Schedule For Phased Opening Of Driver License Offices Announced
Offices In Sulphur Springs Area Listed In Phase 3 Of Plan DPS, Governor’s Office News Release AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of Public Safety will begin a phased opening of driver license offices starting May 26, with limited service offerings. As part of this opening plan, DPS will launch a statewide driver license appointment system that allows customers to book appointments...
The Independence Concert, Fireworks Set on Celebration Plaza Saturday September 5!
L. to R. Sharla Campbell, Symphony League Treasurer and Linda Galligher, League President The news is out and it’s flag-waving news! The annual Independence Concert and Fireworks, put on by the Sulphur Springs Symphony League, will be held in 2020. The will be staged in the usual grand style on Celebration Plaza on Saturday September 5, 2020 during the Labor Day weekend. First cancelled by COVID-19 restrictions from it’s...
Hodges, Tippit Honored As Top Seniors At Saltillo High
Madison Hodges and Joe Tippit are recognized as this year’s top seniors at Saltillo High School. Madison (Graycie) Hodges Madison (Graycie) Hodges, daughter of Jamie Watts and Charles Hodges, earned valedictorian honors with a 3.74 grade point average. She has been active in UIL One-Act Play competition, earning Best Actress honors at District in 2019 and All Star Cast honors at District in 2020. Hodges participated in several...
Relay For Life Format Will Be Modified To Honor, Keep Survivors Safe This Year
This year’s Relay For Life format is being adapted in order to both honor and protect survivors as the community and world continues to employ health safety practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The format of the June 12 Relay For Life Tri-County Tx is being modified to honor survivors, while still keeping them and the community safe. “We are so sorry for the many changes this year, but we are trying to adapt to the...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News: Soft Opening For Women’s Center
Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 19, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. National EMS Week 2020 Since 1983, Hopkins County Hospital District has operated the Emergency Medical Service for Hopkins County. The award-winning EMS crew works 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, 365-day a year, and currently provides ambulance coverage to Hopkins, Delta,...
This Memorial Day Do Not Become A Memory!
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, [email protected] According to information from the University of Southern California, alcohol sales have surged since the COVID-19 pandemic began, raising concerns among experts and others that the bottoms-up binge could come with a social cost. As family and friends break free from shelter-in-place orders and begin to plan their Memorial Day...
A&M-Commerce Selected To Receive Texas Emergency Aid Funding For Students
Austin, Texas – Texas A&M University-Commerce is among 57 higher education institutions selected from among 124 applicants to receive Texas Emergency Aid Grant Program funding, according to an announcement Monday by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Higher Education Foundation, the Greater Texas Foundation and the Trellis Foundation. In addition to TAMU-C, other colleges and universities around the region named as...
Meal A Day Menu For May 18-22, 2020
While the Senior Citizens Center remains temporarily closed due to COVID-19, the dedicated Meal A Day volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The Meal A Day menu for May 18-22, 2020 includes: Monday –Cheeseburger Casserole, Normandy Vegetables and Corn Tuesday — Chicken Pot Pie, Cranberry Sauce and Tomato Wedges Wednesday — Beef and Chicken...
SSHS Theatre Students To Present Play Online
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre students will present a play online Monday, March 18, for community members to view. SSHS Theatre students will present online their performance of Don Zolidis’ “10 Ways to Survive Life In Quarantine” SSHS Director of Theatre Lesha Woodard noted that because of restrictions placed on schools due to COVID-19, the SSHS Wildcat Theatre group was unable to compete in the...
Cumby ISD Honors Athletes For Hard Work
Cumby High School’s annual athletic banquet was another casualty in the battle to keep COVID-19 cases and potential exposure low in Hopkins County. But, school officials didn’t let that stop them for honoring their student athletes. Cumby ISD Tuesday announced this year’s award winners online. Cumby High School Trojans “We wish that we could be handing out these awards in person, but we wanted to make sure that...
