Wilburn L. Winnett
Graveside service with military honors for Wilburn L. Winnett, age 94, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. David Hamm officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Winnett passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab, Sulphur Springs, TX. Wilburn was born on December 30, 1925 in Yantis, TX to Sam and...
Sandra “Sandy” Fisher
Memorial Service for Sandra “Sandy” Jean Fisher, age 80, of Winnsboro, will be held at 12:00 P.M. Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Central Christian Church in Winnsboro with Kevin Hollowell officiating. Inurnment will follow at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren. A visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Central Christian...
SSHS UIL Academic Team Competed at Lindale
The Wildcats UIL Academic Team competed at Lindale this past weekend (January 18-19) and collected 145 points. Coordinator Gerald Grafton reported that the Spelling and Vocabulary Team and Literary Criticism Team both finished in first place. In Spelling and Vocabulary, Gisselle Garcia was second, Mariam Tran was third and Dawson Carpenter was fourth. In Literary Criticism, Matthew Harper was first, Carissa Carter was second, Lainey...
Soccer Game Day: Wildcats at Pittsburg; Lady Cats at Athens
Wildcats Soccer in Pittsburg Tuesday Night For Non-District Match Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton says he is not ready to hit the panic button. His Wildcats have opened the season with a 2-5-1 record. Coach Upton says the Wildcats are mostly a young team and he says they are not finishing games and scoring chances. He adds they are playing well otherwise. Coach Upton says the Wildcats have four more non-district games to limit some...
Basketball Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats Host Royse City
It’s game day Tuesday (January 22) for the Lady Cats and Wildcats’ basketball teams and both will be at home playing back to back games against Royse City. Action will begin in the SSHS Main Gym with the Lady Cats JV taking on the Lady Bulldogs JV at 5 p.m. The Lady Cats Varsity will then take on the Royse City Lady Bulldogs Varsity at around 6:15 p.m. The Wildcats Varsity and the Royse City Bulldogs Varsity will play at...
Michael “G-Dad” Zachary
Mr. Michael “G-Dad” Zachary, age 66 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, January 20th, 2019 in Tyler. He was born on December 4th, 1952 in Dallas to the late Bobby Zachary and Patsy Reneau Zachary. He was a retired Detention Officer for Wood County and enjoyed being active in the Lake Country Playhouse while living in Quitman and Mineola. Mike was member of First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro and was preceded in...
Moore Files For Place 6; City Council Approves Bids for Sunset Street Rebuild
Tuesday, January 22nd, following a special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council, Doug Moore filed to seek election to Place 6 on the council. Moore, who currently serves in Place 6, was appointed to the place following the resignation of Dan Froneberger. Froneberger resigned the place midway through his term to pursue more time with family and other pursuits. Doug Moore, left, filed to seek election to Place 7 on the Sulphur...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 9-15, 2019
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for January 9, 2019 to January 15, 2019 includes: January 9th At 1:27 a.m., cows were reported out on CR 1802 near Yantis. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 1:07 p.m., in reference to a scam that occurred on Greenbriar Trail near Hawkins. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident. At 2:32 p.m., cows were reported out on SPUR 514 near Yantis. Deputies were...
