Sulphur Springs Film Maker’s Next Project
Ashley Fordinal, Founder of Riseup Films is just weeks away from her next film project. The film titled From Ashes, We Rise, will document MLB and NBA broadcaster Jerry Schemmel as he participates in the RAAM bicycle race this July. Riseup Films Ashley is a Film Director with six years of experience producing short films. After years of hardship from early in life and later experiencing breakthrough, she has the desire to build...
Humble Beginnings at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Maria Zuniga, Educational Advisor and Educational Opportunity Center representative at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, works with Madalyn Kelley of Sulphur Springs as completes information to begin her college education at Paris Junior College. For information about attending the Center, visit the campus at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. To see offered classes, go to www.parisjc.edu/schedule. To apply to PJC, go...
A Large Number of Campers Are Attending Sulphur Springs Softball Camp
Perhaps it is due to the pandemic that caused the cancellation of all Sulphur Springs ISD sports camps last summer but this year’s early camps this week are drawing some good numbers. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo was greeted by a large number of softball campers Tuesday afternoon (June 1), especially among older girls entering the 6th through the 9th grades. 48 girls showed up for the camp’s second session. The...
Sulphur Springs City Council Approves Appointments to 11 Boards and Commissions
In addition to swearing in four councilmen, Sulphur Springs City Council approved appointments to 11 boards and commissions, selected which councilmen will serve as mayor and mayor pro tem during Tuesday evening’s regular council meeting. City Council Re-Organization After an election in November for four places on the council, then a runoff in December for Place 1, all four councilmen elected to the City Council in 2020 again...
Local Sulphur Springs Jet Ski Racers Take Home the Win
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX – This past weekend was the kick-off event for the inaugural Jettribe Texas WaterX Championship. The professional jet ski race series is sanctioned by the IJSBA, a world-wide governing body that regulates watercraft racing laws and rules. Round One took place at Welch Park in Somerville, Texas. The series will continue July 3-4 in Llano, Texas, and the final championship will be in Sulphur Springs July 24-25,...
Truck Driving at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Members of the truck driving class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, taught by Bob Ashbreck (seated left), heard from a trucking company official at a recent classroom session. Dale Hunt (seated right), an official with Werner Trucking, told the future truck drivers about the business. For information about attending the Center, visit the campus at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. To obtain more information about this or other...
Brookshire’s Grandly Cuts Ribbon, Begins 64th Year in Sulphur Springs with Improvements Store-wide
Photos By: Savannah Everett The renovations and improvements that began during the COVID pandemic at the local Brookshire’s store have yielded a beautiful updated grocery, market and pharmacy, and a lot of proud employees. Store Director Cade Hohenberger thanked everyone on Wednesday May 19, 2021 during a ribbon cutting ceremony with corporation officials present. Following a welcome by District manager Wesley Hooper and a...
Practice Welding Goes Well at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Cody Belz of Sulphur Springs, left, and Jordan Cummings of Quinlan work on their pipe welding skills during their recent class at the welding school on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. For information about the program call 903-885-1232. To see offered classes, go to www.parisjc.edu/schedule. To apply to PJC, go to www.parisjc.edu/apply or email [email protected]. Click here for more articles about Paris Junior...
Brookshire’s in Sulphur Springs To Host Ribbon-Cutting, Free Drive-Thru Breakfast Line May 19
News Release Representatives from Brookshire Grocery Co. and city officials of Sulphur Springs will gather from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday morning for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Brookshire’s Food Store in Sulphur Springs. To give back to the community, BGC’s Community Kitchen and team of employee-partners will serve free, breakfasts from 9 to 11 a.m. May 19 with a drive-thru service line. BGC invites the to...
Sulphur Springs Softball Fans Send-Off Lady Cats Before Third Round Series With Huntsville
Dozens of Lady Cats softball fans met at Lady Cat park to send off Coach David Carrillo’s squad on Wednesday, May 12 before their Regional Quarterfinal series. Comprised of mostly parents, the Sulphur Springs softball team had a warm gathering waiting for them at Lady Cat Park before they embarked on their trip to Whitehouse. Fans at Lady Cat Park had signs, cowbells and other noise-making shakers, and lots of cheers as they...
