Imago Dei: We Are In His Image a Men’s Conference at First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs
A men’s conference at First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs will focus on Imago Dei: We are in His Image. The conference features Dr. Delvin Atchison, Director of the Great Commission Team of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The conference is set for Friday, September 28 from 6 until 9 p.m. Menu for the evening meal includes Grilled Rib Eye Steak, Baked Potato, Green Beans, Salad and Dessert. Cost is $20. Tickets are available...
Poverty in Hopkins County: Health, Food, Housing, Programs
By Jim Rogers With a number of local arrest reports showing “homeless” and other visually evident signs of poverty’s affect, KSST News has begun an examination of the local poverty rate and its impact in Hopkins County and the communities and cities that comprise the county. Although the following article, the first of several, is not an exhaustive view of poverty, it does cover information that should cause local residents to...
Free “Whole Pie” Event Will Educate, Inform About Medicare Choices and Benefits
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is getting the word out about a fun way to learn more about the important facts and features of Medicare. The non-biased Medicare Seminar is set for Monday September 24 at 1pm at the Sr’s Center, 150 MLK Drive. Anyone can attend, but if you want to receive a free pie, you must register before September 20 by calling 903-571-6750.
Dinner Bell Menu For September 12, 2018
DINNER BELL MENUSeptember 12, 2018Menu: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Bacon Infused Green Beans Pear and Feta Salad with Poppy Seedless DressingButtered French BreadCarrot CakePear and Gelatin Dessert (the no added sugar dessert) We have the ice in the cups and the tea/water ready to pour. Relax, get out of the heat, and enjoy some good company at The Dinner Bell. Served Wednesdays at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in...
Delorean Biopic “Driven” Closes 2018 Venice Film Festival
By Chad Young Venice, Italy-Closing the Venice Film Festival is the John Delorean biopic “Driven” starring Lee Pace as DeLorean and Jason Sudeikis as Jim Hoffman, an FBI informant that is the undoing of John DeLorean’s career. Throughout the movie, you get the feeling that Delorean himself is his own undoing through his narcissistic and flamboyant demeanor that catapulted him to his meteoric rise through GM in the 60’s and 70’s, but...
Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court Agenda for September 10, 2018
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TIME: 9:00 A.M. DATE: Monday, September 10, 2018 PLACE: In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX. I. Invocation II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag A. AMERICAN FLAG: B. TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.” The Following Items Will Be Considered...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board Agenda September 10, 2018
AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING SULPHUR SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 6:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation Pledges to American & Texas Flag – SSES students II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the...
City Council Special Session Focused on Tax Rate
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 6:00 p. m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: 1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2728 setting the tax rate for the City of Sulphur Springs. 3. Visitors and public forum. 4...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Offers Spanish Language Classes
LANGUAGE PROSPECTJerry Pritchett of Sulphur Bluff visited the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus recently in search for help to learn Spanish. He found assistance and information on available classes from Spanish Instructor Mayra Cummings.
Work Begins to Install 4-Way Stop at Highway 19N/FM71 Intersection in Birthright
Traffic along State Highway 19 N at FM71 will soon be slowed to a stop. The intersection will be converted to a 4-way stop. Beginning this next week, drivers in the area should watch for traffic delays as crews begin installing sign bases for the upcoming 4-way stop conversion. This is one of four projects in Hopkins/Franklin County served by TxDOT during the week beginning September 10, 2018. Here’s a look at work planned in...
