Game Day: Wildcat Baseball, Lady Cat Softball
The Wildcats’ baseball team and the Lady Cats’ softball face challenges from Hallsville on this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats have a district summit battle with the always tough Bobcats. Both teams have perfect 5-0 district marks. Despite being picked to finish last in district, the Wildcats have used a formula of strong pitching, good defense and timely hitting to win their first five district ballgames. Hallsville looks...
District Golf: Wildcats in Second; Lady Cats Fourth After First Day
The Wildcats’ golf team shot a solid round of 302 Monday on the first day of the district golf tournament at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club to put themselves in strong contention to qualify for the regional tournament. The Wildcats are in second place, just 4 strokes behind district leader Hallsville. Texas High is in third place with 318, sixteen strokes behind the Wildcats. Pine Tree is fourth with 326 and Greenville is...
Faye Hooten Murray
Graveside service for Faye Hooten Murray, age 83, of Sulphur Springs will be held at a later date at Mt. Sterling Cemetery with President Jeff Sant officiating. There will be no visitation. Faye passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs. She was born on May 20, 1933 in Dike, TX, the daughter of Ora Bascom Johnson and Mildred Faye Stacy. She married William Byrd Hooten in 1950 and then...
Winnsboro Police Report March 27-April 2, 2017
Winnsboro Police made three arrests investigated one non-injury accident, responded to 162 calls for service, and issued 49 citations and 37 warnings during the report period March 27-April 2, 2017. Matthew Monday, 36, of Winnsboro was arrested March 28th on a City of Galveston warrant. Johnny Tudor, 22, of Winnsboro, was arrested March 31st for DWI. Christopher Stone, 34, of Commerce was arrested April 2nd for Possession of a...
Jerry Hopper
Jerry Hopper, age 85 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born on September 5th, 1931, in Hollis, Oklahoma to the late Halbert Leslie Hopper and Jewel King Hopper. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Peggy Adel White Hopper. Mr. Hopper served as President of Dallas Hospital Council in1966 (Elected by all DFW Hospital Executives); elected, Fellow American College of Hospital...
PJC Graduation Rates Much Higher Than Peers
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents received good news about PJC’s continued value in comparison to 22 other medium-sized Texas colleges. The report shows that the graduation rate at PJC is much higher than the average, validating the college’s years of work to improve student success and completion. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) also showed PJC again outperforms peer colleges in cost of...
Work Zone Fatalities Increase in Texas
AUSTIN – Work zone fatalities in Texas last year increased 27 percent, resulting in 181 lost lives. Of those fatalities, 174 (96 percent) were motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. “People often think work zone crashes result in the deaths of roadside workers, but statistics show the vast majority of these fatalities are drivers like you and me who are passing through as motorists,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “We urge...
Tuesday Forecast
High: 84; Low: 52; Wind: South 5-15 increasing to 15-25 this afternoon with gusts as high as 40 mph
City Receives Gift of 4,900 Acres; Luminant Coal Mine To Become City Property
The City of Sulphur Springs will begin planning the use of a 4,900 acre gift and public input will be invited. Luminant will give the coal mine located southeast of the city to become city property. The idea for the gift was birthed when the late Roy Pelton wanted to a championship dog trials event held locally but there was not enough land area available. Pelton and the city contacted Troy Sellers with Luminant but he stated the...
