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  AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING SULPHUR SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019 11:30 AM I. CALL TO ORDER Invocation Pledge to Flags II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called ...

Practice fire safety during the holiday season COLLEGE STATION, Texas — People and their activities cause more than 90 percent of wildfires in Texas. This holiday season, Texas A&M Forest Service urges everyone to be careful when participating in seasonal activities that could start a wildfire or house fire. One ...

Friday afternoon at 3:25, Troopers responded to a fatal crash on FM-2012, two miles south of Laird Hill in Rusk County. The investigator’s preliminary report indicates that the driver of a 1991 GMC pickup, Robert Deveral Barber, 40, of Gladewater, was traveling north on FM-2012 when the front right tire ...

TxDOT Atlanta District For Dec. 8-14, 2019 Bowie County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges US 259 – At Red River, paving approaches to bridge. Cass County SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges Harrison County I-20 – at Potters Creek, conducting preventative maintenance work on bridges. ...

Pictured L to R: Abril Ramirez, Migel Guerrero, Joshua Espinoza Contact: Kelly Cowan MPHS choir students advance to area auditions            Four Mount Pleasant High School Choir students participated in Pre-Area auditions on December 3 at the Region 8 Service Center in Mount Pleasant. Three of ...

 Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement compiled the following reports.   How Trashy On Nov. 20, a Lubbock district game warden received a call about several illegally dumped sandhill cranes in a community dumpster. The Lubbock police department officer on scene climbed into the dumpster to confirm that the birds ...

The Paul Pewitt Brahmas will face the East Bernard Brahmas Friday, 7:30 pm, at Waco ISD Stadium. No presale tickets. All tickets purchased at the gate. Pewitt is the visitor.

Emily Futral (left), a Paris Junior College student working in the Admissions and Records Office, hands a cap and gown to Christal Pilip of Pattonville. Pilip was picking them up for her daughter Jaycie, who will participate in PJC’s fall graduation ceremony next Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:00 pm in ...

Next week, the Salvation Army and Toys for Tots are going to bag and tag all of the gifts for the Lamar County angels in our area. They have more Angels this year than last year. There are hundreds of angels that were not adopted off of their trees. Toys ...

    From Paris Economic Development Corporation Paris, Texas is proud to be the home of Paris Junior College (PJC), an integral part of the city for almost one hundred years. PJC is a core component of what makes the workforce in Paris able to adapt and meet the demands ...

Ronald Stone Paris Police responded to a disturbance in the 1100-block of Grove St. at 9:03 Thursday night. Officers found a 61-year-old male with a large laceration to his face and neck. The victim reported that when he arrived home, his wife and a 60-year-old man named Ronald Stone had ...

Judges choose the best ideas and experiments Bailey Intermediate School held a science fair on November 21 for the fourth and fifth-grade students on their campus.  The projects were judged on creativity, scientific thought, thoroughness, skill, and clarity.  The top four from each grade will compete at the Region 8 ...

Groups have until Friday (Dec 13) to register for the Annual Deport Christmas Parade, which is scheduled for Saturday (Dec 14) at 4:00 pm. Call Deport City hall at 903-652-9875 to sign up. Groups participating will assemble at the park by First Baptist Church at 3:30 Saturday (Dec 14). There ...

The Annual Free Christmas in Fair Park is set for today (Dec 6) from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm and tomorrow (Dec 7) from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm at the Paris-Lamar County Fairgrounds. There will be arts, gifts, food, children’s entertainment and pictures with Santa. The Boys and Girls ...

Paris Community Theatre invites you to come home for Christmas as they present ‘Christmas at the Plaza,’ a musical revue – Friday through Sunday (Dec 13-15) at the Plaza Theatre. The cast includes PCT regulars Terry Bull, Amy Braswell Burrows, Jeff Cochran, Riley Collard, Ken Dickinson, Michelle Hobbs, Shannon Jones, ...

Yesterday in the Prairiland tournament, the Chisum Lady Mustangs went 2-0 as did the host team Lady Patriots. On the boy’s side, Chisum went 1-0 while Prairiland finished the day 1-1. Day two begins this morning at 9:00 am. In the Dodd City Tournament, the North Lamar Pantherettes dropped both ...

“The Aeronauts” [PG-13] Watch Trailer Pilot Amelia Rennes and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon. Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Tom Courtenay   “Playmobil: The Movie” [NR] Watch Trailer Animated feature film inspired by the Playmobil brand toys. Stars: Anya ...

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed Thursday morning in an officer-involved shooting as 31-year old Demetrius Williams. A press release from Harrison County said that the  SWAT team got involved in a shooting incident while they were serving a narcotics warrant. Williams had attempted to flee the ...

Gregg County Jail Gregg County Deputies arrested 28-year-old Logan Lynn Campbell, of Diana, on two warrants for possession of a controlled substance. He remains behind bars.

Bond is $37,500 for 31-year-old Clay Garcia, of Gladewater, who Kilgore Police arrested. They charged him with felony possession of a controlled substance and tamper or fabricate physical evidence with intent to impair, and a misdemeanor.