Upcoming Elections for Dike, TX
March 10, 2023 – Elections are coming up soon for a new Dike, TX Mayor as well as a new City Commissioner. Currently there are two candidates for the mayoral position, Dru Bell and Brett Lester. There are four candidates for the City Commissioner; Betty Waters, Pam Harder, Lucretia Argenbright Pool and Dirk Wessels. The deadline for the registering was March 6, 2023 at 5pm. The election filing window is closed. Early elections...
SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Leaves To Take New Job in Little Elm
March 9, 2023 – Teachers and staff members of SSISD were notified via a group email Thursday evening of SSISD current superintendent Michael Lamb’s confirmation of accepting the top post of the Little Elm ISD. No firm timeline was given of Lamb’s transition or any indication of who might serve in Lamb’s place while the search for a new superintendent begins. KSST News was notified from an employee of SSISD and...
Senior Center Community CPR Class
March 9, 2023- Sulphur Springs Senior Center will be hosting a community CPR class March 10 at 11 am. EMS Captain Rodney Jones and crew will be instructing the class on emergency measures that can be used to save lives in a situation where first responders may take to long to arrive. The class is open to anyone in the community that wants to come and learn to save lives. This class is an informational class so no certificates will be...
Sulphur Springs City Council March 7 Meeting
March 9, 2023- Sulphur Springs City Council met last Tuesday to discuss several items within their agenda. The members of the City Council called for the month of March to become Texas history month, to honor the great Texas heritage that we all share. Ordinance 2827, a rezoning request by Scott Hemby was proposed to the court Tuesday. The rezoning property located at Azalea Lane and Hillcrest, identified as Lots 1, 2, Pt 10 Blk:...
Meal-A-Day Menu And Senior Citizen Center Calendar March 13-17, 2023
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of March 13-17, 2023 includes: Monday, March 13- Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Potato’s and Broccoli Tuesday, March 14- Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Tomato Sauce, Carrot Salad and Garlic Toast Wednesday, March...
Sulphur Springs City Council Denies Rezoning Of Main Street Property
March 8, 2023- On Tuesday, March 7th the Sulphur Springs City Council discussed Rezoning of Property located at 2119 Main Street, identified as lot Pt 1, 2, BLK:122. The property consists of approximately 10 acres of land, owned by C&C Guardian Inc. The Rezoning of the property would change the property form a light commercial property to a light industrial property. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended the denial of the...
City Council Annexation of Property West Of Town
March 8, 2023- Sulphur Springs City Council met last night to discuss ordinance 2825, the annexation of 281.644 acres of property west of Stonebriar Neighborhood owned by Oak National Development, LLC, among other items within their agendas. During the meeting members of the council opened up the floor to members of the community to voice their opinion of the matter to the members of the council. However, no members of the community...
SSISD Business Professionals Of America State Competition Results
March 7, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD Business Professionals of America (BPA) students recently competed at the State BPA Leadership Competition in Dallas. Twenty students competed. The results of that competition are as follows: Four students advanced to Nationals, which will be on April 26-30 in Anaheim, California. Those students advancing are: Kenzie Posey – Administrative Support Research Project – Ind. –...
Sulphur Springs ISD Early Retirement, Resignations, and Position change
March 7, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees met Monday March 6th. During their regular monthly meeting several personnel changes were announced. A total of 7 employees announced early of their intentions to retire at the end of the school year. Another 7 employees are resigning from the district, as well as two job changes were announced. The full list approved by the Board of Trustees is as follows. Early Retirement: Baxley,...
Main Street Theatre Looking For Actors To Play Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Sulphur Springs’ Main Street Theatre, operated by the Community Players, Inc., is looking for nine actors for its upcoming production of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, directed by Lyndie Mansfield. Auditions will be held at Main Street Theatre, 225 Main Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Thursday, March 9th @ 6:30 p.m. & Saturday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m. Performances are May 12-14, 19-21 (Friday/Saturday...
