SSISD Board Names Angela Edwards Principal for Bowie Primary School; Board Incumbents Take Oath
May 3, 2016 – Tuesday at noon, Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board incumbents were sworn in for new terms, new officers for the board were elected and Angela Edwards was named Principal of Bowie Primary School. Mrs. Edwards will begin her duties as principal on July 28, 2016. She is currently at Bowie as the Academic Specialist. She has also taught on the elementary level in the local district. Unopposed for...
Sulphur Bluff’s Davis Qualified for State Track Meet Pole Vault Competition
Ricky Davis of Sulphur Bluff qualified for the State Track Meet by winning the pole vault at the regional track meet this past weekend in Stephenville. Davis vaulted 11 feet to win the event. Others did well representing Sulphur Bluff but did not qualify for state. Thomas Coberley, who participated in three events at regional, made it to the finals in the triple jump and finished eighth. Coberley was also fifth in regional in the...
Texas A & M-Commerce Awarded $1.6 Million to Fund New Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Medicine Growth
By Julia Gessner COMMERCE, TX—Texas A&M University-Commerce is honored to be awarded $1.6 million from the Chancellor’s Research Initiative (CRI) for the purchase of specialized scientific equipment for the new Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Medicine (BIRR) and recruitment of a new professor and two new assistant professors to conduct research in the institute. The innovative research, headed by A&M-Commerce...
Regional Track Wrap-up
Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said distance runner Jacob Gatewood capped off a sensational season competing in the 3200-meter run and 1600-meter run at the regional track meet Friday and Saturday at UT Arlington. Coach Young knew the competition was tough and he hoped Gatewood could finish among the top six. In the 3200-meter run Friday, Gatewood challenged the best runners and was at 4:49 half way through. Coach Young said that was...
Yantis ISD Spelling/Vocabulary Team wins Regional Conference
The Yantis High School Spelling/Vocabulary Team won the Conference A Regional Championship at the Regional Academic Meet at Tarleton State University in Stephenville Saturday. Among the 36 teams taking the test at the four Regional Academic Meets throughout the state, the Yantis Spellers achieved the third highest score. Senior Cristo Sanchez led the team with a 1st place finish while Shelbie Shoemaker won 2nd in the individual...
Hopkins County Historical Society Student Art Show Results
Hopkins County High School students are presenting their own pieces of work in an art show this Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30 at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs, TX. The art show is sponsored by the Hopkins County Historical Society. SSHS Art Teacher Dr. Phillip Dick made it a requirement for his advanced art students that they enter the art show for their class. “It’ll range from print making to...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus, A Vision in Process
With the cutting of a ribbon and the grand opening of the new PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus located on Loop 301 in the newly remodeled building that once housed Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Company, Paris Junior College President Pam Anglin’s vision for expansion of educational opportunities in the region took one more step forward. Dr. Anglin told KSST News that the junior college experience in both academic and technology play a...
Saltillo ISD Superintendent Kevin Woolley Retiring
April 29, 2016 – Kevin Wooley, Superintendent of Saltillo ISD has announced retirement plans following the end of his contract on June 30. He was offered a position with Mt. Sylvan Baptist Church in Lindale as Music Minister, and has decided to accept it and go in that direction. Wooley plans to continue directing the Haystack Youth Choir, and continue other community involvements he enjoys in Hopkins County. Wooley told KSST...
Sulphur Bluff Baseball Seniors honored
Honored at Senior Night were Sulphur Bluff Bears and moms. Pictured Left to Right: Thomas Coberly (Left fielder) and Denise Coberly, and Cody Vance (1st Baseman) and Cathy Vance.
