Wildcats Defeat Pine Tree 70-50
The Wildcats’ basketball team, ranked #11 in Class 5A, used a 19-0 run late in the second quarter and early in the third quarter to win their district opener against a pesky Pine Tree team, 70-50 Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. When the run started, the Wildcats actually trailed the Pirates, 32-29. The Wildcats scored the last 12 points in the second quarter to take a 41-32 lead into halftime. After the break, the Wildcats scored...
Alleged Buy of Small Amount of Marijuana Led to Sunday’s Shooting Death
In evidence gathered, a dispute over an alleged buy of a small amount of marijuana led to the shooting death of 18-year old Tyrese Pryor and Felony 1 murder charges and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon filed against 17-year old Gavin Gilbert. The alleged sale was between Gilbert and one of five passengers in a truck on County Road 1185 just off FM 1567 in the South Liberty area of Hopkins County. Investigations...
Wayne Wafford
Graveside service for Wayne Wafford, age 77, of Como,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Black Oak Cemetery with David Meeks officiating and Ray Eauclaire, Corey Freeman, William Hopkins, Wesley Walker, Ricky Wayne Meeks and Steven Ray Meeks serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Wafford passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 in Sulphur Springs, TX Wayne Ray Wafford was born on...
Game Day: Wildcats Host Pine Tree
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says in his three years as Wildcats head coach, his team has never been able to defeat Pine Tree by much of a margin. The Wildcats, ranked #11 in Class 5A, open district play in their last game before the Christmas break as they play host to Pine Tree in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m. a JV game at 6:15 p.m. and the varsity game at 7:30 p.m. As good as the...
Jury Selection Underway Tuesday for Retaliation Trial
Tuesday morning (December 19, 2017) in 8th Judicial District Court, selection began for a jury to hear the trial of Robert Alan Hawkins for Retaliation. Hawkins, of Dallas, is charged with making threats against a member of the local judicial system. When threats were made the local judge, Eighth District Judge Eddie Northcutt contacted Lewis Tatum, Hopkins County Sheriff. Tatum called on the Texas Rangers and the U S Marshall’s...
SSISD Tax Office Announces Holiday Schedule
The school tax office will be closed the following days for the Christmas Holiday: Friday, December 22nd through Tuesday, December 26th And Monday, January 1st through Friday, January 5th
PJC Fall Graduation: 17-Year Old Stanley Twins Receive Associate of Science Degrees
Paris Junior College held its fifth fall graduation ceremony for 230 graduates on Friday, Dec. 15, in the Hunt Center. An opening invocation was delivered by Student Government Association President Laura Sandoval, and music student Deja Sikes performed “Ending of the Beginning.” Graduates this fall ranged from 63 to 17 years of age, and came from four states — Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and California. According to PJC...
