Jan Savage
Funeral services for Jan Savage, age 72 of Arlington, TX, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be the Shepherding 4 Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. Jan...
Bob Woodruff
Funeral services for Bob Woodruff, age 87 of Rusk, TX, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Marty Woodruff officiating. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with David Woodruff, Jeremy Woodruff, Robbie Woodruff, J.D. Woodruff, Travis Woodruff, and Jeff Price serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 1:00...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Win Tournaments; Lady Cats Open District Play Tuesday
Saturday was Championship Saturday for Sulphur Springs. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams won tournament titles, as both came out on top in all four games they played. Wildcats 55, Peaster 44 The Wildcats defeated Peaster, 55-44 Saturday afternoon to take first place in a Nacogdoches Central Heights tournament. The Wildcats hit 12 three-point baskets. Earlier the Wildcats downed Newton, 77-53 Thursday, Laneville...
Betty Herman
Funeral service for Betty Willson Herman, 97, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Myra Wilson Chapel with Billye Beth Foster doing the Eulogy and Kathy Reeves assisting. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m., prior to service time. Interment will follow services at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Mike Mahand, Terry Giles, Tom Sellers, John Sellers, Wayne Reeves, and Charles Cromer serving as...
Ward Melvin Cooksey
Funeral service for Ward Melvin Cooksey, 81, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2016, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Shane Carrington of Southside Church of Christ officiating. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Hunter Cooksey, Jonathan Cooksey, Wayne Cooksey, Johnny Gibson, Marlin Jones, and Ronny Lyle serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Sunday,...
Six Wildcat Football Players Earn Academic All-State Honors
Six Wildcats’ football players earned Academic All-State Honors. Receiver D.J. Hall and linebacker Easton Silman made the Second Team. Four offensive linemen, Jessy Darrow, Richard Green, Gideon Gregory and Logan Pierce, were Honorable Mention selections. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens, who announced the team, said this is a great honor to be recognized as an Academic All-State Football Player. He added these young men are...
Wildcats Win in Double Overtime; Lady Cats Defeat Edgewood; Both Play in Tournament Championships
Wildcats 62, Center 57 (double overtime) The Wildcats’ basketball team qualified for the final game at a Nacogdoches Central Heights tournament with a thrilling double overtime win over Center, 62-57 Friday night. The game ended up in a 49-49 tie after regulation and 53-53 after the first overtime before the Wildcats outscored Center 9-4 in the second overtime to win. Victor Iwuakor battled foul trouble but still led the...
SSISD Elementary Students Challenged to Dream Big
Students in Sulphur Springs Elementary, Primary, and Early Childhood schools were challenged to Dream Big Friday during a presentation by Dare to Dream leader Jeff Harris and SSHS students Sadie Evans and Juan Gudino. Gudino and Evans anchor a weekly newscast for the Dare to Dream program. Harris stated the elementary aged students see them as role models due to their televised fame. The presentation will be included in Channel 18...
