SS Public Library is Flagship Library with “Second Chance” Program for Accredited High School Diploma and Career Certificate
Library Director Hope Cain proudly announces that Sulphur Springs is one of five Texas city library systems which have launched the “Career Online High School” opportunity today, September 15, 2017. Sulphur Springs joins Dallas, Houston, Grapevine and Frisco in offering the unique scholarship opportunity. Persons who qualify for the year-long course of study can complete their high school education and gain career training through a self-paced online program. Not a GED course, the new program is a path to earn an accredited high...
read moreNorth Hopkins Students Collecting Needed Items for Harvey Victims On September 15
Hurricane Harvey has left mass devastation on the Houston area. North Hopkins FFA students have planned a relief project to help those in need. They will be taking up community wide donations to send to the victims, both human and animal, of this destruction. Donated items can be dropped off Friday September 15 at the North Hopkins High School office or Ag Department during the school day. Students will also be collecting items from 1:00 to 6:00 pm Friday at Tractor Supply. The group hopes to collect as much as possible to send to Houston...
read moreCareer Online High School Newly Launched at SS Public Library
Hello Sulphur Springs media outlets and library supporters: Friday September 15, 2017 is the launch of our new program called Career Online High School. The library has been working on implementing this program for one year along with Gale, a leading provider of library resources and a Cengage company. We have raised money for scholarships, trained staff and are now ready to kick off along with these other Texas libraries: Dallas, Frisco, Houston and Grapevine! We are in good company but will lean on the community to help in getting the...
read moreA Walk To Remember: UPDATE
Each of the Nursing Homes, Assisted Livings and the Senior Center are in a contest to see who can raise the most money for the walk. Funds are raised by Selling T-Shirts, Raffle Tickets and different Fund Raisers that they hold on their own to raise funds that are all tallied together for a Grand Total and the night of the Walk. The winner gets the “Spirit Award” which is a Perpetual Plaque with their name engraved on it and it will be passed on to the next winner each year. They will get to hang it up in their Facility until the...
read moreDBA Debuts Brick Street Vintage Market This Saturday September 16
All the details are in place, down to custom-printed shopping bags! for the Brick Street Vintage Market set to open Saturday September 16 at 8am through downtown Sulphur Springs. The Market will be set up until 6pm in a large horseshoe shape along Connally, Jefferson, Gilmer and Main Streets. About 50 vendors, most from out of town, will be displaying vintage antiques and art, quilts, handmade furniture, repurposed and handmade items, vintage-inspired home and garden decor and clothing items for sale. Over on Celebration Plaza, your purchase...
read more“Ribeye Roundup”Judges Selected for Oct. 6 Downtown Cook-off, Concert
The NetBio Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Roundup is a major annual event in downtown Sulphur Springs, set for Friday October 6, 2017. The 3rd annual steak cook-off will be going on through the day, with educational producer programs starting at 2pm in the courthouse followed by 6 pm outdoor dinner and concert by Stoney LaRue at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 each, available at Texas Heritage National Bank and at Brookshire’s. The advance purchase of tickets is recommended. The Ribeye Roundup will be judged by a panel of six beef...
read more“Birds of a Feather” Quilt Show’s Many Features Brings Pride to Sulphur Springs
Judge Robert Newsome, Mayor John Sellers and former Mayor Lydia Bryant will have a hand in this year’s Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild’s annual Quilt Show by naming their choice of “Pride of County”, “Pride of Downtown”, and “Best Use of Color” from the over 120 quilts entered in the show. The quilts will be hung for display inside The Roc, 115 Putman Street, on Friday September 15 from 9-5 and Saturday September 16 from 9-3. Admission to the show is $5 person with children age 12 and under...
read more16th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
By Savannah Owens On September 11th, 2001, members of the terrorists group al-Qaeda hijacked four flights: American 11, United 175, American 77 and United 93. Two planes- American 11 and United 175- hit the World Trade Centers in New York; Flight 77 collided into the Pentagon in Virginia, and the last plane, United 93, crashed in a Pennsylvania field after passengers regained control and diverted it from the White House. A total of almost 3,000 people were killed from the 9/11 attacks. There were 2,763 casualties at the World Trade Center,...
read moreDinner Bell Menu For September 13, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for September 13, 2017 Alliance Bank this week’s Community Partner. Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Seasoned Wild and Long Grain Rice Bacon and Onion Infused Italian Cut Green Beans Fresh Garden Salsd Yeast Rolls and Butter Mississippi Apple Walnut Cake with Cinnamon Cream Chocolate Sugar Free Pudding Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.
read moreLocal “The Voice” Star Hannah Kirby Performed at Saturday Night Market
By Savannah Owens Cheers echoed around the square as Hannah Kirby performed at the Saturday night marktet. Approximately 300 people had shown up and the number continued to grow throughout the night. Families were dancing, playing catch and having a great time. Kirby performed classic songs such as “Heard it though the Grapevine”, “The Chains” by Fleetwood Mac, “I won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and “Chain of Fools” By Aretha Franklin. The crowd was loving every...
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