Governor Abbott Announces Sentinel School Safety System
July 26, 2024 – Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of Sentinel, an innovative and comprehensive system designed to enhance the safety and security of students, faculty, and staff in school buildings across Texas. Sentinel is provided by the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Office of School Safety and Security and is available to all schools in the state at no charge to the schools. Sentinel will enable robust...
Book Signing Coming Up
July 25, 2024 – The book signing for ‘Living Loved’ is coming up August 3rd, 2024. Local author Tracy Kelly will be on hand starting at 3PM. Deep Routes Coffee in Sulphur Springs is hosting the event.
PJC Nursing Students Help Meal-A-Day with ‘Project Chicken’
July 25, 2024 – Five lovely volunteers from the Paris Junior College Nursing Program arrived at the Senior Center bright and early Thursday morning. They cheerfully went to work on ‘Project Chicken’. Students and volunteers debone cooked chicken for later use. It was a lot of work, but there was lively conversation, and a few chicken jokes were exchanged. The PJC students are required to perform community service...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs receives national award for stroke care
(SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas) – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs is beingrecognized for excellence in stroke care by the American Heart Association and AmericanStroke Association. The national award, Get With The Guidelines – Stroke, is given to hospitals who have demonstrated excellence in stroke care. The recognition was created to highlight the health care facilities providing the most up-to-date, research-based...
TPWD to Release 1 Billionth Fish into Texas Waters July 31
July 24, 2024 LAKE JACKSON— Help the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) celebrate a Texas-sized milestone July 31 as biologists release the billionth hatchery-produced fingerling (one-to-two-inch fish). TPWD has been stocking saltwater fish into Texas bays for more than 40 years to revitalize historic fisheries and speed up the recovery of overfished stocks. The billionth fish will be one of the most sought-after game...
There is Still Time Left to Celebrate National Corn Month
AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller proudly joins farmers nationwide in celebrating National Corn Month this July. Texas corn producers plant over 2 million acres of corn annually, contributing a remarkable $1.7 billion to our state’s economy each year. The corn industry supports countless jobs in agronomy, trucking, and logistics. As one of Texas’ most versatile crops, Commissioner Miller recognizes that...
FCC Caps Exorbitant Phone & Video Call Rates for Incarcerated Persons & Their Families
The Martha Wright-Reed Act Empowered the FCC to Close Gaps in the Long-Fought-For Protections Against Predatory Rates WASHINGTON, July 18, 2024—The Federal Communications Commission voted to end exorbitant phone and video call rates that have burdened incarcerated people and their families for decades. Under the new rules, the cost of a 15-minute phone call will drop to $0.90 from as much as $11.35 in large jails and, in small jails,...
Missing: Deleon Jerome Fryar
QUINLAN, Texas — Authorities are seeking public assistance in locating 19-year-old Deleon Jerome Fryar, who was last seen on July 17, 2024. Fryar, a Black male, stands 5’10” tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair with sideburns, and a goatee mustache. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a white t-shirt, neon green shorts, black tennis shoes, and carrying a black backpack, according to the...
Area Public Schools Start Next Month
July 22, 2024 – Get ready! Area public schools welcome all students back to the classroom in August. Here are some important dates and links that will help you and your students hit the ground running. SSISD first day is August 19th. Click here for the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar Cumby ISD first day is August 7th. Click here for the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar North Hopkins ISD first day is August 14th. Click here for the...
Blaze Buddy Campers Blaze Camp Experience
July 5, 2024 – Our Blaze Buddy campers will get a Blaze Camp experience of their very own! Blaze Buddy Camp will be held 3 days from 9:00am – 11:30am. Blaze Buddy Camp is for all campers K-8th grade. Come join the Sulphur Springs Blue Blazes in My Blaze Era Buddy Camp 2024!!! Where: Sulphur Springs High School GymCampers will meet at the Cafeteria entrance(Houston Street side) for registration and check in. When: July 29,...
