Josh Davis Competes for Top Elvis Tribute Artist
Josh Davis first performed in a tribute to Elvis in 2007 when he was 14 years old. He started out at local venues in the Sulphur Springs area, and soon was traveling as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist) all over Texas and in Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and in Hawaii. He is not only a full-time performer but a versatile performer who also does tributes to Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Ricky...
Goodbye, Child Care Costs … Hello, College Savings Opportunities
If you’re a working parent, you know firsthand about the difficulties of finding quality, affordable care for your children. But eventually, your kids head off to school, and those child care bills go away, or at least diminish greatly. When that happens, you could start putting away money for another one of your children’s milestones: college. Just how expensive is child care? Costs vary greatly among the 50 states, but the national...
AgriLife Extension: Botulism and Canned Goods
On April 21, 2015, a church potluck dinner in Ohio resulted in the death of one elderly female and 23 others hospitalized due to a case of Botulism. The food borne disease is believed to have originated from home-canned potatoes used in potato salad. Botulism is deadly food poisoning caused by bacterium (botulinum) growing on improperly canned meats and other preserved foods. It greatly affects infants and small children, elderly...
Senate Passes Tax-Free Holiday to Spur Gun Sales
by Eva Hershaw, The Texas Tribune – April 30, 2015 The state Senate on Thursday gave the green light to a proposal to designate one weekend a year when Texas shoppers would not have to pay sales tax on guns. Senate Bill 228 by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would create a sales tax holiday for firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies during the last weekend in August. Texas already has tax holidays for two other kinds of...
Graduation Ceremony Traditions and History
May 1, 2015 – As area high school seniors prepare to graduate this week, the traditions of the graduation ceremony that have existed for generations will be put into practice yet again. But what exactly are the origins of all these traditions? When was “Pomp and Circumstance” written? What’s up with those gowns? Who came up with tossing the graduation caps? And why do graduates move their tassel from one side to the other? I...
A Life Remembered – Antonio Isaac Perez
Family, friends, fellow students, team members, band members, SSISD administrators, high school teachers and staff, school board members, and many others, a majority wearing Sulphur Springs High School colors, filed past his portrait, his medals won, his letter of acceptance from the University of North Texas, and a Green Bay Packers jersey. On the stage, his varsity letter jacket, and variegated flowers stood in remembrance. The...
“Complete Update” Drowning Victim Perez Called a Special Type of Person
Memorial service for Isaac Antonio Perez, age 18, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday April 29, 2015 at Hopkins County Civic Center with Rev. Jeff Harris and Rev. Jose Pacheco officiating. Pallbearers will be Anibal Perez, Christian Perez, Angel Perez, Adrian Perez, Charlie Perez, Gustavo Ramirez, Jessie Ortiz, Alex Gamez and Landon Watkins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Sulphur Springs High School...
Love is in the Air by Johanna Hicks
Love is in the Air June, the most popular month for weddings is rapidly approaching, and I wanted to announce a great opportunity for engaged couples, married couples, or seriously dating couples. The “Twogether in Texas” marriage education workshop is approved by the state of Texas, and engaged couples will be given a certificate to take to the County Clerk’s office when applying for a marriage license. The certificate will give...
WRECK IN WELLINGTON, TEXAS APRIL 9, 2015 by Eddie Trapp
WRECK IN WELLINGTON, TEXAS APRIL 9, 2015 Continued from last week. The Bonnie and Clyde gang was hiding out in Joplin, Missouri when a neighbor called the police about all night, loud parties. The unfortunate officers had no idea who they were dealing with. Although taken by surprise, Clyde, Jones, and Buck quickly killed a detective and wounded a constable. Bonnie used her Browning Automatic Rifle to keep a highway patrolman pinned...
Warrior Run, Other Events at Cooper Lake State Park
What a difference a month can make. At the beginning of March Cooper Lake was still eleven and a half feet low. Now, at the beginning of April, we are only two and a half feet below our “pool level” of 440. At the beginning of March only canoes, kayaks, and flat bottom boats were getting in the lake. Now we are able to accommodate all size boats at any ramp on the lake. The swim beach in the South Sulphur Unit was nothing but a puddle...
