Student Enrollment In SSISD Virtual Academy Down 11 Percent Beginning Of School
Student enrollment in the SSISD Virtual Academy is down about 11 percent after the first week of the third 9-weeks grading period compared to the start of school, according to Sulphur Springs Independent School District Superintendent Mike Lamb. As a whole enrollment at SSISD is down from 4,380 in September 2020 to 4,323 in January 2021. The 2020 counts are below the 4,420 students enrolled in SSISD in 2019, as well.
“We just finished our first week of the third 9-weeks, so the update you have there represents that,” Lamb told SSISD trustees during a special school board meeting conducted earlier this week.
Overall, only about 9 percent (371 students) of all students (4,323) were enrolled in the SSISD Virtual Academy, down from just over 20 percent (883 of 4,380) at the beginning of the school year.
“I’m glad we’re doing virtual for those that need it and want it; we’re making that work,” Lamb said. “We’ve done some things where we’ve basically asked those that aren’t being successful to come back. So, you can assume that those that are there are doing it successfully and that’s a good thing. Make no mistake about, look for the day we can all be back together and not have the virtual, and can be face-to-face and have the school back open.”
Early Childhood
Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, as of the start of the third 9-week grading period, had a 5 percent Virtual Academy enrollment, down from 19 percent during the second week of school and 8 percent in December. The campus went from 160 in face-to-face classes on campus and 38 virtual students in September to 194 face-to-face and 16 virtual students in December, then 204 on-campus students and 11 virtual students in January.
Overall enrollment has also increased at Douglass, from 198 students in September to 210 in December and 215 in January.
Primary Campuses
Virtual Academy enrollment for the four primary campuses was reduced from 285 students in September to 184 in December and just 83 in January. Overall, enrollment in kindergarten through third grade fluctuated from 1,289 in September to 1,227 in December and 1,234 in January. Eleven more students were enrolled in kindergarten, nine more in first grade, eight more in third grade and 75 less in third grade in January than in September.
At Bowie Primary, the virtual enrollment dropped from 18 percent in September to 12 percent in December and 5 percent in January. Campus enrollment was 312 in September, 311 in December and 319 in January.
Barbara Bush Primary’s Virtual Academy enrollment went from 18 percent in September to 9 percent in December and 6 percent in January. Enrollment at Bush rose from 335 the first grading period, 334 the second and 340 at the start of the third 9-weeks grading period.
The VA enrolment at Lamar Primary remained 7 percent from December to January, down from 31 percent in September. Lamar had 352 students in September, 297 in December and January.
Travis Primary’s virtual enrollment has dwindled from 21 percent the second week of school to 11 percent in December and 9 percent in January. The campus had 290 students the second week of school, 291 in December and 286 in January.
Sulphur Springs Elementary
Virtual academy enrollment at Sulphur Springs Elementary decreased from 17 percent in September to 11 percent in December and seven percent in January.
Overall enrollment on the campus increased from 612 in September to 621 in December and January. The campus had five additional fifth graders, and four additional fifth graders in December and January, than the 304 fourth graders and 308 fifth graders reported to to be enrolled at SSES on the second week of school.
Middle School
Sulphur Springs Middle School reported 8 percent of students were enrolled in Virtual Academy in January, down from 19 percent in September and 12 percent in December.
Overall, SSMS had 1,011 students enrolled in January, one more than in December and two more than in September. Sixth grade enrollment fell from 318 in September to 316 in December and 315 in January. Seventh grade had 371 students enrolled in January, six more than in September and four more than in December. The eighth grade class rose from 326 in September to 327 in December, but declined to 325 in January.
High School
The Virtual Academy enrollment at Sulphur Springs High School declined from 20 percent in September to 17 percent in December and 12 percent in January.
Enrollment as a whole declined at SSHS from 1,271 in September to 1,248 in December and 1,234 in January. The freshman class declined from 335 in September to 330 in December and added one student in January. The sophomore class had 322 students right after school started, 320 before Christmas break and 314 during the third 9-weeks grading period. A total of 318 juniors were enrolled at SSHS the second week of school, 312 during the second grading period and 306 in the third grading period. There were 296 seniors enrolled at SSHS in September, 286 in December and 383 in January.
Mockingbird Lane Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, Arrest
A Mockingbird Lane traffic stop late Tuesday morning yielded methamphetamine and one arrest, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police officers conducted a traffic stop on a red Dodge Ram pickup just before 10:50 a.m. Jan. 26 in the 1500 block of Mockingbird Lane. Upon contacting the driver, police noted the individual exhibited nervous indicators, Officer Sean Hoffman and Reserve Officer Rodney Caudle noted in arrest reports. He was asked to step out of the car to speak with police and did so.
The driver reportedly agreed to let the officers search the pickup. The passenger was asked to step out of the truck while they did so.
After completing the search, both were asked to empty their pockets to show they had no contraband. Both began to do so, but the passenger was noted to be especially nervous and began “having trouble responding to questions,” Hoffman and Caudle noted in arrest reports. The passenger complied when asked to unzip his jacket to be checked. A cigarette pack found in an inside pocket allegedly contained a bag of suspected methamphetamine in tin foil.
Consequently, the passenger in the Mockingbird Lane traffic stop, identified in arrest reports as 30-year-old Joe Dale Cohorst of Sulphur Springs, was arrested at 11:27 a.m. on a possession of l gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. The driver was released. Cohorst remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, Jan. 27, 2021, on the third-degree felony charge.
Jan. 26 was the second time Cohorst has been booked into Hopkins County jail. He also spent July 6-10, 2019, in custody at Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center on a Wood County warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
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The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Criminal Trespass Complaint Leads To Two Controlled Substance Arrests
January 27, 2021 – A criminal trespass complaint lead to two controlled substance arrests at an East Industrial Drive motel Tuesday night, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro, assisted by Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes, responded around 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at Ferrari Inn, where the manager requested police to issue a criminal trespass warning to a non-tenant. When police asked to enter the room where the individual was reportedly located, they were told the person they were seeking was not present, according to arrest reports.
After obtaining consent to check the room for the individual, police reported seeing a glass pipe of the kind used to smoke methamphetamine in plain view. Tranameth Delon Ford reported the room belonged to Rebekah Kirby and he had no knowledge of the drug paraphernalia.
Both Ford and Rebekah Luvena Kirby agreed to let officers search Kirby’s room. Officers found a small bag containing a substance that later field-tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 0.5 gram, Castro and Estes alleged in arrest reports. When asked what was in the bag, however, both claimed they didn’t know. Both the 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man and 49-year-old Sulphur Springs woman were taken into custody by 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Ford (who is also known by Tray Delon Ford, Trey Ford and Tra) and Kirby were booked into Hopkins County jail on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. The charge has a drug-free zone enhancement due to the motel’s proximity to Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center, according to arrest reports. Both remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, Jan. 27, on the third-degree felony controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Chamber Connection: Save The Date For The April 9 Chamber Golf Tournament
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce
We’ve been busy here at the Chamber to start the 2021 year! I have a Save the Date for you! Please save the date for our annual Chamber Golf Tournament on Friday, April 9. Let’s hope for beautiful weather and so much fun!
Just a quick reminder … I wanted to let you all know that after five wonderful years here at the Chamber, I will be resigning my position in the middle of April. The Chamber is currently accepting applications for the President/CEO position. A job description and list of qualifications can be found on the Chamber Facebook page and on the Chamber website. Additionally, interested applicants may call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515 to receive these documents via email. All applications, resumes, and cover letters must be received at the Chamber by Friday, February 12, at noon to be considered. Application packets may be submitted via email to [email protected], or by mailing them to 110 Main Street in Sulphur Springs.
Ribbon Cuttings
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial hosted their ribbon cutting celebration
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial hosted their ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, January 20, at noon. They are located at 1428 South Broadway in Sulphur Springs and specialize in financial planning for your business.
Business Highlight
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a member of the Chamber each week. Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for January 28, Foster’s Place Restaurant & Pub.
You can read biographical stories at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page and Instagram page.
HCGS Library to Remain Closed Until March 1, 2021
Message from Jan Stovall, HCGS Librarian on January 25, 2021
| Hello All, The HCGS board decided to keep the library closed until March 1st . But we will re-evaluate the end of February and determine if we can re-open safely or continue to remain closed. We will continue to monitor emails, phone calls, and answer queries while closed. If you have a question please email it or leave a message on the phone answering machine. We will get back to you shortly. For those that might have missed it, we had a really wonderful zoom program given by Kathy Huber on researching using the Dawes rolls. Kathy is the genealogy center manager in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One plus from this pandemic is that we are able to book outstanding speakers who might not be able to travel the distance to Sulphur Springs to speak in person on a Thursday night. We look forward to seeing and hearing more amazing speakers in the coming months. And if you tried to log in last Thursday night and had problems please let us know so we can help resolve them. Also, I am beginning a new year as librarian and will be looking to add new titles to our shelves. It would help me greatly if you would send me your wish list of titles or locations that you are researching so that I can concentrate my search in those areas. |
Wildcats Basketball Team Gets District Victory At Home Over Hallsville, 60-46, Tuesday Night
For most of the game Tuesday night, January 26, the Wildcats Basketball Team would jump out to a solid lead only to see Hallsville fight back and make it close.
At one point in the third quarter, the pesky Bobcats trailed the Wildcats by only 3 points, 33-30. The Wildcats closed the quarter on a 7-0 run that made it 40-30. This time the Wildcats were able to extend the lead in the fourth quarter to take a 60-46 win.
Eight different Wildcats scored points led by point guard Lamodrick Johnson with 17 points and post Justin Haire with 13 points. Guard Boo Wilkerson scored 12 points, played tenacious defense on Hallsville top scoring threat and finished the game despite a turned ankle. Guard Caleb Alexander and post Kordrick Turner scored 6 points apiece. Guard Malique Cole scored 3 points. Guard Jatavian Hall had 2 points. Guard Cason Arrington had 1 point. Hallsville was led by guards Benjamin Samples and Jai Locario who each had 9 points.
The Wildcats improve to 7-2 in district play and they remain in second place. The Wildcats are now 14-8 for the season.
Next for the Wildcats is a critical pair of road district contests starting with a trip to third place Longview Friday night. They then travel to first place Mount Pleasant next Tuesday. Both these teams defeated the Wildcats in Sulphur Springs with a three point basket right at the buzzer.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Lady Cats Basketball Team Wins Defensive Struggle At Hallsville, 33-29, Tuesday Night
The Lady Cats Basketball Team got off to a good start and then held on in the second half to earn a district win at Hallsville, 33-29 Tuesday night, January 26.
In the defensive struggle, the Lady Cats were able to jump out to a 12-4 lead after one quarter. Both teams could manage only 4 second quarter points and the Lady Cats were up 16-8 at the half. The Lady Bobcats trimmed a point off of the lead in the third quarter but the Lady Cats were still up, 25-18. Hallsville tightened up the game further in the fourth quarter but the Lady Cats hung on for the 33-29 win.
The Lady Cats improved their district record to 8-3 and they remain in second place. The Lady Cats are one game behind Hallsville in the district standings with just one game left. The Lady Cats need a senior night home win over Longview Friday and a Hallsville loss at Mount Pleasant Friday to move into a first place tie. It appears Mount Pleasant could also make it a three way tie if they win their remaining games.
Against Hallsville Tuesday, Kenzie Willis led the Lady Cats with 13 points. Dalanee Myles scored 6 points. Nylah Lindley had 5 points. Bailie Large had 4 points. Addisyn Wall scored 3 points. Bre’Asia Ivery added 2 points.
The Lady Cats are now 14-7 for the season.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Jan. 26 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 37 New Cases, 20 Recoveries
Three additional Hopkins County COVID-19 fatalities were confirmed, 37 new cases and 20 recoveries were reported over the last four days in Hopkins County. Fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations were also reported across Trauma Service Area F from Jan. 23-25, according to the Texas Department of State Health Service Jan. 26 COVID-19 updates.
Case Counts
After a day (Jan. 25) in which no new testing and case updates were posted for Hopkins County by Texas Department of State Health Services in the Case Counts, Testing Data and Vaccine Data dashboards, a dozen additional confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday Jan. 26, for Hopkins County – including one case reported to be an older confirmed case that had not previously been reported to the state. That’s 2 fewer new cases on Tuesday than the 14 reported on Saturday, Jan. 23, according to the DSHS Dec. 23 and Dec. 26 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboards.
That makes 26 new confirmed cases in the last four days, 42 new confirmed cases in the last seven days and 228 new confirmed cases so far in January. Cumulatively, 1,350 Hopkins County residents have received positive lab-confirmed positive molecular COVID-19 results since March 2020; that’s 3.64 percent of the overall Hopkins County population.
Eleven probable COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last four days for Hopkins County as well, seven on Saturday, one Sunday and three Tuesday. That means 11 additional Hopkins County residents have either tested COVID-19 positive on an antigen test or had a combination of symptoms and a known exposure to someone with COVID-19 without a more likely diagnosis from Jan. 23-26.
That makes 21 additional COVID-19 cases reported in the last seven days and 126 new probable cases so far this month. Cumulatively, since the state began tracking antigen cases, 1,243 Hopkins County probable cases have been reported. That’s 3.35 percent of the overall population of Hopkins County who have been reported to have “probable cases” of COVID-19.
On the other hand, 20 additional Hopkins County residents had recovered from COVID-19 in the last four days, 17 on Tuesday and three on Sunday. That makes 70 recoveries in the last seven days, including 50 recoveries reported on Jan. 21, and 310 during the first 26 days of January 2021, according to the DSHS Jan. 26 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard. Cumulatively since March, 2,363 of the 2,593 Hopkins County people reported to have COVID-19 have recovered from the virus.
COVID-19 Fatalities
Unfortunately, 91 Hopkins County residents have died as a result of COVID-19, according to the Jan. 26 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard. That means three additional Hopkins County residents have been confirmed by cause on their death certificates to have died from COVID-19.
Nine of the 91 Hopkins County deaths have occurred in January: two each on Jan. 2 and Jan. 5; and one each on Jan. 3, Jan. 6, Jan. 9, Jan. 14 and Jan. 16.
While that’s only 0.25 percent of the overall Hopkins County population who has died from COVID-19, the fatality rate among COVID-19 patients is 6.74 percent. That’s the second highest fatality rate among confirmed COVID-19 cases in the 9-county area.
Red River County, which includes Clarksville and only about a third of the population Hopkins County does, has had 31 of 363 confirmed COVID-19 positive residents died from the virus. While only 3.02 percent of the population has had COVID-19, 0.26 percent have died. The fatality rate among infected is 8.54 percent, the highest in the 9-county area.
| County | Total Positive Confirmed Cases | Confirmed COVID-19 Fatalities | % Fatality to Positive Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins | 1,350 | 91 | 6.74 |
| Titus (Mt. Pleasant) | 2,452 | 64 | 2.61 |
| Hunt (Greenville) | 4,719 | 117 | 2.46 |
| Lamar (Paris) | 2,377 | 118 | 4.96 |
| Franklin (Mount Vernon) | 417 | 17 | 4.08 |
| Delta (Cooper) | 129 | 6 | 4.65 |
| Red River (Clarksville) | 363 | 31 | 8.54 |
| Wood | 1,559 | 91 | 5.84 |
| Rains | 334 | 20 | 5.99 |
Only two other counties in the region have had more fatalities, and both have larger populations and confirmed case counts.
In Lamar County, 118 of the 2,377 residents who have had COVID-19 died, that’s 4.77 percent of the population who’s had confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4.96 percent of the infected who have died.
Hunt County has had 4,719 residents who have been confirmed by molecular test to have COVID-19 (4.79 percent). Of those infected, 117 have died, giving Hunt County a fatality rate of 2.48 percent among residents who had confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Wood County, which also has a higher population, matched Hopkins County on Jan. 26 in the number of COVID-19 fatalities. Wood County has now had 1,559 confirmed COVID-19 cases, representing 3.42 percent of the population, including 91 residents who have died for novel coronavirus 2019. That gives Wood County a fatality rate of 5.84 percent among the confirmed positive cases since March.
While Delta County has only had only 129 cases and six deaths, compared to Franklin County’s 417 cases and 17 deaths, that also means Delta County’s fatality percentage is higher, 4.65 percent compared to Franklin County’s 4.08 percent, among confirmed COVID-19 infected individuals.
Hospital Data
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management reported 21 patients in the COVID Unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs on Jan. 26, two more than on Monday and one more than on Friday, but still lower than the weekdays reported the rest of the month. In fact, COVID-19 hospitalizations spiked to 32 on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8.
As of Jan. 25, Trauma Service Area F has been considered to have high hospitalizations due to the percentage COVID-19 hospitalizations comprise of the total hospital capacity for a full month.
While COVID-19 hospitalizations have been at or above the total hospital capacity in TSA-F consistently for 30 of the last 31 days which has required TSA-F to follow stricter COVID-19 measures since Jan. 2, there is some good news. After two solid weeks, the COVID-19 hospital percentage of hospital capacity has fallen below 20 percent. In fact, for the last six days, COVID-19 hospitalizations have remained below 20 percent. Over the weekend, COVID-19 hospitalizations even dipped below the 15 percent threshold over set in GA-32, down as far as 14.81 percent, and has flitted near the 15 percent mark for the last five days: dipping from 22.35 percent on Jan. 19 to 18.09 percent on Jan. 20, 16.87 percent on Jan. 21, 15.76 percent on Jan. 22, 14.81 percent on Saturday, 16.36 percent Sunday and 15.24 percent on Monday.
These lower COVID-19 hospitalization percentages were achieve not only with COVID-19 patient counts below 200 for since Jan. 20 and lower overall hospitalizations as well.
On Jan. 23, the 161 COVID-19 patients in TSA-F hospitals made up 14.81 percent of the total 1,087 hospital capacity, with 584 of the 995 staffed inpatient beds hospitalizations. The COVID-19 patient count rose to 177 on Sunday and 167 on Monday.
Available ICU beds across TSA-F have been a double digit for the past five days as well, with 16 free on Jan. 21-22 and Jan. 24, 12 available on Jan. 23 and 30 available on Jan. 25. That’s the most ICU beds available at one time across the region since Dec. 26, the first day of “high hospitalizations.” COVID-19 hospitalizations have been down across the state for the last time, falling below 13,000 for the past three days.
| Trauma Service Area F | 1/18 | 1/19 | 1/20 | 1/21 | 1/22 | 1/23 | 1/24 | 1/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Patients in Hospital | 210 | 236 | 186 | 182 | 174 | 161 | 177 | 167 |
Testing Data
HC/SSEM, in the Jan. 26 COVID-19 update, reported a total of 8,655 COVID-19 tests have been conducted at 128-A Jefferson St. That means 86 people were COVID-19 tested on Monday and 94 on Saturday. Over the last seven days, 394 molecular COVID-19 tests were performed. Since Dec. 30, 1,687 oral swab tests have been conducted at the free testing site.
The DSHS Jan. 26 COVID-19 Test and Hospital Data dashboard shows a total of 13,736 viral or molecular COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Hopkins County since March 2020, when the pandemic began.
The dashboard also shows a total of 1,618 COVID-19 antigen tests have been conducted in Hopkins County since DSHS began tracking the data, including 49 additional tests conducted over the last four days; and 1,765 antibody tests, including five additional tests conducted from Jan. 23-25 in Hopkins County.
Cumulatively, that’s at least 17,119 COVID-19 tests that have been performed in Hopkins County, with 1,536 of those tests conducted during the first 25 days of January.
Free oral swab COVID-19 testing will continue to be offered from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays in January inside the Red Cross (old Fidelity Express Building) in Sulphur Springs. Free testing is open to anyone regardless of age or address. Registration is required online at www.GoGetTested.com in order to be tested at 128-A Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs.
Vaccine Data
A total of 1,962 people in Hopkins County had received at least one of the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 25.
The first dose of the vaccine had been administered to another 323 people between Jan. 23 and Jan. 25, increasing the total to 1,723 people in Hopkins County who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
(DSHS COVID-19 Vaccine Data dashboard infographics)
According to the DSHS Jan. 26 COVID-19 Vaccine dashboard, the first dose of the vaccine had been administered to 683 people ages 65-79 (314 men and 369 women), 404 people 50-64 years old (143 men and 250 women), 378 people ages 16-49 (117 males and 260 females), 256 people age 80 or older (103 men and 153 women), and two people for whom age was unknown.
Thirty-three additional people had received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 23-25, increasing the total number of people in the county who have been fully vaccinated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 239 on Jan. 25.
Among the individuals fully vaccinated in Hopkins County as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 25 were 99 people ages 16-49 years old (27 males, 71 females, and one for whom that information was not available), 80 people ages 50-64 (20 men, 71 women and 2 unknown), 49 people ages 65-79 years (23 men and 25 women) and 11 ages 80 and over (4 men and 7 women).
(DSHS COVID-19 Vaccine Data dashboard infographics)
Those receiving the vaccine in Sulphur Springs received the Moderna vaccine. A few healthcare workers and first responders in Hopkins County received the Pfizer vaccine at another CHRISTUS facility before the state allocated doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Hopkins County.
While CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic received 300 doses of the vaccine to administer last week, the only doses allocated to Hopkins County this week are 100 second doses for those who had their first dose of the shot about three weeks ago, according to the DSHS
People can find more information on COVID-19 vaccine at dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/immunize/vaccine.aspx.
Click here for vaccination hub providers, with contact information across the state as well as the DSHS/TDEM map of vaccine providers
A full list of vaccine allocations by week, click here.
Wildcats Soccer Team Preps For Start Of District Play With A Non-District Win Over Pleasant Grove Tuesday Night
The Wildcats Soccer Team will enter district play on Friday riding a four game winning streak. The Wildcats made it four straight with a solid 5-0 win over Pleasant Grove Tuesday night, January 26, at Gerald Prim Stadium.
Five different Wildcats scored goals. Omar Hernandez scored the first Wildcats’ goal assisted by Alejandro Diosdado. David Moreno got the Wildcats second goal assisted by Alex Yanez. Janez had the third goal assisted by Hernandez. Uriel Santacruz had the fourth goal assisted by Hernandez. Joel Pasion had the fifth Wildcats goal, an unassisted one.
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton said it was a good game. He said the Wildcats could have had a lot more goals but he added he was happy with the win. He said he enjoyed being back home. The Wildcats were last at home at their Alumni Scrimmage back on January 2.
The Wildcats face a rugged start to district play. They play host to Longview Friday night and then welcome Mount Pleasant to Gerald Prim Stadium next Tuesday. Mount Pleasant was preseason ranked #2 in the region in Class 5A and the Lobos were ranked #8.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Welding Project at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs
OVERHEAD JOB
Welding student Wyatt Cross works on an overhead TIG welding project at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop. Cross is in the advanced welding program at the Center. To learn more about the welding program and workforce education opportunities, call 903-885-1232.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
