Softball Sweeps Bi-District, Plays Mabank in Area Round
Coach David Carrillo and his program had little trouble dispatching Lindale, sweeping the Lady Eagles in two straight games to clinch a ticket to the Area round beginning later this week. Sulphur Springs next takes on Mabank in another best-of-three series starting Friday, May 5 at 6 P.M. with game two to follow the next day on Saturday, May 6 at 3 P.M. If necessary, game three is scheduled to be played the following Monday, May 8....
Paris District Road Report for May 1, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting May 1, 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...
Baseball Ends Season with Senior Night Friday
Wildcats baseball looks to end their season with a bang on Friday, Apr. 28. Sulphur Springs hosts Pittsburg Friday for their final game in the 2023 spring season. Festivities are set to begin prior to the 7 P.M. tee-off. Most recently on Tuesday, Coach Jerrod Hammock and his squad hosted North Lamar for their first in two straight games at home. Wildcats baseball ended up falling on Tuesday, Apr. 25, 10-2. The visiting Panthers on...
2023 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Events
April 28, 2023- The 62nd annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival is coming up and starts June 9th with the theme being “Kickin’ It Up For Dairy”. The upcoming Events for the festival are as follows: Wed. June 14th through Sat. June 17th: Carnival, Located at the Civic Center Grounds. Friday, June 9th: Hot Air Balloon Media Flight, located at the Clarion Point Hotel, starting at 5:30 am weather permitting. Hot Air...
$4.5 Billion School Funding Bill Advances From Texas House
April 27, 2023- Texas House gave preliminary approval to a school finance Bill that would increase the amount of state money that schools get per student, start adjusting it for inflation and introduce a major change to how funding is calculated each year. House Bill 100, authored by Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, would increase the basic allotment, this being the minimum money that schools may get per student. Currently the amount...
Track & Field sending five individuals, relay team to Regional meet Friday
Sulphur Springs had a big outing at the end of last week in Paris at their Area competition on Thursday, Apr. 20. Five individuals plus a relay team move on to the Regional meet held at Texas A&M Commerce on Friday, Apr. 28. “It was a solid day,” Coach Ross Hicks said on his team’s outing at the Area competition. Sulphur Springs tried their best to beat the rain and weather at the end of last week, but a...
Lady Cats Golf Qualifies for State Meet
Coach Whiney Spigener and her squad had themselves an incredibly solid outing last week. Lady Cats golf placed third as a team at the Regional tournament in Canton to qualify for the 4A state meet held in Kingsland on May 15-17. It is the first time in 31 years Sulphur Springs sends her women’s golf team to the state tournament. “We set that goal at the beginning of the year, and they achieved it,” the golf coach...
Chamber Connection – April 26
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...
Baseball ends season this week with two straight at home 
Coach Jerrod Hammock and Wildcats baseball wrap up their season this week with two straight at home. Sulphur Springs hosts North Lamar on Tuesday and Pittsburg for Senior Night on Friday, Apr. 28. Both games tee off this week at Wildcat Park at 7 P.M. On Friday the baseball team headed out to Paris for a big duel with their playoff hopes on the line. Sulphur Springs had to win out in their last three beginning Friday if they hoped to...
Lady Cats Softball Prepped and Ready for Bi-District
Coach David Carrillo and his program are all too set to begin the playoff push. Sulphur Springs plays Lindale in a best-of-three series this week. Starting Wednesday, Lady Cats softball heads to Emory to take on the Lady Eagles at Rains High School. The playoff opener for Coach Carrillo’s squad tees off Wednesday, Apr. 26 at 6:30 P.M. Game two is played at Commerce High School on Friday, Apr. 28 30 minutes earlier than...
