Baier Runs in State Track Meet Friday Night
Lady Cat track athlete Abbi Baier will compete at the State Track Meet in Austin Friday night in a final only 300-meter hurdles race. The race is scheduled to take place at 8:45 p.m. Her hurdles coach Derek Tyson said she will be running in lane nine. That’s the lane at the front of the staggered start. Coach Tyson said he and Abbi are pleased with that lane assignment. He said she’ll be the rabbit, out in front of the...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 3-9, 2017
May 3rd At 5:51 p.m., cows were reported out on CR 1416. At 8:02 p.m., cows were reported out on CR 4549. At 8:29 pm., cows were reported out on CR 4150. Deputies were dispatched to PR 8257 in Quitman, at approximately 12:42 p.m., for criminal mischief. The reporting party’s truck had been shot. This case has been forwarded to investigators. May 4th At 2:16 a.m., a deputy pulled a driver over for running a stop sign on FM 2869. The...
Thomas Lee Glasshoff
Funeral Service for Thomas Lee Glasshoff, age 65, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:P00 PM. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home with Justin Wilson officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Jesse Glasshoff, Chad Glasshoff, Jared Glasshoff and Shauntel Jones. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, May 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Mr. Glasshoff passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at his residence in Sulphur Springs. He was born...
Hospital/ Nurses Week Concludes with The Blessing of the Hands
To culminate the celebration of Hospital Week and Nurses Week a Blessing of the Hands Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 12 at 11:00 AM in the Lobby of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. All associates are invited to participate in this special ceremony. The Blessing of the Hands Ceremony will be led by Sister Malgorzata Majszcqyk (Sister Margo) from CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System. Sister Margo will...
Tira News May 12, 2017
by Jan Vaughn Linda Parsons had extensive shoulder surgery two weeks ago, but, Linda commented, with the help of the women in Tira, she and Buddy managed the farm just fine. She says, “Thank you ladies.” Linda shared that the North Hopkins second grade basketball team got together Tuesday night (May 9th) at the Cooper Dairy Queen for an ice cream party and the coach handed out trophies for the team being undefeated all season....
Wildcats Lose First of Best of Three; Host Wakeland at Eagle Stadium Friday Night
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack wanted his team to show fans of highly state ranked Frisco Wakeland that the Sulphur Springs Wildcats were a pretty good team also. Coach Hammack ended up disappointed because he felt his team didn’t bring their A game to game one on the big stage of the area playoffs at Frisco Wakeland Thursday night. The Wolverines won by the deceiving score of 6-0. They only scored a single earned run on...
Saltillo’s Collins 3200-meter State Champion
Saltillo’s fabulous sophomore distance runner Sienna Collins is a state champion. Collins won the 3200-meter run Thursday in a time of 11:33.35. Collins will compete in the 1600-meter run and the 800-meter run at the State Track Meet in Austin Friday. She finished first in all three races at a regional track meet.
This Memorial Day, Don’t Become a Memory! By Johanna Hicks
This Memorial Day, Don’t Become a Memory! As my husband and I watch the evening news each night, we are troubled by the number of auto and/or truck accidents that are caused by intoxication. With Memorial Day rapidly approaching, people will be on the move on our highways, and the risk is heightened. Memorial Day weekend, 2015, saw 17 Texas motorists lose their lives on our roadways due to alcohol and/or drug impairment. All of...
