SSHS FCCLA Teams Compete At State
The Sulphur Springs High School Family Career and Community Leaders of America Program, or FCCLA, sent two teams to state competition over the weekend; one for Culinary Arts and another for Job Interview Skills. FCCLA Sponsor Debbie Stribling said that competition was stiff with 30 teams competing in Culinary Arts and 29 teams in Job Interview. The Culinary Arts team consisted of Autumn Hammans, Diego Perea, America Luna, Tyler...
Edna Earle “Mammy” Grant
Funeral services for Edna Earle “Mammy” Grant, age 98, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bill Grant officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Frank Long, Tommy Long, Jim Chapman, Robert Aiguier, Winston Perkins and Bill Aiguier serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., one hour prior to...
Edward David Neagle
Funeral service for Edward David Neagle, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Thursday, April 14, 2016, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Visitation will be at 1:00, one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow in Hooker Cemetery, Bro. Bruce Stinson will officiate. David passed away Friday, April 8, 2016, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was born August 20, 1953, in Waco to Edward Clyde and Virginia Louise...
Memorial Hospital and Clinic Served by 42-Volunteers
by Lakan Johnson We have 42 volunteers who worked at total of 11,361 hours in the last fiscal year. Our volunteers work in such areas as the Gift Shop, OB, Day Surgery, Wound Care and also at Memorial Clinic, the Information Desk and the Outpatient Desk filling important roles supporting our staff members and assisting our customers. The amount for Texas (average) that a volunteer’s time is worth is $24.66 per hour so the total...
PJC a National Leader in Student Success
Paris Junior College Regent Ginna Bowman recently traveled to the tenth annual Board of Trustees Institute to demonstrate to other colleges from around the nation how PJC is leading the way to further student success. She, along with PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin, presented on a panel sharing what PJC is doing in the American Association of Community College’s Guided Pathways Project. The Greater Texas Foundation pays for trustees from...
Paydon Boyd Coffman
Memorial service for Paydon Boyd Coffman, age 18, of Emory, will be held Wednesday, at the Rains High School football field. Paydon died Saturday, April 9, 2016, in a vehicle accident in Rains County. Paydon was born April 29, 1997, in McKinney, to Michael Boyd and Susan Diane Bryant Coffman. He was a 2015 graduate of Rains High School. He played sports from a young age through his senior year in school. Football and baseball were...
Gretchen Bell “Dutch” Arnold
Mrs. Gretchen Bell ” Dutch” Arnold, age 91 of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Saturday, April 9th, 2016 in Sulphur Springs. She was born on March 7th, 1925 in Pickton to the late A.J. “Jack” Alford and Effie Francis Keith Alford. She was a seamstress, was a current member of Winterfield Baptist Church and a former member of Davis Street Baptist Church. She was a fifty year member of the Woodmen of the World and...
Barry Walters
Mr. Barry Walters, age 73 of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Friday, April 8th, 2016 in Tyler. He was born on March 11th, 1943 in Austin to the late Thomas Walters and Ruby Nell Lewis Walters. He was a retired Salesman and was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Brant Draper. He is survived by his sons, Brandon Walters and wife Kara of Lindale and Buddy Walters and wife Pattie of Winnsboro; daughter, Lisa Price and...
Lady Cats JV Undefeated in District Play
A weekend tournament in Hallsville ended with Lady Cats Junior Varsity defeating Texas High 1-0 and secured the tournament championship and first place in the junior varsity district race. The JV Lady Cats remain undefeated in District Play. The JV Lady Cats scored the only run in the championship game when Macee Hollins singled to centerfield late in the game against the Texas High pitcher some call the toughest pitcher in the...
Lady Cats Edge by Texas High
The Lady Cats’ softball team picked up a huge district softball win on the road Friday night as they edge by Texas High, 4-3 in eight innings. The Lady Cats opened the game with two runs in the top of the first inning. The Lady Tigers tied the game in the third. Texas High then took their first lead of the game with a run in the bottom of the fourth. It stayed that way until the Lady Cats tied the game in the top of the seventh....
