SSISD Board Approves Resignations, New Personnel, Assignment Changes
Personnel changes were approved Monday evening, July 9, 2018 during the regular session of the Sulphur Springs ISD Board meeting. Those changes include resignations approved, new personnel hired and position moves: Resignations Kristen Downs Kindergarten Teacher Bowie Primary Kelsey Kraemer Kindergarten Teacher Bowie Primary Timothy Thomas ...
Calling All Seniors! Summer Olympics Set for August 23 at The Roc
Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen’s Center Director Karon Weatherman is now taking Registrations for the 2018 Senior Summer Olympics, to be held Thursday August 23, 2018. No pole vaulting or synchronized swimming…just friendly competition in Horse Shoes, Washer Pitching, Scooter Race, Nerf Javelin Throw, Bean Bag Toss, Unassisted Walk/Race and Assisted Walk/Race. These games begin at 10am, with a 1K Race that gets underway...
Tuesday Forecast
High: 92 with heat index as high as 99; Low: 74; Wind: South, southwest around 5 mph
David Cleburn Northcutt
Funeral services for David Cleburn Northcutt, age 85, of Emory will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 14, 2018 at First Assembly of God Church in Emory, with Bro. Monte Parker officiating. Interment will be at Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, July 13, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
SSISD Boys Basketball Camp K-9th Grade Underway
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said there was a pretty good group of youngsters that showed up for the first session of his four-day SSISD Boys Basketball Camp Monday (July 9) at the Auxiliary Gym on the High School Campus. The first session, from 10 a.m. until noon Monday, is designed for boys who will enter kindergarten through the fifth grade this fall. Coach Cipoletta said the largest turnout was from future third and...
Numbers Fall Following Week Off for Edge Conditioning Program
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens was disappointed by the turnout at The Edge conditioning program Monday morning (July 9) as it got back underway after a week off last week. Coach Owens said attendance among entering 10th grade through twelfth grade boys was down from 60 to around 40. He said the group of entering ninth grade boys also appeared to be down some. Girls entering the 10th through twelfth grades were down from 25 to...
Add LSU to the Iwuakor List
The list of colleges recruiting Wildcats’ basketball star Victor Iwuakor continues to grow. Last Friday (July 6) the LSU Tigers offered a scholarship to Iwuakor. Iwuakor responded by twitter saying he was blessed to receive an offer from LSU. Iwuakor remains uncommitted. Iwuakor is listed as the #94 recruit in the US according to 247Sports Top 100 list of 2019 prospects. 247Sports says Iwuakor is 18th on the national list of...
Local Man Dies in I-30 Pedestrian/Vehicle Accident
A two vehicle pedestrian accident early Sunday morning resulted in the death of Bradley Allen Vaughn, 34, of Sulphur Springs. Vaughn was crossing I-30 from the south side to the north side at 126 mile marker, near the location of Bob Evans Foods on the north side and Copy Products on the south side of the interstate. Vaughn had successfully crossed the east bound lanes and had entered the west bound lanes when he was struck by two...
Pat Butler
Funeral service for Pat Butler, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Andy Wright officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Pat passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at his residence. He was born on July 22, 1931 in Sulphur Springs, TX, the...
