Wildcats Football Coordinators Talk Friday Night at Sherman
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young compared his offense’s play in a Liberty-Eylau scrimmage last Friday to a roller coaster. Full of ups and downs, good things and bad things. He said the offense saw the consequences of not being consistent. Coach Young said he did see some positives, such as running backs running well and quarterbacks doing a good job of delivering the...
Sherman Coach Expects Bearcats Improvement This Season; Wildcats vs. Sherman Friday 7 p.m.
The head football coach of the Sherman Bearcats is J.D. Martinez. He’s in his second year at Sherman. Coach Martinez is a veteran coach. Sherman is his ninth coaching stop and he’s been in coaching 25 yards.The Wildcats face the Bearcats at Sherman Friday, 7 p.m. He expects his team to be better this year as his coaches have been on the job working with the players all this past year. Coach Martinez says his number one...
Game Day: Lady Cats’ Volleyball, Team Tennis
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad have matches on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats will be renewing an old rivalry with Paris. The action will be in Paris. There will be a Freshman match at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday with JV and Varsity matches to follow. The Varsity match should begin at around 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats’ varsity has a four game win streak. They defeated Caddo Mills at home...
Beverly Jo Stephens
Mrs. Beverly Jo Stephens, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in Dallas, TX. She was born on August 2nd, 1948 in Prairie City, OR. to Carrol Nash and Vida Mable Hollman. Mrs. Stephens married Larry Stephens on March 1, 1976. She worked for the Mineola Post Office for fifteen years as a rural route carrier before retiring. She was preceded in death by her father, Mr. Carrol Nash. She is survived by her...
Toliver Ford Receiving Donations for Dallas Help for Harvey Shelters
Brian Toliver Ford Lincoln in cooperation with Dallas’ Help for Harvey will be taking donations for those displaced by flooding and the damage created by Hurricane Harvey that is once again a tropical storm. The items will be taken by the Toliver Family to Dallas this weekend for distribution in shelters there. Among items needed are: new underwear and new socks, warm ups for men women and children, pillows, pillow cases, and...
Council Conducts Final Public Hearing on Tax Revenue Rate; Property Values Noted
There were two that addressed the Sulphur Springs City Council during the public hearing last week on tax revenue increase for 2017 but Tuesday, August 29th, no one was present to address the council in the second and final public hearing on the tax revenue rate. In comments to the council, City Finance Director Peter Karsten noted that the Texas Legislature requires cities, counties, schools, and other taxing entities to conduct two...
Bobbie Woodard
Funeral service for Bobbie Woodard, age 88, of Miller Grove, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at County Line Baptist Church, Miller Grove with Pastor Mark Garrett officiating. Interment will follow at Clifton Cemetery with Chad Neal, Brad Neal, Trenton Neal, Mac Garrett, Brady Neal, Brett Garrett, Mark Garrett and Cole Middleton serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M, on Wednesday,...
City Fire Department Water Rescue Team Deployed to Harris County
According to City Manager Marc Maxwell, the City of Sulphur Springs will deploy four (4) fire fighters and the water rescue boat to the staging area in Humble, Texas, where they will report to the Harris County Fire Marshall. The fire fighters leave Tuesday for the deployment that will be for five (5) to six (6) days. The water rescue unit will be coordinated through the Ark-Tex Council of Governments with cost for the deployment...
Tuesday Forecast
High: 84; Low: 71; Wind: Northeast 5-10 mph; 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night
J. D. Wilson
J.D. Wilson, age 83 of Arlington, passed away on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in Arlington. He was born on September 17th, 1933 in Yantis to Louis and Bonnie Beatrice Vaughn Wilson. He was retired from JC Penny where he worked as a Warehouse Supervisor. J.D. enjoyed watching Tennis, learning about cars and was fond of vintage movies. Many will recall him best for his prowess across the table when playing dominoes. He was preceded in...
