Tira News – Aug. 16, 2021: Write-In Candidacy For Tira City Council Accepted Through Aug. 20
By Jan Vaughn Declarations for Write-In Candidacy for a place on the Tira City Council are being accepted through 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. For more information contact Jan Vaughn, Tira City Secretary, at 903-438-6688. North Hopkins ISD Panthers Faculty and staff returned to work at North Hopkins School last week and students return on Wednesday, August 18. First Baptist Church hosted a lunch for the area school employees on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sulphur Springs ISD Media Release for Seamless Summer Option Free Meals 2021-2022
Sulphur Springs ISD’s Child Nutrition Department announced its policy for this school year,healthy meals will be offered every school day to all students at no cost. Typically, a student’sapplication must meet income eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals.However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a guidance that allowsschools to offer free meals to all students under the Seamless...
Wildcats Football Set for First Scrimmage Today at Liberty Eylau
The Wildcats football team, lead by head coach and athletic director Greg Owens, are prepped for their first scrimmage of the fall 2021 season when they travel out to Texarkana to play Liberty Eylau tonight. The match is set to kick-off tonight at 7 P.M. The scrimmage will take place at LESD’s Harris Field, home to the Leopards, and should be a good one between these two teams. After the Wildcats participate in their first...
The Welding Shop at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center
REVIEWING WORK Advanced welding students Jack Smith, left, of Sulphur Springs, and Jordan Cummings of Quinlan observe as PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Welding Instructor John Plemons reviews some welding work. For information about the welding program and registration, call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs weld Smith welding shop at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
Team Tennis Set For Third Match of Week with Greenville Today
It has been a busy week for Team Tennis. Team Tennis, led by Coach Tony Martinez, are set to take on Greenville when they host the Lions. The match against Greenville is the third this week for team tennis, as they have already competed against two other schools in Mesquite Poteet, Bullard High (Tyler), and will now be taking on the Greenville Lions today at the tennis center in the SSISD Athletic Complex at 4 P.M. Team tennis got...
