Game Day: Lady Cats, North Forney in Bi-District Tonight
On KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman talked about his team’s chance in a bi-district game against North Forney Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Rockwall Heath. Coach Chapman said if the Lady Cats play the way they are capable, they have a good chance to win the game. He added if the Lady Cats play good defense, they should have a really good shot to win. He said his...
Paula Grace Hudson
Paula Grace Hudson, age 74, passed away on February 11, 2017. She was born on February 16, 1942, in Paris, Texas to Paul Otto George and Velma Grace Adams. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. As their only surviving child, Paula’s childhood was filled with exploring nature and nurturing others. Whether she was helping an elderly relative, sewing and gardening with her mother, or tagging along with...
Weekends Busy for Wildcats Tennis
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said a couple of his mixed doubles teams and a boys doubles team did well at a 16-team Kilgore tournament last Friday. Coach Martinez singled out the mixed doubles teams of Jaspyn Johnson and Kade Brown and Chase Crouch and Brynn Offutt and the boys doubles team of Tyler Stout and Alex Benitez. Coach Martinez said it was a great tournament with players guaranteed four or five matches. He said the...
Rain Moves Wildcats Baseball Scrimmage to Monday Night
With a very good chance of rain on Tuesday, the Wildcats’ baseball team’s scrimmage with Royse City at Eagle Stadium has been moved from Tuesday to Monday. The Wildcats JV Royal Team will play the Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Monday and the Wildcats’ varsity will scrimmage Royse City at around 6:30 p.m. Monday at Eagle Stadium. The Wildcats played well in a scrimmage Friday at Eagle Stadium against Terrell. Monday’s...
North Hopkins Short Film Earns Spot in UIL Young Filmmakers Festival Semi-Finals
North Hopkins High School students Breeanna & Brennen Hicks submitted a short film entitled “Help Wanted” in the Traditional Animation Category of the UIL Young Filmmakers Festival. According to the school, they passed the preliminary round to the Quarter-Finals at the end of January and were notified this weekend that they advanced to the Semifinal round. One more round could qualify them for the state final. They...
Terry Ann Kosub
Terry Ann Kosub, age 71, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017, at her daughter’s residence in Sulphur Springs. A memorial service will be held at a later date with family. She was born on February 22, 1945 in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of Al and Marjorie (Neely) Smith. She married Vernon Kosub on September 15, 1964. She was a retired school teacher and had taught in Hereford, Mineral Wells, and Sulphur Springs. ...
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Presents”An Evening in the Woods” at 2017 Banquet
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will present “An Evening in the Woods,” Dinner and Community Awards, at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is being provided by Coffee Off the Square and includes smoked pork tenderloin with orange glaze, roast beef with gravy, green beans with bacon and almonds, build your own baked potato, green salad, rolls, S’mores and a hot chocolate bar. Awards...
James Ray Groves, Sr.
Funeral services for James Ray Groves Sr., age 73 of Shirley, will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 10 A.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Bailey officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Chris Trout, Preston Groves, Randy Ridner, Kolton Groves, Chester Knox and Doug McCool serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held Monday, February 13, 2017 from 6-8 p.m., at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
