SSISD Special Meeting Friday Focused on Personnel
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Friday, May 26, 2017. The only item of business for the board focused on personnel changes. Resignations Omie Penny Pre-K Aide ECLC Kayla Bohannon Grade 4 Teacher SS Elementary Misty Abron English Teacher Middle School...
SSISD Kindergarten Registration is Online May 30-June 2, 2017
Registration for Sulphur Springs ISD Kindergarten has a process that is different for the new school year. Sulphur Springs ISD Parents: The 2017-2018 Kindergarten Roundup is Tuesday-Friday, May 30-June 2, 2017. The district now uses online registration through Skyward Family Access which can be completed at home or, if one needs access to a computer, in the Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) Parent Center, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. If...
SSHS Seniors Practice for Friday’s Graduation Ceremony
The 2017 Sulphur Springs High School Graduation will be on Friday May 26 at 7:00 pm in the Arena of the Hopkins County Civic Center. SSHS Staff expect that the commencement will end around 8:30pm. Guest and Visitor parking will be in the civic center parking lot. 275 Students will be taking part in the Friday night ceremony, and 28 students will be honors graduates. Special recognition honors go to Lydia Burleson, who is this...
Annual Ice Cream Freeze-Off Changes Time, Location
The 16th Annual Ice Cream Freeze-off has changed the time and location, according to Lezley Brown, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. The Ice Cream Freeze-off will continue to be on Saturday, June 10th, but the time has changed to 5:30 p.m. and the location has moved to Shannon Oaks Church front lawn. Brown invites the public to enjoy all-you-can-eat ice cream for $3.00 (while it lasts), then watch the hot air balloons take...
Baseball Bat Used in Aggravated Assault Family Violence
Hopkins County Deputies responded to a call on County Road 4586 Thursday when a female resident at that location said she had received a phone call from Joe Lee Cathy, 55, stating that he was on his way to her house. She was struck with a baseball bat several times about the head causing severe lacerations as well as possible broken bones in her arm and upper body. Cathy was not there at the time of their arrival. Around 11:42 p.m.,...
Alert Clerks Determine Package Suspicious
Clerks at The Shipping Zone thought the package suspicious. The package was received at the Shipping Zone on Gilmer Street around 2:30 p.m. Thursday and was bound for a Florida address. The clerks contacted Sulphur Springs Police. The Special Crimes Unit investigators responded to the call and clerks opening the package found inside 1.2-grams of suspected methamphetamine and 2.6-grams of Hydrocodone pills in a prescription bottle with...
City Hall Comprehensive City Plan Focus Areas Revealed; Priorities and Timelines Are A Future Discussion
by Savannah Owens At the Thursday night meeting for the Comprehensive City Plan at City Hall, Ian Lockwood, Lead Designer, reviewed several options and examples to address areas of focus for the city. The areas of focus for the city included land use, community facilities, economic development, parks and open space, culture, streets, utilities, as well as funding and implementation. This session did not include prioritization or...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 17-23, 2017
May 17th At 7:58 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 2225 in Quitman. At 8:38 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 2966 in Quitman. May 18th At 7:35 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 515 in Yantis. Deputies were dispatched at approximately 10:31 a.m., to CR 1540 in Alba. A woman, 76, was pronounced deceased by the Justice of the Peace at 12:35 p.m. At 4:02 p.m., cows were reported out on CR 2270/2275 in Mineola. At 5:59 p.m., cows were...
