SSISD Approves $1.13 Million Pay Raise
Sulphur Spring ISD has approved on Monday a $1.13 million pay raise for Teachers, Nurses (RN), Librarians, and Counselors. Additionally the school board also approved a 3% of midpoint increase for all employees not on the teachers pay scale. That was approved for both hourly and exempt employees. The teacher pay scale was adjusted to bring each step within market median. The adjustments vary on each step due to the fact that...
Dinner Bell Menu for July 19, 2023
Money Law Firm and 1st American Title is a repeat Community Partner for Dinner Bell. For the continued support (many times yearly) Dinner Bell Ministries is extremely thankful! GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Tuna Noodle Casserole ( a visit to the...
Bobby Ray Brantley Jr.
Bobby Ray Brantley Jr, affectionately called “B-Ray” by family and close friends, passed from this life into his heavenly home on July 8, 2023. Bobby was born on June 26, 1990 to Bobby Brantley Sr. and Tena McCann in Sulphur Springs. He is survived by his three children. Madisen, Eli and Liam. They were the center of his universe. The love in his eyes when interacting with his babies was truly touching. Bobby will be remembered by his...
The Second Week of Paris Junior College Coding Camp is Still Open in Sulphur Springs
The second week of the robotics coding camp offered at Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center campus, which will be held from July 24-28, still has openings for students entering the 6th through 8th grades during the 2022-2023 school year. Applications for attending this session of the coding camp should be submitted as soon as possible. Applications are available at the PJC-Sulphur Springs campus. For more information call...
Meal A Day And Senior Citizen Center Calendar July 10-14th, 2023
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of July 10-14, 2023 includes: MONDAY, July 10 – Pizza Pasta Bake, Green Beans & BreadTUESDAY, July 11 – Ham & Cheese Egg Bake, Vegetable of the Day & English MuffinWEDNESDAY, July...
Texas Prepares To Deploy Buoys In Effort To Prevent Drownings And Border Crossings
July 10, 2023- Texas has begun rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande on Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar effort to secure the U.S. border with Mexico. Abbott broke the news at a ceremony at the Capitol, where he signed six Bills related to border security, including legislation that gives more power to federal agents to arrest and search migrants suspected of committing state crimes,...
Texas Drawn Hunt Program Opens for 2023–24 Season Applications
New hunting opportunities and scenery are available to hunters this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. The program, which issues permits for drawn hunts on both public and private lands throughout Texas, is now accepting applications for a shot at almost 10,000 permits in more than 60 high quality hunt categories. Among the offerings available through the Texas Public Hunt...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 07-05-2023 – 07-09-2023
Arrests: Davis, John, 54 years of age, of Como, was arrested 7-7-2023 on 3 Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrants. Pedlar, Lisa, 52 years of age, of Lander, Wyoming, was arrested on 7-7-2023 for Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B>=1G<4G. East, Debrah, 36 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 7-7-2023 for Driving While License Invalid with previous convictions. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department...
Sulphur Springs Man Charged with Reckless Injury to a Child
July 10, 2023 – A welfare check at a home in Sulphur Springs resulted in a 36 year-old man going to Hopkins County Jail. Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a Sulphur Springs address this weekend. When they arrived they found a woman and her child standing in front of their residence. Police saw bruises on the boy. The mother informed police that her boyfriend, JONATHAN HENRY TONEY, caused the injuries. When asked about...
James “Judd’ Judkins
Memorial service for James “Judd” Judkins, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home on Friday, July 14, 2023, at 10:00 A.M., with Bro Phillip Garad officiating. Interment will follow at Tyler Memorial Park in Tyler, TX. In lieu of flowers you can donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at www.LLS.org. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The online register can...
