Tran Takes First at Van Zandt Golf Tournament
Lady Cat sophomore golfer Mariam Tran took first place at a tournament at the Van Zandt Country Club Tuesday (February 12). Tran shot an 80 and Lady Cats Coach Whitney Spigener said the round included an eagle that Tran made when her 68 yard shot went in the hole. Coach Spigener said it was Tran’s first eagle in competition. Lady Cat Charleigh Potts shot 112 to finish in eleventh place. Coach Spigener said the Lady Cats battled...
Two Lady Cats on Powerlifting Team
Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter said he is building a Lady Cats’ powerlifting team. Right now it has two lifters: freshman Addyson Lamb and Sable Edemeyer. Coach Jeter said he took the girls to a meet in Honey Grove last weekend. Edemeyer, in the 165 pound weight class, placed fifth at the meet. Lamb, in the 123 pound weight class set personal records with a 235 pound dead lift and a 205 pound squat. Coach Jeter said...
Wildcat Golfers Play With Perseverance at Rockwall and Longview
The Wildcats’ golf team had to take on the weather as well as two golf courses during two tournaments over the weekend (February 8-9) and on Monday (February 11). The Wildcats only got 9 holes of golf in on Friday in Rockwall. Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens said the weather Saturday in Rockwall was as bad and you could probably have. He called it freezing cold. Coach Owens credited his players with perseverance. With the...
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer, Golf
This Tuesday (February 12) is a busy game day with basketball, soccer and golf. The #4 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team wraps district play at Lindale. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m. A JV contest follows at 6:15 p.m. The varsity match up takes place at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats are 9-0 in district play and 23-8 for the season. The Wildcats’ soccer team opens district play as they host Greenville at Gerald Prim...
SSHS FCCLA Students Advance to State
Several Sulphur Springs High School students in FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America), advanced to state competition at the Region III FCCLA Meeting in Waco this past weekend. Twenty-three students took part in the competition. State qualifiers include Zoe Wilson who took second place in Career Investigation and Mia Hicks who was first in Career Investigation, Senior Division. In Culinary competition, the team of Ana...
Richard “Pappy” King
Mr. Richard “Pappy” King, age 70 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, February 9th, 2019 in Athens. He was born on August 28th, 1948 in Mt. Vernon to the late Udell King and Mary Jo King. He was retired from USA Boring. He is survived by his daughters, Regena King of Murchison and Christy Carden and her husband, Tommy of Winnsboro; grandchildren, Josh Hooks and his wife Katie, Mason Young, Lexy King, Mattie Grace King;...
SSISD Board Tours Career Technology Classrooms; Hear Reports on Schools, Legislative Funding and Policies; Set March 11-15 as Public School Week; Make Personnel Changes
School Board members and SSISD Administrative staff tour Career and Technology Education Classrooms during board meeting Tuesday. February is Career and Technology Education Month. Sulphur Spring School Board celebrated the event with a tour of the career and technology courses taught at Sulphur Springs High School as well as conducting the regular business of hearing reports and taking action on various items. Jenny Arledge, Career...
Emergency Sirens to be Tested Today
Emergency Sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs today (Tuesday, February 12, 2019), by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management office. The test will be conducted at noon. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system. Recent tests have shown the emergency sires to be a ready source of warning in case of emergencies such as weather or other threats to...
Tuesday Forecast
High: 55; Low: 34; Wind North, northwest 20-25 mph, decreasing to 10-15 mph in the afternoon, gusts as high as 30
