Big Weekend For Area FFA Students At Fort Worth Stock Show Ag Mechanics Show, District FFA Convention
Jan. 12-15, 2023 was a big weekend for local agriculture students. Many agriculture students and FFA members from area schools not only participated in the Fort Worth Agriculture Mechanics Show and Goat Judging Contest, and the District FFA Convention, but also earned leadership positions and recognition for their projects. Of course, Jan. 13-14 was only the start of the Fort Worth stock Show and Rodeo. The event continues through...
Lady Cats Soccer Goes Undefeated in Lady Pirate Showcase
Coach Adriana Brena and her squad hope to keep the ball rolling their way after picking up three solid wins over the weekend. Sulphur Springs went a perfect 3-0. Last Thursday saw the Lady Cats rough up Spring Hill, pummeling them 5-0. Anna Williams and Haylee Schultz both scored twice in the rout. Friday, against Tyler Legacy’s JVA, Sulphur Springs decimated the Lady Raiders 6-1. Schultz came up huge in the victory with a hat...
Planning & Zoning Commission To Consider Final Plat For Ladera RV Resort, 2 Rezoning Requests
The Sulphur Springs Planning & Zoning Commission is slated to consider approving a final plat for Ladera RV Resort, and two rezoning requests during the regular monthly meeting, slated to begin at 6 p.m. Jan. 16, 2023, in Sulphur Springs Municipal Building, 201 North Davis St. Ladera RV Resort Cole Heitman is requesting approval of a final plat for Ladera RV Resort, to be located at 1229 Loop 301. A special use permit was approved...
James Moten Recognized As City’s Most Tenured Active City Employee
The City of Sulphur Springs is known for the dedicated employees. In fact, nearly 2 dozen employees have worked 20 or more years for the City. At the top of that list is James Moten, the City’s most tenured active employee, a distinction previously held by Kathie Steele until her retirement in 2021. Health permitting, Moten said has no immediate intention of retiring. He has worked in at least three different city departments during...
Wildcats Basketball Continues Two-Game Road-Stand Tuesday
Sulphur Springs closes out a two-game road-stand Tuesday, Jan. 17 traveling to Texarkana to take on Liberty Eylau. Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad hopes for similar efforts as their Friday road-contests, which saw the men’s basketball team beating Paris on their home court 60-53. At times, Sulphur Springs trailed to Paris, but the men’s basketball team routinely heat-checked their district foe. In fact, the Wildcats,...
Wanted Man Located At Local Motel
A wanted man was located at a local motel Friday evening, marking the second time in 2 weeks the 34-year-old has been booked into the county jail, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officers Dustin Green and Steve Lail contacted employees at an East Industrial Drive motel. A woman was reported to be in a room she’d rented with the wanted man just before 8 p.m. Jan. 13, 2023. Motel staff also reported the man was...
Lady Cats Basketball Again at Home Tuesday
Coach Bryan Jones and his team wrap-up a two-game home-stand Tuesday, Jan. 17 as they host Liberty Eylau. Tuesday’s game hosting the Lady Leopards is the fourth district game for Sulphur Springs, looking to rebound from Friday’s home loss to Paris. Friday, Jan. 13 had women’s basketball in the SSHS Main Gym for their first home district game. The Lady Cats came into Friday’s district match-up sporting an...
City Recognizes Employees Reaching 5-Year Milestones Over the Past 3 Years
The City of Sulphur Springs has many dedicated individuals who have continued to serve city residents for numerous years. To recognize those individuals for their work, the city presents service pins for each 5-year milestone an employee works. Earlier this month, Sulphur Springs City Council recognized 10 of those employees who were able to attend the regular monthly council meeting; 16 were not able to attend, however. Typically,...
Hopkins County Records — Jan. 13, 2023
Land Deed Transactions Record book at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Joe Darrel Jackson and Reta Jackson to the Jackson Irrevocable Trust. Joe Derrell Jackson and Reta Jackson co-trustees; tract MA Bowlin survey A&S Entertainment of Sulphur Springs Inc. to Sabino’s Italian Restaurant LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey Brandon Michael Washington and Jennifer Washington to Chloe A Perez and Robert J. Perez; tract in the Steve...
Four Squads in Action for Friday Gameday
Friday, Jan. 13 is a busy one for Sulphur Springs sports. Both basketball and soccer squads are all in action, with the former locked up in district play. Wildcats soccer is the first to get the action going Friday, playing in day two of the 13th Annual Wildcat Classic Soccer Tournament in Palestine. Sulphur Springs plays two games, first taking on host Palestine at 2 P.M. at Wildcat Stadium. The hosts come into their tourney ranked...
