Local Hospital to Celebrate Hospital and Nurses Week During the Week of May 8th
Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs will be celebrating Hospital and Nurses Week throughout the week of May 8th. Festivities begin on Monday with a celebratory dinner and award time at Arturos, followed by a Scrub Fair, Associates Picnic, and a Cake Walk on Wednesday, then Nursing Trivia on Thursday!
Director’s Notes on “Touchstone” Concert
Excitement is high for every member of the Northeast Texas Choral Society as they prepare for their 20th Spring Concert this weekend in the SSHS Auditorium at the Civic Center. Director Carol Allen says this is a joy-filled, “feel-good” concert which marks her 20th year as founder of the community chorale. Carol Ann O’Dell, a 3-year board member, is also an alto singer. You are invited to bring the family and enjoy...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus Students, Staff Discussed Concealed Carry on Campus Monday
Paris Junior College officials conducted a public meeting on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus Monday to discuss and receive input on the concealed carrying of handguns on campus. The general provisions of the state law, passed by the 2015 Texas Legislature, requires all community colleges to develop a policy allowing for “reasonable restrictions” on locations where guns may be carried on college campuses. PJC...
Video Story: Saturday’s Crawfish Festival
Despite rainfall before the event of .32″ (at KSST studios), die-hard crawfish fans turned out for the event. See video story below. Heavier rain followed throughout the day. Before the end of the storms over 1.5″ fell in most parts of the city and...
SSHS Sports Banquet Honors Announced
Wildcats’ baseball and track athlete Mason Buck won the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat and volleyball and basketball players Tori Moore and Sheretta Hill shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat at the 2016-2017 Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Monday night. Basketball player Dane Rutherford and football and baseball athlete Easton Silman shared the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for a Wildcat and...
Additional Charges for Chester
Following a lengthy investigation, the Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Special Crimes Unit served four warrants on an inmate in Hopkins County Jail Monday, May 2, 2017 around 1 p.m. It was found that the female had been selling large amounts of suspected methamphetamine prior to her arrest last week. Haylee Brooke Chester, 21, was served with one Felony 1, and three Felony 2 charges. Chester’s additional charges include Manufacture...
Shanda Renee Vaughn Beck
Memorial service for Shanda Vaughn Beck, 52, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 6, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. B.J. Teer and Bro. Tommy Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., prior to service. Shanda passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Christus Mother Frances in Sulphur Springs. She was born on August 27,...
North Hopkins Wins Warm-up; Begin Bi-District Friday 4:30 p.m.
Three North Hopkins pitchers combined to shut out Wolfe City, 1-0 in a playoff warm up game at North Hopkins Monday afternoon. T he Panthers Colby Cameron started and got the win throwing four innings allowing only one hit while striking out three and walking one. Chase Williams threw one inning allowing no hits and walking one. Wyatt Wharton got a save pitching the final two innings allowing only one hit with four strikeouts and one...
Dinner Bell Menu May 3rd, 2017
Messengers Sunday School Class Wednesday’s Dinner Bell Community Partner HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO Mexican Lasagna Pinto Beans Salsa Mexican Style Green Salad Warm Flour Tortillas and Butter Sopapilla Cheesecake Peach Yogurt Low Sugar Dessert Tea or Water Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX. Dinner Bell Aug1 Dinner Bell Aug2 Dinner Bell Aug3 Dinner Bell Aug4 Dinner Bell 007 Building 3...
Reception Honors Superintendent Lamb
Monday afternoon in the Administration Building Board Room, Sulphur Springs ISD Board members, administrative staff, and others honored Superintendent Michael Lamb for five years of service to the local school district. The informal reception provided and opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of the district during the past five years. Lamb was presented his five year pin by School Board President Leesa Tolliver.
