Dodd Seeks Republican Nomination for County Clerk
Michael “Mike” Dodd has announced his candidacy as a Republican nominee for the position of Hopkins County Clerk in the March 6 Republican Primary Election. Mike is a life-long resident of Hopkins County, Texas, having been born in the old Sulphur Springs Hospital a little over 55 years ago to Jimmy Dodd and the late Venera Hopper Dodd. “I have worked in the Land Surveying field,” stated Dodd, “working with Deeds, Deed Research,...
Although Not Present for Court, Crump Found Guilty, Sentenced
Although not present for the second day of her trial Tuesday December 12, 2017, a Hopkins County Jury found Keri Amanda Crump, 28, of Sulphur Springs guilty of Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram. The guilty verdict was delivered around 9:30 a.m. and the sentencing phase got underway 15 minutes later. Before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the jury sentenced her to two years in state jail and assessed a $10,000...
SSISD Board Hears Reports; Approves Personnel Changes
Monday morning, Sulphur Springs School Board heard a number of reports and approved personal changes during their December meeting. Sulphur Springs School District Financial Accountability Rating for 2016-2017 is a perfect rating of “Superior” and the District auditors, Rutherford, Taylor and Company, stated the district received the best opinion or “Unmodified”. The board approved the 2017-2018 District Improvement Plan and the TASB...
SSISD Foundation Awards $27,519 in Teacher Grants
The SSISD Education Foundation recently awarded $27,519 in teacher grants. The recipients were: Talisha Harris and Sylvia Ramos: $1200 for Echale Ganas! Bilingual tutoring connecting high school dual language speakers with Travis Primary bilingual students to provide academic assistance and positive role models. Tammy Burnside, Chelsea Holcomb, Emily Simpson, Maricela Resendez, Kristen Downs, Mary Surber, Kori Reed, Whitney Helffrich,...
Commissioners’ Court Approves Crosstown Trail to Civic Center
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved the segment of Crosstown Trail that will proceed from Buford Park to the civic center with a slight alteration of the path to provide greater safety for pedestrians in the area where livestock are often found. The approval came Monday morning during their regular court session. In other action, the court approved a final plat for the Sprague Subdivision in Precinct 2 and approved a service...
Donald Wayne Gumm
Memorial service for Donald Wayne Gumm, age 57, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Triumph Christian Center, Sulphur Springs with Judge Robert Newsom officiating. Mr. Gumm passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. Donald Wayne Gumm was born on March 7, 1960 to Don Willard Gumm and Mary Edwards Blankenship. Donald served in the US Army from 1979 to 1983. He married...
Linda Joyce Hullett Kennimer
Funeral service for Linda Joyce Hullett Kennimer, age 73, of Emory, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Lake Highlands Baptist Church, with Bro. Billy Smith and Bro. Johnny Wheat officiating. Interment to follow at Yantis Cemetery with Blain Campbell, Bryan Campbell, Dayton Gallagher, Dane Gallagher, Tent Sisk and Randy Calhoun serving as pallbearers and Jason Campbell and Duane Gallagher serving as...
SSHS FFA Savannah Allen One of State’s Top Speakers, District FFA Officer Philip Rater Conducts Workshop at Greenhand Camp
According to FFA Sponsor John Holland, Sulphur Springs FFA member Savannah Allen competed in the Texas FFA State Leadership Development Event contest held in Huntsville, Tx at Sam Houston State University. Savannah had to advance out of District as well as Area to be able to compete at the State Greenhand Creed speaking contest. At the start of the year there were 641 hopeful contestants trying to make it to State Contest with only 20...
Wildcats Defeat Paris
Over the years, Paris has been a tough basketball match up for the Wildcats. On Monday night (December 11) before a large crowd, the Wildcats took a dominating win over Paris, 64-41 in Wildcats Gym. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said the game represented some of the best team basketball the Wildcats have played this year. He noted the team had more than 25 assists. Coach Cipoletta called it San Antonio Spurs type basketball and he...
