SSHS Successful Golf Coach Resigns
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens has formulated a plan to replace successful Wildcats Golf Coach Ross Funk. Owens is expected to make a recommendation for the school board to consider at their next meeting. Citing personal reasons, Funk submitted a letter of resignation that was approved by the Sulphur Springs School Board at their Monday night meeting. Funk has been Wildcats Golf Coach since the 2008 season. He replaced Doug Evans, who retired. Funk took his entire team to the state tournament in 2015 after they finished third at the regional tournament. Coach Funk also took Garrett Landers and Brodie Blackmon to the state tournament after they qualified at regional. The Wildcats under Funk had several top ten finishes at regional tournaments. His team captured the district championship in 2012. Six times his Wildcats teams were second in district play and qualified for the regional tournament. Only Coach Funk’s first team in 2008 did not qualify for regional. He was also a special-ed teacher.
The school board Monday also accepted the retirement of former head volleyball coach and assistant volleyball and assistant softball coach Eric Buck. Buck retired from coaching a couple of years ago. He was also a social studies teacher. Buck had been pondering retirement since the beginning of the school year.
Place Your Bids at Annual Symphony Auction
Sulphur Springs Symphony League officers Maleta Reynolds, Kayla Mitchell and Linda Galligher
Get ready to place your bids on dozens of useful items and services in the 25th annual Radio and TV Symphony Auction! The much-awaited event is Saturday November 19, 2016 starting at 6pm inside the KSST Radio/TV studios. You can keep track of what’s coming to the auction block by listening to KSST 1230AM, or by listening streaming on ksstradio.com. Cable viewers can also watch the action on Channel 18 TV. Throughout the evening, items will be brought forward and bids taken by phone from callers at their homes,. The sole way to bid is by phone. Please make note of the phone number for bidding, it’s 903-885-0700. The auction will close when every item is sold. The annual fundraiser is staffed by Symphony League members and helpful volunteers, and moneys raised goes to the projects of the Symphony League all year, including the Independence Concert near July 4, the Children’s Concert each spring, scholarships for music students and to purchase instruments for students in the SSISD Strings Program.
Chamber Connection November 17, 2016
Get ready!!!! Holiday season is here and life is getting busy! Here are many fun things you can do!
Stinson RV Resort hosted a ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, November 11th at noon
Stinson RV Resort hosted a ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, November 11th at noon. They are located at 3641 East 1-30 in Campbell, Texas. Their park is family built, owned and operated. They offer 75 pull through sites with black asphalt pads, 30/50 AMP service, full hook-ups for water, sewer, and electric, general store, bathhouse/laundry facilities, and a three-acre pond for catch and release.
AgriLife Extension is hosting the 2016 Earthkind Living Conference on Friday, November 18th
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is sponsoring the 2016 Earthkind Living Conference on Friday, November 18th at First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. Registration is open from October 10th to November 10th with admission prices being $25. After November 10th, and on site, tickets will cost $35. This conference will introduce consumer, producers, and volunteers to Earth-Kind Living, a balanced system using university research proven techniques for quality living, environmental stewardship, and overall well-being. For more information and to register, visit https://agrilife.org/earthkindliving.
Wesley United Methodist Church will host their Fall Roundup on Saturday, November 19th
WUMC is hosting their annual Fall Round-up on Saturday, November 19th, at 614 Bellview Street in Sulphur Springs. The Country Store with homemade goodies will open at 3:30, stew and chili are served from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., silent auction from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the live auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are All-You-Can-Eat for $6.00. Children ten and under are $4.00, and under five are free of charge. Quart sales begin at 6:30 p.m. and cost two tickets. Child care is available!
Sulphur Springs Symphony League will host their live auction on Saturday, November 19th at 6 p.m.
The Sulphur Springs Symphony League will host their live auction on KSST, Channel 18, and on their website on Saturday, November 19th beginning at 6 p.m. You can preview the auction items at KSST tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Reilly Springs Jamboree scheduled for Saturday, November 19th at 7 p.m.
The Reilly Springs Jamboree is scheduled to host Jake Penrod, 2016 AWA Vocalist of the Year, and Comedian Willie P. Richardson, on Saturday, November 19th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 per ticket. For more information call Enola Gay at (903) 438-3568 or Roger Reed at (903) 348-7114. The Reilly Springs Community Center at 109 CR 1439 in Sulphur Springs.
6th Annual Turkey Trot scheduled for Thanksgiving Day on Celebration Plaza
Get ready to make room for your Thanksgiving meal by participating in the 6th Annual Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 24th, on Celebration Plaza. The 5K Run/Walk will begin at 8 a.m. with a $30 entry fee. The 10K Run will also begin at 8 a.m. with a $40 entry fee. Pace for the 10K is 12 minutes per mile. There is also a Kids Fun Run at 7:30 a.m. for ages 10 and under. Entry fee for the Fun Run is $5. Register at Fieldhouse Sports by November 12th to guarantee your t-shirt. Packet pick up is scheduled for Wednesday, November 23rd, at the ROC from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Heritage Park will host Christmas in the Park on Saturday, November 26th at 6:00 p.m.
Heritage Park will host their annual Christmas in the Park on Saturday, November 26th beginning at 6:00 p.m. While in the park, visitors can enjoy a spectacle of lights, strolling carolers, musicians, a live nativity scene, and Santa Claus. Free hot cocoa, coffee, punch, cookies and other goodies are served in various building on the grounds. Most of the historic buildings are open, with volunteers dressed in period costumes to help give the feeling of stepping into the past. The festival will run from 6 pm to 9 pm. The $5 admission ticket is eligible for one of our many door prizes to be given away, compliments of local business owners.
Merle Norman is hosting an Open House November 29th -December 3rd
Merle Norman is hosting an Open House from November 29th to December 3rd. Tuesday the 29th through Friday the 2nd, the Open House is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, December 3rd, please pop in the Open House between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Merle Norman will give 10% off retain during the Open House hours. Be the first to shop limited-edition gift sets and experience festive makeup looks at the year’s most special beauty event for Merle Norman. Merle Norman is located at 202 Davis Street North in Sulphur Springs.
Reed’s Auto Detail will host a Ribbon Cutting on Thursday, December 1st to mark their new location
Reed’s Auto Detail will host a Ribbon Cutting Celebration to open their new location at 412 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Please come by and check out the new location!
Phinesse Farms Winery will host a Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Thursday, December 1st at 5 p.m.
Phinesse Farms Winery, located at 223 Main Street in Sulphur Springs, will host their Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Thursday, December 1st at 5 p.m. They will have refreshments and samples of their Hopkins County grown wines. Please make plans to stop in, check it out, and welcome Phinesse Farms Winery!
Lights of Life Tree Lighting is scheduled for Thursday, December 1st, at 6 p.m. in the Gardens at CHRISTUS
The Lights of Life Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Thursday, December 1st, at 6 p.m. in the Gardens at CHRISTUS. You can make a $25 donation to be given in honor or memory of someone. This donation will be represented as a light on the Lights of Life Christmas tree, and with a luminary that will line the walkway leading to the Christmas tree. You can take the luminary home as a remembrance of your loved one. There will also be pictures with Santa, Christmas carols, cookies and hot chocolate. Please contact the Healthcare Foundation for additional information, (903) 438-4799. Please mail your donations to: 115 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, Texas, 75482. The deadline for luminaries is November 30th.
Community Seeds will hold 7th Annual Christmas Benefit on Thursday, December 1st, 2016
Community Seeds will hold their 7th Annual Christmas Benefit including prime rib and live entertainment on Thursday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Greenville, Texas. The proceeds will benefit the poor and undeserved people of Hunt, Rains, and Hopkins Counties. Individual seating is $75 per seat, table sponsorship is $2500 to seat eight, and corporate sponsorship is $2500 and seats 12. Please RSVP by phone or email by November 12th. The number to call is (903) 634-5673 and the email is [email protected].
The CASA Cookie Walk is scheduled for Friday, December 2nd from 9 a.m. to noon
CASA will host the annual Cookie Walk on Friday, December 2nd from 9 a.m. to noon at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs in the Family Life Center. Cookies are $5.00 per pound. You can choose the cookies you would like to take home. Make plans to cookie shop on December 2nd!
Lion’s Club will host the 9th Annual Christmas Parade on Friday, December 2nd at 6:30 p.m.
The Lion’s Club is hosting the 9th Annual Christmas Parade presented by Carriage House Manor on Friday, December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. The parade begins at Buford Park and goes East on Connally Street to the square. It turns left onto Church Street and left on Houston Street to end in the Gerald Prim Stadium parking lot. Line-up begins at 3:00 p.m. on December 2nd. Registrations are due by noon on Tuesday, November 29th. There is no entry fee, but donations are accepted if made payable to the Sulphur Springs Lions Club. All entries must be decorated with working Christmas lights.
Sister Babyz 5th Annual “Give Back” Fashion Show is scheduled for Friday, December 2nd, at 6:30 p.m.
Sister Babyz Boutique is hosting their 5th Annual Fashion Show on Friday, December 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. at The Venue at 219 on Main Street. Sister Babyz will match all contributions of up to $3,000 to benefit the Angels from the Salvation Army in our area. There will be door prizes, gift card giveaways, live music, a photo booth, refreshments, and a hot chocolate bar (provided by Idzi Bitsy Bakery).
Hopkins County presents A Christmas Carol on December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the SSISD Auditorium
For the first time ever, the fine arts organizations of Hopkins County are coming together to bring Sulphur Springs a truly special event! The Main St. Theatre’s Community Players, Northeast Texas Symphony League, and the Northeast Texas Choral Society are joining forces to present “A Christmas Carol: The Musical”. The Bright Star League of Cultural Arts is also helping with coordinating this production. The performances will be Friday, December 2nd, Saturday, December 3rd, both at 7:30pm. There will be a third performance on Sunday, December 4th at 2pm. All performances will be held at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium at the Civic Center. Please help the local arts by getting your tickets at communitychristmascarol.com and come spend #ChristmasTogether! Tickets are $20 for General Admission and $35 for VIP.
Divorce Care held weekly at First United Methodist Church at 6:00 p.m.
Divorce Care is a weekly seminar and support group that will help you heal from the hurt of divorce or separation. It’s a warm, caring environment led by people who understand what you are going through. You will learn practical information that will help you deal with the challenges of being divorced. Best of all, you will gain hope, healing, and help for your future. Divorce Care Meets every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 beginning on October 5th at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs in the Open Door Sunday School Classroom. This is found in the basement of the main building. There is childcare if needed. They will meet for 14 weeks with one week of a special session entitled “Surviving the Holidays”. This is scheduled for November 16th. Contact information is Tom Young at [email protected], (903) 413-1673 or Debbie Young at [email protected]; (903) 243-1235.
Welcome to the newest member of the Chamber of Commerce, Amber Gilbert. We are happy to have you!
Three Arrested In Two Separate Narcotics Investigations
A Special Crime Unit investigation in the 1200 block of Church Street at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday resulted in two individuals arrested for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine.
Kourtney Michelle Dean
Larry Vincent Ray Villarreal
SCU Investigators went to the Church Street location in reference to a narcotics investigation. During the investigation, Kortney Michelle Dean, 23, gave investigators a small amount of marijuana that was inside the dwelling. While inside a security sweep of the dwelling led to a bulge underneath the mattress. Thinking the bulge a weapon, the investigator checked and discovered a green plastic box between the mattress and box springs. In the box was methamphetamine, less than 200-grams. Larry Vincent Ray Villarreal, 27, also lived at the residence and was arrested along with Dean.
Donald Shane Douglas
In a separate investigation, at the same location later that day, Donald Shane Douglas, 52, was found to have under 1-gram of methamphetamine in the back of a cellphone case. After being read his rights, Douglas claimed possession of the meth. The cellphone number was identified as belonging to Douglas. Police Department sources told KSST News that the two investigations are not connected.
Dean and Villarreal are in Hopkins County jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, over 4-grams but less than 200-grams.
Douglas is in Hopkins Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 under 1-gram.
Shot at Buzzer Defeats Saltillo Lions
It was a tough way to lose a ball game for the Saltillo Lions’ basketball team playing at home Tuesday night against Martin’s Mill. Martin’s Mill hit a 28-foot, three-point basket at the buzzer to take a 45-42 win. Saltillo led after the first and second quarter and trailed by only one point going into the fourth quarter.
The Lions were led by Lyle Bench who scored 17 points. Michael Simmons added 12. Trevor Moore had 6, Matt Gurley 3 and Branson McGill and Ryan Prewitt had 2 apiece. Saltillo is now 0-1 for the season.
The Lions JV won over Martin’s Mill 50-37. They were led by Levi Hoover with 18 points.
They will play at Avinger Friday at 6 p.m.
Update on Renovation at SSHS Sports Venues
Wednesday morning Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens gave media members an update on renovation work at Gerald Prim Stadium and Lady Cat Park as well as plans for a new baseball field to be built near ECLC. He said Prim improvements will include replacing sod with artificial turf, redoing all the home side and installing new LED lights. Capacity should be 4,000 on the home side.
The stands will include room for the band and drill team. There will be no end zone seating. Concession stands, restrooms, ticket booth and a one-story press box will be rebuilt. Nothing will be done at this time to dressing rooms or to the visitors’ side which should be able to seat 2,000 to 2,200.
Demolition work is currently underway and it’s being done by the school district’s maintenance department along with county jail trustees. Coach Owens said safety concerns with the press box and home stands were factors in doing the work as well as the need to upgrade worn out facilities. The work will also eliminate the problem of not being able to schedule baseball and soccer games at the same time. Dirt work for the new baseball field is underway. Coach Owens said grass might be planted soon.
The softball field is undergoing a large makeover. A drainage system has been installed and new grass planted. The field was raised a foot to help it drain. A new fence has been put up. New dugouts are being built. A new scoreboard arrived Tuesday. The softball field will get a tarp. After this softball season, renovation will take place for stands, press box and concession stand. That work is expected to be completed along with work at Prim by August 1.The Wildcats first football game is September 1.
Baseball will play this season at Eagle Stadium. The new baseball field should be ready by the start of the 2018 baseball season.
Coach Owens said anything that can be reused is being reused to save costs. He placed the cost at between $8-million and $12-million. It’s being done mostly using maintenance notes with no bond issue or increase in taxes.
To accommodate the projects, soccer teams are moving this season’s games to the track field. Coach Owens said currently, work on the projects was on schedule or even perhaps ahead of schedule.
Brunch With Santa Begins The Christmas Season
(18 November 2016, Commerce, Texas) Santa Claus will be making an early stop at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum for the annual Brunch with Santa. This year’s event will be on Saturday, December 3 from 9:30 to 11:30. Commerce Lil’ Angels will provide a pancake breakfast. Christmas crafts, Christmas trains, and, of course, Santa Claus, will make the event a wonderful way to begin the Christmas Season.
Santa will be traveling to Commerce and is looking forward to seeing the children. He is also looking forward to seeing the Children’s Museum. The many play areas inside and in the Great Outdoor Discovery Area will provide an opportunity for children to discover, create, and participate in imaginative play.
“This is my favorite event of the year,” said Sharline Freeman, Executive Director. “It is exciting for us to see the children so happy with the excitement of Christmas.”
In addition to Brunch, several Christmas craft areas will entertain the children. They may write a letter to Santa and mail it at the Children’s Museum. Ornament crafts and Christmas bracelets will also be available. Children will also have the opportunity to play in all the exhibits. They can make bubbles in the Kiwanis Bubble Room, doctor the dogs in the Commerce Veterinary Clinic, buy groceries in the Brookshire’s Grocery exhibit, milk a cow, or play in any of the other play areas.
“This event has become a highlight for families in northeast Texas,” said Beckey Thompson, board president. “It is a great way to begin the Christmas season.”
Get your cameras ready, bring your wish list and say “hello” to jolly, old Saint Nick. Tickets for the event are $8 .00 per person and are $10.00 at the door on the day of the event. For more information, call the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum at (903) 886-6055.
Meal A Day Menu For November 21-25
Garlic Toast
