Christmas Calendar of Events in Sulphur Springs 2016
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1….Lights of Life Tree Lighting in the Gardens at Christus Mother Frances Sulphur Springs hospital, at 6 pm. Santa will be there to visit with children, and everyone can enjoy carols, cookies and cocoa. FRIDAY DECEMBER 2…Casa Cookie Walk from 9 am til noon at First United Methodist Church Family Life Center. Lots of varieties of homemade cookies at $5 per pound! This benefits Hopkins County CASA...
NHS Induction Ceremony Held At SSHS
Sulphur Springs High School held an induction ceremony Tuesday night for the Gladys Alexander Chapter of National Honor Society. National Honor Society is built upon four pillars: scholarship, leadership, character, and service. Once students reach a weighted GPA of 3.2 or higher, they then fill out an application that lists their community involvement, volunteer projects, and any extracurricular activities they are involved in. These...
Tough Night for Saltillo Lions
It was a tough night Tuesday night for the Saltillo Lions’ basketball team as they lost at Celeste, 62-28. Celeste jumped out to a 15-7 lead after the first quarter, led 28-10 at halftime and 46-20 after three quarters. For the Lions, Lyle Bench led the way with 9 points and Matthew Gurley scored 7. Logan Camp has 4, Walker McGill and Trevor Moore 3 each and Dakota Patridge 2. The Lions are now 2-2 this season. They’ll...
Wildcats, Lady Cats in Tournaments This Weekend
Both Lady Cats and Wildcats are in tournaments beginning Thursday. According to the latest on pool play at the Winnsboro Hoopfest Tournament as of Wednesday morning, the Lady Cats’ basketball team is in Pool A with East Texas rivals Longview and Whitehouse. Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman said it looks like they have put together a good tournament. It includes ranked teams Gilmer, Canton and Winnsboro. The Lady Cats are...
Plea Bargain Results in 10 Years in TDCJ for Young
Christian Dior Young was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in a plea bargain agreement in Eighth Judicial District Court Tuesday, November 29th. Young plead guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams. Christian Dior Young, 27, was in Hopkins County Jail for bond forfeiture on a Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, over...
Choral Society’s “Celebration Christmas” Concert
Director Carol Allen and Northeast Texas Choral Society board member Kacey Batterton are thrilled to announce that during this Christmas season, the choir will have a wish of theirs come true at long last…to offer the public a FREE concert as a gift from the twenty-year-old singing organization. In an interview on the Morning Show with Enola Gay, the two explained how recent weeks of rehearsal will culminate on Celebration Plaza...
Vaughn Sentenced to 15 Years In Plea Bargain Agreement
Robert Charles Vaughn was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in a plea bargain agreement in Eighth Judicial District Court Tuesday, November 29th. He faced three charges including Theft of Property over $20,000 but less than $100,000, Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear, and Evading arrest Detention with Previous Conviction. All were felonies. In January, 2012, the Dike man was accused of stealing a...
Corine Snow Celebrates 112th Birthday
According to Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Center and Meal a Day Program, Corine Snow celebrates her birthday Thursday, December 1st. Corine Snow, will be 112 years old on Thursday, December 1st. She is the Oldest Person in Texas, The 8th Oldest Person in the United States and the 45th Oldest Person in the World. She lives in Sulphur Springs Texas. Shown in Photo with her 2 daughters Chris Morris, 89 and...
