Video Presentation: Groundbreaking at Heritage Park
A $125,000 donation from Dr. Robert Taylor of Texarkana enabled the groundbreaking at Heritage Park Monday, July 2, 2018. The building will be located near the double gate entrance to the park off Jackson Street and will house a meeting/reception room, kitchen, and restrooms. Labor to build the facility will include members of the Historical Society and any local laborers who wish to help. Donations toward the building and needed...
Tuesday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 99 with heat index as high as 102; Low: 77; Wind: south becoming east 5-10 mph
Wildcats 2018 Football Varsity, Sub-Varsity Schedules
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats 2018 Football Schedule has been released with one revision. The scrimmage against Liberty Eylau has been moved to Thursday night, August 23rd at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats are in a new district and will play eight district games. Two pre-district games will be played–August 31st, at Frisco Memorial Stadium, the Wildcats will face Frisco Wakeland and September 7, the Wildcats will host...
26 PJC Student Athletes Named National Junior College Athletic Association Academic Honors; 17 Named Academic All-American
A total of 26 Paris Junior College student athletes from five teams were recently named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) academic honors. The Dragon baseball team was second in the nation with a GPA of 3.61 with 17 players receiving Academic All-American honors. “NJCAA Region XIV is one of the toughest in the country, and we are consistently competitive. We are proud of our student athletes and teams, but prouder...
Local Students Among 150 Named to PJC President’s, Dean’s Lists
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that over 150 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the spring 2018 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the dean’s list must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours, and have no grade lower...
Senator Cruz, State Senator Hall in Sulphur Springs July 4th
Senators Ted Cruz and Bob Hall will be in Sulphur Springs Wednesday, July 4th, between 3:30 PM an 4:45 PM and, according to Donnie Wisenbaker, Chair of the Hopkins County Republican Party, would like to meet and greet the community. Wisenbaker said, “Barbara Palmer has been gracious enough to open Pioneer Café at 307 Main Street in Sulphur Springs during those hours and ice cream and cookies will be served.” He expects a...
Winnsboro Police Report June 25-July 1, 2018
Activity for Winnsboro Police During their report period June 25-July 1, 2018 included four arrests, one no-injury accident, 185 calls for service answered, 78 citations written, and 39 warnings issued. Asa Joslin, 34, of Leesburg, was arrested June 26th for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone, two counts of dangerous drugs, two municipal warrants, and one Hopkins County Warrant. Timothy Mays, 28, of Winnsboro,...
Deacon Willie Lee Finney
Deacon Willie Lee Finney, 82, of Honey Grove, died on Friday, June 29, 2018 in Honey Grove. Deacon Finney was born on June 12, 1936 in the Dial Community in Fannin County to Horace Lee Finney and Allie Mae Wade Finney. He met and married Fessie Lee Rhymes and to that union was born 8 children. He then met and married Doris Relford who preceeded him in death. Deacon Finney united with St. James Baptist Church at a very young age and...
