Injured Iwuakor Returns to Game to Propel Wildcats to Overtime Win
The Wildcats’ basketball team was finally able to pull away from the pesky Pine Tree Pirates in double overtime winning 66-56 in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. The Wildcats were cruising along in the game until sophomore center Victor Iwuakor fell to the floor hard apparently bruising some ribs early in the third quarter. He courageously returned late in the fourth quarter and propelled the Wildcats to victor in overtime and double...
Senate Bill 1 Could Limit A & M University-Commerce Ability to Recruit and Retain Faculty
By Scott Cason COMMERCE, TX—The $8.8 million budget reduction proposed under the latest version of Senate Bill 1 (S.B.1.) in the Texas State Legislature has the potential to halt planned enrollment growth and diminish the ability of Texas A&M University-Commerce to continue to deliver a high-quality, affordable and accessible education. The greatest impact of the proposed budget reduction under S.B.1. will be on the university’s...
Seventeen New Members Inducted into SSHS National Technical Honor Society
Monday evening 17 new members were inducted into the Gerald Kennedy Chapter of the Sulphur Springs High School National Technical Honor Society. The honor society honors those students who achieve in the field of technical studies such as health science, family consumer science, agricultural science, education and training, business and marketing. Along with the certificate of membership, students who are members may access...
Become an Advocate for SAFE-T’s Sulphur Springs Outreach
SAFE-T Crisis Center is an agency that provides services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Recently, the Office of the Attorney General Sexual Assault Prevention & Crisis Services Crime Victim Services Division certified Shelter Agencies for Families in East Texas, Inc. (SAFE-T) for the OAG Sexual Assault Training Program (SATP). The SATP shall provide forty hours of training, including but not limited to...
Sulphur Springs Lions Club Meets and Eats
The Sulphur Springs Lions Club meets each Tuesday at the Pizza Inn in Sulphur Springs, TX. Tail Twister Don Sapaugh was in attendance. The service club recently served lunch at the Dinner Bell at the First United Methodist Church. President Candace Ashmore wants to encourage everyone to join Lions Club. She notes that it’s not just a men’s organization. The Lions Club will be partnering with the Pilot Club for the annual...
Cumby Robotics Teams Score Again!
ZbotTeam 6834Z set a world record for winning by the widest margin in the vex robotics competition in Bonham last Saturday. Both teams worked together to win 1st place in the tournament and 1st place in the skills competition.
Sulphur Bluff Homecoming Court
ATTEND THE HOMECOMING GAME ON FRIDAY JAN 27 SULPHUR BLUFF BEARS VS THE SALTILLO LIONS Pictured L-R couples: (Senior King & Queen Nominees Hailey Halbert & Jaden Goldsmith, Katie Allen & Taylor Josey) (HS Duke & Dutches Nominees: Juniors Samantha Ryman & Turner South, Sophomores Makenna Morgan & Hunter Wallis, Freshman Ann Marie Dorner & Ryan Vance (JH Prince & Princess Eigth Grade Kya Morrison &...
Local Real Estate Company Among Business Relocating to the Expanding South Broadway Area
Janet Martin Realty current situated just south of the Celebration District will be moving further south sometime in February 2017. The existing building is across from what many consider to be the most anticipated opening in Sulphur Springs this year i.e. Starbucks. There is no doubt that traffic patterns and wait times will change once the high-end coffee shop finally opens. For better or worse, get ready to change your driving...
