Saltillo Lions Lose to CHESS Tuesday
The first and fourth quarters were problems for the Saltillo Lions Tuesday night. The Lions lost to CHESS 50-43. The Lions trailed 12-4 at the end of the first quarter but came back with a 12-9 second quarter and a 12-6 third. However, the Lions scored on 15 to 23 in the fourth. Johnathon Vanholten produced 14 points for the Lions. Lane Bench was held to 8 points in the game. Bench has been in double figures and led scoring in several...
Four Arrested By Winnsboro Police November 30th – December 6th
Winnsboro Police Department made four (4) arrests, responded to 194 calls and issued 59 citations and 51 warnings for the seven day period of November 30th to December 6th. No accidents were reported during the time. Wendel Miller, 34, of Winnsboro, was arrested Wednesday the 2nd for Public Intoxication. Two were arrested Friday the 4th. Kerry Bryon Nobel, 48, of Winnsboro, was arrested on a Franklin County Warrant and Kendell Hill,...
New Athletic Director Seeks to Engage Greater Area Interest in A & M-Commerce Sports
The new Athletic Director at Texas A&M-Commerce Tim McMurray was a guest on KSST’s Good Morning Show. McMurray said Sulphur Springs is a great support for Texas A & M Commerce. He said the University will engage the community more in the future. McMurray began his work with the University 60 days ago. He brings over 26 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics based on work with University of Maryland, SMU, Northern...
New PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus Nearing Completion
Workers are busy this week putting a new surface on the parking lot at the soon-to-be new campus for the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. The new campus is located on East Loop 301 at the former Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co. site. Construction is nearing completion on classrooms, offices, a bookstore and other facilities in the remodeled building shown above. The PJC welding program is already underway in a new building at...
SSHS Carolers Spread Christmas Cheer over Weekend
The past weekend saw a unique surprise for people who attended Christmas events with families at the Celebration Plaza and Heritage Park. Four Sulphur Springs High School choir members were chosen to be carolers for December 3-5. The city of Sulphur Springs had contacted SSHS about having student carolers as opposed to people hired in the past. Costumes were rented for the students involved. The students chosen were Sarah Bennett for...
Thirteen SSHS Freshmen Make All-Region Band
SSHS Fine Arts and Band Director Charles McCauley praised the 9th graders in the Sulphur Springs High School Band. Thirteen student earned spots on the All-Region Band during tryouts Monday night. The 9th grade band serves as a bridge between junior high and high school band. Tryouts for high school students require all student playing the same instrument in the room at the same time as opposed to the junior high one student at a time...
SSHS Wins UIL Sweepstakes In Invitational Meet
Twenty-one schools competed in the Sulphur Springs High School UIL fall Academic Invitations Meet this past weekend. SSHS won first place sweepstakes as well as both the Overall Journalism and Overall speech awards. Mesquite High School won second place sweepstakes. In the small school division, Trenton High won both first place sweepstakes and the overall Journalism award while Caddo Mills won both second place sweepstakes and the...
Tuesday Finds All County Inmates In New Jail
All 124 inmates in either the old county jail or in the Franklin County Jail were moved to the new Hopkins County Jail Monday evening. County Judge Robert Newsom stated verbal approval and later written approval was given Monday afternoon for the county to occupy the new facility. Texas Jail Standards Commission allowed the move after they received pictures of the inmate-visitor communication devices installed in the building. Sheriff...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Speech Class Communications-By-Advocacy Project
Members of the speech class at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center are busy setting the scene with ducks, deer heads and other objects for their outdoor communications-by-advocacy project. Dr. Paul May, right, is the instructor and proposed they build an outdoor scene to help them gain ideas for subject topics. Pictured from left (front) Emilio Ramirez, Kaylee Giles and Lacey Taylor: (Back) Ashley Keeter, Eddwardo...
Distracted Driving Trends Continue
According to the annual survey conducted by State Farm, drivers continue to be in favor of laws restricting cellphone use while driving, yet they are still using them. For seven years State Farm has surveyed consumers regarding their attitudes and behaviors when it comes to distracted driving, revealing trends over time. A number of interesting trends have been revealed: Talking on a hand-held cellphone while driving has decreased:...
