Agreement in Principle Reached to Transfer Ownership of Local Newspaper
Ownership of the Sulphur Springs News Telegram, Country World, Neighborhood Shopper, and Down Home Living magazine will be transferred to Southern Newspapers according to an agreement in principle announced by Echo Publishing Company Tuesday in a News Telegram front page story . Dolph Tillotson, President of Southern, assured the staff of the publications that no major changes are planned in staffing or in publications or frequency of...
Lady Cat Track Takes First at Denison
The Lady Cats’ track team took first place at their first meet of the season last Thursday at Denison. Coach Triston Abron said he was really pleased with the way his team competed. He added the team wasn’t in real good track shape yet. Abbi Beggs took first in the discus and Jamille Hall was third. Imani Taylor was first in the long jump in second in triple jump. N’ysa Dugan was second in long jump. Kaylee Jefferson...
Lady Cat Golf Continues Improvement
The Lady Cats’ golf team, playing without its’ top player, struggled in a tournament at Hide-A-Way Lake Golf Course in Lindale on Monday. Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener said her team shot 448, good enough for seventh place out of thirteen teams. She said Morgan Landers was ill and could not play Monday. Participating were Alissa Sotelo, Emma Lane, Charleigh Potts and Alyssa Underwood. Coach Spigener said Underwood...
Game Day: Soccer, Softball
We have soccer and softball on this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats’ soccer team will be at home hosting Texas High at the SSHS Track Complex. There is a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with the varsity game at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats need a win to help them get back into the playoff hunt. The Wildcats beat Texas High in Texarkana back on February 3. The Wildcats come in with 2 wins, 2 shootout losses and 4 outright losses in district...
Lamar Primary Students Celebrate 28 Days of Kindness
During the month of February Lamar Primary School has been practicing 28 days of kindness. The event ended Tuesday, February 28, as students and staff, joined by a number of parents, marched from the school to Celebration Plaza. Principal Rowena Johnson read a list of acts carried out by the students. Students were reminded to continue the acts of kindness. Each child was carrying a red balloon which was released in celebration of the...
Howard Thompson
Howard Thompson, age 80 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, February 26th, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born on November 11th, 1936 in Mineola to the late Howard Thompson and Pauline Thompson. He attended Southern Methodist University and graduated in 1965, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He retired after 30 years with the Teledyne Geo Tech Corporation, where he worked as an Electrical Engineer. While at Teledyne Geo Tech...
8-Month Old Child’s Meth Level Higher Than Mother’s
Special Crimes Unit investigators assisted CPS agents with an investigation involving Courney Leigh Plunkett, 24 of Sulphur Springs and her 8-month old child that tested positive for methamphetamine. The child’s meth levels tested higher than Plunkett’s. Plunkett was arrested at 5:21 p.m. Monday at her residence on CR 2316. She is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Injury to a Child with Intent. She is being held on a $50,000...
Larry David Mays
A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Larry David Mays will be held March 4, 2017 at Pickton United Methodist Church in Pickton , Texas at 11:00 a.m. Reverend Henry Suche and Reverend David Mays will officiate. He passed away February 12, 2017 in Winnsboro, Texas. Larry was born April 22,1947 to Thomas B. Mays and Edith Miller Mays in Sulphur Springs,Texas. He attended school in Pickton, TX and graduated in 1965. Larry served in...
Barbara Formby
Graveside Service for Barbara Formby, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at South Liberty Cemetery with Rev. Daniel Lewis officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Barbara passed away Monday, February 22, 2017 at Wesley House – Memory Care. She was born on September 29, 1939 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of Robert Bailey and Helen (Orr) Dry. She married Jerry Wayne Formby. She...
Hopkins County EMS Replacing Unit; Transports Increasing
Hopkins County EMS will be replacing Medic 7, a 1998 truck, with a new unit following a vote of the Hopkins County Hospital District Board. The hospital district continues ownership of EMS services for Hopkins, Delta, and Franklin Counties. The new unit will cost $168,000. EMS transports are increasing in the three county area. Currently those numbers are above target numbers expected by EMS personnel. January was the busiest month...
