No School Monday for SSISD Students: Staff Preparation/President’s Day
Monday, February 20, 2017 will be a student holiday for President’s Day.
It is a staff preparation day for all SSISD employees.
A & M-Commerce Hosts Adventures in Math for High School Students
COMMERCE, TX— The Texas A&M University-Commerce Math Department is readying itself for its 2017 Adventures in Math event, which will be coming up Friday, Feb. 17. The AIM event allows high school teachers and students to take part in competitions to win prizes, listen to keynote speakers, visit the university’s Planetarium, go to the library for a 3D printer presentation, take campus tours, and eat a delicious lunch in the university cafeteria.
The Adventures in Math event has previously been a finalist of the 2015 Tech Titans of the Future-University Award, an award founded back in 2001 for universities in North Texas. It was also a finalist of the 2016 edition of the same award for the Middle School Girls category.
With the wide variety of programs offered at Texas A&M-Commerce, the Adventures in Math event not only gives math-inclined students the chance to improve their math skills, but also to get a look at life on a college campus as the possible destination for their future studies.
Sulphur Springs Native Will Challenge Bob Hall for Texas Senate District 2 Seat
Dallas, Texas – February 16, 2017 – In the middle of a raucous legislative session, Kendall Scudder, the Manager of Community Services for a Dallas nonprofit affordable housing organization, announced his intentions to challenge Bob Hall in 2018 to represent Texas Senate District 2.
Scudder, a Democrat from Sulphur Springs, believes the Texas legislature hasn’t focused on vital issues important to you, and most Texans.
“Every session, folks like Bob Hall come back from Austin bragging about all of the money they cut from our budget. Meanwhile, our schools are significantly underfunded, children are being abused under state custody, our infrastructure is crumbling, and our taxes keep going up every year.” Scudder asks, “For years, Republicans like Bob Hall have allowed your local taxes to go up while reducing funds to help our children. Why would anyone send a man like Bob Hall back to the legislature?”
Scudder continued, “We deserve better than the failed priorities of the Texas Legislature; it’s time to fight for the honest, responsible, and accountable government that northeast Texas deserves.”
As a product of Texas public schools in Greenville and Sulphur Springs, Scudder states that his number one priority will be to restore funds for Texas teachers to educate today’s students and our future workforce.
“Bob Hall should be ashamed to have his name attached to the type of financial dismantlement that is proposed in the 2017 Senate budget,” Kendall said. “This legislation guts $150 million, or 36% of all funding, for pre-school education programs. Your children deserve better.”
Election Day for midterm elections falls on November 6th, 2018. To learn more about Scudder’s positions on vital issues such as inadequate funding for veterans affairs and our crumbling infrastructure, as well as resources for families visit www.ScudderForSenate.com
Cumby ISD to Close Friday, Monday Due to Illness
Cumby Schools will dismiss classes Friday, February 17, and Monday, February 20 due to illness. This is the second time Cumby has dismissed classes due to illness. Campbell and Sulphur Bluff school districts have missed days due to flu and related illnesses in recent weeks.
Cumby students will return to class Tuesday, February 21.
United Way Allocates Additional 2015-2016 Funds
United Way Allocations were increased to the 18 agencies receiving funds from the organization. An additional $43,395.19 was allocated by the board and dispersed Thursday morning in a special meeting of the United Way Board.
Community Chest will receive the largest increase at $21605.01, or 49.79% of the additional moneys allocated. Lake Country CASA will receive an additional $2,777.79. CANHELP will receive an additional $2,546.30 as will the Christian Alliance. Heritage Outreach will receive an additional $2,469.14. Others receiving additional funds are:
- N E Texas Child Advocacy $1,003.09
- ETCADA $231.48
- The Dinner Bell $1,126.55
- NETSEO Trails Council/Boy Scouts $231.48
- Our Place/Lakes Regional MHMR $1,851.86
- Teen Court $1,311.73
- SAFE-T $1,080.25
- Hopkins County 4-H $771.61
- Meal-A-Day $2,160.50
- Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center $1,080.25
- Winnsboro Community Resource Center $61.73
- MADD $308.64
- Sulphur Springs Symphony League $231.48
Farm Bureau’s Food Connection With Dinner Bell
FARM BUREAU VOLUNTEERS HELP SERVE DINNER BELL LUNCH
The Dinner Bell Food Ministry celebrated the 5th anniversary of service to the community on Wednesday February 15 at First United Methodist Church dining hall in downtown Sulphur Springs. Officers and members of Hopkins/Rains County Farm Bureau teamed up as Community Partners to help serve the meal and to celebrate the Dinner Bell milestone. Their teamwork is especially fitting because Farm Bureau’s “Food Connection Week” is observed February 13-17 with appreciation for the abundant food supply that Americans enjoy due to farmers, ranchers and the agriculture industry.
Food Connection Week marks the time in the new year that most Americans have already earned enough income to pay for their year’s supply of food. This week, Hopkins/Rains County Farm Bureau reached out to the community with “Food Connection Trivia” on the KSST Morning Show, with gift cards from Brookshire’s as prizes for winners. Farm Bureau will continue to showcase local agriculture during next week’s Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show where FFA and 4H youth will show livestock projects prior to the Sale of Champions on Saturday February 25 to earn college scholarship money. Farm Bureau reminds everyone that agriculture is the nation’s largest employer, with more than 21 million people involved in some phase of agriculture.
Failure to Pay Child Support Plagues Moses
Sarah Danyilyn Moses, 30, of Tyler is back in Hopkins County Jail. This time she is incarcerated for Violation of Probation/Motion to Revoke Child Support. She was arrested at the Wood County Courthouse by Wood County Sheriff’s Deputies and transported to Hopkins County.
Moses was one of two arrested last week in a traffic stop in front of Hopkins County Courthouse. Investigator Wade Sheets initiated the traffic stop and soon called for additional backup as he observed classic signs of criminal activity in the actions of the two occupants in vehicle. Sheets and others observed contraband in plain sight in the vehicle. A search of vehicle produced an amount of marijuana, digital scales, and 65-grams of methamphetamine in a safe in the trunk of the vehicle. At that time the pair was placed in Hopkins County jail before being released on bond.
Her current bond is $5,000.
Chamber Connection: February 16, 2017
Tonight is the night!!!
“An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. We are excited to announce that our dinner is being provided by Coffee Off the Square and includes smoked pork tenderloin with orange glaze, roast beef with gravy, green beans with bacon and almonds, build your own baked potato, green salad, rolls, S’mores and a hot chocolate bar. It is a night you do not want to miss!!!!
Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, and Educator of the Year will be presented to deserving citizens of Hopkins County. There will also be a raffle of a guided duck hunt AND a guided fishing trip that will be drawn that evening. So please join us for a beautiful “Evening in the Woods”. We look forward to seeing you there! Individual tickets are $30 and available at the Chamber of Commerce. Whole tables that seat 10 people are available for $500.
Don’t miss out on a very special first time opportunity! Raffle tickets for a Guided Duck Hunting Trip for two or a Guided Fishing Trip for two will be available for purchase. Raffle tickets are only $10 each, and may be purchased in one or both raffles. The winner will be chosen the night of the banquet, and you need not be present to win.
Reilly Springs Jamboree hosts Kadie Lynn on Saturday, February 18th at 7 p.m.
The Reilly Spring Jamboree will host Kadie Lynn, County Music’s Sweetheart, on Saturday, February 18th, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. The Reilly Springs Jamboree is located at the Reilly Springs Community Center, 109 CR 1439 in Sulphur Springs. For more information contact Enola Gay at (903) 438-3568, or Roger Reed at (903) 348-7114. You can also visit www.reillyspringsjamboree.com.
Texas A&M presents Singing Cadets on Friday, February 17th at 7 p.m.
Sponsored by our local Hopkins County Area Aggie Moms’ Club, the Singing Cadets will be here in concert on Friday, February 17th. Internationally known as the “Voice of Aggieland”, The Singing Cadets are Texas A&M University’s premier men’s chorus. As the busiest collegiate choral group in the United States, the Singing Cadets take tremendous pride in spreading the great name of Texas A&M all over the world and are excited to be performing for you today. Founded in 1893, the Singing Cadets have a rich history that is full of tradition, which you will get a small taste of in the concert to be held on Friday, February 17th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Tickets are available from any local Aggie Moms’ Club member and can be purchased at the downtown locations of City National Bank and Alliance Bank for $5 each. All proceeds will be used to offset the cost of the concert and towards a local scholarship for students attending and/or planning to attend Texas A&M, College Station. For more information: Juli Woolley, Hopkins County Area Aggie Moms’ Club President, 512-755-4925 cell or [email protected]
A Brush of Class is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, February 21st at noon
A Brush of Class, located at 212 N. Davis Street in Sulphur Springs, is hosting a Ribbon Cutting and Open House on Tuesday, February 21st. Please make plans to stop by and join us!
Lowe’s is Hosting an Open House on Wednesday, February 22nd at noon
Lowe’s is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, February 22nd at noon to launch their newest business development. Lowe’s now offers Design Professionals to help with your kitchen and bath. They will have refreshments, product before and after pictures, and questions and answers from the pros and Lowe’s. Come check it out!
SS Public Library presents a Cooking Tips Class on Thursday, February 23rd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Sulphur Springs Public Library is offering a Cooking Tips & Skills Class by Lyndsay Palmer on Thursday, February 23rd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Library, 611 North Davis Street. Attend this class to learn tips and tricks of the kitchen with Chef Lyndsay Palmer. She will demonstrate several ways to help strengthen your kitchen skills and help answer any of your cooking questions. The class is free to the public, and refreshments will be served. Each attendee will have a chance to win a Family 4 Pack of Tickets to the 2017 Season of the Scarborough Renaissance Festival. For more information call the Library at (903) 885-4926 or visit the website at www.sslibrary.org.
Plain & Fancy will host their 20 Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting on Friday, March 3rd
Plain and Fancy will host their 20 Year Ribbon Cutting Celebration and Open House on Friday, March 3rd from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. They will offer a free dessert bar that night! Come by and celebrate 20 years of success with Plain & Fancy!
Master Wellness Volunteer Training Begins January 30th and Goes Through February 27th
This training takes place every two years, and 2017 is the year! Individuals learn about food safety, nutrition, working with diverse audiences, finding reliable resources on the web and much more. The training will be held on five consecutive Mondays, January 30, February 6, 13, 20, and 27, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, Sulphur Springs, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Upon completing the training and passing a
certification exam, volunteers agree to give 40 hours of service by assisting the Extension Agent with programs, day camps, program preparations, health fairs, and other services. Contact Johanna Hicks at 903-885-3443 for more details.
Wesley United Methodist Church will host Free AARP Tax Aid on Saturdays until April 8th
Wesley United Methodist Church will host free AARP Tax Aide starting this Saturday, February 4th, from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They will complete your taxes for free every Saturday and Tuesday until April 8th. Each tax preparation day will last from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church is located at 614 Texas Street in Sulphur Springs.
Hopkins County Fall Festival is Hosting the Circus!
The Hopkins County Fall Festival is hosting the Kelly Miller Circus on Tuesday, March 21st at 4:30pm and 7:30pm, and Wednesday, March 22nd, at 7:30pm. The Big Top performances will be on the Civic Center grounds. Ticket information coming soon!
Ribbon Cuttings:
FitMiss
FitMiss held their Ribbon Cutting and Open House on Wednesday, February 15th at 11:30 a.m. Many people came to celebrate this opening with new owners, Jaime and Matt Mitchell. FitMiss is fitness center for women only, and all class information is available on the FitMiss Facebook page. FitMiss is located at 468 Shannon Road, Suite 8B, in Sulphur Springs.
Welcome new Chamber members!
Welcome to our newest member of the Chamber of Commerce! North Texas Electric Gate, we are excited to have you!
Sulphur Springs Varsity Softball Tournament
17 high school teams will descend upon Sulphur Springs to take part in the annual Sulphur Springs Varsity Softball Tournament taking place Thursday through Saturday. Games will be played at renovated Lady Cat Park on the high school campus and at Coleman Park. A good rain Tuesday will provide a good test for Lady Cat Park’s new drainage system. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo is confident the field will be ready. The Lady Cats will play five games in three days all at Lady Cat Park. On Thursday, they will play Gilmer at 10:45 a.m. and Royse City at 4 p.m. On Friday the Lady Cats play Mesquite Poteet at 1:30 p.m. and Fort Worth Christian at 3:15 p.m.
The Lady Cats face McKinney on Saturday at 11:45 a.m. Coach David Carrillo is excited about showing off the new Lady Cat Park with its new walls, scoreboard, field and dugouts.
