Sulphur Springs FFA Banquet Photos And Outcomes
Four Judging Teams made it to the State Contest this year:
Jordan VanWinkle earned 1st place High Point Individual in the State of Texas for Ag Sales,
Tripp Smith earned 8th overall Individual in the State of Texas for Dairy Judging.
Roughly $4,000.00 in scholarships and awards from our chapter program were given out to students.
In addition, Wayne Hinton, Tripp Smith, and Rebekah Stanley received a combined total of $5,500 from NETLA Scholarships.
Jayden Arledge Received a $4,000 dollar Scholarship from Ft Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Calf Scramble.
Jordan Vanwinkle received a $1,500 Scholarship from Houston Stock Show Speaking Contest.
Scholarships Totaled to roughly: $15,000.00
At NETLA this year 46 of the FFA Members received a combined total of $246,922.62 from the NETLA Sale of Champions.
At the Hopkins County Commercial Heifer Show there were 14 FFA Member who received $104,475.00 from the Commercial Heifer Sale.
The Grand Total: $351,397.62
The Ag Mechanics team won over $13,000 in prizes at the shows this year.
The Combined Market Livestock Animal Sales from Major Show Sales totaled $39,500
The Premium Awards for Breeding Animals: approximately $3,000.00
The Major Show Winnings: Total- $55,500
With everything combined the Grand Total Winnings/Earnings for SS FFA Members: $421,897.62
Juneteenth Celebration Set For June 17-18, 2023
May 10, 2023- Juneteenth is right around the corner June 17th and 18th. It will be held at Pacific Park once again. Many events will take place over the two days of celebration. Those events are as follows:
June 17th:
- Juneteenth Marathon Run – 7 am
- Juneteenth Parade – 11am
- Juneteenth Picnic – 1 pm
- Music, Games, & fun, bring your lawn chairs – 6 pm
June 18th :
- Juneteenth Celebration of Gospel, Featuring Recording Artist Curtis Eubanks – 5 pm
Pacific Park is located at 413 Beckham St W in Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Texas House’s Version Of The Senate’s School Voucher Bill Would Reduce The Program’s Scope And Replace The STAAR Test
May 10, 2023- The Texas House education committee is planning to vote Wednesday on a new 80-page version of the Senate’s priority school voucher program proposal, which would drastically limit the scope, make changes to the state’s standardized test and remove the bill’s restriction on teaching about gender and sexual orientation.
Senate Bill 8, by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, passed the Senate last month. Its centerpiece is an education savings account program that would work like voucher programs and direct state funds to help Texas families pay for private schooling. The version of the bill approved by the Senate would be open to most K-12 students in Texas and would give parents who opt out of the public school system up to $8,000 in taxpayer money per student each year. Thee funds could be used to purchase a child’s private schooling and other educational expenses, such as textbooks or tutoring.
The House version of SB 8 would significantly roll back eligibility, wich would be limited to certain students like those with a disability, those who are “educationally disadvantages” or those who attend a campus that received a grade of D or lower in its accountability rating in the last two school years.
The House version would also require students in the program to take a state assessment test, which could potentially add a degree of accountability.
In addition, the bill would make changes to the annual stipends that families enrolled in the program get. It would give the families about $10,500 a year if their child is educationally disadvantaged and has a disability, $9,000 if their child is educationally disadvantaged and $7,500 for every other child.
It is expected that the new version of the bill won’t be open to testimony before the committee votes on it as lawmakers are making a rushed decision.
The Senate version of SB 8 severely restricted classroom lessons, campus activities and educator guidance about sexual orientation and gender identity in public and charter schools up to 12th grade, with very limited exceptions.
Lawmakers can still amend the legislation, and it’s currently unclear whether they will add back the restrictions into the final version of the bill before it comes for a vote. The lower chamber is also considering Senate Bill 1072, some of which mirrors SB 8’s language on this issue. The bill, authored by Republican Sen. Bryan Hughes of Mineola, passed out of the upper chamber earlier this month and is currently waiting for a hearing in the House Public Education Committee.
The Texas House’s version of SB 8 also eliminates a Senate provision that sought to give districts with fewer than 20,000 students $10,000 for five years for every child who enrolls in the savings account program and leaves their district. The provision was seen as a way to convince Texans in rural communities to support the bill, but they have remained largely unswayed.
In addition, this version of SB 8 also makes changes to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, also known as STAAR. No later than the 2027-28 school years, the Texas Education Agency would need to create a new test that would be more aligned with what children learn in the classroom.
And instead of it being one test, the House version requires the TEA to spread the evaluation in three parts, given during different times of the year. Students in grades 3-8 would be required to take it.
Currently this method has already been piloted in several school districts across the state. The TSIA is currently a test colleges give to high school students to determine what classes they should be in.
In April, the House voted 86-52 for a budget amendment that kept the state from using funds to pay for school vouchers. The vote was largely symbolic but it demonstrated the widespread opposition to voucher-like programs in the lower chamber, even if support has grown in the past two years.
Democrats and rural Republicans have banded together in the past to oppose voucher-like programs as they fear they could take away money from their local school districts. Because Texas school districts receive state funds based on student attendance, they receive less money when any student leaves.
Bryan Slaton Expelled By Texas House Vote
May 10, 2023- The Texas House unanimously voted to expel Bryan Slaton on Tuesday, one day after the Royse City Republican submitted his resignation after an internal investigation determined that he had sex with a 19-year-old aide after getting her drunk.
After hearing a tearful and angry recounting of Slaton’s “graphic” and “offensive” behavior, the house voted 147-0 for the expulsion of Bryon Slaton. This make him the first member of the Texas legislature since 1927 to be expelled from office.
A vote with two-thirds of the house was needed to support the expulsion of Slaton.
Slaton’s nameplate was immediately removed from his desk and from the vote tally board at the front of the House chamber.
The expulsion of Slaton followed a month long investigation conducted by the House General Investigation Committee after receiving complaints of Slaton’s behavior from three Capitol employees and four representatives. A 16-page report detailing action actions taken by Slaton, 45, was released Saturday.
Ahead of the vote, members of the committee told the House that Slaton had not disputed the allegations and still had not expressed remorse or regret. They also said Slaton likely committed multiple crimes, including providing alcohol to a minor.
Although Slaton had resigned from his position he was still entitled to receive his house salary, he would also have been allowed to continue on assigned committees and count toward establishing a working quorum of the house.
Slaton, a prominent anti-LGBTQ lawmaker who has described drag performers as “perverted adults,” allegedly invited the woman to his Austin apartment, giving her a large cup of rum and coke, then refilled it twice. The committee stated she was rendered unable to “effectively consent to intercourse and could not indicate whether it was welcome or unwelcome.”
The bipartisan committee also stated Slaton tried to obstruct their investigation, including by what they described as intimidation tactics against the aide and other witnesses. Five members of Slaton’s staff also refused to be interviewed by the committee.
Slaton, a married father who portrayed himself as a “family values” conservative, submitted his written resignation to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday. In the letter, Slaton said he planned to spend more time with his family but did not address the inappropriate conduct.
Calls for Slaton’s resignation had grown since the reports release Saturday. Over the weekend , two of the three republican parties for the counties he represents asked him to step down from his position, and more than half of the 62-member State Republican Executive Committee had done the same by Sunday night.
Other Slaton allies also abandoned him, including Texas Rights to Life the Anti-Abortion group that revoked it’s endorsement of the former representative, stating that it was a “Christian organization” that held its staff, board members, scholarship recipients and political endorsees to high moral standards.
Chamber Connection – May 10
Get your networking on at the next Business After Hours, set for Thursday, May 18, at CANHelp on Gilmer Street.
The event is scheduled for 4:30 to 6 p.m. and is open to the public. This is an excellent opportunity to network as well as get familiar with CANHelp and its mission.
If you are a Chamber of Commerce member and want to host a Business After Hours (or Before Hours), we have some openings for you!
We are scheduling our monthly networking events for the remainder of the year, and are looking for host businesses in the fall and winter. The cost of the event is free; we just ask that you provide some refreshments.
You simply open your business from 4:30-6 p.m. on the designated day (or 7:30-8:30 a.m.), and welcome the guests.
If you’re interested, send me an email at [email protected] or call 903-885-6515.
Summer Storytime
Summer Storytime at Sulphur Springs Public Library is just around the corner. “Once upon a time … at the library” kickoff is 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 3.
Patriot Sporting Challenge
The 5th Anniversary Patriot Sporting Challenge is set for June 3, 2023 at Lake Fork, supporting Folds of Honor and Heroes Ranch.
The Challenge is limited to 72 teams who participate in fishing and golf at Lake Fork, then meet for Casino Games at 2 p.m. at the iconic Neon Moon in Yantis.
It’s a unique opportunity to support the two military veteran organizations.
Register on the website PatriotSportingChallenge.org.
Ribbon Cuttings
Cricket Wireless will host a ribbon cutting at noon Friday, May 12, at their store at 1217 South Broadway. Please help us welcome them to the community!
The Plant Niche will host a grand re-opening at noon on Wednesday, May 17, at their store located at 222 Tomlinson St. Please join us for this event.
SSISD 31 Resignations, 23 New Personnel And 28 Personnel Changes
May 9, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees met Monday May 8th. During their regular monthly meeting several personnel changes were announced. A total 31 employees resigned from the district, 23 new employees have been hired on and a total of 28 employees have had their positions changed.
Resignations:
- Bailecki, Elizabeth – Band Teacher, Middle School, Personal
- Barrios, Saylor Grade – 7 ELAR, Middle School, Job
- Butler. Alysia – Math Teacher, Middle School, Personal
- Byrd, Joanna – Grade 4 ELAR/SS, SSES, Moving
- Coleman, Miranda – Grade 5 Science, SSES, New Job
- Cunningham, Amie – SPED Teacher, Bush Primary, Personal
- Espinoza, Yasmin – SPED Teacher, Douglass, Personal
- Garcia-Hidalgo, Maria – SPED Teacher, SSHS, Personal
- Garrett, Brayden – HS Aide, Douglass, Personal
- Hall, Ashley – English Teacher, High School, Personal
- Hall, Jamia – SPED Aide, SSES, Personal
- Huzinga, Robert – Transporation Director, Admin, Personal
- Jackson, Kayla – SPED Teacher, Bush, Personal
- Johnson, Britni – Kinder Teacher, Bowie, Personal
- Kerby, Harley – Librarian Aide, Johnson Primary, Personal
- Lira, Alejandra – Grade 2 DLE Teacher, Travis, Personal
- Luna, Denise – SPED Aide, SSES, Personal
- McKinney, Kristin – SPED Teacher, High School, Personal
- Nash, Kesha – Grade 4 Math/Science, SSES, Personal
- Newton, Rebekah – Grade 7 ELAR, Middle School, Personal
- Painter, Ashley – Geometry Teacher, SSHS, New Job
- Perez, Lucinda – Behavior Intervention, Bowie, Personal
- Phillips, Stephanie – Grade 7 ELAR, Middle School, Retirement
- Polk, Shelby – SPED/Behavior AIde, Middle School, Personal
- Ricker, Meghan – Kinder Teacher, Johnson Primary, Moving
- Schaefer, ShaiLynn – SPED Teacher, SSES, New Job
- Scritchfield, Miranda – Attendance Clerk, Middle School, Personal
- Skipper, Joel – Culinary Arts, High School, New Job
- Toney, Craig – Director of BIL/ESL, Admin, New Job
- Virgel, Jennifer – SPED Teacher, High School, Personal
- Young, Jamie – English 1, High School, Moving
New Personnel:
- Bain, Tanya – Grade 5 ELAR/SS, SSES replacing Tissha Harris
- Blake, Rosa – Kindergarten, Bowie replacing Brianna Peterson
- Chio, Beatrice – Secretary Diag/LSSP, Special Srvcs. going to New Position
- Clark, Spencer – Ag/Welding, High School replacing Stephen Shelby
- Copeland, Brent – At-Risk Aide, Middle School replacing Sandra Foshee
- Edwards, Angela – Testing Coordinator, SSHS replacing Kathy Wright
- Evans, Rodney – SPED SAIL Teacher, Middle School going to New Position
- Gibson, Alicia – SPED Teacher, Douglass replacing Tracy Flanery
- Gonzalez, Wendy – Counselor, High School replacing Jamie Ladd
- Hefner, Jordan – Grade 6 ELAR/SPED, Middle School replacing Kylie Garmon
- Hefner, Joshua – SPED Teacher, Middle School going to New Position
- Henderson, Grace – Counselor, Travis replacing Itzel Figueroa
- Manning, James – SPED Aide, Middle School replacing Carrah Griffith
- Martinez, Allison – Asst. Band Director, High School replacing Elizabeth Bialecki
- Moore, Lena – Grade 2, Johnson Primary replacing Jady Martin
- Newsom, Ali – Grade 1, Johnson Primary replacing Gracie Moore
- Parris, Cayce – Grade 5 ELAR/SS, SSES replacing Hayley McKinney
- Pool, Danyelle – Grade 7 ELAR, Middle School replacing Rebekah Newton
- Satcher, Chesney – Counselor, High School replacing Carol Cowley
- Thompson, Bailey – Grade 1, Johnson Primary replacing Erica Fierst
- Vandeventer, Trevor – Grade 4 Math/Science, SSES replacing Kesha Nash
- Weatherly, Sarah – Nurse-RN, SSHS replacing Beverly Mayo
- Werry, Skyler – Math Co-Teach, Middle School replacing Stephanie Phillips
Personnel Changes:
Brown, Sara – former Campus Secretary/SSMS, new position Attendance clerk/SSMS replacing Miranda Scritchfield
Carrell, Tammy – former Athletic Trainer/SSHS, new position Athletic Trainer/SSMS replacing Marcos Garza
Cooey, Emma – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Johnson
Crawford, Dara – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Johnson
Del Castillo, Alma – former Math/SSMS, new position Math-Girls Coach/SSHS replacing Ashley Painter/Castro
Denton, Mandi – former Resource Math/SSMS, new position SPED Self Contained/SSMS replacing Sean Ditto
Earheart, Kimberly – former Behavior Inter/Bowie, new position SPED Teacher/Douglass replacing Yasmin Espinoza
Funderburk, Christi – former Grade 7 ELAR/SSMS, new position Grade 6 ELAR/SSMS replacing Karina Perez
Gant, Tristan – former Kinder/Bush, new position Kinder/Johnson replacing Meghan Ricker
Giguere, Bryan – former SPED Aide/SSMS, new position SPED Aide/SSHS former Shelby Polk
Hill, Harlan – former Gade 4 Math/SSES, new position Grade 7 Math/SSMS replacing Alysia Butler
Jones, Brittney – former Title 1 Aide/Bowie, new position Kinder/Bowie replacing Britni Johnson
Kirkpatrick, Ashley – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Johnson
Moreland, Anna – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Johnson
Nottingham, Klarissa – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Bowie
Overly, Lexi – former Grade 4 Math/Science, new position Grade 4 ELAR/SS replacing Joanna Byrd
Penson, Anne-Michelle – former Literacy Support/Bush, new position Academic Spec./Bush replacing Stacie Shearer
Perez, Karina – former Grade 6 ELAR/SSMS, new position Grade 6 Math/SSMS replacing Vallesha Adams
Peterson, Briana – former Kinder/Bowie, new position Grade 4/SSES replacing Lexi Overly
Pettit, Mackenzie – former Grade 5 ELAR/SSES, new position ELAR/SSMS replacing Angela McCrary
Rogers, Laramie – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Johnson
Rogers, Terri – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Bowie
Schmidt, Jovona – former Math Support/Bush, new position Literacy Support/Bush replacing Anne-Michelle Penson
Thompson, Sonya – former SPED Aide/Bush, new position SPED Aide/Bowie
Torres, Dalia – former Grade 3 Math/Bush, Kinder/Bush replacing Tristan Gant
Walker, Angelica – former Hope SPED Aide/SSMS, new position ELAR/SSMS replacing Christi Funderburk
Webb, Mary Lisa – former Grade 8 ELAR/SSMS, new position English/SSHS replacing Ashley Hall
Wells, Ashlee – former Grade 6 World History/SSMS, new position Resource SPED/SSMS replacing Nancy Rodgers
Paris District Road Report for May 8, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting May 8, 2023. 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 work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.
Sherman Area (Fannin, Grayson Counties)
Contacts: Sherman Area Office (903) 892-6529; Grayson Co. Maintenance (903) 893-8831; Fannin Co. Maintenance (903) 583-7566.
US 75, Grayson County: from FM 1417 to SH 91 (Texoma Parkway). Watch for shoulder closures and lane shifts on the northbound and southbound US 75 main lanes between SH 91 and FM 1417 as crews work on building new main lanes, bridges, and retaining walls. Watch for lane closures on the frontage roads between FM 1417 and SH 91. A reduced speed limit of 60 mph on the US 75 mainlanes has been set for this construction project.
Beginning May 8 and extending thru May 12 there will be a road closure of the northbound US 75 frontage road from its intersection with South Travis Street to Park Avenue, including the northbound US 75 Park Avenue exit. The closure will allow work crews to reconstruct the frontage road in advance preparation of detouring mainlane US 75 traffic at a future date. Traffic on northbound US 75 needing to exit at Park Avenue will be detoured on northbound US 75 mainlanes to the exit at Lamar/Houston and will use the dedicated u-turn to return south to Park Avenue.
Beginning on May 10 and extending thru May 12 there will be nighttime road closures of the southbound US 75 frontage road from its intersection with Park Avenue to South Travis Street, including the southbound US 75 FM 1417 exit. This daily closure is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. This closure will allow work crews to reconstruct the frontage road in advance preparation of detouring mainlane US 75 traffic at a future date. Traffic on southbound US 75 needing to exit at FM 1417 will be detoured onto the southbound US 75 mainlanes to Exit 55 and will use the dedicated u-turn to return north to FM 1417. Message boards and signs will be placed to guide motorists during this temporary closure.
The eastbound entrance ramp to US 82 at the US 75 intersection is closed to traffic. This ramp serves as the entrance ramp to eastbound US 82 at US 75. This closure is needed to complete the construction of the US 82 eastbound Frontage Road and new entrance ramp. Motorists are advised to use the eastbound frontage road and continue east through the Loy Lake intersection and use the eastbound entrance ramp from Loy Lake Road to gain access to US 82.
The eastbound US 82 exit ramp to US 75 has been reopened to traffic as the contractor has completed construction on the new exit ramp.
Lamar Street and Houston Street under US 75 are closed to through traffic with detour signs in place to guide motorists around these intersections.
Eastbound Lamar Street traffic will turn right on the southbound US 75 frontage road, turn left on Center Street, and turn left on the northbound US 75 frontage road to return to eastbound Lamar Street. Video animation of this detour can be seen at the following link.
https://youtu.be/5LrCpdOA8OQ
Westbound Houston Street traffic will turn right on the northbound US 75 frontage road, turn left on Washington Street, and turn left on the southbound US 75 frontage road to return to westbound Houston Street. Video animation of this detour can be seen at the following link.
https://youtu.be/7jCatnI3Oq4
These switches will allow crews to reconstruct the proposed US 75 mainlanes and the bridge over Lamar and Houston Streets. The US 75 northbound frontage road traffic is reduced to one travel lane, but two travel lanes remain for northbound US 75 mainlane traffic. A concrete barrier separates the northbound frontage road and mainlane traffic. Video animation of this alignment can be seen at the following link.
https://youtu.be/y_uO0UmpCzk
For southbound US 75 the frontage road traffic is reduced to one travel lane, but two travel lanes remain for southbound US 75 mainlane traffic. A concrete barrier separates the southbound frontage road and mainlane traffic. Video animation of this alignment can be seen at the following link.
https://youtu.be/k2EG2W9rFJY
US 75, Grayson County: at the US 82 intersection. Watch for shoulder closures on the northbound and southbound US 75 main lanes between South Loy Lake Road and Lamberth Street as crews work on building new exit and entrance ramps. Watch for shoulder closures and lane shifts on the eastbound and westbound US 82 main lanes between FM 131 and Loy Lake Road while crews work on building new exit and entrance ramps. Watch for lane closures and lane shifts for the frontage roads at the US 75 and US 82 intersection as crews work on construction of new frontage road lanes.
FM 1417, Grayson County: from US 82 to SH 56. Watch for lane shifts and shoulder closures between US 82 and SH 56 while crews construct the new roadway pavement. The ultimate roadway will be a four-lane divided section with turn lanes. A reduced speed limit of 45 mph has been set for this construction project. The West Cypress Grove Road intersection on the east side of FM 1417 is closed to through traffic to allow crews to work on paving at the intersection. During the closure, traffic wishing to use Cypress Grove Road is asked to use Mimosa Drive and Redbud Trail as a detour route. Mainlane traffic has been switched to the new concrete section between Lamberth Street and SH 56.
Northbound FM 1417 at US 82 will be closed to through traffic starting May 12, weather permitting, starting at 7 p.m. and continuing through the weekend to afternoon on May 14 so crews can make the tie-in of the new FM 1417 pavement to the existing eastbound US 82 frontage road. During this period, northbound traffic on FM 1417 will shift onto the eastbound US 82 frontage road. Motorists wishing to continue northbound on FM 1417 will cross over the North Travis Street Bridge, make a left onto the westbound US 82 frontage road and then return to FM 1417. Detour signs will guide motorists through the detour route.
The annual seal coat contract to place a chip and seal treatment on the roadways in Grayson County has begun. The following roadways will receive a seal coat: FM 121 from US 377 to SH 289; SH 289 from FM 120 to SH 56; and SH 5 from US 75 to Redden Road. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
SH 11, Grayson County: from FM 697 in Sherman to US 69 in Whitewright. Work on the pavement overlay project has begun. Watch for daytime lane closures as workers mill and then overlay the roadway with a hot-mix surface. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
Park Road 20 in Eisenhower State Park, Grayson County. Watch for daytime lane closures within Eisenhower State Park as workers perform base repairs on the roadway and then overlay the roadway with a hot-mix surface. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
US 82, Grayson County: from the Cooke County line to FM 131 in Sherman. Watch for lane closures as workers replace the bridge railing and guardrail approaches at each bridge structure and install median barrier. During construction, the bridge location will be reduced to one lane while crews replace the bridge railing.
US 82, Grayson County: at the Old Southmayd Road intersection. Watch for daytime lane closures as workers lengthen the existing left turn lanes on US 82 at the Old Southmayd Road intersection and add right-turn lanes.
SH 56 (Main Street), Grayson County: in Whitesboro from Union Street to Collinsville Street. Watch for daytime lane closures on SH 56 as crews work on the rehabilitation project to remove and replace the sidewalks and parking areas along the square. During construction, the front entrances to the buildings will be temporarily closed and customers are asked to enter from the rear entrances. Occasional road closures will be required with a detour route in place to guide motorists around the project. The detour route will guide traffic along Union Street, Thode Street, and Collinsville Street to get around the project.
South Travis Street, Grayson County: in Sherman at Post Oak Creek. Construction is underway for the replacement of the South Travis Street bridge over Post Oak Creek. During construction, the bridge will be reduced to one lane with traffic signals controlling traffic through the project, while the new bridge is built in phases.
Business US 377B, Grayson County: south of Whitesboro at the railroad underpass near US 377. Watch for lane closures with signals controlling traffic while crews work to upgrade the bridge railing.
US 75 full depth concrete repair, Grayson County: Crews will be working on US 75 each week from Sunday night through Friday morning during the overnight period. Lane closures will be present at night for crews to replace failed concrete sections. Lane closures will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night and should be reopened to traffic by 6 a.m. This work will extend from the Collin-Grayson County line to the Oklahoma State line.
FS 121 (Grayson Parkway), Grayson County: from the Collin County line to FM 121. Construction is ongoing on this new-location roadway which is west of SH 289 approximately four miles. The new roadway will be two lanes with shoulders and will be an extension of the frontage road of the Dallas North Tollway. Local traffic on CR 60 (Marilee Road) and Stiff Chapel Road should expect occasional road work at those intersections, with flaggers present to control traffic. Work on FM 121 at the FS 121 intersection (formerly Scharff Road intersection) is ongoing as crews work to widen the pavement to add turn lanes. Motorists on FM 121 should expect lane shifts while crews widen the pavement and install a culvert.
US 75 debris pickup, Grayson County: from Collin County line to Oklahoma State line. Watch for mobile lane closures as workers pick up debris from the roadway every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday during the nighttime.
SH 5, Grayson County: from US 75 to SH 5. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews blade level the roadway with hot-mix. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
SH 289, Grayson County: from US 82 to FM 120. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews perform base repairs and then blade level the roadway with hotmix. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
The annual seal coat contract to place a chip and seal treatment on the roadways in Fannin County has begun. The following roadways will receive a seal coat: US 69 from the Grayson County line to the Hunt County line, and FM 409 from FM 2029 to FM 100. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
FM 100, Fannin County: from SH 56 to FM 2216. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews work to rehabilitate and widen the roadway. Motorists should expect delays as signals and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
SH 78, Fannin County: at the Bois d’Arc creek bridge south of FM 1629. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews perform bridge maintenance work on the bridge. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
CR 1320, Fannin County: at the Caney Creek Bridge is closed to traffic in order for crews to replace the bridge structure and approaches.
FM 271, Fannin County: from SH 78 to FM 68. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews work to rehabilitate and widen the roadway. Motorists should expect delays as signals and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
SH 34, Fannin County: from FM 64 to FM 1550. Watch for traffic shifts and traffic-signal-controlled lane closures as workers build the bridge approaches for the new SH 34 roadway at the future Lake Ralph Hall.
FM 1550, Fannin County: from SH 34 to CR 3544. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews work on building the connection of the realigned FM 1550 to the existing roadway. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
FM 824, Fannin County: from SH 56 in Honey Grove to the Lamar County line. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.
FM 816, Fannin County: from the Hunt County line to SH 78. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews blade level the roadway with hotmix. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
FM 272, Fannin County: from US 69 to the Hunt County line. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews blade level the roadway with hotmix. Motorists should expect delays as flaggers and pilot cars direct traffic through the work zone.
Sulphur Springs Area (Hopkins, Franklin Counties)
Contacts: Sulphur Springs Area Office (903) 885-9514; Franklin Co. Maintenance (903) 537-4976; Hopkins Co. Maintenance (903) 885-4031.
I-30, Hopkins County: from Hunt County Line to Franklin County Line. Watch for lane closures and short delays as crews perform concrete pavement repair.
I-30, Hopkins County: At Bill Bradford. Watch for lane closures and short delays as crews performing surfacing operations.
Paris Area (Delta, Lamar, Red River Counties)
Contacts: Paris Area Office (903) 784-1357; Delta Co. Maintenance (903) 395-2139; Lamar Co. Maintenance (903) 785-4468; Red River Co. Maintenance (903) 427-3561.
SH 37, Red River County: from US 82 to Texas-Oklahoma state line. Watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures while crews resurface the roadway and perform bridge maintenance.
FM 38, Lamar County: from US 82 to US 82. Watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures while crews improve drainage structures and upgrade bridge rail and metal-beam guard fence.
FM 1487, Red River County: from FM 909 to FM 910. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews widen and rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.
Loop 286, Lamar County: from FM 1497 around the north loop to FM 1507. Watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures and traffic merges while crews improve guardrail and drainage structures and perform bridge maintenance.
Loop 286, Lamar County: from US 271 North going west to FM 79. Watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures, lane shifts, crossing closures and merging traffic while crews place a bonded concrete surface and perform asphalt paving operations.
Loop 286 / US 271 South Interchange, Lamar County: from Dawn Drive going south to the North Loop 286 turn around. Watch for temporary lane and shoulder closures, lane shifts, and traffic merges while crews improve guardrail and perform bridge maintenance.
Loop 286 at BU 271 (Clarksville Street), Lamar County: Exit ramp from southbound Loop 286 onto BU 271. Watch for temporary exit ramp closure while crews make repairs to adjacent metal beam guard fence.
FM 64, Delta County: from FM 128 to SH 1532. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.
FM 2675, Delta County: from Lamar County line to FM 128. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.
BU 271 (North Main Street), Lamar County: from Santa Fe Street to one-quarter mile north of Stone Avenue. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews install sidewalk
US 82, Lamar County: at the FM 1502 intersection. Watch for temporary lane closures, and traffic and lane shifts as crews widen the roadway to install a left-turn lane and improve drainage structures.
Cedar / Church Street (Clarksville, Texas), Red River County: at the intersection of Cedar and Church Street in Clarksville, Texas. Watch for road closure while crews remove and replace the existing bridge.
Greenville Area (Hunt, Rains Counties)
Contacts: Greenville Area Office (903) 455-2363; Hunt Co. Maintenance (903) 455-2303; Rains Co. Maintenance (903) 473-2682.
SP 302: Hunt County (From SH 34 to FM 499, from 499 to I-30, from US 69 to SH 34, from O’Neal Street to US 69). The contractor has begun setting work zone signs and barricades. Milling and paving operations have begun. The contractor is completing base repairs and milling on SS 302 from US69/380 to the first set of railroad tracks on the west side of downtown Greenville, and has started paving operations on SS 302 from SH 380 to just east of downtown Greenville. The contractor will be cleaning and sweeping on Business 69, Park Street and Stonewall. Please be aware of workers and watch for work zones when traveling in this area.
FM 2649, Hunt County (From I-30 to FM 1567): Contractors have set barricades and work zone traffic signs. The contractor has begun placing driveway safety ends and concrete pipe. Cross culvert work, prep right of way, reworking the roadway, subgrade widening and reworking the roadway base material has begun. Please be aware of workers and watch for work zones when traveling in this area.
CR 1032, 1031 and 2132 bridge replacement project, Hunt County. The contractor has set barricades and advance warning signs. The contractor has reopened the CR 1032 and CR 2132 bridge. The contractor has begun work on CR 1031 by performing prep right of way work and placing detour. Please be aware of workers and watch for work zones when traveling in this area.
IH 30, Hunt County: Interchange Improvements: The contractor has set barricades and advance warning signs. Eastbound barrier placement was finished on May 3. On May 5 temporary pavement preparation will begin and will continue next week. The contractor is continuing to install RFDs on the project. Please be aware of workers and watch for work zones when traveling in this area.
SH 276, Hunt County: from FM 36 to SH 34 (Quinlan Bypass). The contractor was able to open west- and eastbound lanes of the Business SH 276 and is working on the final paving left to tie in the project with the proposed Bypass. Geogrid and Flex Base was installed this week in the widening section. The contractor is continues to work on sloping and grading ditches and back slopes in the area west of the Business 276 turn-out.
Flex base work will begin on the tie-ins of the bypass and Business SH 276. Please be aware of lane closures and changes to current traffic configuration and watch for work zones and workers when traveling in this area.
SH 66, Hunt County: SH 66 at FM 1570, SH 34 at FM 1570. The contractor has installed signal poles and signal lights at SH 34, and FM 1570 and SH 66 intersections. Message signs and flashing red lights have been set up to alert the traveling public of changes to the intersection of SH 34 at FM 1903, SH 34 at FM 1570, and SH 66 at FM 1570. Some sodding work will begin soon.
Maintenance crews for both Hunt and Rains County will be performing various sign and mailbox installations on various roads. Rains County crews will be working seal prep patching on FM 2101, and various bridge and culvert maintenance projects throughout the county and assisting with repairs to SH276 at Bull Creek. Hunt County crews are addressing potholes on SH 34 and performing overlay operations on FM 1571. Both county crews are addressing potholes and roadway complaints. Please be careful when traveling in these areas, watch out for workers and maintain a safe distance from work crews.
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SSISD Board Recognized State Qualifiers
May 9, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD School Board recognized the state qualifying competitors who will be furthering the competition and moving to state. These qualifiers are as follow:
Milk Quality and Products 4th in State:
- Olyvia Palacios
- Jeremy Resendiz,
- Edyline Resendiz,
- Lesley Santos
Dairy Cattle 20th in State:
- Cash Gamblin
- Wayne Hinton
- Tripp Smith (8 th overall)
- Tristan Eley
Forage 18 th in State:
- Catherine Starzyk
- Isaac Stanley
- Sienna Posey
- Sharon Abrego
CDE 12 th in State:
- Tracey Shackelford
- Coen Bell
- Jose Flores
- Jordan VanWinkle (1st high individual)
BPA
22 students competed at state and 4 students went to Nationals:
- Makieya Boren
- Ashland Hooten
- Holden Moss
- MacKenzie Posey (1 st Place Administrative Research Project Individual)
Skills USA: Robotics and Automation Technology
- Kobe Walker
- Jimmy Graham/Job Interview
- Geronimo Lindley (2 nd in a skill demonstration contest)
Wildcat and Ladycat Golf – headed to state competition this month:
- Nick Burney
- Gage Gideon
- Tatum Tran
- Luke White
- Caleb Kesting
- McKenna Meskimen
- Kenzie Posey
- Evey Birdsong
- Mykylie Meador
- Alyson Thomas
SSMS Robotics: Team 1
- Pierce Dollison
- Tyler Scott
- Aliyas Whorton
- Bradley Case
Team 2:
- Sawyer Shutt
- Cooper Thesing
- Gavin Solorzano
- Zachary Young
Upcoming Hopkins County School Districts Graduations
May 9, 2023- Put on your cap and gown, Hopkins County Independent School District students will celebrate the long years spent furthering their education.
The School Districts, dates, times and locations are as follows:
- Sulphur Springs ISD – May 26, 7pm on the football field with weather permitting, otherwise the Civic Center
- Como-Pickton CISD – May 26, 7:30pm – 8:30pm will be held on the football field with weather permitting, otherwise the cafeteria
- Miller Grove ISD – May 26, 7pm – 8pm will be held in the Multi-purpose gymnasium
- Cumby ISD – May 25, starting at 7pm will be held at Family Fellowship Church in Greenville TX
- Sulphur Bluff – May 26, 6:30pm – 8pm will be held in the gymnasium
- Saltillo ISD – May 26, 7pm – 9 pm will be held in the gymnasium
- North Hopkins ISD – May 27, 3pm – 4pm will be held in the gymnasium
Lady Cats Softball Now Begins Regional Quarterfinal Series Tuesday
Coach David Carrillo announced Monday that his team’s Regional Quarterfinal series now begins Tuesday, May 9.
Lady Cats softball takes on Van in a best-of-three contest for the right to move on to the fourth round of playoffs.
The two teams play Tuesday, May 9 at Rains ISD at 6:45 P.M. Its a quick turnaround for both programs though as they play Wednesday, May 10 in game two of the Regional Quarterfinal series in Forney.
Friday, if necessary, brings game three back at Forney’s Jackrabbit Baseball (and softball) complex at 6 P.M.
This past weekend Sulphur Springs battled Mabank for the right to move on to the third round, and Lady Cats softball did not disappoint.
Coach Carrillo’s team shutout the Lady Panthers 2-0 and 7-0 to move on to the Regional Quarterfinals.
On Friday, beginning the Area series with Mabank, Sulphur Springs got out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the third thanks to KK Montgomery reaching first on a throw that would have (if in play) gotten her out at first. Instead, the throw was not there and the RF for the Lady Cats reached second. Two batters later, with two outs, Jadyn Harper hit a huge RBI double, bringing Montgomery home and giving Coach Carrillo’s team their 1-0 lead.
In the sixth, the Lady Cats got an assurance run as Harper led off with a triple, followed immediately by Reese Ragan singling, and Sulphur Springs went on to win 2-0 over the Lady Panthers.
Game two of the area series started out tight much like game one, but Coach Carrillo’s squad jumped out to a 1-0 lead in their first at-bat.
Another run in the third saw Sulphur Springs get another 2-0 lead over Mabank, but the fourth saw the Lady Cats really do their damage.
Scoring four runs, and another in the sixth, saw the softball team blow the door off of Saturday’s game as Coach Carrillo’s team won 7-0 over the Lady Panthers, sweeping Mabank to clinch a bid to the Regional Quarterfinals.
Mabank had several players in scoring position throughout the series, only for Crimson Bryant to consistently pitch her squad out of trouble. In the two game sweep of the Lady Panthers, the senior pitched all 14 innings, surrendering just five hits between the two games. Bryant walked a batter in game two, but struck out 31 batters over the two days of Area action.
The Lady Cats with the two wins over Mabank clinch a bid to the Regional Quarterfinals for the fourth time in seven seasons.
Sulphur Springs takes on Van in another best-of-three series, beginning Tuesday, May 9 at Rains ISD at 6:45 P.M. Game two is another quick turnaround for the Lady Cats, playing Wednesday, May 10 at Forney’s Jackrabbit Baseball (and softball) Complex at 6:30 P.M.
If the Regional quarterfinal series with the Lady Vandals goes to a third game, it will take place Friday, May 12 back in Forney at 6 P.M.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
