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Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month 2022 With Mayoral Proclamation
Feb01

Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month 2022 With Mayoral Proclamation

Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers helped Sulphur Springs High School students and staff kicked off Career and Technical Education Month Tuesday morning with a proclamation designating February as CTE Month 2022 in Sulphur Springs. CTE Month, SSHS Director of College & Career Readiness/CTE Director Jenny Arledge explained, is a time for school to celebrate the accomplishments of CTE programs at SSHS and to bring community...

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Tuesday Game Day Has Softball Teeing Off Pre-Season, Both Soccer Squads in District Play
Feb01

Tuesday Game Day Has Softball Teeing Off Pre-Season, Both Soccer Squads in District Play

Tuesday, Feb. 1 brings softball’s pre-season opener plus both soccer squads in district action. Both basketball teams are off Tuesday. Coach David Carrillo’s Lady Cats tee off their pre-season with Gilmer on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Lady Cat Park. That game tees off right here in Sulphur Springs at 5:30 P.M. Moving over to basketball, both teams are on a bye Tuesday, Feb. 1. Last Friday men’s basketball won big over Pine...

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HCSO  Deputies Assist Fugitive Task Force In Apprehending Como Man On Louisiana Warrants
Feb01

HCSO Deputies Assist Fugitive Task Force In Apprehending Como Man On Louisiana Warrants

Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies assisted a fugitive task force officer in apprehending a 25-year-old Como man on Louisiana warrants, according to arrest reports. William Michael Miller (HCSO jail photo) On Jan. 31, 2022, Sgt. J. Durr with Texas Attorney General’s Office, who is assigned to the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force, was requested by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office to locate and arrest William...

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Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021
Feb01

Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021

Crime in the seven major reporting categories was down and the clearance rate was up in 2021 in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Officers initiated 135 cases in the major offense categories, 132 of which were cleared, giving the sheriff’s office a clearance rate of 97.77% in those categories in 2021. That’s 30 fewer cases initiated by sheriff’s office staff in 2021 than the year...

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Slate Of Activities Announced For Saltillo ISD 2022 Homecoming
Feb01

Slate Of Activities Announced For Saltillo ISD 2022 Homecoming

Saltillo ISD will be having Homecoming Friday, February 4, with a slate of activities planned throughout the day. The festivities will start with a pep rally led by the Senior Class of 2022 at 10 a.m. The Saltillo Lady Lions and Lions will play Avinger Indians starting at 5:30 p.m. Saltillo ISD Homecoming Freshman Duchess (seated) Jordan Cartwright; Sophomore Duchess Ryleigh Redar; Junior Duchess Julianna Giles; and Senior Candidates...

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More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
Jan31

More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury

When the Hopkins County Grand Jury last met they signed more than 135 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately 110 people were named in the charges, including 18 individuals accused of more than one offense. In some cases, more than one person is alleged to have been involved in the same offense, according to the indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the December 29, 2021...

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COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week
Jan31

COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News –January 31, 2022 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] COVID Testing at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics | Urgent Care Due to a shortage of COVID testing supplies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that rapid tests will be available.  If rapid tests are not available, we will be able...

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Tips To Help Avoid Accidently Starting A Wildfire While Hunting Or Working In Fields
Jan31

Tips To Help Avoid Accidently Starting A Wildfire While Hunting Or Working In Fields

“Although rain has been in our weather forecast on and off, no significant precipitation has occurred in the last few weeks, causing extreme dry conditions in our fields. Drought or freeze-cured grasses provide a very receptive medium for an accidental wildfire ignition and dead grass will readily ignite under a wide range of weather conditions,” according to Texas A&M Forest Service Predictive Services. “An additional...

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FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine
Jan31

FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine

News Release – Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 Moderna To Be Marketed as Spikevax COVID-19 Vaccine For Ages 18+ Today (Jan. 31, 2022), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine; the approved vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older.  Key points Spikevax meets the FDA’s rigorous...

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Information From the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
Jan31

Information From the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus

PJC-Sulphur Springs Center secretary Dana Smock welcomes new student Decker Hendricksmeyer, standing at right, and his mom, Tammy Hendricksmeyer. Dana helps complete Decker’s papers for enrollment into the Sulphur Springs campus. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center secretary Dana Smock and Decker

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