Homecoming at North Hopkins Crowns Brantley as Queen, Wyatt as King
On Friday (January 25, 2019) North Hopkins High school held their annual homecoming game and coronation. That evening the North Hopkins High school Panthers varsity boys and girls basketball teams played against the Cumby Trojans. The varsity boys had a victorious win of 56- 37, as did the varsity girls with a score of 44-19. At the end of the evening, the homecoming Court presented itself before the audience. The princesses and...
Lady Cats Softball Scrimmage Tough Competition
The Lady Cats’ softball team dropped a pair of scrimmage games in blustery weather in Forney Monday. Forney, the defending Class 5A State Champion, topped the Lady Cats, 1-0. Class 6A Plano East downed the Lady Cats, 5-2. In the Forney contest, the Lady Cats collected only 2 hits and they made 2 errors. Sierra Smith and Addison Caddell had the Lady Cats hits. Maddie Millsap, Brinkley Driver and Smith drew walks. Bailey Haggerty...
Tanton Named to TASW All-State Volleyball Team
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said Lady Cats senior middle hitter Autumn Tanton has been named to the Texas Association of Sports Writers All-State Volleyball Team for the second straight year. Tanton was a third team All-State selection. Coach Maness said only 9 players in Texas were selected as middle hitters on the All-State Team. Tanton was an Honorable Mention Selection on last year’s TSWA All-State Team. Tanton...
Game Day: Lady Cats, #4 Wildcats at Greenville
The Lady Cats and Wildcats’ varsity basketball teams will play back to back district games at Greenville on this Tuesday (January 29) game day. In Greenville games begin at 5 p.m. as the Wildcats JV will take on the Lions JV. The Lady Cats varsity plays Greenville at 6:15 p.m. and then the Wildcats varsity will play the Lions varsity at 7:30 p.m. The Lady Cats JV and Wildcats freshmen team will play in the Greenville Auxiliary...
AgriLife: Tomato Grafting Workshop Set for February 7, 2019
According to Purdue Extension, vegetable grafting has attracted tomato growers’ attention as an approach to control soilborne diseases and improve crop yield. By grafting scion plants that have desirable fruit characteristics onto rootstock plants that have disease resistance, stress tolerance, or vigorous root system characteristics, grafted plants combine beneficial traits from both the scion and rootstock plants. Many growers who...
A&M-Commerce College of Business Earns AACSB Reaccreditation
COMMERCE, TX— The College of Business at A&M-Commerce has received a five-year extension of accreditation from AACSB International, an association founded in 1916 to advance quality management education worldwide. The college has been AACSB accredited since 1976. “Reaffirmation of our long-held AACSB accreditation is a direct reflection of the outstanding work and transformational learning that occurs every day in the...
Gary Grimm
Private Memorial service for Gary Grimm, age 66, of Sulphur Springs will be held at a later date. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Grimm passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Sunny Springs Health and Rehab. Gary was born on April 18, 1952 in Tulsa, OK to Edwin and Billie Lue Grimm. He married Wanda Kelley in Dallas Texas on July 12, 1975. Gary served in the US Army. He was the owner and operator of...
SSSA Online Soccer Registration is Open Until February 4
Online registration for Sulphur Springs Soccer Association is underway. The registration for Sulphur Springs Soccer Association Season ends February 4th. On February 2nd from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. there will be a walk up registration event at Hibbett Sports, located at 1402 Mockingbird Lane in Sulphur Springs. The Spring draft is February 16th, and games are set to start Saturday, March 16th. The Spring season is coed. The registrant...
Rachel Ellen Morgan
Funeral services for Rachel Ellen Morgan, age 82, of Yantis, TX will be conducted at 12 noon on Friday, February 1, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeremy During officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Darren Sutherland, Damon Yates, Mikey Corbell, Kemmy Bevill, Andrew Baldwin, Nick Posada and Michael Thompson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Meadors, J. W....
