District 23-A All District Team Announced
The Miller Grove and Saltillo boys’ basketball teams were well represented on the 23-A All-District Team. Sulphur Bluff also earned some selections. The district’s MVP was Miller Grove senior Andjelo Alcox. Offensive Player of the Year was Saltillo senior Walker McGill. Defensive Play of the Year was Miller Grove senior Albert Serrano. Newcomer of the Year was Saltillo freshman Chris Boekhorst. District Coach of the Year...
Iwuakor Named District MVP; All-District Team Announced
Eight Wildcats’ basketball players made the All-District team selected by the district’s head coaches recently. Wildcats’ junior post player Victor Iwuakor was chosen as the District’s Most Valuable Player. Junior guard Keaston Willis, sophomore forward Godsgift Ezedinma and sophomore point guard Michael Jefferson were selected First Team All-District. Senior Bryson Lynn and senior Dedric Godbolt made Second...
Kenneth Wayne Grubbs
A private family gathering for Kenneth Wayne Grubbs, age 88, Cooper, will be held at a later date. Mr. Grubbs passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Birchwood Manor in Cooper. He was born on April 2, 1929 to Elmer Grubbs and Flossie Mae Wesson Grubbs in Arbala. He attended the Grubbs Community School and was a retired truck driver. Survivors include: daughters: Vickie Mathews, Martha Oppenheim and husband, Jeff, Jane Hammons and...
Memorial Services Set for Rancher, Contractor, Community Leader Jack D. Gillis
Jack D. Gillis passed away peacefully at age 94 on March 5, 2018 in the presence of his family. Mr. Gillis was born on September 21, 1923 in Cumby, Texas to parents A.K. and Ruth Record Gillis. He graduated from Cumby High School and then attended East Texas State College in Commerce and Texas A&M University in College Station. On May 1, 1943, he married his girlfriend from the first grade, Ruth Plunkett Gillis, who preceded him...
Amazing Heart and Passion For Our Kids: Charles McCauley
By Jim Rogers March 5, 2018 – Sulphur Springs High School band students wore their band shirts to school Monday in memory of their beloved director and SSHS Fine Arts Director Charles McCauley. McCauley died Sunday morning. Social media has been filled with pictures and comments honoring his life and work. McCauley was one of those unique people who enabled all to find in him a friend. His love for his work, his students, his...
Add-On-Money Boosts Junior Market Livestock Sale of Champions
The 2018 Junior Market Livestock Show Sale of Champions dollar total eclipsed the 2017 total by $55,000. The final count of add-on-money that came in after the sale brought the 2018 total to $431,404. Results of Saturday February 24th sale stood at $402,000. This is another record year for the Junior Market Livestock Show. There were 142 FFA/4-H kid’s projects sold Saturday afternoon. Organizers of the show stated their thanks to...
Euless Man Arrested for Burglary by Cumby Police
Cumby Police located Preston Redmond, 69, of Euless on County Road 4722 around 8:30 a.m. Sunday after a call was received regarding the Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle at the location. Redmond was walking along the roadway near the vehicle when found. Advised of his rights, Redmond admitted to entering without consent the home of a female and taking the keys to the car. Officers found a broken window at the residence. The window...
Meth in Plain View Adds to Charges for Local Man
When Hopkins County Deputies made contact with David Oneal Oxford, Jr, 44, of Sulphur Springs to serve and active felony warrant, Oxford granted consent for deputies to enter his residence. While inside the residence, a plastic bag containing a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine was in plain view. Oxford is in Hopkins county Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but...
Texarkana Man Arrested for Drugs, Weapons
A traffic stop at the 132 mile-marker on I-30 by DPS resulted in the arrest of Patrick Tripler O’Connor, 50, of Texarkana. The odor of marijuana was smelled by the trooper and a probable cause search found 3.8 ounces of marijuana, 35 dose units of oxycontin, 1 dose of hydrocodone and 2 semi-automatic handguns. O’Connor is charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams,...
Yantis Man Arrested for Theft With Two or More Previous Conviction
William Johnnie Johnson, 71, of Yantis was detained by Loss Prevention at a local discount store after he passed the last point of purchase without paying for merchandise. A records check showed he has been convicted of three or more previous thefts. He is charged with Theft of Property under $2500 with two or more previous convictions, a state jail felony.
