Sulphur Springs ISD Closed on Friday February 21, 2025
February 19, 2025 – This is a reminder that all SSISD campuses and buildings will be closed on February 21, 2025. The closure will be for the annual NETLA Junior Market Show. Best of luck to all the Wildcats showing their projects this year!
KFC Moves Headquarters from Kentucky to Texas
February 19, 2025 – In a surprising turn of events, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), an iconic brand deeply rooted in Kentucky’s history, has announced the relocation of its headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Dallas, Texas. Founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952, KFC has long been associated with Kentucky’s cultural and culinary identity. The move aims to position the company closer to a growing business hub, allowing...
Frances Skelton
February 12, 1946 — February 17, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Frances Skelton, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Interment will follow at Martin Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Skelton passed away at Christus Mother...
SSISD Delay Start on Wednesday
February 18, 2025 – Due to the threat of severe winter weather, the Sulphur Springs ISD will delay the start of school for all campuses. School will start at 10 AM on Wednesday. Stay tuned for additional information on the artic blast headed our way.
Starkeisha Wright
Star was born January 01, 1990, to ralph and Lisa Wright. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was employed at Saputo Foods. Star was a beautiful soul in and out who left this world far too soon. She was preceded in death by her father Ralph Wright. She leaves to mourn her mother, Lisa Wright; sister, Brittany Wright (Cody); brother, Jeremy White (Shaun); three nieces, London, Paris, and Jerzi; one nephew, Kingston...
Helen Sapaugh
August 24, 1938 — February 17, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Helen Sapaugh, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00-2:30 p.m. at the church. Ms. Sapaugh passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on...
Bobbie Ann Askew
May 18, 1940 ~ February 15, 2025 (age 84) Funeral Service for Bobbie Ann Askew will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025 at League Street Church of Christ with Bro. D.J. Barnes officiating. Interment will follow the service at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Bobbie passed away on February 15, 2025 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Bobbie Askew
Dwight Dixon Crigger II “Dick”
April 26, 1945 — February 15, 2025 Emory After a long battle with Parkinson’s—one of the few fights he couldn’t out-stubborn—Dick, at the age of 79, has finally cast his last line. He left us on February 15, 2025, most likely mid-cast, muttering around about a fish that “was right there” but somehow still got away. Dick was the world’s best fisherman—at least in his own mind. He could spend hours talking about the “monsters” he...
Reta Jane Turner
Reta Jane Turner, 89, of Sherman, TX, a woman of faith, strength and independence, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of February 16, 2024. Born on March 6, 1934 in Matthews, MO, to Richard Bradford Pearcy and Geneva Eulala Phillips, Reta grew up in southeast Missouri (Kennet) and northeast Arkansas (Newport), settling in Texas when she was 12 years old. Reta was the eldest of four sisters – Marty, Sherma and Pat,...
Hundreds Now Feared Infected With Measles in Texas
February 17, 2025 – Texas is grappling with its most severe measles outbreak in nearly three decades, with 48 confirmed cases reported. The outbreak originated in Gaines County and has since extended to neighboring Lynn, Terry, and Yoakum counties. The counties currently experiencing the outbreak are in extreme West Texas. One borders New Mexico. It’s about a 7 hour drive straight west of Hopkins County. Alarmingly, 13...
