North Hopkins Students’ Video Qualifies for State UIL Young Filmmakers Festival
“Heist” a video created by four North Hopkins Senior students qualified for state competition in the Class 1-A through Class 4-A UIL Young Filmmakers Festival. Eighty-four schools competed. The film, sent to Austin for the first three levels of competition, will be viewed March 2 in Austin, according to Jennifer Lucas, sponsor for the group. Seniors Allegra Thomas, Veronica Ugalde, Katerine Flores, and Aysha Day produced the video and...
Wilma Harbin
Mrs. Wilma Harbin, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, February 21st, 2016 in Winnsboro. She was born on June 29th, 1928 in Winnsboro to the late Rev. Ira Bell Davidson and Stella Pearl Maddox Davidson. She worked as a nursing home aide at the former Winnsboro Nursing Home, and later Whispering Pines, she was a Baptist and a member of the former Trinity Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first...
Winnsboro Police Arrest One for Assault
Winnsboro Police made five arrests, investigated no accidents, responded to 178 calls for service, and issued 68 citations and 51 warnings during the reporting period, February 15, 2016 to February 21, 2016. Stormi Wilson, 18, of Winnsboro was arrested for Assault causing bodily injury on Tuesday, February 16th. Wendy McDowell, 46 of Dallas was arrested Saturday, February 20, for Possession of a Controlled Substance less than one...
Weekend Early Voting Adds to Primary Totals
Weekend early voting for the March 1st Primary gave opportunity for 185 to cast ballots Saturday and 53 to vote on Sunday. Early voting continues through Friday, February 26, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs ISD Administration Board Room on Connally Street. Saturday Republicans 175 and 10 Democrats voted. On Sunday, 52 Republicans and one Democrat voted. Early voting totals have reached 1,372 votes cast. Of that number,...
SSHS Band Places 34 in Solo First Division at Regional
It was a 20-year record breaking weekend as the Sulphur Springs High School Band brought home 34 Solo First Division ratings. Band members competed at the UIL Region IV Solo and Ensemble Contest in Commerce Friday. This comes on the heels of having the most students make the All-Region Band, the All-Area Band, and winning two Grand Championships during marching season. Twelve students earned the right to perform at State competition...
One Arrested, One At Large In Super Handy Burglary
Sulphur Springs Police Department Communications advised of a burglary in progress at the Super Handy convenience store on Gilmer Street early Sunday morning. The subjects involved fled the scene in a gray 2009 Ford Escape. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Shea Shaw located the vehicle traveling westbound on Interstate 30. The vehicle proceeded without yielding for approximately a mile before stopping at the 121 mile marker....
Charles H. Morris
Funeral services for Charles H. Morris, age 79 of Brashear, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Halston Potts and Rev. David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at South Liberty with Rick Girello, J. B. Davenport, Duane Bleeker, Richard Brock, George Mizelle and Leon Davis serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February...
Charlotte Ann Money
Memorial services for Charlotte Ann Money, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 1:00 PM Saturday February 27, 2016 at the Grace Family Church with Brother Al Davis officiating. Charlotte Money was born on January 15, 1944, in Abilene, the daughter of Charles French and Marguerite (Huddleston) French. She married Steve Money in Dallas in 1960, he preceded her in death on December 22, 2013. She was a retired teacher for...
Junior Livestock Show Set for Friday and Saturday
Over 257 youth have entered 300 validated projects in the Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show, February 25-27 in the Regional Civic Center arena. The show, commonly referred to as NETLA, will feature FFA and 4-H youth in the county who have worked through the year to prepare their animals for the event which includes an auction for winners in each division. Funds from the sale of the animals are often used by the youth for future...
National FFA Week; 2016 SSHS FFA Leaders and Officers
This is National FFA Week so watch for the distinctive “blue jackets” worn by FFA members. Sulphur Springs ISD has new leadership for the 319 members of the SSHS FFA chapter and Ag Department. Instructors John Holland and Melissa Robbins along with Kade Brown, Student Advisor and Morgan Mayers, FFA Chapter President are getting ready for the “county show” February 25-27. The annual NETLA (Northeast Texas...
