Harold Bernard Montgomery, Jr
Funeral services for the Reverend Harold Bernard Montgomery, Jr., Pastor of the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church of Fort Worth and former Pastor of Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs, will be held Friday, April 28, 2017 at noon at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Fort Worth. Reverend Montgomery departed this life April 20, 2017. Harold B. Montgomery Jr., a gospel teacher, preacher and pastor of...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down 81 Indictments in April, 2017
A total of 81 indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday afternoon, April 24, 2017. Not all are listed below awaiting the arrest of the indicted. Those who have been arrested and indicted include: David Allen Woolverton, Jr., 35 of Como for seven counts of Prohibited Sexual Conduct. The conduct with a family member began in 2011 and has continued until the arrest. Woolverton had been charged with one count for...
SSHS Regional UIL Results
Sulphur Springs placed 3rd overall at the regional meet with 165 points. Competitors in five events are advancing to the state meet. Computer Science Brayden Fisher-3rd Editorial Writing Natalie Cruz-3rd Literary Criticism Lydia Burleson-1st Chloe Ross-2nd Carissa Carter-3rd Jesse Allen-4th Poetry Interpretation Jaci Reed-4th Celeste Leeds-Lalibetre-7th Prose Interpretation Jacy Ashford-5th Ready Writing Lydia Burleson-4th Tori...
SSHS UIL District Results
Results from SSHS UIL competitiors: Accounting Gilliam Thomas-5th Felipe Alba-6th Accounting Team Roldolfo Perez & Caleb Yanez-2nd Computer Applications Dino Saldivar-4th Daisy Weis-5th Juan Guzman-6th Cross Examination Debate Dakota Soles & Daisy Weis-3rd Current Issues and Events Christian Diaz Deleon-1st Editorial Writing Natalie Cruz-2nd Julie Benoist-6th Headline Writing Natalie Cruz-5th Informative Speaking Corban...
SSISD Elementary Academic UIL Competition Results
SSISD’s 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students participated in an Elementary Academic UIL competition on Saturday, March 4th, 2017. The contest was hosted by Parkway Elementary School in Longview, Texas. The team was represented by 115 students, 33 coaches, and five campus coordinators. Students competed in 27 events ranging from number sense to storytelling. The SSISD team earned first place standing overall defeating both Pine...
Civil Rights Era Icons on Campus to Honor Dr. David Arlington Talbot
Andrew Young, the former Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Georgia congressman and mayor of Atlanta, and Dr. Robert Green, the author of the Civil Rights era retrospective, “At the Crossroads of Fear and Freedom,” will be on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. David Arlington Talbot, the first African-American professor to serve at...
Troy Laveral Brimer
Funeral service for Troy Laveral Brimer, age 59, of Emory, will be held on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Bro. Rick Childers and Bro. Homer Morgan will officiate. Burial will follow service in Oak Hill Cemetery in Edgewood. Visitation will be on Thursday evening 6:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home. Mr. Brimer passed away suddenly mid-morning on Monday, the 13th, in Christus Mother Frances Hospital in...
National School Choice Week Adds to Texas Public Schools Concerns; SSISD’s Lamb Says Ton of Good Choices Locally
Stating Monday, this week represents the largest series of education-related events in Texas history, according to Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, who said Governor Gregg Abbott’s proclamation to observe the week in Texas will bring Texas families alongside teachers, community leaders, and elected officials to celebrate opportunity in education. The week of activities comes at a time when public schools...
Grand Jury Indicts 34 in December
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 34 indictments in the month of December. Samuel Avila Garcia was indicted for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14. Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then...
Miller Grove News
by Brandon Darrow There are several news items to report this week. The school’s annual Fall Carnival was held Thursday night (Oct. 27). Typically the last Friday in October is set for the carnival but this year the last Friday was scheduled as a staff development day for the teachers. Despite the change in the day of the week from previous years, there was a great gathering of community members and students at the carnival. I made...
