Meal A Day Menu For August 16-20, 2021
Meal-A-Day food preparation 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 Aug. 16-20, 2021, includes: Monday –Chicken Spaghetti, Green Beans and Garlic Toast.Tuesday – Ham and Broccoli Oven Omelet, Blueberry Muffins, Mandarin Oranges and Fresh Tomato Wedges .Wednesday – Bacon...
Additional Fall Semester Aid to Paris Junior College Students
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Public Information Services PJC able to provide $1000/$500 in pandemic aid to fall students Thanks to pandemic aid funding from the federal government, Paris Junior College will make available $1,000 to full-time students and $500 for part-time students enrolled in fall 2021 classes who meet eligibility requirements. “PJC is always ready to assist our students,” said Dr. Pam...
116th COVID-19 Death, 249 Active Cases Reported For Hopkins County
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, so too does the fatality rate and the number of COVID patients in the hospital and Northeast Texas. The 116th COVID-19 death and 249 active cases in people with Hopkins County zip codes had been reported as of 1:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14, 2021, according to the DSHS COVID-19 Case Count dashboard. On Friday, DSHS reported another Hopkins County resident has died from...
Lady Cats Volleyball Closes Out Final Day of Garland Tournament Going 1-1
The Lady Cats volleyball team were originally slated to begin day two of the Garland tournament at 8 A.M. versus Ranchview, but they pulled out of the tournament due to the coronavirus. With that, Coach Bailey Dorner and her Lady Cats were given the automatic win in the tournament held at Sachse High School, allowing her team to move on to the next round where they would be facing Tatum on court two at 10:30 A.M. Set one started a...
Vehicle Pursuit Through Sulphur Springs Ends With A Crash
A vehicle pursuit through Sulphur Springs ended with a crash and an arrest early Saturday morning, according to arrest reports. Rashad Oneal “Shad” Hall(HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Cobalt around 3:30 a.m. Aug. 14, 2021, for failing to yield right-of-way and failure to stop at a designated stopping point on Como Street at College Street. The driver failed...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of August 16, 2021
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Aug. 16, 2021. 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 as...
Wildcats Football Tops Liberty Eylau in Scrimmage Opener
In a hot Friday night in Texarkana, only one team would emerge victorious in the scrimmage opener for Sulphur Springs. Thankfully for Coach Owens and his staff, it was the visiting Wildcats who would leave Harris Field as the victors, beating Liberty Eylau 9-7 in Texarkana on Aug. 13. As is to be expected in both teams’ first match of the season, both teams struggled early punching the ball in the end zone. Sulphur Springs...
Sulphur Springs Officials Discuss City Tax Rate, Budget During Workshops
Reduction In Tax Rate, Small Increase In Utility Fees Proposed Sulphur Springs officials have been hard at work this summer shaping and tightening up a budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. After two special meetings with Sulphur Springs City Council, officials anticipated proposing a city tax rate that will be not quite 2 cents lower, while recommending a small increase to city utility fees to keep up with inflation and apply toward...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 2-1 in Day One of Garland Tournament
The Lady Cats volleyball team will have their hands full the next two weekends as they participate in not one but two tournaments over the course of this weekend and next. Today Coach Bailey Dorner, head Lady Cats volleyball coach and her squad travelled out to the DFW metroplex to take part in the Garland tournament. The Lady Cats were set for a long day of stiff competition, as they were set to play their first game at 9 A.M. versus...
SSHS Wildcat Theatre’s First Performance Of 2021-22 Planned Aug. 15
Donations Will Benefit Theatre Scholarship Fund The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre’s first performance of the 2021-22 school year begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, on the SSHS Auditorium stage at the Civic Center. The performance of K.T. Lee’s “On How to Accommodate Marlo’s Frying Pan” will be the conclusion of the students’ annual theater marathon. “For the marathon, students...
