78 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD
Trustees approved administrators’ recommendations for 78 personnel changes for Sulphur Springs ISD during their regular monthly board meeting Monday. The list of personnel items included 23 resignations, 42 new hires and 13 position and/or campus changes at the July 12 meeting. Position/Campus Changes Thirteen SSISD employees will be swapping around, either jobs, classrooms or campuses, some potentially all three. Miranda Jones...
COVID-19, State-Wide Teacher Shortages Impact Sulphur Springs ISD Hiring Process
What started as an unusual school year, thanks to COVID-19, continues to be so for many school districts, where administrators are working to try to fill an unusually high number of positions. Prior to Monday night’s recommendations, Sulphur Springs ISD’s hiring process was still on track, with typically about 60 or so changes annually for the new school year. This July, however, blew that out of the water; SSISD...
Software Agreement Will Allow County Clerk To Post Certain Records Directly To County Website
Hopkins County Clerk Tracy Smith received approval to enter into a software agreement which will allow her to directly post certain records updates to the county website. A re-plat request, correction to the June 25, 2021, meeting agenda minutes, disposal of two Precinct 3 trucks and a bond for the newly appointed deputy treasurer were also considered Monday by the Hopkins County Commissioners Court. Software Agreement Hopkins County...
Rosemary Varner
Visitation for Rosemary McCaffrey Varner, age 78, of League City, Texas will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,July 17, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel in Sulphur Springs, with a graveside service following at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Ms. Varner passed away on Wednesday July 7, 2021, in Webster, Texas, after a lengthy illness. Rosemary Varner Rosemary was born in Aurora, Missouri, on January 17, 1943, the fourth...
Edward Earl Morris
Edward Earl Morris Funeral service for Edward Earl Morris, age 67, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Rudy Ellis officiating. No visitation has been scheduled. Interment will follow at the Mel Haven Cemetery. Mr. Morris passed away on July 11, 2021, at his home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He was born the son of Richard Wills and Betty Morris Wills in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on September...
Garden Checklist for July, by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas Garden Checklist for July Trim off faded flowers on crape myrtles to encourage later re-bloom. The more modern hybrids of the old-fashioned Lagerstroemia indica and L. faureii have larger, more conspicuous panicles of flowers, but these often...
Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Summer Studies News
SUMMER STUDIESCarey Gable, center, English instructor at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, is working with new students Leslie Pacheco, left, and Eddie Nelson-Ellis in a summer class. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Gable Summer Studies 2021
Paris Junior College 2021-2022 Drama Season will “Raise Your Voice!”
The Drama Department at Paris Junior College has announced “Raise Your Voice!” as the theme for the 2021-2022 season. “It is just a fun season,” said PJC Drama Instructor Will Walker. “We know everyone will enjoy the shows we have chosen – and maybe find a little courage to ‘Raise their own Voice!’” After a year’s hiatus for in-person performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Drama Department is looking for students...
Plenty of Activity in Sulphur Springs as Youth Basketball Camp Gets Underway
It has been a busy few weeks here in Sulphur Springs for Wildcats and Lady Cats sports. Several teams have already had their youth camps; volleyball, girls basketball, softball, baseball, tennis and boys basketball, which took place this week at the SSHS Main Gym. Not only that, but several programs will be finishing the Edge this week. Football, cross country, and both boys and girls soccer began their final week of the summer...
SBDC Holding Virtual Sessions on Social Media Strategy
Over the next two weeks, each Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Paris Small Business Development Center will hold training sessions on social media strategy. The first session on Tuesday, July 13 covers “Facebook and Instagram Ads.” The second session on Thursday, July 15 is “Eight Tips to Blogging Success.” “How to Add Video to Your Marketing Mix,” will be held Tuesday, July 20. On Thursday, July 22, the final...
