Chamber Connection
The 49th Stew Contest will be held on Saturday, October 27th, in Buford Park in Sulphur Springs. Stew sponsorship letters and cook letters have been mailed. Friday, September 14th is the deadline to keep your stew site from last year. On Monday, September 17th, all unclaimed sites will become available to new cooks. If you would like to sponsor stew or cook stew this year, please give us a call at (903) 885-6515, and we will get you...
Susan “Susie” Vann-Hess
Funeral Service for Susan “Susie” Vann-Hess, of Dike, TX will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor Maurice “Skeet” Stribling officiating. Interment will follow at the Hess Family Cemetery. Susan passed away on July 31, 2018 in California. Susan was born in Buffalo, OH to Maurice and Carole Stribling. She married John Hess on August 15, 1984. Susie was an avid fisherman,...
Starla Rae Rose Hanson
Funeral services for Starla Rae Rose Hanson, age 17, of Brashear, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 15, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Harold B. Nash officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove North Cemetery with Jordan Chaney, J.T. Dugan, Adrian Harris, Juan Rivas, Benny Potter, Adarious Gordan, and Logan Daniels serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Sulphur Springs...
Julie Denise Herman
Julie Denise Herman Services for Julie Denise Herman, age 51, of Cumby, will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at League Street Church of Christ in Sulphur Springs. Visitation will begin at 1:00 P. M. and funeral services at 2:00 p.m. Bro. Jerry Savage and Bro. Mike Eason will officiate. A private family burial will follow services. Julie was born to William Ben Herman, III and Marsha Stringer Herman May 20, 1967 in...
Wildcats Face Terrell’s Flex Bone Offense Friday
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says he has never had a football game canceled due to lightning in his 28 year coaching career before Friday (September 7) night. He said from a positive standpoint, there were no injuries. From a bad standpoint, Coach Owens said the players lose the experience they would have gained from playing a game. He said there are only 10 games so it’s tough to lose one. Coach Owens said it was not just...
Local Pilot Club Donates to A Walk to Remember
The Sulphur Springs Pilot Club made a $ 175.00 donation to the 2018 A Walk To Remember Campaign. Pictured left to right in front of the Raffle Quilt: Marilyn Holt, Beverly Owens, Karon Weatherman, Tammi Reardon and Brenda Monroe
Wildcat Team Tennis Earns Playoff Spot With Home Court Win
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad won perhaps their most important match of the year, 13-6 over Greenville at the Wildcat Tennis Center Tuesday. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez called it the biggest match in his five years at Sulphur Springs. After the match, Coach Martinez informed his team that they would be going to the bi-district playoffs. It is believed, if all matches turn out as expected, the Wildcats will be the...
Lady Cats Defeat Edgewood 3-1
Apparently if you want to get your volleyball opponents total focus and attention, really clobber them in the first set. The latest case in point occurred Tuesday against Edgewood in Wildcat Gym. The Lady Cats did just about everything right in set one in a 25-6 victory. After that Edgewood refocused and battled the Lady Cats the rest of the night. Madi Vickery Edgewood came back to win set two, 25-20. The Lady Bulldogs led for most...
Wednesday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 82; Low: 70; Wind: East 5 mph
