Joe Merritt Foster
Private Memorial Service for Joe Foster, age 78, of Miller Grove, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. Foster passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Joe Merritt Foster was born on May 31, 1939 in Gladewater, TX to James and Ida Foster. He married Beth Hill on December 15, 1995 in Sulphur Springs. Joe served in the Texas National Guard. He was a retired banker and member of...
Ima Jewell Huneycutt
Funeral service for Ima Jewell Huneycutt, was held on Monday, April 16, 2018 at Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church in the Cartwright Community near Cole. Interment was Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Macedonia Cemetery in Dalark near Arkadelphia, AR. Ima Jewell Huneycutt, 83, passed away at CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital. She was born in Wellington on Oct. 31, 1934, to the parentage of Pat Boyd and Ruth Shirley Busby. Jewell married...
Wildcat Student-Athletes Pursue Financial Assistance for EDGE Through Wildcat Lawns
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens says Wildcat Lawns is back in business. The student athlete lawn service began several years ago to help the athletes defray the cost of a trip to Orlando, Florida. Now the student athletes are needing financial assistance to pay for this summer’s Edge conditioning program that has partnered with Michael Johnson Performance. The Edge will cost $200 per athlete this...
Wildcats Spring Football Begins April 30th
For the third straight spring, the Wildcats’ football team will have spring football practice. It is scheduled to get underway on Monday, April 30. It will run Monday through Friday. The Spring Game, which marks the end of spring football practice, is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 18. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he is still working to finalize the spring football schedule. By having spring football, the...
Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Rescheduled Due to Possible Severe Weather
Due to the multiple threats of severe weather throughout the day tomorrow (April 13, 2018), the 29th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, April 27th. While predicting the weather with accuracy is a hard thing to do here in Texas, the data and reports that are out today suggest the safety of our citizens may be at risk if we proceed. Because the safety of our volunteers and golfers is the main...
Tradin’ Post for Thursday April 12th, 2018
For Sale: 8 Weaned New Zealand California Rabbits $15 each; 2 Breeding Age Buck Rabbits $20 each; 1 Breeding Age doe Rabbit $20; 18 Raspberry Plants. $7 each or all for $90; Call 903-485-8165 FOR SALE: An exercise bike and a leather couch. Call 903-919-2668 FOUND: a fluffy yellow-colored small dog at Black Oak near the intersection of FM 69 and 269, on Thursday April 12. The dog is in safekeeping. If this is your dog, call and...
Chamber Connection April 12, 2018
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will host a City Council Candidate Forum at the Sulphur Springs Middle School on Thursday, April 19th at 6 p.m. SSMS is located at 835 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, and admittance to the forum will be through the back doors of the school. Questions from the public are encouraged and must be submitted in advance to the Chamber of Commerce via email, fax, or mail. Questions must be received by...
Coaches for Wildcat, Lady Cats Review Wins Look to Next Game
Coach Hammack on Marshall Win Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he can appreciate a well pitched game. In fact he said there were two well-pitched games in the Wildcats 1-0 victory over Marshall at Wildcat Park Tuesday night (April 10). Each team managed only two hits. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats pitcher Ryan Humphries and the Mavericks pitcher Trevor Clark both mixed their pitches pretty well. He added our guy was just...
