Lady Cats Lead District; Face Mt Pleasant Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said he knew the Lady Cats match at Pine Tree would be a tough one. He expected the Lady Pirates to be feeling good about themselves after the bumped off Hallsville earlier in the week. The Lady Cats lost a hard fought set 1, 32-30 and had to rally from a 2-1 deficit to take a 3-2 win. The Lady Cats had to play without one of their best players. Center net player Mieke Van Benthem turned an...
SSHS/SSMS Cross Country Teams Compete at Lovejoy
The Wildcats’ cross country team finished tenth and the Lady Cats thirteenth at a huge meet at Lucas Lovejoy last Saturday. Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks says about 3700 runners were signed up for the meet. The Wildcats competed against 40 teams in a regular 6A-5A class and the Lady Cats were in a 37 team field. Peyton Vickery finished in nineteenth place to lead the Wildcats. As usual, sophomore Landon Thornton was just a few...
Commissioners Purchase SUVs for Sheriff’s Deputies
Monday morning Hopkins County Commissioners accepted bids on road materials, road oil, and culverts, accepted a new personnel policy for the county, and accepted bids for new Sheriff’s Service SUVs and two used dump trucks. County Judge Robert Newsom stated the commissioners have been working on the personnel policy for one year. He said some changes have been made including a per diem expense for travel. Prior to this year, travel...
Comprehensive Master Plan for City On Council Agenda Tuesday
Discussion and action on the selection of a planning consultant for Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Sulphur Springs and action on a Resolution authorizing the settlement of part or all of a lawsuit brought by the city and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality against SS Seniors, LLC, Accent Developers, LLC, and others are on the agenda for the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night at 6 p.m. The Council meets in...
Local Woman Arrested for Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon
As Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at a disturbance on FM 2560, they found Maria Guadal Sanchez-Estrada, 27 in her residence with numerous injuries to her head and face indicating a severe altercation. However, on further investigation, she was arrested for Aggravated Assault Family Violence with a Deadly Weapon. Sanchez-Estrada followed the victim into the work shed when he arrived home with three minor children and items...
Michael Lynn Kenney
Funeral Services for Michael Lynn Kenney, age 49, of Yantis, will be held Friday, September 30, 2016, at 2 pm. at Seymore Bible Fellowship, in Yantis, with Rev. Jeremy Durig officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Kim Kenney, Blake Nolen, Adam Kenney, Daniel Kenney, Josh Terrell, Blake Hill, William Friddle, and Justin Pruden serving as pallbearers and Mark Kenney, Ricky Hill, Justin Bowring, Justin Glenn, and Neal...
Alice Marie Sissel
Alice Marie Sissel, age 100, of Emory, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016, at her granddaughters home in Alba. Funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Monday, September 26, 2016, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory with Bro. Wayne Wolfe and Bro. Billy Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery #1. Visitation will be Sunday, September 25, 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Alice was born on January 25, 1916,...
One Vehicle Accident Results in Death of Yantis School Board Member
A one vehicle accident on State Highway 154 South, near the FM1567E intersection resulted in the death of the driver, Yantis School Board Member Michael Kenney, 49. Kenney was 1.5 miles from his home at the time of the accident, according to Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings. Cummings stated that witnesses following Kenney stated he was driving with no problems when suddenly he crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic and left the...
