Easter obsevances, services scheduled March 30-31

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Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County churches and community organizations will be observing Easter this weekend with services, celebrations and egg hunts. Listed are Easter activities that have been reported to the Sulphur Springs News-Telegram: „ First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs' Easter Sunday services begin at 8:30 and 11 a.m.

Hopkins County rancher receives 2024 Legacy Award

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Bonnie Husfftetler, a Hopkins County cattle rancher, was presented the 2024 Betty Kunesh Legacy Award by The Art of the Cowgirl Foundation at Ryegate, Montana. The award reads, “Congratulations to Bonnie Huffstetler, the well-deserved 2024 Betty Kunesh Legacy Award recipient.

Next town hall meeting slated March 19 at Travis Primary for $157.15 million school bond proposal

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Sulphur Springs ISD is going about providing information about the 2024 school bond proposal and May 4 election a little differently than the two previous attempts which failed to receive the necessary votes to pass.Information has been posted on the school district website, accessible by clicking on the '2024 Sulphur Springs ISD Bond' link on the district's main page, www.ssisd.net. The bond tab has several headers that can be clicked for additional information about the bond, including flyers, current campus conditions and 'Cat Facts.'
Sulphur Springs ISD 2024-25 Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten Registration continues at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, Applications are…
Carl E. Azebell American Legion Post No. 340 will present their Spring Gun Show the weekend of April 20-21 in Winnsboro. Outdoor sportsmen, hunters…
AUSTIN — Have you ever felt the blast of air from traffic on the side of a highway? The ceaseless noise, staggering winds and two-ton vehicles…

1985 Sulphur Springs High School graduate, current criminal justice teacher to become assistant principal

Demetra Johnson, right, a Sulphur Springs High School graduate currently teaching criminal justice classes at her alma mater, was recently approved to become one of SSHS' assistant principals when the 2024-2025 school year begins. Principal Brad Moughon, left, is one of her strong supporters. Staff photo by Tammy Vinson Demetra Robinson has been announced to become the new high school assistant principal, replacing Angie Edwards, who resigned in December 2023. Robinson is currently training, in addition to teaching her criminal justice classes at SSHS, and will begin her new position at the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
Donna Toups will present 'Relatives 'Round Me,' at the April 18 meeting of Hopkins County Genealogical Society. Her program will include a demonstration of the…
„ The John Chester Dutch Oven Cooking Class will be conducted from 8 a.m. to noon April 20, at Hopkins County Historical Park. The class is targeted at…
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County law enforcement and emergency services activity from 5:30 a.m. Fridayto 5 a.m.
CUMBY — The North Hopkins Panthers won their fourth straight game Friday after defeating the Cumby Trojans 11-6 on the road. Over the course of the game, the…
MOUNT VERNON — The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears suffered another blemish to their record Friday following a 10-1 loss to the Mount Vernon Lady Tigers JV team.…
MERIT — The Cumby Lady Trojans lost their 10th consecutive game Friday following a crushing 9-7 defeat at the hands of the Bland Lady Tigers. Though they tried…
Week of April 15-19 TPWD sued in attempt to block land swap with SpaceX The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is being sued in an attempt to block a land…
When I get older, I want to be a cosmetologist. I've always loved playing with my friends' hair, and of course, doing my own. I learned how to braid when I was…
A dear friend dropped by my yard sale last weekend. I wasn’t surprised, because that’s how Mr. A.J. Brannon and I became friends a few years ago. Now 99 years…
„ The Black Oak Cemetery Association Perpetual Care group's annual meeting is being rescheduled until next year, due to unforseen circumstances. The new date…
A funeral service for Blanche Therese (Williams) Morgan, (July 7,1923 March 22, 2024), daughter of Blanche (Wright) Williams and Eugene Williams of Sulphur…
Emily Wroten, 78, of Fort Worth, passed away at Colonial Lodge Tender Care in Greenville, Texas, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. A family-led Memorial service…
The Sulphur Springs Wildcats lost their final home season game of 2021, 37-28, to the Forney Jackrabbits Friday night. They travel to North Forney next week to…
The Wildcat Marching Band competed at Royse City High School over the weekend, landing Best in Class 5A and second place in Finals.