David Oxford, Sr.
Funeral services for David Oxford, Sr., age 66 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Charlie Beliew officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Jimmy Oxford, Jason Oxford, Jake Morrill, Lucas Flournoy, Matthew Flournoy, Clint Bradford, Tanner Oxford and Logan Oxford serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Sulphur Springs Fire...
Jean Boyd
Funeral services for Mrs. Jean Boyd, age 89 of Yantis, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Byron George and Rev. Craig Vance officiating. Honorary pallbearers are the masons of the Yantis Masonic Lodge. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Jean passed away on...
James Kennemer
James Kennemer, age 64 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, March 5th, 2016 in Winnsboro. He was born on July 20th, 1951 in Dallas to the late Alton Glen Kennemer and Mary Witt. He was a Truck Driver a Baptist, and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Witt; sisters, Kathy Steele and Dorothy Simmons. He is survived by his father, Glen Kennemer and wife Guyla of Winnsboro; son Michael Kennemer of...
Jury Picked Monday for Dixon Trial
Monday morning, March 7, in Eighth Judicial District Court a jury is being picked to hear testimony in the trial of Hunter James Dixon for multiple charges of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children. The trial will begin shortly after the jury is picked. Dixon was indicted September 23, 2015 on eight counts of sexual assault of a child. Dixon was arrested May 28th at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated...
Business History Month: Party Gear+
Back in 1987, The Paper Factory started in the VF Mall in Sulphur Springs, Texas. After 25 years and several ownership changes, the last company that owned the chain decided small town America was no longer a priority and chose to rely on metropolitan and internet sales. Thad Gregory had managed the store for the last 15 years that The Paper Factory was open and decided there was still a need for a party store in Sulphur Springs and...
Lady Cats Now 14-2 on Season; Open District at Longview
The Lady Cats Softball Team remained unbeaten in a Wylie tournament this weekend with an 8-2 win over Richland Friday night. The Lady Cats scored 4 runs in the top of the first and added 4 more in the top of the fourth. Sadie Stroud, Sarah Womack and Brinklee Driver all drove home two runs. Jaye Doughtie had four hits, Bricklee Driver had three and Alyssa Abron had two. Sarah Womack pitched all seven innings allowing only two runs and...
Wildcats Go 2-2 in Lindale; Texarkana Tourney This Week
The Wildcats Baseball Team ended up winning two and losing two in a Lindale tournament Thursday through Saturday. On Saturday, the Wildcats lost to Atlanta, 7-3. The Rabbits scored three runs in the first and four more in the second on seven hits. The Wildcats chipped away with single runs in the second, fifth and seventh innings but it wasn’t nearly enough. Ryder Caddell drove home the Wildcats first run on a sacrifice fly....
Longview Lady Lobos, Lobos Overcome locals.
Friday night on the pitch belonged to Longview as both Wildcats and Lady Cats suffer losses. The Longview Lady Lobos are far and away the district’s best team and Friday night at Gerald Prim Stadium, the Lady Lobos played like it in a 5-0 win. The Lady Lobos scored four first half goals and then scored a fifth just 28 seconds into the second half. The Lady Cats came into play Friday tied with Texas High for third place in the...
Lady Cats Blitz Rockwall 12-2
It was another instance of good hitting and good pitching for the Lady Cats Softball Team. They blitzed Rockwall, 12-2 in a Wylie tournament game on Friday. The Lady Cats only led 3-2 after three innings but then they exploded for six runs in the 4th inning and three in the fifth inning. The Lady Cats hammered out 15 hits. Rightfielder Jaye Doughtie was the hitting star for the Lady Cats getting four hits while driving in 7 runs....
Humphries, Buck Combine for Shut Out; Wildcats in Lindale Tourney
The Wildcats Baseball Team won one and lost one in a Lindale tournament Friday. The Wildcats have now won two our of three during the first two days of the tourney. Friday the Wildcats got a combined shutout from Ryan Humphries and Mason Buck to squeeze by Van, 1-0. Humphries got the win and Buck the save. Humphries was also the batting hero driving in the only run of the game. Humphries had a second inning single that scored Easton...
