High School Success Reflects Academic Success on All Levels
In a report on STAAR test score accountability to the Sulphur Springs School Board, Superintendent Michael Lamb cited high school success as something to be celebrated at all grade levels. He says students are learning at all grade levels. Lamb said the high school was just three points away from being as perfect as they could be in this accountability system. The local high school was compared by the state to 39 other schools of...
Wanda Lou Dunn
Graveside services for Wanda Lou Dunn, age 74, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2015 at Ridgeway Cemetery with Samuel Glenn officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Dunn passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab. Mrs. Dunn was born on September 30, 1940 in Bell City, MO, the daughter of Henry Phillip Bollinger and Nellie Francis Guffy Bollinger. She...
Congressman Ratcliffe Met with Local Medical Community Monday
The medical community at large is facing many challenges, changes and health care continues to evolve. Locally, Memorial Hospital and Clinic Board of Directors and Administration hosted a luncheon featuring Texas’ 4th Congressional District Congressman John Ratcliffe, Monday, September 14, 2015 at 11:30 am, in the Plaza Conference Room. Later in the day, he announced the opening of a local mobile office. The office will be open two...
Hooks Blanks Mount Vernon 14-0
Mount Vernon was looking to add a win to their record, Friday, September 11, 2015. Despite holding the Hooks Hornets to 14 points, the Tigers failed to overcome a few mistakes and were unable to win the game. The Hooks Hornets took their opening drive from the 55 yard line scoring on a 15 yard pass. The point after was good giving Hooks a 7-0 lead with 9:27 remaining in the first quarter. After each team trading a series of downs, an...
PJC Welders Test Quality and Strength on Coupon Bender
PJC-Sulphur Springs Workforce Center welding instructor John Plemons, center, shows student Logan Lair, left, and Sean Sartin the procedure for testing weld quality and strengths on the coupon bender. The coupon bender puts pressure on these pre-cut pieces of metal, roughly the shape of a coupon, to test the quality and soundness of the student’s weld. Plemons said the coupon welds are tested to AWS codes D.1.1 and ASME....
Inmates Assist in Marijuana Harvest
Some hunters in the Cooper Lake Wildlife Management Area in Delta County discovered a large marijuana farm Saturday. They alerted game wardens. The farm contained an estimated 6,000 marijuana plants with a street value estimated at between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. It is believed that four suspects may have been tending the farm. They remain at large at last report. Lee Glenn, a Hopkins County Jail employee who oversees inmate labor,...
Red White and Blue Day at Saltillo ISD
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Hopkins County GOP Resumes Monthly Meetings
Hopkins County GOP (Republican) resumes monthly meetings 8 a.m. September 19th, at League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 1100 League Street in Sulphur Springs. Former State Representative Erwin Cain, first elected Republican to service the local district as a state representative, will be the speaker. Several individuals have already announced their intent to seek the Republican nomination for different offices in the...
Jose Cate Tapia
Funeral Mass of Christian burial for Jose ”Cate” Cuauhtémoc Tapia, age 16 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Juan Carlos Sardinas officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Roberto Tapia, Angel Tapia, Antonio Gonzales, Gregorio Tapia, Luciano Gonzales and Laramie Massey serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 to...
Shelba LynnDobbs
Funeral service for Shelba Lynn Wall Dobbs, age 32 of Ft. Hood, TX, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Al Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Rockdale Cemetery with Neil Dobbs, Raymond Wall, Gary Brown, Will Nation, Huey Sessions, and Roger Adams serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Paul Kjelsberg, David Perez, Kyle Bush, and J. J. Watt,...
