Civic Center Issues Statement Regarding Tuesday’s Trustee Escape
On Tuesday, June 27th, around 8:00 a.m., a trustee escaped the custody of Civic Center staff in a premeditated and planned escape. Thanks to efforts of local and state law enforcement agencies, the inmate was apprehended less than twelve hours later and is back in custody. Through various social media outlets, some members of our community have expressed concern and dissatisfaction with our county’s trustee program. As the department...
SSISD Board Approves Personnel Changes in Special Session
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Thursday, June 29, 2017. PERSONNEL Resignations Jennifer Harrington Head Start 3 Teacher ECLC Tammi Humphries Kindergarten Teacher ECLC LaWanda Losey Grade 2 Teacher Travis Taryn Dungan Technology Aide SS Elementary Gregory Reed Grade 4 Teacher SS Elementary Colby Smith ELAR...
3 Summer Quick Trips
By Savannah Owens Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you have time to take a long and expensive vacation. Stay-cations can be fun-until you run into your neighbors at the grocery store and get talked into helping them with yard work…The perfect solution?A weekend road-trip! Idea #1 Leave on Friday around 10:00 am, and head to Waco, its about a 3 hour drive-stop by the Dr. Pepper Museum and the Texas Ranger Hall of...
7-on-7 Benefits Players and Coaches
As the Wildcats’ football offensive coordinator, Matt Young finds a lot to like about 7 on 7. The Wildcats played fourteen games during May and June. Coach Young says the players develop camaraderie. He says when its’ 120 degrees on the turf, players that go through that together can’t help but get closer. Coach Young says Wildcats players learn how to communicate. He says unlike other teams that use dads or former...
Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild Planning Quilt Show!
At the monthly meeting of the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild on June 26, 2017, about 60 persons, members and guests, were in attendance. Men are welcome, but only two were present. Everyone of any age who is interested in quilts and quilting is welcome at the meetings, held on the fourth Monday of each month at the Senior Citizen’s Center in Sulphur Springs. A delightful pot luck meal is often a feature of the meetings and this...
Oklahoma Man Arrested for Meth Near Cumby
Blake E. Radke, 38, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma was driving a Kia at 61 mph in a 75 mph zone. He was traveling I-30 in the left hand lane at that speed without passing another vehicle or making a left turn. When stopped by the Cumby Police officer, it was noted that Radke had a glass pipe commonly used to smoke marijuana. Radke was asked if anything illegal was in the vehicle and Radke handed the officer the pipe. Asked about other...
Juarez Man Arrested for Possession of Large Quantity of Meth
Marco Antonio Favela-Puga, 19, of Juarez, Mexico met Sgt. Harry Washington and Deputy Pruit of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department Interdiction Team Thursday evening around 7:30 p.m. In the encounter Sgt. Washington asked for and was granted permission to search the young man’s bags. Three clear vacuumed sealed bags contained a white crystal like substance. Favela-Puga admitted the substance was his. The substance tested positive...
Mark Steven Kluna
On Sunday, June 26, 2017, Mark Steven Kluna left us all to go Home to be with his Lord, at the age of 56. Mark was born in Garland, TX on June 13, 1961. Mark grew up in Houston, TX and eventually moved to Sulphur Springs, TX where he found life with God and amazing friends. Mark will always be lovingly remembered by his Mom, Billie “Jo” Kluna of Houston, TX; Sister Kathleen (Kathi) Kluna of Houston, TX; brother Charles...
Chamber Connection June 29, 2017
Have you seen the beautiful Sulphur Springs montage prints that have begun circulating Hopkins County? An artist has depicted Sulphur Springs with businesses, events, and history by creating a huge montage drawing. They are the neatest things! I keep getting lost in them each time seeing something that I have not seen before. If you would like to see one or purchase one, stop by the Chamber! We have them for sale for $10 each....
