Lady Cats in McKinney Tuesday Night
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness says one of his goals this year is to play a tougher schedule. He feels that will pay off later this season. The Lady Cats won three and lost three in a Garland tournament Friday and Saturday. The Lady Cats, now 4-4 this season, will play next at McKinney North Tuesday evening. Coach Maness says he saw a lot of positives. The Lady Cats defeated South Garland and Carrollton Newman Smith and lost...
Wildcat Football First Practice Monday
The Wildcats’ football team has their first practice of the season Monday evening (August 14) from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says players will be anxious and excited and he adds everyone is ready to get to work. He says having spring ball makes him less anxious now. Coach Owens says after spring football, coaches know what they have coming back. On the other hand,...
Johnny Lynn Millsap
Johnny Lynn Millsap age 69, of Campbell, Texas died on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. He was born on December 12, 1947 in Dallas, Texas to Jerald Deene and Ruby Louis Sanders Millsap. Johnny was a Master Carpenter and Welder for many years. He served in the United States Marine Corps during Vietnam War at the US Embassy. He later worked with the State Department teaching English to Laotian Soldiers. ...
Lady Cat Volleyball Gains Experience in Garland Tourney
Playing tough competition in the championship bracket of a Garland tournament Saturday (August 12), the Lady Cats’ volleyball team lost matches to Sachse and Wylie. The Lady Cats lost to Sachse, 25-12, 25-14 and to Wylie, 25-16, 25-16. The Lady Cats ended up winning three matches and losing three matches in the tournament. One of the wins was a championship bracket victory over district foe Hallsville. The Lady Cats had been...
County Commissioners Begin Assessment, Repair on Flooded Roads
Monday morning Hopkins County Commissioners and crews were surveying each of the roads in their precincts for flooding and water damage. Heavy rains between 8-9-inches fell in the northern sections of the county and the remainder of the county also received heavy rains. Sunday morning, Sulphur Springs Police and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department were alerting local residents to stay off the streets and county roadways if...
Woman Found In Woods With Prohibited Weapon
Shannara Marchell Stevenson, 36, was the subject of a welfare check by Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers in the area of I-30 and CR 3354. The vehicle of located near the 140-mile marker and she was located “in some trees west of the 139-mile marker on the westbound I-30,” according to the report made by the arresting officer. Stevenson was found with her “bug out bag” and to be nervous and talkative. During their talk, she was found...
Casey Lynn Phillips Polk
Funeral services for Casey Lynn Phillips Polk, age 25, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Lake Fork Baptist Church with Elder Troy Phillips and Elder Bryce Lowrance officiating. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. at the church. Casey passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 in Midland, TX. Casey Lynn Phillips Polk was born December 12, 1991 in Longview, Texas to Troy...
Monday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 90 with heat index as high a 99; Low: 77; Wind: South, southwest 5-10 mph
UPDATED: Flood Warning; County and City Law Enforcement Urge Citizens to Stay Off Streets and Roadways
August 13, 2017 – Hwy 19 North and a lot of County Roads North of Sulphur Springs are under water. Please do not drive through water over the road! If you can, please stay home! List of roads closed are below. Updates will be posted here. 24 hr rain total at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is currently 8.63 in. Roads under water: HWY 19 North of Sulphur Springs FM 69 North of Fm 1537 and North of I-30 FM 269 South of...
Sunday Forecast
80% chance of showers and thunderstorms decreasing to 30 % Sunday night; High: 86: Low: 76; Wind: East 5-10 mph
