Business History Month: Brumley’s Uniform
Brumley’s Uniforms originated in Pickton, Texas. Brumley’s was founded by Lois Brumley in 1970. Lois was a dairywoman for 30 years before she began working at a local hospital where she saw a need for a uniform store for nurses and other medical personnel in the community. She first began making each uniform in her home and soon the demand became overwhelming. She then began to order uniforms to keep up with supply and...
Education Foundation Grant Facilitates Poetry in Classroom
The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Education Foundation recently awarded a classroom grant in the amount of $3,300 to Ms. Garner, Ms. Moss and Ms. Roberts, English Language Arts teachers at Sulphur Springs Middle School. They used their grant funds to bring in poets Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger. The poets will spend two days at SSMS meeting with each 8th grade Language Arts class as well as leading faculty in staff...
Cameron Sentenced to 10 Years Following Plea Agreement
Monday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, Timothy Darren Cameron, 47, of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas pled guilty to one count of sexual assault of a child. In a plea agreement, Cameron was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Criminal Justice System. Cameron was indicted by a Hopkins County Grand Jury in December of this past year after having been arrested in October for online solicitation of a minor and sexual...
Joyce “Mack” Gilbert
Mr. Joyce “Mack” Gilbert, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, February 27th, 2016 in Winnsboro. He was born on March 16th, 1928 in Franklin County to the late Lonnie Gilbert and Gladys Anderson Gilbert. Mack grew up in the New Hope area of Franklin County and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School. He was an outstanding athlete and enjoyed telling stories about his days playing football for Coach Catfish Smith. He...
SSHS Wins Judy Tipping UIL Academic Meet
Sulphur Springs High School hosted our annual spring UIL meet this past weekend, with 39 schools attending. We chose to rename our meet in memory of Miss Judy Tipping, one of Sulphur Springs’ lifelong educators, for her unwavering commitment to UIL. For the small school division, New Boston High School won first place sweepstakes, the Overall Journalism award, and second place team in speech, while Canton High School won second place...
Continuing Ed Courses Available at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
Fun courses in cake decorating and health care and computer courses to help start a new career are offered in March by the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center’s Continuing Education Department. To sign up for a class or get more information, call 903-885-1232. Unless otherwise noted, all classes will be offered in the new location at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. Seniorific Computer Essentials Level 2 –...
Saltillo FFA plans a busy Spring
Six members of the Saltillo FFA Chapter along with school leaders appeared on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay to explain their plans to partner with the Mt. Vernon Young Farmer’s Chapter for a Spring Show in April. Various projects they are working on include livestock showing, Ag-Mech shop projects and Greenhouse vegetable growing. Students pictured L-R on front row are: Senior Cheyenne Reynolds, Treasurer; Sophomore...
Bobby J. Tidwell
Funeral service for Bobby J. Tidwell, age 81, of Point, will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Lone Star Cemetery. Richard Kellam officiated. Mr. Tidwell died at his residence on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. He was born in Point, Oct. 7, 1934, to Jesse Powell and O.B. Cason Tidwell. He served his country by serving in the U.S. Army. Bobby married Ida Ruth Horton in Dallas on Jan. 6,...
Saltillo Basketball Season Ends
The Saltillo Lady Lions lost out on their 2016 bid for State at the Regional level. The girls succumbed to Lipan 65-41 on Friday February 26 at Mansfield High School Gym. They ended the season as 1A Regional Quarterfinal Champs. A week earlier, the Saltillo Varsity Boys lost to Campbell 59-46 in a Bi-District match at Cooper which ended their season.
