SSISD: Masks Are Still Required At School This Week
Sulphur Springs ISD administrators Tuesday night issued a notice reminding students, staff and community members that Governor’s Executive Order GA-34 does not go into effect until March 10. That means masks and other protocols will continue at least through the end of the week. SSISD logo The order, in additional to lifting the mask order, authorizing business to reopen at 100 percent capacity and lifting certain operating...
Soccer and Golf on Tuesday Game Day
The Wildcats Soccer Team travels to Mount Pleasant to take on the Tigers. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with the Varsity match getting under at 7:15 p.m. The Wildcats are 3-4 in district play after their Saturday 1-0 road loss at Longview. The Wildcats are 12-8-1 for the season. According to Max Preps, the Tigers are 9-5-1 for the season and 5-1 in district play. Mount Pleasant won 2-0 when the two teams played at The Prim...
Wildcats First and Lady Cats Second at Sulphur Springs Track Meet Last Thursday
Sulphur Springs High School held its annual Sulphur Springs Track Meet last Thursday, Feb. 25, with the Wildcats taking first and the Lady Cats second. The meet also featured athletes from North Lamar, Paris and Mount Pleasant. For the Wildcats, Luke Caton was second in the discus. Devin Franklin took first in the high jump clearing 5-feet 8. Landon Fields leaped his way to first in the triple jump getting 38.8 feet. The Wildcats...
Governor’s Executive Order GA-34 Lifts Mask Mandate, Allows Businesses To Open at 100 Percent Starting March 10
After almost a full year of COVID-19 restrictions, Governor Greg Abbott today issued Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent starting next Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Governor made the announcement in Lubbock on Tuesday, March 2. Texas Governor Greg Abbott “With the medical advancements of vaccines and antibody therapeutic...
Street Improvement Program, Concessionaire Services Highlight March 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda
The Street Improvement Program, concessionaire services and May election highlight the March 2 Sulphur Springs City Council meeting agenda. As has been the practice through most of the last year, Tuesday night’s City Council meeting will be conducted virtually, with Council members and city employees participating in the meeting connecting through Zoom conferencing platform, which will be streamed on the City of Sulphur Springs...
Slaton Proposes Bills To Protect Historic Monuments, Prohibit Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Transitioning For Children
District 2 Representative Proposes Bill Renaming Section of I-35 In Austin The ‘Steve Adler Public Restroom Highway’ AUSTIN, TEXAS – Tuesday, March 2 – Representative Bryan Slaton from House District 2 filed HB 2571 that will protect historic monuments and statues from being removed, altered or destroyed. The bill protects important pieces of Texas history, and creates fair legal processes for alterations,...
North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Resigns To Accept Administrative Post At Ennis ISD
School Board Launches Search For New Superintendent; Applications Accepted Through March 17 In a press release Tuesday morning, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Darin Jolly and Board of Trustees President Sherry Smiddy announced Jolly’s resignation and the launch of a search for a new superintendent. Dr. Darin Jolly According to the release, the North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees approved Dr. Darin Jolly’s resignation,...
Sulphur Springs ISD Employees Will Receive Pay, Some At Premium, For Days School Was Closed Due To Weather
District Applying To TEA For Waivers For 5 Missed School Days Sulphur Springs ISD employees will receive pay for the days school was closed due to winter weather; the district will also seek state waivers for 5 missed school days due to extreme, dangerous road and other conditions due to ice and snow last month. SSISD Board of Trustees Vice President Craig Roberts calls the joint school board-Strategic Planning Committee meeting to...
County Commissioners Consider Request For A Property Tax Payment Refund
Hopkins County Commissioners during a special court session called Monday, the Commissioners Court acted on a request for a property tax payment refund, accepted a donation and tabled a a contract to obtain new equipment for Precinct 1. Tax Payment Refunding Request On Feb. 22, the Commissioners Court was asked to consider a request from Carlos Whitaker for the $5,367.16 he paid on someone else’s taxes to be refunded to him....
Hopkins County Received 153 Pallets Of Water, 2 Trailers Full Of Supplies Donated Following Winter Storms
Emergency Management Officials, Businessmen Recognized For ‘Meritorious Service’ During Winter Weather Disaster Hopkins County received 153 pallets of water and two trailers full of supplies donated to help those in need in the community following February’s extreme winter weather. Two emergency management officials, the sheriff and local businessmen were recognized Monday by Hopkins County Commissioners Court for...
