Water Quality Among Continuing Education Classes at the PJC – Sulphur Springs Center in April
Through a new course offered by the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center Department of Continuing Education, area residents will have an opportunity to help protect water quality. The Texas Stream Team class, offered on Friday, April 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. is a free citizen scientist program allowing volunteers to select a public waterway and monitor water quality monthly. Stream Team monitors measure pH, dissolved oxygen,...
Engineers Hashing Out Site Details for Starbucks in Sulphur Springs
Engineers for Starbucks and the City Engineer for Sulphur Springs are currently hashing out site details that will enable the building of a local outlet for the purveyor of coffee on South Broadway in the city, according to a city source. Although no date for construction has been set, the city and Starbucks are taking steps to facilitate a good relationship. This is just another hurdle that has not deterred the determination to...
Middle School Students Tour PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus
A COLLEGE VISIT Students at the Sulphur Springs Middle School were given a tour of the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center campus Tuesday and Wednesday. Carey Gable, Academic/Financial Aid Advisor, pictured at right (above), talked to the students and took them on a tour through the new campus classrooms, ITV rooms, lab and the welding shop, encouraging them to prepare themselves for education beyond high school. A tour of the...
Sulphur Springs Man Awaits Trial For Indecency With A Child Charge
William Lynn Wilson, 68, of Sulphur Springs was arrested Monday night on a warrant for Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact. The warrant came as a sealed indictment handed down by the Hopkins County Grand Jury on Monday, March 21st. According to information provided to KSST by the District Criminal office, Wilson had inappropriate contact with a child under the age of 17. Wilson’s bond was set at $25,000. He made bond...
Sulphur Springs Municipal Judge Rogers Retires
“The last 13 years have been a real eye-opener for me,” said Phyllis Rogers retiring Sulphur Springs Municipal Judge. Rogers said the work was totally different from any legal work she has ever done. Rogers will retire at the end of March when she and her husband will move to Nacogdoches to be geographically closer to family. Rogers’ court hears all Class-C misdemeanors in city arrests, indigent dockets, juvenile dockets, all traffic...
Traffic Stop Leads To More Woes For Sulphur Springs Woman
Recently released from Hopkins County Jail after posting bail for multiple charges, Katelin Leann Gumpert, 24, was arrested Monday night as a result of yet another routine traffic stop. The stop occurred around the 300 block of Church Street shortly after 7 p.m. Monday when officers learned of two warrants out for Gumpert that were issued by the Special Crimes Unit. Gumpert was wanted for Possession of Controlled Substance greater...
Sulphur Springs ISD Open House Schedule
Sulphur Springs Independent School District invites student parents and the community to visit their schools next week for Open House. Open House is a celebration of Public Schools Week in Texas. Classrooms will display work submitted by students and will give parents and teachers an opportunity to discuss life in the classroom. Below is the schedule for each campus. ECLC – Monday, March 7, 2016 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Douglas...
Sulphur Springs Middle School Destination ImagiNation Regional Results
The Sulphur Springs Middle School’s Destination Imagination teams competed this last weekend at the areas regional meet. In the Technical Challenge, the team must build a vehicle that is able to carry at least one team member across the presentation site multiple times, change the vehicle propulsion system and vehicle movement method during the presentation, create and present a story about change that includes a change within a...
Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab
Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab has been in operation for 50 years, offering health care, rehabilitation and nursing to Hopkins County citizens. Since opening, SSH&R has housed countless people with varying illnesses and infirmities while also offering employment to hundreds of people. “Our residents are encouraged to be as independent as possible, and to have all the fun they can have, as well as rehabilitation,”...
Continuing Ed Courses Available at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
Fun courses in cake decorating and health care and computer courses to help start a new career are offered in March by the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center’s Continuing Education Department. To sign up for a class or get more information, call 903-885-1232. Unless otherwise noted, all classes will be offered in the new location at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. Seniorific Computer Essentials Level 2 –...
