Rains County ISD 4-day School Week
Rains County ISD school board voted to approve a four-day instructional week beginning with the 2023-24 school year. Rains ISD is focused on teacher retention and recruitment, academic achievement and time to plan meaningful instruction, and the social and emotional well-being of students and staff. Rains is also faced with a substantial substitute shortage. With a 4-day instructional week, Rains believes they would entice more...
FM 71 Motorcycle Crash In Hopkins County Results 1 Death
A FM 71 motorcycle crash on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, resulted in one death, according to Texas Department of Public Safety reports. Preliminary investigation indicates a man was riding a 2007 Honda VTX 1300 motorcycle on FM 71, just east of the Sulphur Bluff community in Hopkins County at 1:57 p.m. Jan. 11, 2023. The eastbound bike ran off the road going around a corner and struck a concrete culvert. The operator died at the hospital...
Paris Junior College, Courses Beginning Jan. 17
January 12, 2023 – Brooklynn Shackelford of Sulphur Springs, left, registers for the spring semester at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center with the assistance of Testing Proctor Cathey Martin. Spring classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Meal-A-Day’s New Director
January 12, 2023 – Meal-A-Day, a non-profit organization, welcomes its newest director Amanda Dietlin. She hit the ground running and is being welcomed with open arms. Dietlin has taken up the mantle of her predecessors Cecil Toenniges and Tina Philips, with determination and commitment to helping all those in need. Amanda Dietlin Director of Meal-A-Day, 2023 Dietlin was originally from Phoenix, AZ before moving to Texas in...
Thursday Gameday Brings Both Soccer Squads Beginning Tournaments
Thursday, Jan. 12 sees both soccer teams from Sulphur Springs beginning three-day tournaments. Coach Alexi Upton and his Wildcats kickoff first on Thursday, Jan. 12 in Palestine at the 13th Annual Wildcat Classic Soccer Tournament. No. 15 in 4A Sulphur Springs soccer gets an action-packed three days started when they play group A foe Mexia, #19 in 4A, at 1 P.M. at Wildcat Stadium. Game two does not come until Friday, Jan. 13 but the...
Government Considering Regulating Your Gas Kitchen Stove
In December 2022, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an agency charged with protecting the public from dangerous household products, determined that natural gas stoves are bad for the environment. The report points to indoor air quality concerns. Inside the home, stoves are prone to leaking methane into you house. Poorly maintained valves, pipes and hoses and pilot lights that don’t remain lit are atop the list....
When And What Approaches To Consider When Pruning Shade Trees
Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins County, [email protected] All landscape and shade trees require pruning at some time during their life. Trees may be pruned to: Promote plant health by removing dead or dying branches injured by disease, severe insect infestation, animals, storms, or other adverse mechanical damage such as crossing and rubbing...
Lois Lynch
Graveside service for Lois Lynch, age 84, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 A.M on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Restland Cemetery, Dallas TX with Jeff Tiemeyer and Cody Rushing officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Lynch passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023. Lois Jean Lynch was born on February 7, 1938 in Erie, PA to Arthur James and Virginia (Sanford) Boone. She married James Ray Lynch on December 12, 1981...
Wanda Louise Hatch
Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs with Rev. Rusty Hudson officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Brian Beadle, Jason Beadle, Landon Womack, Rickey Overton, Christopher Overton, and Art Garcia as pallbearers. Visitation will be Sunday from 5-7 pm. Wanda Louise Hatch, age 73, went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2023 at her...
Como-Pickton CISD Recognizes Teachers and Students for January 2023
Elementary Student of the Month: 1st grader Harlin Lankford Presented by teacher Karmon Bain and Principal Jim Shaw Jr. High Student of the Month: 7th grader Logan Silva Presented by Principal Buck Haynes High School Student of the Month: Senior Lauren Lewellen Presented by High School Principal Kelly Baird Como-Pickton CISD Teacher of the Month: Chelsea Cockrum Presented by Jr High Principal Buck...
