day Friday
SSISD Varsity Football Team 2019 The Wildcats Football Team travels to Terrell to play the Tigers as district play begins Friday night, Sept. 13, in District 8-5A in Division II. Both teams come in hungry for a win with 0-2 records. The Wildcats lost at home to Frisco Wakeland and on the road to Lovejoy. Terrell lost to Hallsville at home and to Paris on the road. The Wildcats won last year’s game at The Prim, 42-27. Going back...
CHRISTUS – Sulphur Springs Paving The Way Into Future
Workers with Area Wide Paving continue the paving project at CHRISTUS – Sulphur Springs. CHRISTUS is resurfacing most of the front public parking areas, and has been doing so for a couple of weeks. Workers are keeping as much parking open as possible as they work in stages to resurface over 130,000 sq ft of parking areas. The quick turnaround involves crews scaping and cleaning the old surface, repairing any damage of the...
Lady Cats Volleyball Has Challenging Non-District Match At Pleasant Grove Friday
Volleyball on Wood Floor with net The Lady Cats Volleyball Team is expected to have their hands full as they travel to Texarkana to play Pleasant Grove on this Friday game day, Sept. 13. The schedule calls for the varsity match to get underway at 4:30 p.m. JV and freshmen matches will follow at around 6 p.m. The two teams had quite a battle in Sulphur Springs last season. The Lady Cats eventually came out on top after five grueling...
Hay Bale Decorating Contest
Hopkins County residents who wish to enter the Hay Bale Decorating Contest for fun and prizes can enter now. Entries are needed by October first, however, hay bale sculptures don’t have to be completely ready for judging until Monday October 14, 2019. This is the second year for the creative contest. Last year there were 19 entries, and more are expected this year as families, church groups, clubs and businesses join in. Now...
