Kerry Garmon Scholarship Foundation Banquet
There was a full house at Saltillo ISD for the fifth annual Scholarship Banquet and Auction held in the Kerry W. Garmon Memorial Gymnasium on April 9, 2016. High school students assisted faculty members from set up and decorating the gym to bringing items to the auction block during the event. Saltillo alumnus Travis Mitchell served as auctioneer and helped bring in over $10,000 for the scholarship fund. Andy Wright and family of...
TxDOT Urges Safety During Work Zone Awarness Week April 11-15
“Whether it was pure adrenaline or by the grace of God, I survived,” said Matthews, who now works as a TxDOT project manager. “I was lucky. I’m here today sharing my story to remind everyone to pay extra attention when driving through work zones, because the consequences of not doing so can be deadly.” Two seconds. That’s how long Rodney Matthews, former construction inspector for the Texas Department of Transportation, had to...
Saltillo Junior High District Track Win
JH District Track results from meet at Union Hill ISD on April 7. Boys Team Results: Saltillo 139 District Champions Karnack 91 Yantis 80 Bloomburg 79 Sulphur Bluff 76 Union Hill ...
Recent Theft of Livestock Arrest Could Lead to More Arrests and More Cattle Recovered
Special Ranger Tony Hurley said the recovery of 57 head of stolen livestock is just a tip of the iceberg in theft of livestock in the area and will probably lead to Francisco Ledesma and others being charged with engaging in organized crime. Hurley covers an 11 county area in Northeast Texas for the Southwestern Cattlemen’s Association. Hurley stated that an individual working a dairy with a large number of cattle, say 3,000 head, and...
SSISD School Board Discusses Possible Head Start Expansion Grants
During the action item presentations at the SSISD School Board monthly meeting on Monday night, Director of Head Start Hillary Young presented two grant application requests for the board to consider for approval. The first request was for a partnership grant that would expand the Early Head Start program and allow for EHS to provide childcare. If approved by the school board, EHS would apply for the grant and if accepted the...
SSISD 2016 Budget Calendar Adopted
During Monday night’s SSISD School Board meeting, Sherry McGraw, SSISD Business Manager, presented the board with the 2016 Budget Calendar for the school district. The budget calendar is as follows: April 11- Board notified of Budget Calendar May 9- Preliminary Budget presented to Board -revenue based on new template, but last year’s tax values and student counts -expenditures based on last year’s budget, with...
Rickie Lee Patrick
Funeral services for Rickey Lee Patrick, age 71 of Cooper, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. B. J. Teer and Paul Ray Vititow, Jr. officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Rickey passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Baylor Medical Center of Dallas. He was born on January 7, 1945 in Sulphur...
Less Stress: New Jail a Segment of Adams Legacy as Sheriff
A part of the 20-year legacy of Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams will be the building of a new jail. Adams credits county commissioners with much of the leadership, however, his team of investigators, deputies, jailors, and staff, which he calls his second family, not only necessitated the jail thanks to their diligent work but also assisted in making the current jail less stress for the sheriff. Along with jail improvements, a new...
SSISD School Board Meeting Briefs; Personnel Changes
The Sulphur Springs Independent School District School Board held their monthly meeting Monday night in the Administration Building board room. During the public forum portion of the meeting, board members were presented with an update on the Civic Center auditorium renovation project by Charlie Wilson, supervisor for the project. Wilson told the board that they expect the renovations to be completed by mid-May in hopes of a...
