PJC Reduces Hours for an Associate’s Degree
Reducing the number of hours required for an associate’s degree at Paris Junior College will not mean a reduction in content or skills learned, the PJC Board of Regents learned Monday evening. As PJC meets the requirement from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to approve degrees of 60 hours, both Dean of Math and Sciences Ed McCraw and Dean of Workforce Education John Spradling explained that the restructured degrees still...
PJC Offering Health Courses in Sulphur Springs
The Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center is offering some health care courses to the community that will begin in early November, and early registration is encouraged. Registration is being accepted for the classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus office or by calling 903-885-1232. A Nurse Aide course will be offered from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, beginning November 3 and continuing through December...
Awards Luncheon Honoring Two Distinguished Alumni will Highlight the 90th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration of PJC
An awards luncheon honoring two distinguished alumni will highlight the 90th Anniversary Homecoming celebration of Paris Junior College on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8. New to the lineup of Homecoming events is an Alumni Choir Reunion Concert slated for 7:30 p.m. in the Ray Karrer Theater on Nov. 8. All former PJC alumni and students who performed in the choral program during their time at PJC are invited to be part of the...
PJC’s 90th Homecoming Honors Distinguished Alumni
An awards luncheon honoring two distinguished alumni will highlight the 90th Anniversary Homecoming celebration of Paris Junior College on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8. New to the lineup of Homecoming events is an Alumni Choir Reunion Concert slated for 7:30 p.m. in the Ray Karrer Theater on Nov. 8. All former PJC alumni and students who performed in the choral program during their time at PJC are invited to be part of the...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Offering More Registration Options
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center offering more registration options to assist students People have more on their plate than ever before, so to help prospective students, Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center has scheduled on-campus registration with a Saturday time of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 23. That date is in addition to regular on-campus registration on Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Late registration will also be offered Aug....
PJC Starting Jazz Ensemble
Expanding jazz throughout the community while educating and enriching students by learning jazz music is the goal of a new class starting this fall at Paris Junior College. “Students do not have to be music majors to play,” said PJC music instructor and director of choirs Philip Briggs. “We have scholarships for jazz band musicians and they can be in any field of study.” PJC is seeking instrumentalists with at least a high school...
Commission Recommends Approval Of Final Plat For Ladera RV Resort, Denial Of 2 Rezoning Requests
Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission Monday evening approved the final plat request submitted for Ladera RV Resort, pushing it forward with a recommendation that the City Council approve it at the regular February meeting. The city board is recommending the two rezoning requests be denied, however. Ladera RV Resort Final Plat Cole Heitman requested a final plat which will combine multiple lots into one 48.11-acre property...
Inductees For Friday’s 2022 Hall Of Honor Ceremony Revealed
Four former Sulphur Springs athletic greats will be inducted into the SSHS Hall of Honor in a pre-game ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21. Quan Johnson, a district basketball MVP who graduated in 1990; Torio Kelly, a record-setting running back in the Class of 1996; Maegan Bell Nix, a 2003 graduate who was a two-sport MVP; and Colby Suggs, a 2010 graduate who was an All-State pitcher and won a state championship in football, will be the...
Celebrating Youth Achievement For 4-H Week
Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agents utilized their regular report to Hopkins County Commissioners Court to celebrate youth achievement in anticipation of the upcoming National 4-H Week, and noted some upcoming 4-H and Extension activities. Johanna Hicks, family and community health agent, and Mario Villarino, agriculture and natural resources agent, gave an update on the 4-H program as well as upcoming activities planned as part...
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church To Celebrate 150 Years May 1
KSST Owners Challenge Community To Match Donation To Help Raise Needed Funds To Restore Stain Glass Windows St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 1206 College St., Sulphur Springs, Texas St. Philip’s Episcopal Church this Sunday will celebrate a big milestone – the church’s 150th anniversary as a mission in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Bishop Fraser Lawton of the Church of St. Dunstan in Mineola, who is also the assisting...
