SSHS Team Tennis Opens District with Loss
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad opened district play with an 18-1 loss at Hallsville Tuesday afternoon. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez thought his team had a chance to win after he checked out play at the beginning of the match. It was not to be. Coach Martinez said his players didn’t execute their strokes and didn’t bring enough effort to he match ups. He added the players appeared to be scared. Many youngsters...
Oncor Makes Donation To Meal-A-Day
Larry Willis, Oncor Area Manager presented a Donation to Meal A Day Cooks Mary Morris, Jim Turner, Joni Hughes, Debbie Wisniewski, and Maggie Thomas.
City Council Approve First Reading of Ordinances; Approve Bond Issue
Sulphur Springs City Council passed all items on their agenda Tuesday night during their September session. most of the items were first reading of ordinances that focused on the budget. A Food and Food Establishment ordinance was also passed for second reading. The council did pass the second and final reading of Ordinance 2686, an ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of City of Sulphur Springs Texas Combination Tax and...
Items Recovered Quickly in Burglary of Building
David O’Neal Oxford, Jr, 42, of Sulphur Springs was arrested after his step-mother called Sulphur Springs Police and complained that Oxford had come on to her property on Vaughn Drive when she was gone and broke into the garage and stole items. Oxford was found at 927 Main Street with the items in his pickup. He admitted to the burglary. Oxford is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Burglary of a Building, a State Jail Felony. His...
Renovation of State Highway 19 North begins September 12
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today said renovation work on State Highway 19 between Sulphur Springs and the Hopkins-Delta County line will begin Sept. 12. Richard Drake Construction Company LLC is the contractor for this project. The target date for completion is Sept. 26, officials said. The contractor will mill and remove the top one and one-quarter inch of the existing pavement surface, and then place one...
K-9 Unit Discovers Methamphetamine
At 12:05 a.m. on FM 69 at CR 2426, a traffic stop found the female drive extremely nervous and the male passenger sweating profusely. Asked if contraband was in the vehicle, both answered there was not. The Hopkins County Deputy then asked consent to search and did not receive it. He then called for Sulphur Springs Police K-9 Unit and the dog made a positive hit on the vehicle. In the center console of the vehicle was found a purple...
Lady Cats Dominate Royse City; Start District Friday at Hallsville
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team will be heading into district play Friday at Hallsville with lots of momentum. In their final non-district match Tuesday night at home, the Lady Cats dominated Royse City, 3-0. The score was 25-14, 25-17 and 25-15. It was the Lady Cats’ seventh straight win. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness again got solid production from almost his entire lineup. In kills, Mieke VanBenthem and Kaylee...
Wright Resignation Accepted, Johnson Appointed In Tuesday School Board Meeting
Enrollment in Sulphur Springs Schools has increased over all and as of Friday, September 2, 4,415 students are of on the roll according to Superintendent Michael Lamb, who gave a report on district-wide student enrollment to the SSISD Board during their September regular session. The Board also accepted the resignation of longtime board member, Kerry Wright. With much reluctance, the Board accepted Mr. Wright’s resignation....
City of Commerce Reports Two Confirmed Cases of Human West Nile Virus
COMMERCE, TX—Emergency Management Officials are reporting two confirmed cases of human West Nile Virus within the city limits of Commerce. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 70 to 80 percent of people infected with West Nile Virus will exhibit no symptoms. One out of five people will develop symptoms such as a fever, headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or a rash. Less than one percent of people who...
