Travis Primary Hosts Cinco De Mayo Programs
Students at Travis Primary School invited parents and community members to the school this week to catch their Cinco de Mayo presentations. The dual language second graders presented their program on Thursday and the two-way dual language students presented their Cinco de Mayo programs Friday, in the school cafeteria. Following the programs, parents were invited to stay and enjoy with their students the tables laden with snacks for...
Lady Cats Softball Coach Looks Toward Quarterfinals
Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo on Game Two Area Round Win Over Midlothian Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo did not want a repeat of the Lady Cats game two in their bi-district series against Whitehouse last week when playing Midlothian in the Area round this week. After winning 14-4 in Whitehouse, the Lady Cats got by Whitehouse 6-3 at Lady Cat Park. In the Area round, the Lady Cats again had a big game one winning 10-0. Game...
Sulphur Springs Voters To Determine 3 City Council Seats, 13 Charter Propositions In May 4 Elections
Early voting in Sulphur Springs City Council and proposition elections concluded this week with 426 ballots cast during early voting. That’s only a small percent of the 9,536 registered voters in the city. Election Day voting will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the second floor conference room at City Hall. Sulphur Springs voters are asked to choose one of the two candidates in each of three places on the...
SSISD Trustees Approve 13 Personnel Changes
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved 13 personnel changes following a special noon board meeting Friday. Five resignations, five new hires and three staff reassignments were among the changes, which affect six different campuses. Resigning from Sulphur Springs Middle School are English language arts and reading/English as a second language teacher Pam Ming and special education aide Shelby Polk....
Wildcats Baseball Game Postponed Due To Weather
Wildcats Playoff Game Friday is Postponed and is Rescheduled for Saturday There will no Wildcats’ baseball on this Friday (May 3). Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack sent out a text at 12:20 p.m. Friday saying that the scheduled bi-district playoff game against Hallsville had been postponed. It is now scheduled to be played at Mike Carter Field in Tyler at 11 a.m. Saturday. Game three, if necessary, will take place after...
Signing Up At PJC-SSC
Raymundo de Santiago of Sulphur Springs completes his registration process for classes at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. He is assisted by Tanya Armstrong, advisor for the Education Opportunity Center. Registration for the summer semester is under way on campus. For more information, call 903-885-1232.
Trespass Complaint Results In Paraphernalia Arrest
A trespassing complaint resulted in location of drug paraphernalia and an arrest Thursday morning. A Sulphur Springs policeman was dispatched to the 1700 block of South Broadway Street, where a person was reported for criminal trespassing. Upon arrival at the business, the officer made contact with a 43-year-old Emory man. The officer, in arrest reports, noted the man to appear very nervous, that he wouldn’t make eye contact...
Walmart Launches Curbside Pick Up Service Friday
Walmart curbside pick up started Friday, May 3, at the Sulphur Springs store, located at 1750 South Broadway St., where additional staff have been hired and trained for this purpose. “The first order is $10 off. There are 52 slots a day. We have some this week still open. We are full today. This is a free service. Everybody else charges, but this is free,” said Todd Ward, manager for the local store. To order, customers...
