A&M Commerce Ranked #58 in the Nation for Social Mobility
November 2, 2023 – U.S. News & World Report Ranks A&M-Commerce #58 in the Nation for Social Mobility COMMERCE, TX—U.S. News & World Report recently announced a few of its highly anticipated 2024 university rankings, and Texas A&M University-Commerce has placed 58th in the nation for social mobility among 434 ranked universities. The designation reflects A&M-Commerce’s commitment to advancing the...
Tyler Pipe, Blacklands Railroad Cut Ribbon on new Partnered Hub
November 2, 2023 – Representatives of Tyler Pipe, Blacklands Railroad, and the City of Henderson gathered on a chilly Monday morning to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Tyler Pipe’s new Industrial Drive location. Joe Holzbauer, plant manager of the Tyler Pipe plant in Tyler, TX, did the honors donning the giant shears and ushering in a new era for the near 100 year old company and its Blacklands Railroad partner. “Tyler Pipe has...
Free Breakfast Every First Saturday At St. James Church in Sulphur Springs.
November 2, 2023 – Stop by St. James Church on 297 Texas St on the first Saturday of the month for a free breakfast. Parishioners will be serving the public from 8AM until 10AM. This meal is free to the public and everyone is welcome. Pase por la iglesia St. James en 297 Texas St el primer sábado del mes para disfrutar de un desayuno gratis. Los feligreses atenderán al público desde las 8 a. m. hasta las 10 a. m. Esta comida es...
Gerald Lee Wilburn
Funeral services for Gerald Lee Wilburn, age 69, of Sulphur Springs, TX. will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 6, 2023 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Pastor Dustin Cowden officiating. Interment will follow at Old Saltillo Cemetery with Jimmy Cockrum, Glen Norfleet, Willie Sanches, Andy Gall, Clint Springfield, Travis Dudley, and Kenneth Andrews serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Carlos Barela, Rick...
Heritage Transload Facility Ready For Northeast Texas Connector Traffic
November 1, 2023 – The Heritage Transload Facility is up and running in Sulphur Springs Texas. The work of many individuals, groups and entities has paid off. Currently around two trains arrive each week. This project has been in the works for several years now. Simply put, this facility provides both an origin and destination for rail freight moving across the nation. The Northeast Texas Connector The Northeast Texas Connector,...
Texas A&M Forest Service Awards $15.7 Million in Grants to Volunteer Fire Departments
October 31, 2023 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service awarded 260 rural volunteer fire departments with more than $15.7 million in assistance grants last week through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Grant Program. “Our agency is very thankful to state leadership for allowing us the opportunity to assist volunteer fire departments in Texas,” said Jason Keiningham, Texas A&M Forest Service...
Aspen Institute Names Paris Junior College as a Top 150 U.S. Community Colleges
October 31, 2023 – The Aspen Institute Names Paris Junior College as a Top 150 U.S. Community Colleges Eligible for the 2025 Aspen Prize WASHINGTON D.C., October 31, 2023 – Today, the Aspen Institute named Paris Junior College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among...
SSISD Wildcats Face the Anna Coyotes Friday Night
November 1, 2023 – The Sulphur Springs Wildcats travel to Anna, TX Friday to face the Coyotes at Coyote Stadium. The SS Wildcats are 8-1 and the Coyotes are also 8-1. This is a District Game. KSST will interrupt the Texas Rangers, if needed, to broadcast this entire game. Click here for a map and directions to Coyote Stadium in Anna. Game Starts at 7:30PM. You can listen live on KSST AM 1230. We will stream the game via...
Chamber Connection for October 31
Chamber Connection – Oct. 31By Butch Burney Ray Perryman is coming back! The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Commission are happy to announce that Dr. Ray Perryman, a renowned economist, will be headlining the Economic Outlook Conference scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Perryman was a regular speaker at the conference but hasn’t appeared here...
Report From Regularly Scheduled Monthly Meeting of the Paris Junior College Board of Regents
At the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Paris Junior College Board of Regents, the contract with the Association of Community College Trustees to conduct a presidential search was approved, as was a motion to have the board president, Curtis Fendley, prepare a contract for an interim president and discuss the position with the candidate interviewed earlier in the meeting. These actions follow the announcement by Dr. Pam...
