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Paris District Weekly Road Report for July 22
Jul19

Paris District Weekly Road Report for July 22

Paris District Road Report for the week of July 22, 2019 Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of July 22, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through...

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Ima Mae Northcutt
Jul19

Ima Mae Northcutt

Graveside services for Ima Mae Northcutt, age 77, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday July 21, 2019 at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham with Steve Bohannon officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ima passed away on Friday July 19, 2019 at Rock Creek Nursing Home in Sulphur Springs. Ima was born August 5, 1941 in Ladonia, TX to E.L. and Eula Mae Andrew....

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Channel 18 Good Morning Show:  Friday, July 19, 2019
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3 Women Taken Into Custody By Local Officers On Warrants Thursday
Jul19

3 Women Taken Into Custody By Local Officers On Warrants Thursday

Local officers on Thursday took at least three people into custody on outstanding warrants, including two arrested elsewhere and held in other jails on local charges, according to arrest reports. Chrystal Brooke Vargas Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt served Chrystal Brooke Vargas with a third-degree felony warrant at her Putman Street residence. He took the 37-year-old woman into custody at 11:10 a.m. and transported her...

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Nearly A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved for SSISD
Jul19

Nearly A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved for SSISD

Sulphur Springs Independent School District is getting closer to filling all staffing positions for the 2019-2020 school year. Trustees approved the 11 personnel changes as recommended by administrators during a special noon school board meeting Thursday, July 18. Overall, four resignations were accepted, four new staff hired and three personnel changes were approved. Michelle Bolton resigned as kindergarten teacher at Barbara Bush...

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SSISD Personnel Will Receive Small Pay Raise This Year
Jul19

SSISD Personnel Will Receive Small Pay Raise This Year

A new pay scale raising salaries for Sulphur Springs Independent School District teachers was approved at the beginning of the month. On Thursday, SSISD Board of Trustees approved a pay raise for all other district personnel. Instructional aides will receive an additional $15 per day in pay and all other personnel, except those covered under the previously adopted teacher pay scale, will see a 1.5 to 3 percent raise in their pay as...

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CANHelp ‘Back To School Fair’ August 9 at Civic Center, a Community Bash
Jul19

CANHelp ‘Back To School Fair’ August 9 at Civic Center, a Community Bash

CANHelp Back to School Bash planners on KSST Good Morning Show shown L. to R. Kerry Wright, Jennifer Hancock and Director Shanna Martin with son Gabe This year CANHelp is partnering with CPI imaging to host the BTS Fair which is going to be bigger and better that last year! It is a FREE event, open to the public indoors and outdoors at the Hopkins County Civic Center. We’re calling it a “one stop shop” for families to attend together...

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Fort Worth Woman Found In Brashear In Car Stolen From Mesquite
Jul19

Fort Worth Woman Found In Brashear In Car Stolen From Mesquite

A deputy dispatched to check on a stranded motorist ended up taking the driver to jail Thursday evening after the car was determined to have been stolen from Mesquite. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer was dispatched at 5:39 p.m. July 18 to the south Interstate 30 service road in Brashear, where to check on the motorist in a car reportedly creating a traffic hazard. Upon arrival, Greer reported finding a Nissan Altima...

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Craig Street Disturbance Complaint Results In Felony Warrant Arrest
Jul19

Craig Street Disturbance Complaint Results In Felony Warrant Arrest

Curtis Dwight Bluford Jr. A disturbance complaint made to police resulted in a felony arrest Thursday night. Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Josh Shufeldt reported contacting Curtis Dwight “Blue” Bluford Jr., a person identified as one of the parities involved in a disturbance reported in the 100 block of Craig Street. Using his information, communications operators conducted a records check; it showed the 26-year-old Sulphur...

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Man Jailed For Allegedly Threatening Bailiff, Destroying Property
Jul19

Man Jailed For Allegedly Threatening Bailiff, Destroying Property

Ramiro Eliseo Hernandez A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man ended up in the county jail Thursday morning, after he allegedly threatened a courthouse bailiff. Ramino Eliseo Hernandez was scheduled July 18 to appear in the County Court-At-Law at 9 a.m. for a pre-trial hearing on a September 19, 2018, driving while intoxicated charge, the court docket showed. Hernandez reportedly became mad around 10 a.m. because his court date had been...

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