Let’s Get Kids Into Gardening
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener When I was in 4th grade, Mother decided I should have a garden. She picked a spot shaded in mornings, and said, “Have at it!” Well, a fourth grader trying to get bare ground with no gloves or tools didn’t do a very good job. I did manage to plant some carrots so thick they looked like weeds. So, I pulled the weeds, which ended my early gardening efforts! Needless to say, it was MANY years...
Paris District Road Report for April 17, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting April 17, 2023. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
Sulphur River Board Notifies Authorities of Damages from ENGIE Solar Plant in Dike
April 14, 2023 – The Sulphur River Basin Authority issued a resolution on March 28, 2023 as a result of their findings involving the ENGIE Solar Project in Dike, Texas operated by Hopkins Energy, LLC. The board found that the state’s natural resources within the Sulphur River basin were being impacted in a dramatically negative way. Notifications of the resolution including evidence of the damages was then sent to all...
Men’s Track & Field sending eight Wildcats plus two relay teams to Area
Wildcats track & field had another solid outing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Apr. 11-12 at the 15-4A district championship meet. Beginning the playoff push, Sulphur Springs came up big for 106 points and a third straight bronze finish as a squad. Not only that, but eight athletes and two relay teams move on to the second round of playoffs. Zach Clarck moves on to the Area round as the Wildcat crossed the line at 55.68 in the 400 M...
Lady Cats softball hosts Senior Night Friday
Sulphur Springs hosts their final home game of the 2022-23 season at Lady Cat Park on Friday, Apr. 11 for softball’s senior night. Coach David Carrillo’s team looks to complete the sweep of Pleasant Grove on Friday in Sulphur Springs, in doing so clinching an outright district championship. Lady Cats softball is still perfect at 8-0 heading into Friday’s senior night contest, while the Lady Hawks come to town at 6-2....
Texas Senate Passed $15 Million For Children And Family Mental Health Services
April 14, 2023- Senate Bill 26, filed by state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, will offer grants to health care providers and nonprofit groups who offer mental health treatment, especially those that work with children and their family members. The program will be monitored by Texas Health and Human Services. The Bill would create a $15 million “Innovation Grant” program designed to expand access to mental health services for...
Texas Schools Received Fake Active Shooter Threats Thursday
April 14, 2023- Several Texas schools have been suffering from fake shooter reports, the latest in this list of reports was Tyler Junior College and West campuses on Thursday April 13. Some of the schools who received these hoax calls are as follows: Baylor University Collin College Plano Campus Texas Wesleyan University, Del Mar College in Corpus Christi Texas A&M The Galen College of Nursing School in San Antonio The Lamar...
Cari Kirkpatrick
Funeral service for Cari Kirkpatrick, age 43 of Emory, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Monday, April 17, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. L.D. Baxley and Rev. Danny Ballard officiating. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery with Jerry Gordon, Rodney Keller, Jesse Don Brown, Jarrod Deas, Travis Baxley, Jacob Ireland, and Daniel Weatheread serving as pallbearers and Delane Baxley, Jonathon Keller and Stephen Brown...
No Seatbelt Lands Heath Texas Man in Jail
April 14, 2023 – James Edward Arnold, age 54, was arrested this week by DPS on Interstate 30. The initial traffic stop was for failure to secure his seatbelt. James ‘Jim’ Arnold was traveling east on I-30 around 2:30pm. A DPS Trooper saw Arnold pass and noticed Arnold did not have his seatbelt on. During the traffic stop, the Trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The Trooper saw a...
Disturbance on Houston Street Yields Drug Related Arrest
April 14, 2023 – Lauren Serene Maxwell was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police after they responded to a disturbance on Houston Street. The disturbance occurred around 6pm. The disturbance was determined to be a verbal argument between Maxwell, age 30, and a male occupant of the residence. During a routine records check it was found that Maxwell had an outstanding warrant on a controlled substance charge. After a brief struggle...
