Lady Cats Dominate MP; Ready for District Championship Game
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said it seems every time his team steps on the court, they get little bit better. He had just watched the Lady Cats dominate Mount Pleasant, 3-0 on senior night Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. Coach Maness said he was glad to see his team improving heading into the playoffs. He said he knew his team would be hard to beat on senior night. Coach Maness said he had six seniors who wanted to leave...
Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County EDC Receives Texas Economic Development Council’s 2017 Community Economic Development Award
The Texas Economic Development Council announced the recipients of its annual Community Economic Development Awards for 2017. The awards were presented at a special awards luncheon at the TEDC’s Annual Conference in Houston. Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County EDC received the CEDA award for communities with a population of 10,001 to 20,000. Sulphur Springs was in competition with Anna, Athens, Bay City, Brenham, Brownwood, Converse,...
Early Voting Underway for Constitutional Amendment Election
Early voting in the November 7th Constitutional Amendment Election is underway at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom on Jefferson Street. The ballot contains seven (7) propositions. Early voting began Monday, October 23rd and continues through November 3rd. Currently, 31 early votes have been cast through end of day Tuesday. Hours for early voting are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily except Tuesday, October 31st and Thursday, November 2nd...
PJC Has Implemented Reforms Being Embraced Nationally
Many higher education initiatives touted at the recent American Association of Community Colleges annual meeting have already been implemented or are underway at Paris Junior College, according to three regents who attended the meeting. Beginning with participation in Achieving the Dream over a decade ago to PJC’s current participation in the national Pathways Project, PJC has been using data to improve student success to allow...
Lady Cats Defeat Mt Pleasant to Assure at a Least Tie for District Lead
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team dominated their final regular season district game at home on senior night Tuesday (October 24) against Mount Pleasant, 3-0. The Lady Cats jumped out to an 8-1 lead in set one and never took their foot off the gas pedal winning, 25-8, 25-16 and 25-11. With the result of Texas High’s match with Greenville pending, the win by the Lady Cats assured that the worse they could be at the end of the...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Cross Country Wrap-up
The Wildcats’ cross country team was tenth and the Lady Cats seventeenth at the Region II-5A Championship Monday at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. The Wildcats top finisher, Landon Thornton, came closest to qualifying for the state meet. He finished 26th, ten spots behind the last qualifier. Christian Palomino finished next for the Wildcats in 34th place. Eli Sellers was the third finisher for the Wildcats despite running...
Wildcat Coordinators Prepare for Friday Night in M Pleasant
Bye week and Mt Pleasant Tigers the topic of conversation for KSST Sports Director Don Julian and Wildcat football coordinators: Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the bye week was very productive for his offensive players. He said his guys had a tremendous week and brought a great attitude. Coach Young said he liked the improvement in the offensive line last week. The Wildcats play at Mt. Pleasant Friday...
Joy Darlene Harless
Joy Darlene Harless, age 59 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, October 20th, 2017 in Tyler. She was born on June 19th, 1958 in Rusk to the late Herman Patrick and Joy Patrick. She worked for several years in local healthcare facilities in the Housekeeping Department. Darlene was preceded in death by her parents, Herman Patrick and Joy ((Watson) Patrick; granddaughter, Shayann Kull; and brother, Bobby Ward Patrick. She is survived...
