Hammons Qualifies for State at Region 8 UIL Congress ; SSHS UIL Academic Team Competes in Fall Meet
Two Sulphur Springs High School students went to a Region 8 UIL Congress competition earlier this month and one of the students qualified for state competition early next year. Noah Hammons finished second in the Region 8 competition qualifying for state and Rhett Reid placed sixth. Wildcats UIL Academic Coordinator Gerald Grafton said at UIL Congress competition, students introduce legislation, propose it and then debate it. Judges...
Wildcat Football Coordinator Tuesday
by Don Julian Wildcats Defense Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron said he felt like the Wildcats played well in the win over Hallsville last Friday night. He said the defensive line played a heck of a game. Coach Abron said they were highly disruptive. Along with linemen D’Idrec Dugan, Calvin Eckert, Jose Rodriguez and Vuk Susic, Coach Abron said outside linebacker Kylan Wade also had a good game. He really liked the...
Game Day: Wildcat, Lady Cat Basketball
There is Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball on this Tuesday game day. Both teams are on the road. The Wildcats, 1-0 so far this season, play at Rockwall Heath. Play begins with a freshman game at 5 p.m., then a JV contest takes place at around 6:30 p.m. with the varsity game at around 8 p.m. The Wildcats opened the season with an impressive win over Arlington Bowie in the Cowtown Showdown in North Crowley Saturday. Meanwhile the...
Sue Glenn Brown
Funeral service for Sue Glenn Brown, age 82, of Midlothian, TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel in Sulphur Springs. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, TX. There will be no formal visitation. Surrounded by family, Sue Glenn Brown, peacefully took the heavenly journey on Saturday November 11th, 2017. Sue was a loving wife, mother,...
Maxwell Named 2017 Official of the Year by Texas Mining Reclamation Association
AUSTIN, Texas [Oct. 31, 2017] — The Texas Mining and Reclamation Association (TMRA), the state’s leading mining industry association representing more than 150 companies and individual members, presented Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell with its 2017 Elected Official of the Year Award at the trade group’s annual meeting last night in Bastrop, Texas. The award is in recognition of his support for the Texas lignite mining...
“Fly Your Flag” On the Air During Contest Hosted on KSST…Texas A and M Commerce Wins Again
KSST opened it’s doors to the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation Executive Director Meredith Caddell, board members and volunteers on Tuesday November 14 for the annual “Fly Your Flag” fundraising effort which benefits the Lights of Life Campaign. KSST owners Chad and Rhonda Young, General Manager Jim Rogers and the staff fielded phone calls from listeners who pledged money to have their own Alma Mater flag flown...
Winnsboro Police Report November 6-12, 2017
Winnsboro Police made four arrests, investigated a minor two vehicle accident, responded to 157 calls for service, issued 54 citations, and wrote 37 warnings during the report period , November 6-12, 2017. Dawn-Marie Mooney, 47, of Winnsboro, was arrested November 7th on two city of Winnsboro Municipal warrants. Jimmy Beckham, 36, of Winnsboro, was arrested November 7th on a felony warrant out of Franklin County. Wesley Miller, 39, of...
SSISD Board Hears Reports, Approves Contracts, Approves Personnel Changes During November Meeting
Sulphur Springs School Board approved the purchase of replacement air conditioning/heating units for four classrooms at the high school and took a tour of Salem, Massachusetts during colonial times during their Tuesday evening November board meeting. The board also learned that almost all of the local policies in the district complied with the 800-plus pages of legislative chances for public education. Lamar Primary School students,...
Beatty Named Texas A & M-Commerce Vice President of Advancement
Commerce, TX – President Ray Keck announced that Keturi Beatty will serve as the University’s next Vice President of Advancement. Beatty joined A&M-Commerce as the Associate Vice President for Advancement in July of 2017. Interim Vice President for Advancement, Wyman Williams, will continue his service to the University as the Associate Vice President for Advancement and Beatty’s senior development officer. President Keck looks...
Tuesday Forecast
20% chance of showers after noon; High: 70; Low: 59; Wind: South, southeast 5-10 mph
