Sulphur Springs ISD Long Range Facilities Planning Committee Recommends Calling For May 7 Bond Election To Address District Needs
Sulphur Springs ISD’s Long Range Planning Committee Monday afternoon recommended trustees call for a May 7 bond election to begin addressing $93 million worth of needed upgrades, improvements and additions identified during a series of meetings and campus walk-throughs. Dr. Lizzy Johnson of TransCend4, a ground formed to help “Texas school districts that may be struggling to keep their board aligned and projects on track,...
An Evening of Jazz Hosted by the Community Players Inc.
The Community Players, Inc. will have the pleasure of hosting Jeff and J.B. Smith along with Ben Scarbourgh on Saturday, February 12 at Main Street Theatre for a second night of celebrating Valentine’s Day in Sulphur Springs with an evening of jazz that can be enjoyed by anyone who likes music. The Doors will open at 6:30 P.M., and the show begins at 7:00 P.M. with an intermission for refreshments and mingling with the...
Understanding Frosts And Freezes
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] Two types of cold events can damage plants in Texas: advective freezes (“freezes”) and radiative frosts (“frosts”). Texans are familiar with the term blue norther, a windy cold front that moves south from Canada through the Great Plains. The technical term for these events is advective freezes. Blustery...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Partners With NETX Public Health District To Offer Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations
Sulphur Springs, Texas, February 7, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs will be partnering with Northeast Texas Public Health District to provide COVID vaccinations for children ages 5 through 11. The vaccine clinic will be held in the MMU tent located in the parking lot north of the hospital (between Dr. Arnecke and Podiatry offices) from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. during the week of February 7. The second vaccine in...
Monday Game Day Brings Senior Night for Lady Cats Basketball, Golf and Baseball Spring Openers
Monday, Feb. 7 is a busy one for Sulphur Springs sports. Four different squads are in action for this Monday game day. Both golf teams had their usual early start, but today are in Rockwall for the Regional Preview to begin their seasons. Lady Cats golf had a solid fall season, placing third in all four of their fall competitions, including a contest at home in mid-October. Hosting a tournament on Oc. 18, both men and women’s...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022: Arrests Damien Cassio, 26 years of age, of Pittsburg, was arrested on 2-1-2022 for Possession 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance.Amber Douglas, 21 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 2-1-2022 for Assault Family Violence- Impeding Breathing or Circulation.Jakayla Hawkins, 22 years...
Susan “Beth” Elizabeth Alsobrook
October 10, 1961 – January 31, 2022 Susan “Beth” Elizabeth Alsobrook Beth Alsobrook, 60, of Paris, Texas, peacefully passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, after a brief illness.She was born Oct. 10, 1961, to Wayne and Anne Blanton, in Austin, Texas, but spent most of her childhood years growing up in Detroit, Texas. After graduating from Detroit High School in 1980, she pursued a Bachelor’s degree and then a Master’s...
$225 Million Settlement Reached With Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Is Fourth Opioid Settlement For Texas
Feb. 7, 2022 – News Release Hopkins Among Counties Named In Law Suit An opioid settlement in the amount $225 million has been reached with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the fourth opioid settlement the state has reached, Attorney General Ken Paxton reported Monday morning in a press release. Hopkins County is one of the entities named in the suit, and as such should benefit from a portion of the funding. “This agreement is not...
Michael J. Bennett
Michael J. Bennett was born on June 15, 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Jerry Escal Bennett and Mary Theresa Di Pilla. Mike passed from his life on January 27, 2022 Mike grew up in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1984. Several years later he furthered his education with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of...
Dinner Bell Menu for February 9, 2022
Once again Farm Bureau has “stepped to the plate” to be a Community Partner for Dinner Bell. As the Farm Bureau and Texas Agriculture go hand in hand we all need to be aware of the bountiful abundance of food and fiber provided by Texas farmers, ranchers and dairy producers. Thank you Farm Bureau/Thank you Texas Agriculturists. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on...
