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 welcomes Route 67 VW Road Trip group

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Gary Alexander of Round Rock, Texas, led the 2024 Route 67 VW Road Trip caravan to a stop in Sulphur Springs on Monday, March 11, while making a Spring Break tour across the state. US Highway 67, originally named the Bankhead Highway, was considered the first paved transcontinental highway in America.
The 50th Annual Blackjack Grove Day is Saturday, May 11, in Cumby.The festivities start with the two-mile Fun Run at 8 a.m. at Cumby City Park. Ages…
For the first time in many years, Sulphur Springs High School will have a Baccalaureate this month, giving the community an opportunity to come…
Como-Pickton CISD’s 2024 valedictorian, Dylan Shumate, and salutatorian, Dana Baxley, have spent the last four years competing with each other for…

Cumby seniors receive more than $112,000 in scholarships

(Above) Cumby Masonic Lodge members Hunter Cash and Robert Cash award $4,000 scholarships to Cumby Collegiate High School seniors Lilly Campbell and Lane Mc-Craw. See Page 10 for more scholarship photos from the Cumby Collegiate awards program. Staff Photos by Tammy Vinson Cumby Collegiate ISD honored their graduating seniors, award recipients and athletes at the annual awards ceremony Monday, May 6. During the program, more than $112,750 scholarships were announced for the seniors.
A 17-year-old Sulphur Springs High School student brought a loaded handgun to school, resulting in a campus lockdown Wednesday morning, school authorities…
Like a page out of any romance novel. In 1968, a handsome small town Texas boy and a beautiful California girl meet and fall in love.
Cumby Collegiate High School Awards.
Sulphur Bluff’s Christian Gonzalez stands on the podium at the UIL State Track and Field meet. Gonzalez won two medals at the State Track and Field meet,…
LEANDER — The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears golf teams polished off a successful season this week by finishing 12th at the UIL State Golf meet at the Crystal Falls…
Miller Grove’s Ryker Haivala takes his spot on the podium at the State Track and Field meet last Saturday. Haivala earned a bronze medal in the 3,200-meter run…
I began riding when I was about four or five years old. My brothers had several four-wheelers, and they taught me how to ride.I started off with a little…
Mother's DayMother's Day is Sunday, May 12. Why we celebrate Mother's Day is explained in a search at history.com. The holiday arose in the early 1900s because…
If you have read many of these reports this past fall and spring, you would think I am obsessed with shooting spares. And you would not be far from wrong. I…
A funeral service for Callie Singleton, 80, formerly of Quinlan will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at Cross Country Cowboy Church in Sulphur Springs with…
Kara Michelle Hampton, 40, of Sulphur Springs passed away on March 21, 2024.She was born in Monticello, Arkansas, on May 27, 1983, A memorial service honoring…
Donny Von Attaway, 80, of Como passed away peacefully at his home Friday, May 3, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at…
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.