CHESS Fishing Team
CHESS’s Triple F fishing team has 3 boats that compete in the Texas High School Bass Association. The Varsity team with Jimmy Reardon and Kyall Williams and Captained by Andrew Patton took 9th place! Triple F Stands for Faith Family Fishing. There were 179 boats participating in the tournament which was at Cedar Creek. This past weekend was the 2nd tournament of the year for the local team. The next tournament for Triple F is...
TxDOT Crews From Around the State Work Hurricane Clean-up
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation has collected more than 10 million cubic feet of debris – or the equivalent of about 186 football fields – in the four districts most impacted by Hurricane Harvey since landfall August 25. From Corpus Christi to Houston and numerous towns in between, TxDOT crews have worked tirelessly to help clear roadways and help citizens in their ongoing recovery efforts. “We continue to deliver much...
J. W. Benton
J. W. Benton, 84, of Mt Pleasant, TX, passed away on October 14, 2017. He was born on September 19, 1933 in Titus County to Floyd & Georgia (VanHorn) Benton. He served in the United States Navy; was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Pittsburg, TX and retired from Price Ford in Sulphur Springs as a mechanic. He is survived by his sisters, Vivian Nell Price & Exa Johnson; children, Johnny Melton, Linda Bryant,...
As Propellant Canister is Removed the T-Shirt Launcher Explodes at Wildcat Football Game
An explosion during the second quarter of the Wildcat Friday night football game at Prim Stadium sounded like a weapon firing or even louder to many in attendance at the game and to those across the street from the stadium. The t-shirt cannon/launcher, used by the Cat Pack to propel t-shirts into the crowd following Wildcat touchdowns, exploded causing minor injuries to two students and requiring stitches in the fingers of one,...
Local Man Arrested on Drug Warrant
A Hopkins County Deputy observed Nickolas Skylar White, 26, of Sulphur Springs inside a local convenience store on South Broadway. The deputy knew that White was wanted on an active warrant and after a check through Hopkins County Communications confirmed the warrant, White was arrested at the scene. White is in Hopkins County jail charged with Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less...
Failure to Use Turn Signal Leads to Drug Arrest
Failure to use a turn signal resulted in the arrest of Ragan McKenzie Box, 20, of Sulphur Springs. Hopkins County Deputies made the traffic stop at the intersection of CR 3529 and FM 67 Sunday. Box did not have a valid driver’s license and both Box and her passenger appeared nervous and their story did not seem credible. During the interview at the scene, Box admitted to having methamphetamine in her purse. She is charged with...
Sunday Forecast
60% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 70; Low: 49; Wind: 15-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Rev. Carolyn Jackson Allbritton
Rev. Carolyn Jackson Allbritton, age 62 of Winnsboro, Texas, passed away on Thursday, October 12th, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on December 5th, 1954 in Rockwall, Texas to James Holley and Betty Jo Eddings. She was Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. Carolyn taught English for twenty years in Caddo Mills, Texas and Rockwall. After earning her Master of Divinity (Cum Laude) from Southern Methodist University,...
T-Shirt Gun Explodes; Three Injured
According to a member of the SSHS Wildcat “Cat Pack”, the three injured when the T-shirt gun exploded Friday night near the end of the first half of the Wildcat/Texas High football game were treated at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital and all are home Saturday. The one holding and firing the T-shirt gun had damage to his finger tips but they were repaired by the local ER. The accident happened with during the second...
