Hopkins County Records – Aug 6, 2021
Land Deed Transactions Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Austin Dyer and Michael Dyer to Annette Murillo and Sinoe Murillo Virgen Edder; tract in the John Norris survey.Janet Kay Jetton, Ricky Glyn Jetton and Lynnette Lee Bell to Mark Hill; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey.Peter Boekhorst and Tallie Boekhorst to Donald Ray McElhaney Jr. and Rhonda McElhaney; tract in the Justo Tarvieso survey.Clifford Ray Hill and...
Coach Bailey Dorner and Lady Cats Volleyball Looking Forward to First Scrimmages Saturday
Coach Bailey Dorner, head volleyball coach for the Lady Cats volleyball program, said practice has been going very well. She said the girls have been working hard through practice this week and are looking forward to their first scrimmages this Saturday. Coach Dorner and her Lady Cats will be playing three scrimmages on Saturday. She said that scrimmages are a wonderful opportunity to see how kids play, what rotations work best, and...
Wildcat Football Season Tickets On Sale to Public
All remaining Wildcat football season tickets will go on sale to the public today. Tickets will be sold online only. A credit card will be required for purchase. Tickets are $50 per seat (includes 5 home games), plus the service fees that the ticket company assesses. There will be a link available at 1:00 p.m. on the district’s website www.ssisd.net For more detailed information, see the district’s Facebook or Instagram pages. General...
Council Approves Woodside Lane Plat, Weaver Drive Zoning, 380 Agreements
Requests for a Woodside Lane plat, rezoning on Weaver Drive and three 380 agreements that will allow for construction of multiple new single and multifamily housing units received the approval of Sulphur Springs City Council this week. Woodside Lane Plat Request Tate Price asked the city to allow the 1.93-acre property on the north side of Woodside Lane, just east of 1680 Woodside Lane and directly west of the commercial business...
Sulphur Springs and Area Schools’ 2021 Back to Class Dates, Schedules
Hopkins County school districts are getting ready to return to class for the 2021/2022 school year! Here’s a list with start dates for Sulphur Springs, Cumby, Miller Grove, Como-Pickton, Saltillo, North Hopkins, Sulphur Bluff and Yantis school districts plus other brief information. We plan an update next week as more information becomes available! SCHOOL FIRST DAY OF CLASS Sulphur Springs ISD Wednesday August 18 Cumby ISD...
Jury Panel Called For 62nd Judicial District Court Aug. 16 At Civic Center Canceled
Those who received a Jury Summons to appear on Monday, August 16 at 9 a.m. at the Hopkins County Civic Center need NOT APPEAR. The Jury Panel for the 62nd Judicial District has been CANCELED, according to Cheryl Fulcher, District Clerk for Hopkins County.
City Council Approves Negotiated Atmos-ACSC Settlement, Chemical Bids, Application For LED Lighting Conversion Grant
Sulphur Springs City Council this week approved a number of items; bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals grant application, and a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy were among the items. Atmos Settlement The City Council agreed to allow the city manager to take action regarding a negotiated settlement between Atmos Energy Corporation Mid-Texas Division and Cities Steering Committee regarding Atmos’ 2021 rate...
Family Member Of Human Trafficking Victim To Speak At Aug. 11 Kiwanis Program
As a service to our community, the Aug. 11, 2021, Sulphur Springs Kiwanis Club program will focus on the huge and growing crisis of human trafficking – including in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County, reports Jim Thompson. The public is invited to attend the 30-minute presentation beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Fellowship Hall of League Street Church of Christ. (Please use the rear or the west entrance.) The speaker, Julie...
Sabine River Authority Awards $20,000 Community Assistance Grant To Hopkins County
The Sabine River Authority of Texas Thursday afternoon awarded a $20,000 Community Assistance Grant to Hopkins County on Aug. 5. The funding, part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2021 Economic Development Initiative, is the second CAP grant Hopkins County has received from SRA in the past 2 years. SRA also awarded $20,000 to the county for their efforts during the pipeline rupture at Turkey Creek on Oct. 3. The funds will be used to help...
New Lady Cats Basketball Coach Erica Delley Excited For Opportunity to Coach in Sulphur Springs
The Lady Cats basketball team did not have to wait long for their new head coach. After news released to KSST in late-June that Brittney Tisdell left Sulphur Springs to return home to coach her alma mater at North Lamar, Coach Greg Owens, athletic director of SSISD, was forced to find a new coach for the Lady Cats as the women’s basketball program was already deep into their summer work-out program, the Edge. Luckily, Coach...
