Color Guard, Percussion Camps as Wildcats Marching Season Nears Start
Mostly freshmen members of the percussion group and all of the thirteen-member Color Guard for the Wildcats Marching Band are in camps this week to give them a head start for the start of summer band practice, which begins Monday. It’s the second week of camp for percussion members and the first week for Color Guard members. Zander Smith, the school district’s Strings Director, is helping Percussion Director Jeffrey Garza,...
Clifford Dean Bunch
Funeral services for Clifford Dean Bunch, age 83, of Brashear are scheduled for 10:00 AM Friday, July 29, 2016 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Burns officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Johnny Bunch, Ricky Bunch, Martin Gibbs, Roy Rodriquez, Eddie Cash and Jason Merciers. No visitation has been scheduled. Clifford Bunch was born in Brashear, on August 9, 1932, the son of Earl Bunch and Bessie Willeford Bunch . ...
PJC Names Cox New Baseball Coach
Clay Cox, who has served as assistant baseball coach for Paris Junior College this past year, has been named to replace longtime baseball coach Deron Clark. Clark left earlier in the summer to take the reins as Athletic Director of Eastern New Mexico College. In his first year as assistant coach, the Dragons doubled their win total and improved in every offensive category, including leading the conference in stolen bases. He...
Winnsboro Police Media Report July 18th to July 24th
On 07/20/2016, Little, Brian, 29 years of age, was arrested for a warrant from Tarrant County. On 07/21/2016, Crouch, Jeremy, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested for Driving while License invalid, with previous, Conv/Susp/W/O fin res On 07/19/2016, and accident occured in the 1000 block of South Walnut. A sedan traveling northbound in the street was struck from behind by anther sedan, also traveling northbound. One person was...
Drugs, Weapon, and Driving Lead to Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Officers responded to a call of an unknown person pointing a handgun at individuals on the downtown square in Sulphur Springs. Law enforcement officers were advised with a description of the vehicle and that the driver was possibly traveling to Winnsboro. A County Deputy located the vehicle and made a traffic stop. A strong odor of marijuana was coming from the inside of the vehicle....
Inmate’s Methamphetamine Hidden in Bunk Found in Cell Search
A cell search by Hopkins County Jailors and the Special Crimes Unit found Tabitha Ann Hughes, 32, a current resident at Hopkins County Jail from Malvern, Arkansas to have 14.5 grams of methamphetamine hidden in her bunk. Hughes had meth hidden in her clothing when she was checked into the jail over the weekend. Hughes was traveling with Tyler Scott Bailey, 22, of Arkansas, when they were stopped by local law enforcement over the...
Tradin’ Post, Tuesday, July 26th, 2016:
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NETBIO Awards Scholarships Prior to Successful Mid-Summer Sale
A good quality cattle was the trademark of the July Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) Sale held Wednesday. The mid-summer sale exceeded the 5,000 head mark for only the second time in July, selling a total of 5,183 head of calves and yearlings. “The sale went very well and I think the shippers (sellers) were pleased with the results,” said Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission co-owner David Fowler. “We had a lot...
Wildcat Tennis Camp Begins Week of Training
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez welcomed youth students into his five-day tennis camp for boys and girls Monday at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. Several younger kids entering kindergarten through the sixth grade showed up early Monday morning for an 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. session. Older kids, those that will entering the seventh through the twelfth grade, participated in a session from 10:30 a.m. until...
