Scenes from ‘Jungle Book: the Musical’ at Main Street Theater
Yes, we have live community theater in Sulphur Springs! Don’t miss your chance to catch “Jungle Book: the Musical” at Main Street Theater downtown on July 26, 27 at 7pm and July 28 at 2pm, plus three more performances on August 2,3 and 4. Reservations are recommended at 903-885-0107 or get tickets at communityplayersinc.com. Admission is $10 person. The 35-member cast is made up of the 2019 Children’s Summer...
Library’s Summer Reading Program is Wrapping Up
Librarian Hope Cain and her staff at the Sulphur Springs Public Library have enjoyed a ‘Pirates and Mermaids’ summer! That’s been the theme for the very popular reading program designed to encourage youngsters to read during summer vacation from school. It’s popularity is shown through the dozens of colored fish attached to the mural just inside the library entrance. Each of those fish represents an hour spent...
Wanted Garland Man Crashes Into Parked Car During Pursuit
Aspen Quayshawn Debase A 27-year-old Garland man wanted for a parole violation reportedly lead police on a brief vehicle pursuit, which turned into a foot chase when the man crashed the car he was driving into a parked vehicle at an apartment complex. Suspected cocaine was also found in the vehicle he was driving. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Brandon Murphy initiated a traffic stop on a Grand Marquis on North Jackson Street; the car...
Don’t Forget Wildcats Football Season Ticket Week Next Week
For those who may have received their letter about Wildcats Football season ticket sales and stuck it in a drawer somewhere, KSST Sports has this reminder: Next week is season ticket week. The site is at the High School Library or Media Center. Monday and Tuesday are key dates for current season ticket holders. Those days are for current season ticket holders to renew their tickets. Tickets not renewed by the end of Tuesday can be...
SSISD Volleyball Camps Are Next Week, Monday Through Wednesday
New Lady Cats Head Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner will be offering volleyball camps next week, Monday through Wednesday, in the main high school gym. Camp for girls entering fourth through the seventh grade will take place 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. each day. Camp for girls entering eighth or ninth grade is scheduled for 10 a.m. until noon. Cost per camper is $50. Registration forms are available at the district website at www.ssisd.net....
SSISD Tennis Camps Are Next Week Monday Through Thursday; Older Kids’ Camp Is Now At Night
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez will be having his tennis camps next week at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. Sessions are planned Monday through Thursday. There will be camp for boys and girls entering kindergarten through the sixth grade from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. each day. Camp for older kids is now an evening camp. Camp for those boys and girls entering the seventh through the twelfth grade is now scheduled for 6:30 p.m. until 8:30...
New Parkinson’s Support Group Forming at Sr’s Center
L.to R. Physical Therapy Assistant Dawn Looney and Physical Therapist Becca Aulbaugh, both of Rehab Solutions, Jennifer Scroggins of Angels Care Home Health and Karon Weatherman, Director of Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. For local sufferers of Parkinson’s Disease, their caregivers and loved ones, a Parkinson’s Support Group is now being formed which will meet once a month at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On 2 Child Sex Charges
Joseph Daryl Passmore Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Office Sean Hoffman was made aware of two warrants for Joseph Daryl Passmore Jr.’s arrest. Hoffman went to the 30-year-old man’s Sulphur Springs residence at 2:45 p.m., served the warrants and took him into custody, according to arrest reports. Passmore was booked into jail on a first-degree felony charge of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children and a second...
Nearly 9 Pounds of Methamphetamine Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
July 25, 2019 – Two Cedar Hill woman were arrested Wednesday night after officers found nearly 9 pounds of methamphetamine, a small quantity of marijuana and THC in their vehicle during an interstate traffic stop. Ashli Lanae Allen Brittney Jacher Hall Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond conducted a traffic stop on a Volvo XC90 about 9:30 p.m. July 24 on Interstate 30 at mile mark 124. The driver was identified as...
Chamber Connection For July 25, 2019
By Lezley Brown, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce president/CEO I’m just so excited about the upcoming 4th Annual Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest! Let me review the basics. Anyone of any age can enter as we have a children’s category. The picture must be newer than Jan. 1, 2017, and must have been taken in Hopkins County. The contest will be open from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31. There are seven categories you may enter: Natural...
