Opinions Vary Regarding Unit Road System
By Allison Bledsoe Upshur County has it. Titus County Commissioners face petition seeking it. The pros and cons of the Unit Road System creates varying opinions. Hopkins County currently maintains 960.9 miles of county roads under the Ex-Officio Road System. As a recap, within the Ex-Officio System four County Commissioners oversee the county road maintenance of the four precincts while serving on the County Commissioners...
A & M Commerce Implements Zero-Tolerance For Animal Neglect; Ag Department Personnel Change
COMMERCE, Texas — Texas A&M University-Commerce Interim President Ray Keck announced today the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy for the neglect and mistreatment of animals by university personnel and students, as well as plans to enhance university oversight of the agriculture department. The announcement was prompted by Dr. Keck’s findings during an ongoing university-wide review, which he launched after assuming the...
Few Season Tickets Remain as Friday Deadline Looms
Wildcats football season tickets went on sale to the general public Thursday morning and Season Ticket Coordinator Lynette King said a long line had formed by the time doors at the high school library opened at 8:45 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, just less than 60 seats remained for purchase. Quite a few of these are on rows 1 and 2. Two tickets did remain on row 4 in Section B. The rest were scattered single seats. Hours of operation...
SSHS Cross Country Teams Preparing for 2016 Season
New Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks designated Monday, August 1 as the day to begin the process of preparing for the upcoming season. Team members have been showing up this week starting at 7:15 a.m. for group runs. As former Coach Andy Holt always did, Coach Hicks runs with his athletes. He says he also plans for them to spent a couple of days a week in the weight room. Coach Hicks says lots of the athletes have...
Lady Cats Volleyball Scrimmage Friday
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team will play in their first scrimmage Friday at home against Cumby and Commerce. Freshmen and JV games will take place in the Auxiliary Gym while the Varsity will play in Wildcats Gym. Games will be played at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and at noon. New Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness says he’s looking forward to the scrimmage action. He says Cumby and Commerce will provide a good test for his...
Grasshopper Control Update: Pasture Management
Grasshopper control update: Pasture management According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Overton, there are about 150 species of grasshoppers in the state of Texas, but 90% of the damage to crops, gardens, trees, and pastures is caused by just 5 species. Grasshoppers deposit their eggs 1/2 to 2 inches below the soil surface in pod-like structures. Each egg pod consists of 20 to 120 eggs. Egg pods are very resistant to...
City to Rebuild Wastewater Treatment Plant
Construction could take two years for the rework of the Sulphur Springs Waste Water Treatment plan. It could cost near $18-million and continue with the same capacity as now. Governmental regulations and requirements for waste water treatment plants have increased, according to Peter Karsten, City Finance Director. Karsten stated that if the city were to add two more industries that employ three to four hundred people or gain 6,000...
Animal of the Week: Humperdink
Humperdink is a male black terrier mix. He was found at the Helm Ln apartments by Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter Officer Annie Patridge during what she described as one of the easiest catches of her career. “Supposedly, Humperdink was dumped at the Helm Ln apartments, from what I understand,” Officer Patridge said. “Whenever I went out there, I actually didn’t see him at first. He was hiding out in a little...
