Ethel Mae Johnson
Funeral services for Ethel Mae Johnson, age 72, will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 11:00AM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Cory Young officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Danny Clayton, Tyrone Clayton, Laurance Green, Ashton Pruitt, Vincent Johnson and Harry Johnson. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30AM at Tapp Funeral...
North Hopkins ISD Holds Inauguration Breakfast For Campus Police Department
Noth Hopkins ISD Police Chief Kelly Wiser addresses the staff and guests during the “inauguration” of the police department Aug. 13 at NHISD. Staff, trustees and members of the law enforcement community gathered Tuesday morning in North Hopkins Independent School District cafeteria to officially welcome Kelly Wiser as the new police chief for the school district. “This is a very special occasion, the official...
SSISD Offers Free Breakfast, Lunch For All Students in Grades Pre-K through 5 for 2019/2020 School Year
Free Meals for Douglass, Bush, Bowie, Lamar, Travis, and SSES Students 08/12/2019 The Sulphur Springs Independent School District, Child Nutrition Department is announcing a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for DOUGLASS ECLC, BARBARA BUSH, BOWIE, LAMAR, TAVIS AND SSES for the school year 2019-2020. These schools qualify to operate the...
Terrific Tuesdays Will Raise Funds Through ‘A Walk to Remember’ on October 3
Persons in families which have been touched by Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia and related disorders support the respite program in Sulphur Springs, Texas called “Terrific Tuesdays”. This weekly program provides 5 hours of respite for caregivers while providing five hours of fun, stimulation and social interaction for their ‘patients’ who are often family members. The primary way the non-profit program is...
Winnsboro Man Accused Of Swinging Knife At Another Man During Fight About A Sulphur Springs Woman
A 23-year-old Winnsboro man was accused Tuesday evening of wrestling another man to the ground, then swinging a pocket knife at him. The disturbance started when Cody Gene Pyron became upset a woman chose the other man as her boyfriend instead of him, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs police officers were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to Quail Ridge Apartments, where they were told an active disturbance involving a knife was...
Wildcats Team Tennis Loses Pair of Road Matches Tuesday
It was a tough day on the road for Wildcats Team Tennis Tuesday, August 13th as they lost a couple of matches. The Wildcats day began in Hallsville against a former district foe. The Bobcats took at 16-3 win. The Wildcats then faced Spring Hill Tuesday afternoon and the Panthers got a 13-6 win. The Wildcats are now 1-6 for the season. They will play in a Whitehouse tournament on Thursday and Friday.
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Drops Road Match at McKinney North, 3-1 Tuesday
Despite looking good in their first set in a road match at McKinney North Tuesday night (August 13), the Lady Cats Volleyball Team had a hard time keeping up with the Lady Bulldogs after that and ended taking a one sided loss. McKinney North won 3-1. Scores were 25-23, 9-25, 12-25 and 14-25. In the first set the Lady Cats jumped out in front 3-0 and never trailed during the set. Perhaps as a harbinger of things to come, the Lady Cats...
Greta Dixon Deaton
Graveside services for Greta Dixon Deaton, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be held at Posey Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, with Fred Lewis officiating, along with Zach Adair, Will Gamblin, Chad Kopal, Payton Lowrie, Lance Smith, and Paul Kirkland serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at Posey Church. Mrs. Deaton passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Carriage House...
Blue Blazes Drill Team Preparing For Football Season Performances
The 58th line of the Blue Blazes Drill Team of Sulphur Springs High School is working to get ready for this fall’s football game performances. Christie McCullough is beginning her 14th year as Blue Blazes director. Ms. McCullough said the Blazes attended their annual camp the week of July 28-August 2. She said the Blazes are in their second week of practices at high school. There are 36 Blue Blazes this year and about half of...
Coach Owens Said The First Day Of Football Practice Monday Was A Good One
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens said the Wildcats had a good first day of practice Monday, August 12, inside and outside the Multipurpose Building. After some meetings, the Wildcats spent just a few minutes indoors before heading out to the practice field under a broiling sun with high nineties temperatures. Actually Coach Owens said things felt pretty good on the outside grass. A breeze helped. Coach...
