City Manager’s Report – May 2022
Marc Maxwell, City Manager Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. COVID-19 RESPONSE We have 0 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. (I hope soon we can leave this off entirely.) CLAIMS We had a fleet accident in March involving a police cruiser. One unlucky driver ran a red light and crashed into the squad...
Lady Cats Golf Wraps Up Season at Regional Championship, Finishing Ninth
Coach Whitney Spigener and her squad wrapped up their spring season last week at the 5A Region 2 championship, finishing ninth. Sulphur Springs shot 403/392 over the two day regional golf championship. The Lady Cats golf coach said it was awesome her team to break 400 in Rockwall. Freshman McKenna Meskimen shot 94/91 over the two day tournament. Meskimen tied for 34th in the 5A Region 2 golf championship. The freshman doubled on her...
Ensuing Weekend Brings Several Wildcats, Lady Cats Teams in Action
This weekend brings lots of sports activity from Sulphur Springs teams. On this Sept. 10 edition of Friday gameday, Coach Greg Owens and Wildcats football will be in Kaufman for their third game of the fall 2021 season. Lady Cats volleyball, lead by Coach Bailey Dorner, will be in Mt. Pleasant later today for their first district match of their fall season. Wildcats football will be making the trip out to Kaufman to take on the Lions...
Football Edge Concludes Thursday as Wildcats Staff Look Onward to August
The six week run of the Edge for football wrapped up earlier today, July 15, at the Multipurpose Building at the SSHS athletic complex. Coach Matt Young, offensive coordinator for the Wildcats football team, said progress went really well for those who attended the summer strength and conditioning program. Coach Young said the level of commitment for student-athletes is really interesting. The offensive coordinator said a core group...
Wildcats Tennis Continues to Build Strong Foundation Thanks to the Edge
Wildcats tennis Coach Tony Martinez may be battling a stomach bug, but that has not stopped team tennis from continuing to get better. Coach Martinez said he has been extremely pleased with the Edge thus far. On the first day of Edge, June 1, the Wildcats tennis head coach said that 35 student-athletes attended the summer strength and conditioning program. It is not just attendance numbers that has impressed the head team tennis...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – April 6, 2021
Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the following monthly manager’s report during the April 6, 2021 council meeting: April 06, 2021 TO: CITY COUNCILFROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELLSUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County decreased since our last meeting with 141 active cases as of April 5th. There are zero patients in the COVID unit at the hospital as of...
Elaine Garmon
Pearl Elaine Marable Garmon, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. She was born in Miller Grove, Texas, on February 10, 1930, to Champ H. and Edith Fisher Marable. Elaine attended Miller Grove School and graduated in 1946 at the age of 16. She was a member of the 1946 MG Girls Basketball team that qualified for thestate tournament; the team only lost 6 games that year and won 4...
Sulphur Springs Seniors Ctr. Plans Tentative Dates
The summer schedule at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center had these dates on the calendar, however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Seniors Center at 150 MLK Drive has been closed to walk-ins or public gatherings since late March 2020. Director Karon Weatherman wants you to know about these upcoming summer events which are on the calendar through the Sr’s Center. It is hoped that they will be able to be held. Contact...
Student Accident Insurance, Budget, TASB Delegates Top July 8 SSISD Board Meeting
School Health Advisory Committee composition, student accident insurance coverage and conference delegates are among the items Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees will be asked to consider approving during their regular monthly meeting tonight, July 8. The trustees too are scheduled to hold a budget work session during the 6 p.m. meeting. At the regular June meeting, SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw...
Coach Upton Says High School Soccer Competition Has Advanced Over the Years
Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton said opponent Nevada Community played really well in a 1-1 tie with the Wildcats Tuesday night (January 8) at Gerald Prim Stadium. He said several of the Braves play advanced club soccer. Coach Upton said soccer has advanced to where there are no longer any free games. He said everyone is good, knows how to play and will compete with you. Coach Upton said if the Wildcats would have cashed in on some...
