Two SSISD Employees Arrested for Abuse of Student
May 10, 2024 – Press Release From Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Police Department, in collaboration with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, is actively involved in an investigation. The Sulphur Springs ISD administration and Police Department were alerted to an unlawful restraint incident involving a student. Over the past two days, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and...
Sulphur Springs High School Theatre Will Perform Final Show of the Year Friday
May 9, 2024 – Sulphur Springs High School Theatre will perform their final show of the year this Friday, May 10th, at 7pm in the SSHS Auditorium. Directed by senior Talley Brown (who also acts in the production), and featuring many of the graduating seniors: Caroline Prickette, Addison Bradley, Oliver Falter, and Kaela Gardner—supported by Aiden Woodard, Aspen Mayhew, and Emma Boatman, Hallelujah Girls is a hilarious and...
A&M-Commerce Professional Development Series Helps Employees Grow
May 7, 2024 – COMMERCE, TEXAS: This spring, Texas A&M University-Commerce embarked on the second semester of its transformative Investing in Us employee development program, which has met with high praise from faculty and staff across the university. The innovative program features eight-week courses designed to help employees learn, grow and thrive in their careers. According to Dr. Carrie Klypchak, senior director of...
CHRISTUS Provides Free Athletic Physical for Sulphur Springs and Surrounding Schools
May 5, 2024 – CHRISTUS Health hosted free student athlete screenings for ten different school districts in Sulphur Springs and surrounding areas on Friday, May 3. More than 1,200 students from (entering) 7th to 11th grade were seen. Fifty staff members volunteered, including physicians, nurses, athletic trainers, and support staff, to make this possible. First Baptist Church generously lent their ROC building for the event. The...
Cumby 2024 FFA Auction and Dinner to be Held May 4th
April 30, 2024 – The auction of the Cumby FFA is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2024. It will be held at 6pm. Cumby FFA Members will be selling various items including, hay rings, fire pits, porch swings, cornhole boards, as well as many outdoor and indoor items. Dinner is also provided. If you have any concerns or questions please reach out, a preferred phone number would be (214)-725-1032. Cumby 2024 FFA...
AgriLife Extension Agent Lisa Sprague Visited Again on A Second Cup of Coffee
On this episode of A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down again with Texas A&M AgriLife Hopkins County Family and Community Health Extension Agent Lisa Sprague. The two discuss 4H, the “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes” program, and more. Give it a view and gain new insight into living healthier. Do Well Be Well 2024 with...
The Next Lady Cats Area Playoff Softball Game is Friday, May 3rd, in Commerce
April 29, 2024 – The Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats meet Quinlan Ford in Commerce, Texas, on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, in an area Playoff game. Game is scheduled to start at 5:00pm. KSST, 1230am, will carry the game, live. We will also video the game for playback at a later date and time. So, if you can’t come on out to the ball park in Commerce, Texas, and cheer on your hometown Lady Cats, then tune in to KSST and...
Miller Grove FFA Banquet to be Held May 9th
April 25, 2024 – The 2024 Miller Grove FFA Banquet is scheduled for May 9th, 2024. The will will be Miller Grove’s 90th FFA Banquet, which will begin at 6:00pm. Established in 1934, this year’s Miller Grove FFA Banquet will take place at the Miller Grove ISD Multipurpose facility. Don’t miss out. Miller Grove ISD Staff Banquet Invite 2024
A&M-Commerce Hosts Luncheon to Celebrate Lyon Center for Gamebird Research
April 25, 2024 – COMMERCE, TEXAS: Texas A&M University-Commerce hosted a luncheon at the Hilton hotel in Rockwall, Texas, on Tuesday, April 16, to celebrate the university’s planned Ted and Donna Lyon Center for Gamebird Research. A&M Gamebird Research The Lyon Center, which will be located along Highway 24 in Commerce, Texas, approximately 1.5 miles south of the university campus, will feature a state-of-the-art...
What you need to know about Texas’ school safety policies
By Nina Banks, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2024 In response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas, lawmakers have upped legislation concerning gun and school safety. House Bill 3 passed late last year, which created the requirement for an armed security guard to be present on all campuses and also ramped up mental health resources for students. In Texas, the responsibility for establishing the guidelines for public school safety...