Send-Off Party Hosted by Baylor Parents Network
Sulphur Springs area Baylor University students and their families were treated to a Send-Off Party hosted by the Baylor Parents Network Friday evening, August 3, at the ROC at First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs. The Parents Network hosted 90 Send-Off Parties across the nation before students returned to campus for fall classes that begin on August 20. Local Baylor students include, but are not limited to: Caroline Berning, Senior,...
Hearts of Life Presents Butterball for Adoption
Butterball is still searching for his forever home! Butterball is a 2 year old Shepherd/Pyrenees mix. His size and his bark may be big, but he is as timid as a mouse. He loves to prance and play in the yard and search for hidden treats! He is still very shy with new people so he will need someone who is patient and understanding to help build his security and confidence. His adoption fee is $100.00 which includes all previous...
Chamber Connection August 16, 2018
The 3rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest is officially under way! Let me review the basics. Anyone of any age can enter as we have a children’s category. The picture must be newer than January 1, 2016 and must have been taken in Hopkins County. The contest is open until August 31st. There are seven categories you may enter: Natural World, Travel, People, The Hopkins County Experience, Altered Images, Mobile, and...
Scudder Endorsed by Texas Family Project; Event Set for Sunday
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX – Games, snacks and brews await families at Backstory Brewing, on Sunday, August 19, from 2-4 pm, to celebrate The Texas Family Project’s endorsement of Kendall Scudder, Democratic nominee for Senate District 2. Scudder was one of the first endorsements TFP made in the November 2018 election. Their endorsement reads, in part: “Texas Family Project knows Kendall Scudder is the best candidate to support...
Five SSISD Schools Qualify for Free Meals for All Students; Other SSISD School Students May Qualify
The Sulphur Springs Independent School District, Child Nutrition Department is announcing a change to Its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and SchoolBreakfast Program for DOUGLASS ECLC, BARBARA BUSH, BOWIE, LAMAR, AND TRAVIS for the school year 2018-2019. These schools qualify to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program and will provide breakfast and lunch to all...
School Board Approves Grant Funded Purchase of Hot Spots As They Prepare for New School Year
Sulphur Springs School Board made preparations for the start of a new school year Monday night during their regular session. A grant written by Superintendent Michael Lamb designed to loan students’ equipment necessary to access digital technology when they are away from school was approved. Starting with the high school, 190 hot spots will be available for check out through the high school library. Five hot spots will be available...
Blackwood Quartet Appearance at Reilly Springs Community Center on August 18, 2018
During Memphis’ Elvis Week, the Blackwood Quartet of Memphis, Tennessee is on tour in Texas. The world-famous group will be appearing in Hopkins County on Saturday August 18, 2018. Elvis Presley and the Blackwood family history goes back a long way to the early Memphis gospel music scene, before Elvis became the King of Rock and Roll. As a youth attending gospel singings at the Ellis Auditorium, Elvis met his idols the...
SSISD Board Approves Personnel Changes
During their Monday, August 14, 2018 regular session, Sulphur Springs School Board approved personnel changes: Retirement Wanda Whitmore Custodian Administration Building Resignations Jim Bayuk Chief of Police Dist-wide Audra Latimer Science Teacher High School Zearlene...
