Game Day: Softball, Soccer Games Moved to Monday Due to Weather, Tuesday Playoff Game
Lady Cat Softball A scheduled Tuesday game against Mineola at Lady Cat Park has been moved to Monday night due to concerns with Tuesday weather. The teams will be playing a varsity only game at 4:30 p.m. Monday. The game will be broadcast on KSST Radio beginning at 4:30 p.m. The game will also be videotaped for replay at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable. The Lady Cats’ softball team opened the regular season with...
Faye Ann Ardis
Funeral services for Faye Ann Ardis, age 79, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dean Libby officiating and Rev. Ed Lantz assisting. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. prior to services at First United Methodist Church. Ann passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at her residence. Ann...
Lady Cats Play in Cold Regional Warm Up
Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener said she had never been involved in a golf tournament colder than the one the Lady Cats played in Monday (February 18) at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Coach Spigener said the wind chill was 23-degrees when her golfers teed off Monday and only got up to 36-degrees at the end of the round. With worse weather expected for Tuesday, round two of the tournament has been canceled. Lady Cat Sophomore...
Zelma Ree Hargrave McCullough
Memorial services for Zelma Ree Hargrave McCullough will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, February 21, 2019 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Lantz officiating and Rev. Dean Libby assisting. There will be no formal visitation. Honorary pallbearers will be her nephews. Zelma passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at her residence. She was born September 24, 1915 to Elzy and Margie Hatchel Hargrave in the Nelta...
Jean Stephens Tullis
Graveside service for Jean Stephens Tullis, age 87, of Yantis, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Yantis Cemetery with Bro. Rodney Crist officiating. A visitation will be held from 11:00-12:30 Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Tullis passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at her residence. Jean Stephens Tullis was born October 16, 1931 in Yantis, Texas, the daughter of Ruben...
SSISD Invites Public to Open House at Each School March 11-14, 2019
Sulphur Springs Independent School District would like to invite parents and the community to visit our schools during Texas Public Schools Week. Below is the Open House Schedule for each campus: Monday, March 11 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sulphur Springs Elementary School Grades 4 – 5 Sulphur Springs Middle School Grades 6 – 8 Tuesday, March 12 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Bowie Primary Kindergarten (K) – Grade 3 Bush Primary...
North Hopkins FFA CHapter Participating in the Hopkins County Jr. Market Show
FFA Officers Sydnee Bell (left) and Breeanna Hicks (right) with North Hopkins Ag Instructor Brittany Bettes Seniors Breeanna Hicks and Sydnee Bell have been schoolmates in the North Hopkins ISD since Pre-K and they will graduate in Spring 2019. Both have a love for animals and are among the 80-member North Hopkins FFA Chapter. Both girls are Vice-Presidents of the chapter, and both are showing livestock in the Feb 21-23 county show....
TxDOT Begins Improvements to State Highway 154; Traffic Study at I-30/State Highway 19
TxDOT work planned in Franklin and Hopkins Counties during the week of Feb. 18, 2019 include: Sulphur Springs Area (Hopkins, Franklin Counties): SH 154, Hopkins County: From SH 11 to Loop 301. Watch for survey crews as they begin marking locations for upcoming roadway surfacing operations. SH 19, Hopkins County: At Interstate Highway 30. Watch for workers placing counters for an upcoming traffic study at this location. SH 37, Franklin...
Dinner Bell Menu For February 20, 2019
Dinner Bell February 20, 2019 Community Partner: Legacy Hospice Menu: Mexican Lasagna Pinto Beans Salsa Salad with Guacamole Ranch Garlic French Bread Honeybun Cake Baked Pears (no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Won’t you join us for great food and wonderful visits with friends at the tables where you are seated? Hope to see...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Science Major
SCIENCE MAJOR Adriana Yepez continues her study in science as she registered for classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Assisting her is Advisor Carey Gable. For more information about classes, advising and enrollment, call 903-885-1232.




