Meet Dairy Festival Contestants #7 and #8, Lucia and Caitlyn
It’s a full week of rehearsals for the eight Dairy Festival contestants on the stage of the SSISD Auditorium inside the Civic Center. That’s where the Coronation Pageant will be held on Saturday June 16th at 7 pm. Tickets will be $10 at the door, and the exciting evening will be filled with beauty, creativity and talent. Let’s meet the final two contestants from a KSST Morning Show interview held on Thursday June 14,...
Chamber Connection June 14, 2018
We had such a wonderful time at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce 2018 Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-off! I would like to extend an extra special thank you to our sponsors for Ice Cream. We wouldn’t be able to host this traditional event without YOU! TRIPLE DIP Sponsors: Sulphur Springs Dodge, Fire in Texas, Alliance Bank/Alliance Financial/Galyean Insurance, Martin Marietta Ready Mix Concrete. DOUBLE DIP Sponsors: Phinesse’ Farm...
Lil’ 4’s Kids Club Director Letitia Conliff of Sulphur Springs Featured on “The View”, Receives Major Funding
Seven years ago, this gracious woman decided to open her arms and her heart to the “inner city” kids in Sulphur Springs who had no “safe haven” or positive place to go after school. Letitia Conliff did not have a lot of money and really no place to open an after-school program, but she has done it anyway. At a small building she rents near downtown Sulphur Springs, she prepares and serves a light afternoon meal...
Meet Dairy Festival Contestants # 4, #5 and #6, Cameron, Harley and Abbie
We’re counting down the days until the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Pageant takes place on Saturday June 16, 2018 at 7 pm onstage in the SSISD Auditorium inside the Civic Center. Let’s meet three more “dairy debutante” contestants! Contestant #4 Cameron Horton has proven her cow milking skills by winning the hands-on contest last weekend. Her ride in a hot air balloon was so exhilarating that she plans to crew...
Personnel Changes at SSISD Approved in June Board Meeting
Tuesday evening during the SSISD Board meeting, a number of personnel changes were noted. Among the resignations was Wildcat Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron. Abron’s replacement in the slot, Alexander Guerra, was hired. Nicolus Wiggins, Head Boys Soccer Coach and Science Teacher, also resigned. Other resignations, new personnel, and personnel changes are noted below. Summer Contract- due to mid-term hire date Kaley...
Four Sulphur Springs Middle School Students Participate in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in D C
(photos and story) by Brandon Williams Four Local SSMS Students Taking Part in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. This summer, Jack Bain, Merrin Williams, Jocelyne Yanez, and Khira Young from Sulphur Springs, Texas, will join outstanding middle school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career oriented development experience, Envision’s Junior National Leadership...
Marine Corp League Prepares Iron Mike for Independence Celebration
The Hopkins County Marine Corp League donated their Tuesday morning to washing “Iron Mike”, their name for the statue of the soldier on Celebration Plaza at the Veteran’s Memorial. Preparations are underway for the Independence Day Celebration in Hopkins County. The celebration will being June 30th with the annual Sulphur Springs Symphony League Independence Concert. (See slide show below) IMG_1048 (Large)...
