City Council Election Saturday, May 7
Saturday, May 7th, is Municipal Election Day for Sulphur Springs City Council Places 4 and 5. Voting will take place at the Sulphur Springs ISD Administration Board Room, located at 631 Connally Street. The entrance to the board room is off the north (back) parking lot. Hours for voting are 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. For City Council Place 4, Charles G. Oxford will appear first on the ballot followed by incumbent Freddie Taylor. In the...
Meal A Day Menu May 9th – May 13th
Meal A Day Menu May 9th – May 13th Monday Chicken Breast on a Bed of Rice Green Beans Pickled Beets Roll Tuesday Beef Spaghetti English Peas Garlic Toast Wednesday Sliced Ham Sweet Potatoes Broccoli Roll Thursday Soft Beef and Cheese Tacos Refried Beans Chips and Salsa Friday Chicken Pot Pie Squash Cranberry...
Foster Volunteers Needed at Animal Shelter
The Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter is in need of foster home volunteers, especially for large dog breeds. Currently, the Shelter only has two fosters that take care of large animals. “What the foster does is they hold the animals — they house them so that we have more room here to bring animals in,” Shelter Officer Barbi Blanch said. “Right now we have three animals under foster care with two foster homes, and...
Forest Gregg MVP Presented to Blackmon, Gatewood, Womack
The Forest Gregg Most Valuable Player Award is presented to SSHS student athletes. Gregg was a Wildcat football standout who went on to play for SMU and, best known for his days with the Green Bay Packers. Gregg later returned to SMU to revive the football program that had received the death penalty due to recruiting and player violations. Gregg MVP Brody Blackmon Wildcats’ golfer Brody Blackmon shares the Forrest Gregg MVP...
Cameron Fighting Heart Awards Presented to Outstanding Student Athletes
James Cameron Fighting Heart Awards were presented to Wildcat and Lady Cats student athletes Thursday night at the annual All-Sports Banquet. James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for Tanner Ramirez: Outgoing Wildcats Cross Country and Soccer Coach Andy Holt wondered where Tanner Ramirez found the time to excel in three sports and still rank #9 academically in his senior class. Ramirez not only ran cross country and played soccer but was...
Winners of the Senior Center Jewelry Raffle
And the winners are: Jackie Brice and Bill Glover. Come by and get your prize!.
Keck Appointed Interim President at A & M-Commerce
College Station, TX – John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, announced today that Dr. Ray M. Keck has been appointed Interim President at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Keck succeeds Dr. Dan Jones, who served as President at A&M-Commerce from 2008 until he passed away April 29. Since 2001, Dr. Keck has served as the fifth president of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, where he worked...
Top Awards Presented At SSHS All-Sports Banquet
Golfer Brody Blackmon and track and cross country distance runner Jacob Gatewood shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat and volleyball and softball player Sarah Womack got the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat at the Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Thursday night. Football, soccer and cross country player Tanner Ramirez won the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for a Wildcat. Basketball senior Lexie Moore and volleyball...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Robert and Yvonne Weir are proud grandparents of Nicolaas Robert Esterhause. Nicolaas was born on April 29, 2016 and weighed 3 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 16-¾ inches long. He is still in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, but Yvonne says he is doing well and is very sweet. His parents, Destri and Eben, live near the hospital. Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley spent the weekend at...
