Teri (Orinthia Jean Terrell) Coleman
Teri (Orinthia Jean Terrell) Coleman, age 90, of Emory, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab in Sulphur Springs. Teri was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Indiana, to Benjamin S. and Hazel G. Ogle Terrell. During her working career, she was employed as a bookkeeper, and in different secretarial positions, including tax service for the public. Teri was a beautician and taught cosmetology as well. She married...
PJC Regents Approve Associate Degree in Surgical Technology
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved a new associate of applied science in surgical technology at its meeting this week. The move comes in response to changes from the Accreditation Review Committee in Surgical Technology & Surgical Assisting (ARC-STSA). Currently PJC offers a Certificate in Surgical Technology that is accredited through ARC-STSA. By 2021, however, ARC-STSA will require all programs to offer an...
New Signs, Playground Equipment on Order; Boundaries Yet to Be Determined
Boundaries have not been drawn but new playground equipment and new signs for lower grade campuses are on order and should arrive prior to the start of the 2018-2019 school year, according to Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Michael Lamb. Lamb said the new equipment and new signs have been needed for some time but the purchase had been delayed in anticipation of changes in purpose of some lower grade campuses. Boundaries for each...
Updated: Sexton Now in Hopkins County Jail for Local Robbery, Other Charges
Arrested in Marietta, Oklahoma by U S Marshalls after committing an aggravated robbery at Jon’s Mini Mart on Hillcrest Dr. in Sulphur Springs, Tracy Kenyon Sexton, 52, of Springdale, Arkansas is now in Hopkins County Jail held on a $350,000 bond. Sexton admitted to the crime and was booked into Hopkins County Jail by Sulphur Springs Police Detectives. Sexton is also shown to have a parole warrant out of Arkansas and an aggravated...
Sammy Joe Jackson
Graveside services for Sam Jackson, age 55, have been set for 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2018 at North Hopkins Cemetery with Pastor Gerald Freeman officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Joc Capelli, Ricky Whitaker, Earnie Jackson, Justin Jackson, Justin Coggins, Toby Peterka. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Leelan Morelli and Josh McPherson. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 6:00 to...
Lady Cats Finish Third in District
The Lady Cats’ soccer team ended district play with a 3-0 loss at Hallsville Tuesday night. The Lady Bobcats, the champions of district 16-5A, did not give up a single goal in twelve district games. The Lady Cats district record slips to 7-5 and they are 15-7-3 for the season. The Lady Cats end up as the third place team in the district. They will face the number two playoff seed in district 15-5A in a bi-district game next week...
Wildcat Soccer Earns Playoff Berth with Senior Night Win
The Wildcats’ soccer team earned a playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Hallsville Tuesday night on Senior Night at Gerald Prim Stadium. This is the third straight year that the Wildcats have made the playoffs by knocking the Bobcats out of the playoffs with a victory in the final district game. The past two years, the game was in Hallsville. Tuesday night the Wildcats got a goal from senior Angel Tavera at the 27:06 mark of the...
Lady Cats Defeat Texas High; Now 5-0 in District Play
The Lady Cats’ softball team fell behind by a 4-0 score after two innings before scoring six unanswered runs to defeat the Texas High Lady Tigers, 6-4 Tuesday night at Lady Cat Park. Texas High scored all four of their runs in the top of the second inning. The Lady Cats got two runs back in the bottom of the third and then grabbed the lead with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Both teams had six hits. The Lady Tigers...
Wildcats 3-0 in District With Tuesday Night Win
The Wildcats’ baseball team jumped out to a 6-0 lead after four innings against Texas High Tuesday night at Wildcat Park and then held on to defeat the Tigers, 6-4. The Wildcats scored three runs in the bottom of the second and three more in the bottom of the fourth. The Tigers managed two runs in the top of the fifth and two runs in the top of the seventh. The Wildcats ended up with 9 hits and Texas High had 6. Kaden...
