Candidate Filing Now Open For May 7 Sulphur Springs City Council, Sulphur Springs ISD & Yantis ISD School Board Elections
Jan19

Candidate Filing Now Open For May 7 Sulphur Springs City Council, Sulphur Springs ISD & Yantis ISD School Board Elections

All 3 Incumbents Seeking Reelection To Sulphur Springs ISD Board Of Trustees Candidate filing for the May 7 school and municipal elections opened Wednesday morning and will continue during business hours through Feb. 18, 2022. Sulphur Springs ISD School Board All three incumbents — Craig Roberts, Leesa Toliver, John Prickette — filed candidate applications first thing Wednesday morning seeking reelection to their three...

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Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Allegedly Assaulting His Father With Hedge Trimmers
Dec17

Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Allegedly Assaulting His Father With Hedge Trimmers

A 32-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Thursday afternoon for allegedly assaulting his father with hedge trimmers, according police reports. Brady Layne Mathews Sulphur Springs Police and emergency responders were initially dispatched at 10:31 a.m. Dec. 16, 2021, to the 600 block of Tate Street, to what was reported as a traumatic injury. Upon arrival, a man was indeed reported to have been injured, and determined an assault had...

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Boedigheimer Selected To Become SSMS Principal
Dec13

Boedigheimer Selected To Become SSMS Principal

AD Retiring, Assistant Superintendent Resigning, 16 Additional Personnel Changes Approved by SSISD Trustees Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved 19 personnel changes, including promoting Joseph Boedigheimer to SSMS principal, notices of retirement from the athletic director and an academic secretary, nine resignations, four new hires and three other personnel changes too. Joseph Boedigheimer Joseph “Joe”...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Board Agenda Includes  Appointment Of New Principal, Financial Reports
Dec12

Sulphur Springs ISD Board Agenda Includes Appointment Of New Principal, Financial Reports

As has become standard practice, the regular December Sulphur Springs ISD December Board of Trustees meeting will be held at noon instead of the regular 6 p.m. meeting time. Financial reports and hiring of an administrator are the top items on the Dec. 13, 2021 agenda. SSISD logo SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw is scheduled to conduct a required public hearing for the district’s 2020-21 Financial Accountability Rating....

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Wildcats Basketball’s Home Opener Versus Paris on Tuesday Game Day Altered to 6 P.M. Start Time
Nov16

Wildcats Basketball’s Home Opener Versus Paris on Tuesday Game Day Altered to 6 P.M. Start Time

Tuesday game day match versus Paris has been slightly altered. While Coach Brandon Shaver’s men’s basketball team were originally slated to take on Paris at home today at 4:30 P.M., it has been pushed back to 6 P.M. Today’s match versus Paris is also Medical Personnel Appreciation night for the men’s basketball program.  The battle for Wildcats supremacy will begin at 6 P.M. with varsity only.  Sulphur Springs had a...

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Wildcats Basketball Rolls Past Tyler Legacy in Season Opener
Nov15

Wildcats Basketball Rolls Past Tyler Legacy in Season Opener

Sulphur Springs had a big day last Saturday when they travelled to Tyler to take on Tyler Legacy, beating the Red Raiders 72-30 in the season-opener for the Wildcats.  Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad fired on all cylinders in their regular-season opener as they built a 10-point lead after one 16-6.  The second quarter was more of the same as the Wildcats stormed out to a 38-11 halftime advantage.  While the Red Raiders of Tyler...

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Hopkins County Commissioners Court Nov. 15, 2021 Special Session, Executive Session Agenda
Nov13

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Nov. 15, 2021 Special Session, Executive Session Agenda

NOTICE OF SPECIAL SESSION 11:30 A.M. Monday, November 15, 2021, In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. I. Invocation II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag AMERICAN FLAG TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.” The Court May Go Into Executive Session To Discuss Legal...

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Sulphur Springs Principal Submits Notice Of Retirement
Nov11

Sulphur Springs Principal Submits Notice Of Retirement

SSISD Administrators Give Updates On Bilingual/ESL Programs, Progress Monitoring Goals Sulphur Springs ISD will be losing a principal to retirement soon; her notice of retirement was one of only three action items the school board was asked to consider approving during the regular November meeting this week. During the administrative reports portion of the Nov. 8, 2021 school board meeting, SSISD Director for the Bilingual/ESL Program...

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Wildcats Basketball 2021-22 Season Firmed Up
Oct20

Wildcats Basketball 2021-22 Season Firmed Up

Wildcats football head coach and athletic director of SSISD Greg Owens released the Wildcats basketball schedule on Wednesday, Oct. 20. It will be the first year under new head coach Brandon Shaver, who previously coached at Pine Tree. The season gets underway in a few weeks on Saturday, Nov. 6 when they travel to the thick of the DFW metroplex to take on Irving MacAuthor. The Wildcats basketball...

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Wildcats Basketball 2021-2022 Season Schedule Finalized
Aug31

Wildcats Basketball 2021-2022 Season Schedule Finalized

On Tuesday, Aug. 31, Wildcats football head coach and Athletic Director of SSISD Greg Owens released the Wildcats basketball 2021-22 season schedule. New Wildcats basketball coach Brandon Shaver and his squad will no doubt be ready to get their season underway when they take part in their first scrimmage of the season on Nov. 6 when they travel to Irving to take on MacAuthor High School. After taking on the Greenville Lions on...

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