Donation Made to Meal-A-Day
Shown in Photo: Kimberly, Lexie and Kayla Slaughter, Karon Weatherman , and Mary Ivey, 2018, Ms. Hopkins County Senior and Meal A Day Volunteer Slaughter’s BBQ and Fireside BBQ teamed up on Saturday, December 22nd and did a Fund Raiser and Canned Food Drive for the Meal A Day Program. David and Kimberly Slaughter along with Glenn Norfleet set up their Food Trucks in front of Fix N Feed and held a “Food Truck Food...
Burgers and Fries Make Donation to Meal a Day
Shown in Photo: Jacky Garcia, Tammy L and Karon Weatherman. Burgers and Fries made a donation of $ 1,575.00 to the Meal A Day Program. People in the Community put Tips and Donations in a jar while they eat or pick up their burgers. When the jar is full Burgers and Fries donate the money to the Meal A Day Program.
VFW Post 8560 Makes Donation to Meal a Day
Hopkins County VFW Post 8560 made a $ 300.00 Christmas Donation to the Meal A Day Program on Wednesday, December 12th . Shown in Photo: Art Romanat, Karon Weatherman, James Ross, Travis Estes, Joe Robinson, and William Skelton.
Mini-Walk # 2 Held at Wesley House/Wesley Oaks for Terrific Tuesdays Program
Group of attendees of Wesley House/Wesley Oaks Mini-Walk Walk # 2 in the series of seven local mini-walks was held at Wesley House Assisted Living/Wesley Oaks Memory Care. Residents and their families participated alongside local health care workers and members of the facility staff. Walkers can receive a yellow Terrific Tuesdays T-shirt for $20, which goes to the Terrific Tuesdays Cargiver Respite Program. Terrific Tuesdays is held...
“East End Allegiance: Our Youth” Program and a Pacific Park Improvement Project To Be Launched
Sulphur Springs native Bridgette Cooper, founder of East End Allegiance: Our Youth Dallas resident Bridgette Cooper, a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2003, went on to complete her education through Texas Women’s University and University of Phoenix in Dallas. As a personal commitment, this businesswoman is focused on her home town where she benefitted from help and encouragement after losing both her parents at...
September SSISD Board Meeting Focused on New Programs, Security, Success
Sulphur Springs School Board gained insight into a number of programs at Sulphur Springs Elementary School including a Gentlemen’s League, a program for 4th and 5th grade boys, and “My Classroom Economy”, a program that teaches students basic financial and budgeting skills. A number of other reports were heard as the board approved a number of policies and purchased two new maintenance vehicles. Clay Johnson (rt) presented a...
Poverty in Hopkins County: Health, Food, Housing, Programs
By Jim Rogers With a number of local arrest reports showing “homeless” and other visually evident signs of poverty’s affect, KSST News has begun an examination of the local poverty rate and its impact in Hopkins County and the communities and cities that comprise the county. Although the following article, the first of several, is not an exhaustive view of poverty, it does cover information that should cause local residents to...
SSISD High School Food Truck Day
Sulphur Springs ISD High School students will have more lunch choices Friday September 7th, 2018. For one day only, local food trucks will park at the high school and serve ‘student meals’. This treat was initiated by the SSHS Student Council. Student council president Alexis Lopez, council members, and Sponsor Alyssa Butler are in charge of the event. For those students who choose not to visit the trucks, the school lunch...
Five SSISD Schools Qualify for Free Meals for All Students; Other SSISD School Students May Qualify
The Sulphur Springs Independent School District, Child Nutrition Department is announcing a change to Its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and SchoolBreakfast Program for DOUGLASS ECLC, BARBARA BUSH, BOWIE, LAMAR, AND TRAVIS for the school year 2018-2019. These schools qualify to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program and will provide breakfast and lunch to all...
Historic Old Saltillo UMC Hosts Old Saltillo Cemetery Memorial Day Sunday July 15
Since early this year, the almost 90-year-old Old Saltillo United Methodist Church building has undergone extensive repair and renovation, from foundation and structural corrections to fresh paint and floors. Although the project is not yet totally complete, the church is functional and will open it’s doors for the public for the Old Saltillo Cemetery Memorial Day at 10:30 am on Sunday July 15, 2018. Following an association...
