Channel 18 News, Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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Dinner Bell Sponsored by the Worsham Family
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Dinner Bell Sponsored by the Worsham Family

Dinner Bell10 Dinner Bell9 Dinner Bell Dinner Bell5 Dinner Bell7 The June 13th, 2018 Dinner Bell was sponsored by the Carol and Don Worsham Family. Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX....

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Lil’ 4’s Kids Club Director Letitia Conliff of Sulphur Springs Featured on “The View”, Receives Major Funding
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Lil’ 4’s Kids Club Director Letitia Conliff of Sulphur Springs Featured on “The View”, Receives Major Funding

Seven years ago, this gracious woman decided to open her arms and her heart to the “inner city” kids in Sulphur Springs who had no “safe haven” or positive place to go after school. Letitia Conliff did not have a lot of money and really no place to open an after-school program, but she has done it anyway. At a small building she rents near downtown Sulphur Springs, she prepares and serves a light afternoon meal...

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Lori Howard
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Lori Howard

Funeral service for Lori Howard, age 54, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Edgar Clements officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Richard Allen, Michael Brown, Bubba Elder, Michael Story, Zachary Teel and Dustin Burns serving as pallbearers and Colton Wheeler, Devon Martinez, Kevin Patterson and Dewane Baker serving as honorary...

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Meet Dairy Festival Contestants # 4, #5 and #6,  Cameron, Harley and Abbie
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Meet Dairy Festival Contestants # 4, #5 and #6, Cameron, Harley and Abbie

We’re counting down the days until the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Pageant takes place on Saturday June 16, 2018 at 7 pm onstage in the SSISD Auditorium inside the Civic Center. Let’s meet three more “dairy debutante” contestants! Contestant #4 Cameron Horton has proven her cow milking skills by winning the hands-on contest last weekend. Her ride in a hot air balloon was so exhilarating that she plans to crew...

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School Board Notes Campus Improvements, Summer Activities, Action Items During June Meeting
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School Board Notes Campus Improvements, Summer Activities, Action Items During June Meeting

New signs are being erected at Primary Schools and Douglass ECLC has a new sign with the correct spelling of the name of the school—Douglass. This information and more was presented to the Sulphur Springs School Board Tuesday night during their June session. Along with the signs, other physical changes are being made to buildings in the district as well. At Lamar Primary School, additional parking area is being constructed along...

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Personnel Changes at SSISD Approved in June Board Meeting
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Personnel Changes at SSISD Approved in June Board Meeting

Tuesday evening during the SSISD Board meeting,  a number of personnel changes were noted. Among the resignations was Wildcat Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron. Abron’s replacement in the slot, Alexander Guerra, was hired. Nicolus Wiggins, Head Boys Soccer Coach and Science Teacher, also resigned. Other resignations, new personnel, and personnel changes are noted below. Summer Contract- due to mid-term hire date Kaley...

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Wednesday Forecast
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Wednesday Forecast

High: 94, heat index value as high as 97; Low: 73; Wind: Southwest, 5-10 mph

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Earl D. Manning
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Earl D. Manning

Funeral services for Earl D. Manning, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Bradley French, Dylan Smith, Myles Manning, Jason Knight, Mathew Manning, and Steve French serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Brecken French. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., prior to service time.  Earl...

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Four Sulphur Springs Middle School Students Participate in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in D C
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Four Sulphur Springs Middle School Students Participate in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in D C

(photos and story) by Brandon Williams Four Local SSMS Students Taking Part in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. This summer, Jack Bain, Merrin Williams, Jocelyne Yanez, and Khira Young from Sulphur Springs, Texas, will join outstanding middle school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career oriented development experience, Envision’s Junior National Leadership...

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