Wednesday Forecast
20% Chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 85; Low: 74; Wind: South 15-20 mph gusting to 25 mph
PJC Holds GED Graduation Ceremony
Nearly 50 students were recognized recently during a ceremony held by the Paris Junior College Adult Education Department. The keynote speaker, Blake Moore, is a graduate himself of the Adult Education Program at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Born and raised in Sulphur Springs, Moore obtained his GED certificate from the PJC program and now works full-time at an auto parts store while he majors in psychology, taking classes at the...
Crouch Named Texas Music Scholar
Chase Crouch, a sophomore at Sulphur Springs High School, will be honored as a Texas Music Scholar at a ceremony during the Sulphur Springs High School Fine Arts Showcase Tuesday night May 16, 2017 in the SSHS Auditorium, according to the Texas Music Educators Association. The Texas Music Scholar Award designates students in high school music programs who exemplify attributes of meritorious performance in the areas of scholarship,...
Faye Katheryn Sinclair Day
Faye Katheryn Sinclair Day, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on May 14, 2017, at the age of 86, at The Village at Stonebridge in McKinney, Texas. She was born in Bismarck, Missouri in 1930. Faye graduated from Bismarck High School. She attended Flat River Junior College in Missouri; she later finished her studies at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas, where she earned a Bachelor’s...
Final Week of Wildcats Spring Football Underway
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said Monday’s spring practice was the best Monday the team has had this spring. The team practiced outside. Coach Owens said it was hot but a breeze helped. He said the practice was spirited. He felt the defense probably got the best of the offense. Coach Owens said it was good to see players click and improve on both sides of the ball. He said some of the coaches were having their patience...
Nine Wildcats Named to 16-5A All-District Baseball Team
Nine Wildcats’ baseball players and Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack made the All-District Baseball Team as selected by the coaches in District 16-5A. The Wildcats earned three superlatives. Junior pitcher and first baseman Triston McCormick was named the district’s Most Valuable Player. McCormick was 4-1 pitching in district play with a 1.63 earned run average. He also hit .424 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI’s. Coach...
Jackson Lee Sanders
Jackson Lee Sanders, age 2, of Winnsboro, TX passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. He was born April 28, 2015 in Mount Pleasant, TX to Lanna Arrington Sanders and Cory Ray Sanders. When Jackson was not with his mama, he was serving as the cheerful “greeter” at the auto parts store or helping his daddy take hay to the cows. If Jackson was not by Lanna or Cory’s side, he was playing with Bai; he loved his Sissy and she was a patient and...
Naked Man Backs Up Traffic on South Broadway
If you were on South Broadway between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday night, you know why traffic was backed up. A 44-year old Sulphur Springs man was walking northbound in the left turn lane in the midst of heavy traffic. He was naked. The man is charged with Indecent Exposure and with Obstruction of Roadway. He was arrested but not handcuffed due to a handicapped arm.
