Special Chamber of Commerce Lunch
Employment Laws: Fact and Fiction is the subject of a luncheon planned by the Workforce Committee of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon is set for Tuesday March 3 from noon until 1:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, according to Meredith Caddell, Chamber executive. The luncheon is one of a Better Business Series planned for 2015. The purpose of the luncheons is to present helpful information to businesses of any size, but especially to small businesses in Sulphur Springs.
The luncheon in March will answer such questions as what questions can and cannot be asked of prospective employees during the interview process, who is an independent contractor and who is not, exempt and non-exempt employees, best practices and policies for discipline and termination of employees, and other pertinent information. A 20-minute question and answer time will follow.
The lunch is $15. Contact the Chamber of Commerce to register for the event.
“Updated” Wednesday School, Government, Business Delays and Closings
This post will be continually updated as new information is made available. Please check back often.
Alliance Bank will close drive thru’s at 5 p.m.
Sulphur Springs ISD: Closed Wednesday
Como-Pickton ISD: Closed
Hopkins County Courthouse, offices, and JP Courts: Closed Wednesday
Cooper ISD: Closed
Meal-a-Day Center: Closed
Cumby ISD: Closed
Central Christian Academy: Closed
Saltillo ISD: Closed
Yantis ISD: Closed
Texas A & M-Commerce: Classes begin at 1 PM
Water Oak Elementary: Classes begin at 10 a.m.
Rains ISD: Closed
Weaver Baptist Church: No Wednesday night activities this week.
North Hopkins ISD: Closed
Miller Grove ISD: Closed
Sulphur Bluff ISD:Closed
Sulphur Springs Christian Pre-School: Closed
His Kids Learning Center: Closed
TRAX BUSES: Closed
Little Texan Learning Center: Closed
Mt. Vernon ISD: Closed Wednesday
Bright Star Christian School: Closed
First Assembly of God: No Wednesday evening activities
Ardis Center of Performing Arts: Closed
Immanuel Baptist Church: No Wednesday events
PJC: Open
Davis St. Baptist Church: No Wednesday events
Wesley United Methodist Church: No Wednesday events
First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs: No Wednesday events
Tabernacle Baptist, Pickton: No Wednesday events
Morning Chapel Baptist Church: No Wednesday events
St Luke Baptist Church: No Wednesday events
Central Baptist Church: No Wednesday events
Winter Storm Watch Upgraded to Winter Weather Advisory For Snow
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING…MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES…WILL BE NEAR FREEZING WHEN SNOW IS FALLING.
* MAIN IMPACT…ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL ON
ROADWAYS…BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES HAZARDOUS. MOST OF THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE WET AND SLUSHY.
* OTHER NOTES…WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SOME SUNSHINE MAY OCCUR
DURING THE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL HELP TO MELT SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND PLAN ON SOME TRAVEL DELAYS.
District UIL Academic Meet
Sulphur Springs Middle School placed fourth over-all at the District 15-5A Junior High University Interscholastic League Academic Meet completed Saturday February 21. One hundred forty (140) students competed for the local school. In Junior High UIL Academic competition, students compete by grade level. SSMS 7th grade team took third place sweepstakes for District 15-5A.
Sulphur Springs Middle School UIL Academic coordinator Johnny Wells named the winning teams and student placement in the events. Winners by grade classification include:
6th grade
Art: Second place team. Team members include Maci Swafford, Tyler Cooper, Brooks West, Molly Wiser, Kimberly Wheatcraft.
Chess Puzzle Solving: Second place team. Team members include Gavin Myrdahl (individually 5th), Dillian Blevins, Emiliano West.
Dictionary Skills: Second place team. Team members include Mady Posey (individually 1st), Savannah Scheffler, Mady Posey, Suleimy Arana.
Editorial Writing: Zoe Westlund (2nd overall), Justing Brantley (6th)
Impromptu Speaking: Raydon McCormick (1st overall), Hannah Schultz (4th overall)
Mathematics: Kendall Little(3rd overall)
Modern Oratory: Rorie Young (5th overall), Luis Ruiz (sixth over)
Music Memory: Third place team. Team members include: Greg English, David Moreno, Allison Burns, Tracy Cline, Xavier Guerrero
Ready Writing: Brayden Wooten (6th overall)
Social Studies: Second place team. Team members include: Triston Stewart (4th overall), Caroline Hurley, Patrick Synott, Triston Stewart
Spelling:Third place team. Team members include: Cameron Beard (6th overall), Makayler McGregor, Cait Rissman, Cameron Beard
Prose: Harleigh Stegrent (2nd), Riley Burke 3rd) Alexis Lovatos (6th)
7th grade
Art: Third place team. Team members include: Connor Gammill, Aaron Lucas, Jocelyn Helterbrand
Calculator: Third place team. Team members include: Mattie Thurman, Isaac Gutierrez, Keeley Deloney
Chess Puzzle Solving: Third place team. Team members include: Chris Andrews, Logan Brown, Tyler Schmitt,
Impromptu Speaking: Kolson Hale (4th)
Listening Skills: First place team. Team members include: Kacie Bates (1st overall), Alivia Walker (2nd overall), Meridith Hooten (3rd overall), Kacie Bates, Alivia Walker,
Meridith Hooten
Modern Oratory: TJ Matthews (5th)
Number Sense: Andrew Westlund 6th
Ready Writing: Charleigh Potts (4th)
Social Studies: Third place team. Team members include: Brandon Hodges (4th overall), Nathan Braddy (5th overeall), Caemon Wilburn (6th overall), Brandon Hodges, Nathan Braddy, Caemon Wilburn
Prose: Rachel Bramlett (1st), Allie Thurman (4th)
Poetry: Chase Berry (2nd)
8th grade
Chess Puzzle Solving: First place team. Team members include: Johnathan Johnson (3rd overall), Dakota Soles (4th overall), Hagen Hunt (5th overall), Johathan Johnson,
Dakota Soles, Hagen Hunt
Dictionary Skills: Wade Parks (4th)
Impromptu Speaking: Rhett Reid (1st), Eli Sellers (4th)
Listening Skills: First place team: Team members include: Issac Kuriakose (1st overall), Kelley Bates (1st overall), Maria Botella (6th overall), Issac Kuriakose, Kelley Bates, Maria Botella
Modern Oratory: Carter Lewis (6th)
Science: Nick Porter (1st)
Poetry: Gracie Moore (4th)
Prose: Lucia Yanez (2nd)
SSHS Rhapsody Acapella Auditions
Sulphur Springs High School Choir Director Elizabeth Crutcher is having student auditions for a new Rhapsody Acapella group of about ten student singers. Rhapsody Acapella will be a pop group available for bookings and featured at choir concerts. Auditions will take place March 4-6, and Rhapsody Acapella will be a new addition to the school curriculum next year.
“There has been enough interest in choir that next year administration is willing to put another choir on the schedule, which is very exciting,” Crutcher said. “Auditions are going to be after school and there are sign-up sheets on the choir room door.”
This is the first year that SSHS will have a Rhapsody Acapella. The new choir will be included in the curriculum as a course, joining SSHS’s current three choirs.
“In choir we cover all sorts of genres, but I was looking for something fun and that would spark interest with the students that expose them to the world of pop music,” Crutcher said. “Any sounds that you hear from the [Rhapsody] choir will be purely human made voices. Things like ‘Pentatonix’ and what you would see in ‘Pitch Perfect’.”
The Rhapsody Acapella has already sparked among students both in and outside of the existing choirs. According to Crutcher, the goal of the new choir is to attract fine-arts students who wish to enhance their singing experience and to get the new choir involved in various extracurricular activities, much like the current choirs.
“They will be the ambassadors for the choir program,” Crutcher said. “So they’re going to be the people who travel and perform at things like the Veteran’s Day program on the Square, or sing at the football games, they’ll combine with Wildcat Corral to go to UIL in the spring. They will really be the face of the choir program.”
Wildcat Powerlifting
The Wildcats’ power-lifting team had four players earn medals at a Paris meet last week. This is the final week to qualify for the regional meet on March 7. Four to six Wildcats might end up qualifying.
Lady Cats Basketball Players Selected for All-District Team
Lady Cat Freshman Forward Kaylee Jefferson, was named Newcomer of the Year by District 15-5A girls basketball coaches during their district meeting last week, according to Lady Cat Head Coach Jeff Chapman.
In a surprise vote, Lady Cat Senior Desi Debase, who was unable to compete in district play due to injury, received Honorable Mention honors based on the respect of district coaches for her abilities on the hardwood.
Also named to All-District honors: Senior Guard Chrissalynd Person and Point Guard Daieyshia Pruitt were named 2nd team All-District and Senior Post Kasey Moore received Honorable Mention.
Sulphur Springs Tunes In Again for “The Voice”
Another episode of “The Voice” airs tonight on NBC at 7pm. It will be another chance for us to catch Hannah Kirby’s audition. Hannah’s website, www.hannahkirby.com confirms she auditioned for “The Voice” but unfortunately no one knows when the audition will appear or what the result will be until it airs.
*UPDATED* Tuesday’s Weather Related Closings and Delayed Starts
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This is the latest information about closings and delayed starts in Hopkins County. Keep your radio tuned to 1230 AM KSST, and check back frequently.
Legacy Cares bereavement meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday has been cancelled.
Hopkins County Offices: Open at 9:00 AM Tuesday Morning
Meal-A-Day Center: CLOSED TUESDAY
Tax Aid Program at Wesley United Methodist Church: Open from 12 PM to 4 PM Tuesday
TRAX Service: Will run starting at 10 AM
Clothing Closet at League Street Church of Christ: CLOSED TUESDAY
School Closings/Delays:
Sulphur Springs ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday
Emory-Rains ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday (10 AM start)
Miller Grove ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday (10 AM start)
Mt. Vernon ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday (10 AM start)
North Hopkins ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday (10 AM start)
Saltillo ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday, start at 10 AM (Girls basketball WILL play playoff game Tuesday night at Paris HS gym starting at 6:30 PM. Boys game will be Wednesday night at 6:30 PM)
Sulphur Bluff ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday (10 AM start)
Yantis ISD: 2 hour delay Tuesday (10 AM start)
Sulphur Springs Christian Pre-School: 2 hour delay Tuesday
Central Christian Academy: Pre-K and Kindergarten WILL NOT meet Tuesday. 1st-5th grade will start at 10 AM.
His Kid’s Learning Center: 2 hour delay Tuesday
Bright Star Christian School: CLOSED TUESDAY
Parent’s Day Out First Baptist Church: CLOSED TUESDAY
Como-Pickton ISD: CLOSED TUESDAY
Cumby ISD: CLOSED TUESDAY
Texas A&M University-Commerce: CLOSED TUESDAY
Paris Junior College: Opens at 9 AM. Classes begin at 9:30 AM
