SSISD Receives Superior Financial Rating
Proposal Selected For 8 HVAC Replacement Units Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees heard a number of reports from school personnel and students and were asked to consider a few items, including bids for half a dozen HVAC systems. SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw at the Nov. 11 meeting cnoducted a public meeting regarding the district’s 2019 Financial Accountability Rating. McGraw explained that the...
Update: Sulphur Bluff Resident Found In Debris Of Burned Home Wednesday Afternoon, Officials Report
Officials Wednesday afternoon reported the Sulphur Bluff man whose County Road 3608 residence was destroyed Tuesday by fire was located by specially trained canines inside the debris of his home. The Search One Rescue Team, an organization with specifically trained canine handlers dedicated to search and rescue, located the deceased man inside the debris and notified his family, according to a press release issued by Hopkins County...
Wildcats Basketball is Better At Second Scrimmage Tuesday Night
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats played much better at a scrimmage Tuesday night (November 12) than they did on Saturday. The Wildcats scrimmaged Mesquite Poteet and Tyler Lee at Mesquite Poteet Tuesday evening. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats did not appear to be having fun on Saturday. He said he knows the team has a target on their back and will get everyone’s best shot but he said the team did...
Two Basketball Wildcats Sign Letters of Intent: Hall to IUPUI and Kahn to DBU
Two Wildcats Basketball seniors signed letters of intent to play college ball Wednesday morning (November 13) in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs before a big crowd of students, friends and family. 6-foot-5 forward and guard Cameron Kahn signed to play at Dallas Baptist University. Kahn said DBU began to follow him through his AAU basketball playing. He said the religious school would allow him to follow his faith and help him be a...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Saw a Lot of Improvement in Her Team Tuesday Night
Despite a 46-29 loss to Mount Vernon Tuesday Night (November 12), Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said her team played a lot better than they did last Saturday against Mineola. She said the Lady Cats just got down by too many points in the first quarter to overcome. Coach Tisdell said her team’s play after the first quarter was outstanding. She said the Lady Cats could have won except for the bad first quarter that...
Saltillo Lady Lions Open Regular Season With Loss to State’s #1 Class 2A Team
For an opening season game Tuesday (November 12), the Saltillo Lady Lions decided to climb the highest mountain. They took on Martin’s Mill, the #1 ranked team in Class 2A and State Champions for the past two seasons and the game was at Martin’s Mill. The result was a Martin’s Mill win over Salltillo, 53-18. Martin’s Mill went up 19-2 after one quarter and never looked back. For the Lady Lions, Allie Lane had 6...
Marketside Brand Creamy Cauliflower Parmesan Soup Recall Announced
Kettle Cuisine of Lynn, Massachusetts is voluntarily recalling 16-ounce retail containers of Marketside Brand Creamy Cauliflower Parmesan Soup Kettle Cuisine of Lynn, Massachusetts is voluntarily recalling 16-ounce retail pots of Marketside Brand Creamy Cauliflower Parmesan Soup due to potential presence of fish and wheat, allergens not declared on the label. Product was distributed to Walmart stores in all 50 states for purchase in...
Arrests Made Following 2 Theft Complaints
Sulphur Springs Police patrol car Theft complaints made to police on two separate days resulted in felony arrests, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officers Cameron Robinson and Nick Floyd arrested a Commerce woman and Winnsboro man Nov. 10 following a complaint of a possible theft in progress at Walmart. Upon arrival at the store around 8:20 p.m. Sunday, officers contacted suspect Amber Rebecca Lee of Commerce and...
Alabama Man Sentenced To 180 Days In Jail For Burglary
Chase Mitchell Hopper A 22-year-old Jackson, Alabama man has been sentenced to 180 days in Hopkins County detention center for an April 22 burglary. Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers took Chase Mitchell Hopper, who listed an Alabama address at the time of his arrest, into custody in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom, where the district judge Monday, Nov. 11, sentenced him to 180 days in the county jail for an April 22 burglary...
