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Head Start CARES Act Spending Plan, 3 Personnel Changes Approved By SSISD Trustees
Nov10

Head Start CARES Act Spending Plan, 3 Personnel Changes Approved By SSISD Trustees

Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees made quick work of the regular portion of the November agenda Monday, including appointment of representatives to the Civic Center and Appraisal District Boards, an agreement with the Country Club and a Head Start CARES Act spending plan. Three personnel items were also approved following an executive session. SSISD Board of Trustees and administrators continue practicing social distancing, with...

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SSISD Trustees Approved Band Trailer, Custodial Contract
Apr21

SSISD Trustees Approved Band Trailer, Custodial Contract

Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved a band trailer and custodial contract during their monthly meeting conducted via Zoom Monday evening. Custodial Contract Based on the recommendation of SSISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger and Superintendent Michael Lamb opted to once again contract with The Faulk Company for custodial services. Lamb explained that the district sought bids for custodial services. Four businesses...

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Wildcat Park Dedication Ceremony
Apr20

Wildcat Park Dedication Ceremony

Tonight, April 20th 2018, was the official Grand Opening for the new baseball fields in Wildcat Park. Superintendent Mike Lamb began the dedication by thanking the fans, taxpayers and school board members. He continued to thank the baseball coaches.  Lamb offered a special thank you to the maintenance crew, and local vendors for all their hard work and support. Lamb explained that the building, upkeep and support “is a community...

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Chamber Connection September 21, 2017
Sep21

Chamber Connection September 21, 2017

The deadline has come and gone for last year’s cooks to keep their stew site, but we have a few sites left in the 48th Annual Stew Cook-off.  The absolute deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 6th at 5:00 p.m.  All cooks signed up for the 48th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 17th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum.  Cooks will receive their grocery...

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Chamber Connection September 14, 2017
Sep14

Chamber Connection September 14, 2017

Chamber Connection-September 14th Here’s a little update on the 48th Annual Stew Contest! The Chamber has already mailed out Stew Cook letters and Sponsor letters.  If you have not received your letter, please call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515.  If you would like to cook or sponsor a stew pot for the first time, please don’t hesitate.  Give us a call and we will get you signed up! Deadline to enter and KEEP YOUR STEW SITE from last...

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Eagle Stadium Dirt Incorporated Into New Stadium Site
Jul19

Eagle Stadium Dirt Incorporated Into New Stadium Site

Musco Sports Lighting started putting up new light poles with lights at the new Wildcats’ baseball field Wednesday morning. The new field contains a lot of the soil from old Eagle Stadium. SSISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger said originally the soil at the new baseball field site proved to be what he called sandy and nasty. Hundreds of loads of Eagle Stadium dirt have been hauled to the site of the new field and...

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Olympic Style Lighting, Chair Back Seating, Other Changes See in Tour of Prim Stadium
Jul18

Olympic Style Lighting, Chair Back Seating, Other Changes See in Tour of Prim Stadium

(For a video tour of work underway at Gerald Prim Stadium, see Channel 18 News for Tuesday, July 18, 2017. It will be posted later this afternoon.) Tuesday morning Sulphur Springs ISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger gave media members a hardhat tour of renovation work going on at Gerald Prim Stadium. The new artificial turf field is finished. The home side bleachers have been built. Some 1500 chair back seats still need to be...

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Training Building Tradesmen; Summer Campus Improvements; Baseball, Softball Remodeling
Jun02

Training Building Tradesmen; Summer Campus Improvements; Baseball, Softball Remodeling

Finding tradesmen for construction jobs such as home building is said to be more difficult in current times. To address that need, Sulphur Springs High School is bringing back a building trades class to help train tradesmen of the future. The building trades class will be building a house on Fore Street in Sulphur Springs on a lot owned by the school district. The slab is expected to be poured this summer. School district Director of...

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Dismantling Eagle Stadium Provides Parking for Numerous Activities
May19

Dismantling Eagle Stadium Provides Parking for Numerous Activities

Dismantling Eagle Stadium will benefit not only parking for visitors during football season but also provide parking for activities such as the Hopkins County Stew Contest, parade staging, and other school and city activities, according to Dan Froneberger, SSISD Maintenance Director. In a money saving move, Froneberger is once again using Hopkins County inmates to dismantle the historic stadium. Froneberger said the materials gained...

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Oxford Withdraws From Council Race; Name Will be on Ballot
Mar09

Oxford Withdraws From Council Race; Name Will be on Ballot

According to City staff, perennial candidate for Sulphur Springs City Council Charles Oxford has withdrawn from the race for Place 6 but his name will remain on the ballot. Oxford withdrew from the race two days after the deadline that would have kept his name off the ballot. Oxford personally conveyed his withdrawal to City staff this week. However, he did not fill out paperwork stating that he was tired of paperwork, according to...

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