North Hopkins Homecoming Reveal
The results are in, and a new king and queen have been crowned. The North Hopkins homecoming was held Friday January 26, 2018 where the Panthers defended there home court against the Dallas Gateway Gators. The junior varsity boys went into overtime winning the game with a final score of 24-23 and the varsity girls won their game 69-5. The varsity boys game had every fighting Panther fan on their feet with a close game that rolled into...
Wildcats Finish Second at Emory Powerlifting Meet
The Wildcats’ powerlifting team, competing against 17 schools and 250 lifters, finished in second place at an Emory Rains meet last Saturday. Wildcats Coach Casey Jeter said he was proud of how the Wildcats competed. He noted that the Wildcats, with 35 points, missed out on first place by a single point. For the Wildcats, Ian Blanch took first place in the 242 pound weight class with a total lift of 1485 pounds. Alex Rodriguez...
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer, Softball
Basketball: Both the #7 ranked Wildcats and the #9 ranked Lady Cats’ basketball teams have important district games with Texas High on the Tuesday game day. The Wildcats will travel to Texarkana. They have a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV game at 6:15 p.m. and the varsity game at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats enter the game with an 8-0 district mark. They are 25-3 for the season. The Wildcats have won seven games in a row. They are...
SSISD Conducts Annual Report of Educational Performance in Public Hearing February 12
Sulphur Springs Independent School District will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 6:00 pm for the purpose of discussing the Annual Report of Educational Performance and the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) for the 2016-2017 school year, according to Rusty Harden, Assistant Superintendent-Human Resources/Support Services. The hearing will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled meeting of the...
SSHS Academic UIL Team Places 2nd at Mt Pleasant Invitational
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat UIL Academic Team traveled to Mt. Pleasant this past weekend, January 26 – 27 and finished 2nd place overall at the Mt. Pleasant Winter UIL Invitational meet. Congratulations to the following students and teams who brought home awards in their events and to all those who participated. Ready Writing Annemarie Gunn 4th Place (Gail Herman – Coach) LD Debate Corban Philo 1st Place &...
Monday February 5th is Last Day to Register to Vote in March Primary
Monday February 5th is the last day to register to vote in the March, 2018 Primary. Early voting begins February 20th with March 2nd the final day for early voting. March 6 is primary election day for Republicans and Democrats. Registered voters over the age of 65 are receiving mailings that allow the voter to request a ballot by mail as the March Primary election season begins. Those requesting ballot by mail may request only the...
Previous Convictions Elevate Charge for Theft under $2500
When the Sulphur Springs Police officer stopped the 1999 Chevy Suburban Monday at 5 p.m., he found $30 in stolen items inside. Those items along with two previous convictions for theft led to the arrest of Mykeya Starlet Payne, 31, of Sulphur Springs. Although a small amount, with the two previous convictions she now faces a State Jail Felony. The arrest also led to her arrest on five previous traffic charges. Payne is in Hopkins...
