Video Presentation: Wildcat Band Squad-Off
SSHS Band Squad-off is an exciting moment for band members, family, and friends of the Wildcat Band. The band presented their first number for their half-time show and then competed by squad in a skills...
Michigan Man Arrested for Large Amount of THC
Bradley Adam Dunn, 30, of Garden City Michigan was stopped by a Hopkins County Deputy for multiple traffic violations at the 138 mile marker Friday morning at approximately 2 a.m. Dunn had in his possession 195-grams of packaged THC. When speaking with Dunn during the stop, the deputy noted a clear glass cylinder containing a gold liquid believed to be THC. Dunn admitted that the cylinder was a THC cartridge. A probable cause search...
Mt Vernon Man Arrested for Assault at Local Hospital
A disturbance in the Emergency Room at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital led to the arrest of Lemanuel Rodriguez-Vazquez, 23, of Mt Vernon. When SSPD officers arrived at the ER, the found Rodriguez-Vasquez had physically assaulted two paramedic staff members with a closed fist. The staff members showed visible bodily injuries. When medically cleared, Rodriguez-Vazquez was arrested on two counts of Assault Public Servant and is held in...
Trustees Build Sidewalk from Jail to New Courtroom at Law Enforcement Center
In a cost saving step, Hopkins County Jail Trustees, assisted by a local contractor, are finishing the sidewalk that will connect the new court room to the back of the jail. The cost of the sidewalk was $2,500 instead of $25,000, according to the Sheriff’s Office. This will provided easy access to the back of the new court room so inmate will not have to be transported to the court house on the square. Now the inmate will be...
Friday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 95 with heat index near 102; Low: 76; Wind: Southwest 5-10 mph
Certification Test At End of Summer Term for PJC-Sulphur Springs Welding Class
TESTING PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding student Nicky Cline looks on as Welding Instructor John Plemons, left, and CWI Inspector Danny Rejda inspect her certification test project at the end of the summer semester. To learn more about the welding project at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, call 903-885-1232.
David Trollinger
Funeral service for David Trollinger, age 75, of Yantis, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. at Central Baptist Church on Saturday, August 18, 2018, with Rev. Bruce Stinson officiating and Rev. Fred Randles assisting. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel with Pine McQuay, Victor Lopez, Carmelo Lopez, Kyle Wittmer, Matt McDaniel, Kaden Trollinger serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the...
Wildcat Football: Inside Linebackers
In another in our series of visits with Wildcats football assistants and the players they coach, I talked with defensive assistant coach Bruce Silman at practice Wednesday (August 15). Coach Silman is in his thirteenth year as an assistant for the Wildcats, mainly on offense. He has spent the past two years as a defensive assistant. He is coaching inside linebackers in the Wildcats base 3-4 formation this season. Coach Silman said he...
Active Day For Wildcat Extra-Curricular Activities: Band, Football, Team Tennis
It’s a big day (August 16) for the Wildcats Marching Band. Thursday evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. they are having their annual Exhibition and Squad Off competition at Gerald Prim Stadium. Parents and other Band Boosters usually attend this event in large numbers. This will be the first Squad Off for new Wildcats Marching Band Director Spencer Emmert. The band usually performs the complete first song for this season’s band...
Cross Country Team Prepares for First Meet
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said his teams would be having a three-mile time trial at Coleman Park on Saturday (August 18). He said the event would determine the top seven on each team that will run as varsity members at the first meet of the season. The first meet is the Tiger Invitational at Commerce High School on August 25. Coach Hicks said he wants the runners to enjoy the event. Parents will be invited...
