FM 71 Near Cooper Lake Closed Due to Flooding; Flood Watch Continues Tuesday
As the rains continue Tuesday afternoon, FM 900 between Saltillo and Dike is now temporarily close along with FM 71 at Sulphur River near Cooper Lake. The closures are a result of flooding. Hopkins County and parts of Northeast Texas area remains under a flood watch until 7 p.m. today. Widespread rain will continue today which may lead to additional flooding. Other roads in the Paris District for TxDOT closed includes FM 100 near...
Game Day: Lady Cat Volleyball in Greenville; Team Tennis Indoors at Texarkana
Lady Cats Have Important District Volleyball Game at Greenville Tuesday Night The Lady Cats’ volleyball team hopes to continue its success in the second half of district play as they play an important match at Greenville Tuesday night (October 16). Both teams are 3-4 in district play. They are in a three way tie for third place with Royse City. After a 1-4 start for the Lady Cats in the first half of district play, they won a...
Man Dies from Wound as Law Enforcement Now Awaits Autopsy Report in Apparent Murder/Suicide
The body of Stephen Roy Wyatt, 60, of Sulphur Springs has been sent to the medical examiner’s office in Dallas Tuesday afternoon, according to Sulphur Springs Chief of Police Jay Sanders. Sanders said Wyatt was removed from life support around 10 a.m. Monday. His death follows an incident at his home Sunday that preliminary investigation shows a murder/suicide. However, no official ruling will be made until after the autopsy. Laura...
J-B Weld Co. Acquires FiberFix
MARIETTA, GA October 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — J-B Weld Co., the leader in epoxy and small package consumer DIY adhesives, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the FiberFix® brand of products from Spark Innovation, LLC. FiberFix is the world’s leading brand of pre-impregnated repair wraps, super strong repair tapes, specialty adhesive and patches sold under the FiberFix®, Heat Wrap™, Rigid Patch™, Flex Patch™ and 10X Tape™ brand...
FM 71 Near Cooper Lake Closed Due to Flooding; Flood Watch Continues Tuesday
Hopkins County and parts of Northeast Texas area remains under a flood watch until 7 p.m. today. Widespread rain will continue today which may lead to additional flooding. FM 71 at the Sulphur River is near Cooper Lake is closed due to flooding. Other roads in the Paris District for TxDOT closed includes FM 100 near Telephone, Texas in Fannin County and in Hunt County: FM 36 South of I-30, and FM 1565 South of State Highway 276 and...
PJC-Sulphur Springs: Humor in Speech Class
HUMOR IN SPEECHPJC-Sulphur Springs Center Speech Instructor Paul May brings smiles to the faces of students in his class as he reviews a lesson in speech. For information about educational opportunities at the PJC-Sulphur Springs campus call 903-885-1232.
New Coach for Lady Cat Basketball is Ready for First Official Practice Day Wednesday
New Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell says she is ready for the first official practice day of the season on Wednesday (October 17). She says it’s been a long off season. Coach Tisdell replaced former Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman, who left to become girls’ athletic coordinator and head girls’ basketball coach at Paris. Coach Tisdell is the daughter of the Paris boys’ head basketball coach Billy Mack...
UIL Regional Band Contest Moved to SSHS Multipurpose Building Tuesday; Wildcat Band Performs at 8:15 a.m.
Sulphur Springs High School’s Multipurpose Building will be the site of the UIL Regional Band Contest on Tuesday (October 16). The event was moved from Mount Plesant due to concerns about inclement weather. The Wildcats will perform at 8:15 a.m. Wildcats’ Marching Band Director Spencer Emmert calls this year the year of the gully washer with almost constant rain recently. Out of all the football game Friday nights and...
Electrical Outage Affects 1,058 Oncor Customers Monday; Expected Restoration Time 4 p.m.
According to Oncor about 1,058 customers are without electrical power in the Sulphur Springs area. The primary area of outage is along South Broadway (reports of outage on west side of South Broadway) and along State Highway 11 in the Martin Springs area. Oncor expects electrical power to be restored to the outage area around 4 p.m.
