Chester Makes Cage Fighting Debut Saturday
Ryan Chester of Sulphur Springs makes his debut as a cage fighter in the Xtreme-Knockout Amateur Series Saturday December 3rd at The Gym, 921 W. Mayfield, Arlington. Matches get underway at 7 p.m. It is his first fight and will go against an amateur that is 1-0 in his career. Chester is on the 7th card of the evening. Chester, 34, said he has always wanted to fight but had never taken the steps to get into shape for competition. He...
Lady Cats Lost to Lindale; Play in Consolation Bracket Saturday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team lost their first game Friday morning at Winnsboro’s Hoopfest after a pair of win’s Thursday. Poor shooting did in the Lady Cats in a 46-31 loss to Lindale in a Gold Bracket game. The Gold Bracket features first and second place pool teams. The Lady Cats hit only 12 of 42 field goal attempts or 29%. They were only 3 of 15 from three-point range for 20%. As a result, they scored 11 first...
Wildcats Defeat Lufkin; Continue Tourney Play Saturday Morning
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is a big believer in defense. He feels a team can win with strong defense even on occasions when a team has a sub par shooting game. The case in point was the Wildcats’ 57-39 win over Lufkin in a Royse City tournament Friday morning. The Wildcats struggled some to hit outside shots so they funneled the ball inside to post Victor Iwuakor and played tenacious defense. Coach Cipoletta said...
A & M-Commerce Presents 8th Annual TUBACHRISTMAS
COMMERCE, TX— Over 50 area tuba and euphonium players will present the eighth annual Commerce Merry TUBACHRISTMAS concert on Saturday, December 10th. The performance will take place outdoors on the square in downtown Commerce at 12:30 pm and this year’s conductor is A&M-Commerce alum and honorary tubist, Timothy Emsley. The concert is free of charge and open to the public and is presented by the Texas A&M University-Commerce...
PJC Announces Graduation, Early Registration, Winter Mid-Term for All Campuses
Paris Junior College will hold fall semester graduation on Friday, Dec. 16 in the Hunt Center beginning at 7 p.m. Students who plan to be in the ceremony are encouraged to come at 6 p.m. to the Rheudasil Learning Center to begin lining up. Early registration for spring classes on the Sulphur Springs campus is underway. Early registration is also going on for the winter mini-term, which starts on Dec. 19, and the spring semester that...
Daniel Davis
Memorial services for Daniel Davis, age 50, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 2:00 P.M., at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. C.J. Duffey officiating. Mr. Davis passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at his home. He was born July 23, 1966, in Irving, Texas, the son of Edward Ray and Lola Mae (Brown) Davis. He married Diana Sue Boyer on January 27, 1984 in Irving, Texas. Daniel was a truck driver. He...
Lights of Life Tree Lighting at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Sulphur Springs–Video Presentation
Lights of Life Tree Lighting celebrated its 21st anniversary Thursday night and having benefited the local hospital with over $2.1 million during those years. Markeda Fisher, Chair of the Foundation Board, recounted some of the equipment that has been purchased for the hospital with donated funds. She told of a friend that benefitted from the Tele-Medicine addition to the hospital. Paul Harvey, CEO of the hospital, thanked members of...
New Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Signal Lights Installed at A & M-Commerce
Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that installation of new pedestrian hybrid beacon signal lights has begun at two locations in Hunt County to improve pedestrian safety near Texas A&M University at Commerce. The High-intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signals are being installed along State Highway 24/11 on the western edge of the university, and on Culver Street near the Whitley Residence Hall. North...
Lady Cats Defeat Whitehouse, Longview to Win Pool Play at Winnsboro Hoopfest
The Lady Cats’ basketball team won their pool with two wins Thursday at the Winnsboro Hoopfest. After using a second half rally to edge past Longview, 42-38, the Lady Cats overwhelmed Whitehouse, 76-12. In the Longview contest at the Winnsboro High School Gym, Sadavia Porter led the Lady Cats with 12 points while Autumn Tanton added 8. Kaylee Jefferson led the Lady Cats with 7 rebounds, 3 blocks and 6 steals. The Lady Cats...
