Feb. 5 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 18 New Cases, 10 Recoveries, 35 Vaccine Doses Administered
Feb05

Feb. 5 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 18 New Cases, 10 Recoveries, 35 Vaccine Doses Administered

The Texas Department of State Health Services Feb. 5 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed three additional confirmed COIVD-19 fatalities and 18 new cases on Friday. On the other hand, 10 people had recovered Friday, COVID-19 hospitalizations remained low, 36 additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to people in Hopkins County on Thursday and 200 additional doses have been allocated to two Hopkins County providers...

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Hopkins County Records – Feb. 5, 2021
Feb05

Hopkins County Records – Feb. 5, 2021

Land Deed Transactions Deed records in Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Hazel Maria Skeen Estate, Shanna Smith independent executor, to Kenneth N. Barker Jr. and Shannon C. Barker; tract in the Santos Coy surveyLauren Miller and Heath Robinson to Danrick Troy Gaspard and Laura Jean Gaspard; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo surveyCity Cemetery Society Sulphur Springs to Cheryl Arrington and Nathan Arrington; tract in the Sunset...

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SSISD To Hold Public Hearings Feb. 8 Regarding Use Of Telemedicine Services, 2019-2020 Texas Academic Performance Report
Feb05

SSISD To Hold Public Hearings Feb. 8 Regarding Use Of Telemedicine Services, 2019-2020 Texas Academic Performance Report

Sulphur Springs Independent School District will hold two public hearings Feb. 8 during the public forum portion of regular school board meeting. SSISD logo A public hearing on the 2019-2020 Texas Academic Performance Report is slated to be conducted by Jason Evans, who oversees SSISD State & Federal Programs, during the 6 p.m. meeting. The TAPR is essentially the school district report card and is always one year behind as Texas...

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Hilda Mehlhoff
Feb05

Hilda Mehlhoff

On February 4,2021, Hilda Mehlhoff, of Sulphur Springs, Passed away at the age of 70 years old. Funeral service and Catholic blessing will be held for Hilda Mehlhoff at 1:00P.M. on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Deacon Buddy O’Brian officiating. Visitation will be one hour, prior to the service.  Hilda was born to Innocente Castillo and Carmen Garcia de Castillo in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico....

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Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Softball on Friday Game Day
Feb05

Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Softball on Friday Game Day

The Wildcats Basketball Team wraps up district play at home on Senior Night against Texas High on this game day Friday (February 5). There will be a freshmen game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at 6:15 with the varsity game at 8. With a win, the Wildcats can take second place in the district The Wildcats are 8-3 in district play and 15-9 overall Texas High is 4-7 in district play and in fifth place. They have no path to the playoffs. The...

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Charles “Chuck” Carter
Feb05

Charles “Chuck” Carter

Funeral services for Charles “Chuck” Carter, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 8, 2021 at Spence Chapel of First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Chris Carrell, Scott Lee, Wayne Bolton, Tanner Bolton, Brian Coleman, Justin Coleman, Matthew Covington, and Zac Ivey serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Stanley Walesiak, Fred Lewis, and Median Adult 4-Glenn...

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Helen R. Moss
Feb05

Helen R. Moss

Murray Orwosky <[email protected]>11:43 AM (14 minutes ago)to [email protected], me, [email protected] Funeral service for Helen R. Moss, age 79, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 8, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating.  Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Larry Moss, Danny Ray Moss, Scott...

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Wanted Woman In Possession Of Methamphetamine When Arrested Third Time In 3 Months On Felony Charges
Feb05

Wanted Woman In Possession Of Methamphetamine When Arrested Third Time In 3 Months On Felony Charges

A wanted woman was in possession of methamphetamine when arrested for the third time in three months and fourth time in less than a year on felony charges, according to arrest and jail reports. Mary Elizabeth Walker (HCSO jail photo) When Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Aaron Chaney and Chris Baumann arrived at Mary Elizabeth Walker’s Sulphur Springs residence at 8:50 p.m. Feb. 4 to take her into custody on a...

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After 32 Days, GA-32 Restrictions Lifted For Trauma Service Area F
Feb04

After 32 Days, GA-32 Restrictions Lifted For Trauma Service Area F

Newsom: “We are back to 75% occupancy in small businesses and bars can reopen under GA-32” Trauma Service Area F, which spans across Northeast Texas, is no longer under Executive Order GA-32 restrictions as COVID-19 hospitalizations had remained under 15 percent of the total hospital capacity for seven consecutive days as of Wednesday, according to Texas Department of Public Safety’s Feb. 4 COVID-19 dashboards and...

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Celebrating CTE Month: SSHS Interior Design Class – Architecture Program
Feb04

Celebrating CTE Month: SSHS Interior Design Class – Architecture Program

February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month, KSST’s high school interns have compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE...

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