SSISD School Board January Meeting Monday
Sulphur Springs ISD Board will meet in regular session Monday at 6 p.m. in the Administration Board Room, 631 Connally Street. January is School Board Appreciation Month and board members will be honored during the public forum time. During the session, the board will take action on a request for maximum class size waiver, and the annual financial and compliance report for 2015. Reports regarding the head start program, civic center...
Hopkins County Commissions’ Court Monday Regular Meeting
Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court meets Monday morning at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom in the County Courthouse. The court will consider paying election workers for training at the rate of $8 per hour up to four hours, a final plat for Country Club Estates, and for Precinct 2 to add five roads to the county inventory in Honey Suckle Creek Estates. Also under consideration is waste product issues, proper signage and weapons...
Taylor Begins Stint as PJC Basketball Coach
Robert “Bobby” Taylor is started as Paris Junior College’s men’s basketball coach on Jan. 8, replacing Coach Bilal Batley. Taylor comes to PJC after having served as assistant coach of the men’s basketball team at Texas A&M University – Commerce since 2011. “Coach Batley stepped down as head men’s basketball coach on Jan. 7 for personal reasons. We respect and support his decision,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “We...
Barbria Alice Looney
Graveside services for Barbria Alice Teague Looney, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at South Liberty Cemetery with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Barbria passed away Friday, January, 8, 2016 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. She was born on March 7, 1936 in Ft. Worth, TX, the daughter...
Open Carry Policies For Businesses in Sulphur Springs
After new laws regarding open carry went into effect at the beginning of the year, a number of businesses in Sulphur Springs have adopted new policies regarding open carry. Business such as EZ Mart will allow open carry so long as the weapon remains holstered. Tractor Supply has no policies regarding open carry, but has no issue with open carry. Super Handy Convenience Stores has refused to release a statement on open carry at this...
Republican Candidates for Commissioner Precinct 1 Address PEG
Candidates for the Republican primary spoke Thursday night in a forum sponsored by the Political Enlightenment Group or PEG. Candidates who were present but had no opposition in the primary election were introduced. However four Republican candidates for Commissioner Precinct 1 and three of the four Republican candidates for the office of sheriff addressed those present in Heritage Hall located next to Best Western Motel in Sulphur...
Symphony League Elects New Officers and Appoints Two to Board
Sharla Campbell and Adam Whitson were appointed to the Sulphur Springs Symphony League Board of Directors during the first meeting of the League in 2016. Both Campbell and Whitson volunteered with the Symphony League during the annual auction. New officers for 2016 are President Linda Galligher, Vice President Maleta Reynolds, Treasurer Carol Bridges, and Secretary Kayla Price. The Symphony League is a non-profit organization that...
Brashear News
Brashear News A New Year has begun! I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas Holiday and New Year’s Celebration. We had a great time with family and enjoyed a quiet New Year’s. I hate to admit it but we did not make it to see the big ball drop. Should I just say, we are not nightowls. We had another major rain event on the 26th and 27th. I have never seen so much water in our pasture. The water was over our driveway. No...
Moises Galvan
A funeral service of Christian burial for Moises Galvan, age 35 of Dike, will be conducted at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 9, 2016 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Juan Carlos Sardinas officiating. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery with Gabriel Galvan, Mike Galvan, Joel Reyes, Jose Martinez, Sam Barcenas, Calletano Jr. Hernandez, Andrew Morales and Eduardo Castaneda serving as pallbearers. A visitation will be...
