Sulphur Bluff Volleyball Loses Tough Match Against Detroit Tuesday
Sulphur Bluff Volleyball Loses Tough Match Against Detroit Tuesday Sulphur Bluff Volleyball Coach Zandra Peyton said the Lady Bears lost a tough match against Detroit last Tuesday (October 1). Score was 21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 21-25 and 7-15. Coach Peyton said the Lady Bears served really well but struggled to place the ball where it would get Detroit out of their system. For the Lady Bears, Alley Collett had 11 services points, 2 kills...
Wildcats Win Over Forney
Wildcats Football Earns District Victory on the Road at Forney Friday Night The opportunistic Wildcats Football Team forced numerous turnovers and then took advantage of them to earn their first win of the season and their first district win for 2019 at Forney Friday night (October 4). The Wildcats won over Forney, 32-13. The Wildcats recovered two fumbles and intercepted two passes in the first two quarters to give them constant good...
Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel Meeting
Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel have announced their next meeting and program. Tuesday, October 8 at 10:00 amLocation: The Oaks B&B, 516 Oak Ave, Sulphur SpringsProgram: Blake Cooper, Director of Friends of Texas Public Schools, will share information regarding this advocacy group that supports public schools and those who teach and work in them. Friends of Texas Public Schools also supports the needs of retired school...
Hopkins County Agencies Mobilize For Huge Diesel Spill In Miller Grove
Hopkins County Courthouse Hopkins County agencies, including Fire, Precinct 1, and several state agencies were busy Thursday evening trying to contain a huge diesel spill in the Miller Grove area. The following is a press release from Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Hopkins County- At approximately 1844 hours on October 3, 2019, the Hopkins County Fire Department was dispatched in the area of County Road 1130 in Miller Grove...
Hopkins County Man Sentenced for Child Sexual Exploitation Violations
PLANO, Texas – A 53-year-old Sulphur Springs, Texas man has been sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Russell Dean Hill pleaded guilty on May 3, 2019, to distributing child pornography and was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan on Oct. 2, 2019. Upon his release from...
Oren Van Northcutt
Funeral service for Oren Van Northcutt, age 82, of Point, will be held Friday the 4th, 2:00 pm at First Assembly of God in Emory. Visitation will be held Thursday evening, 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Northcutt passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019, in Hunt County Regional Hospital. With our condolences.
Wildcats Football Struggle Against Bulldogs
Royse City Defense Bottles Up Wildcats as Bulldogs Take 36-9 Win in SS Homecoming Game The experienced Royse City defense gave the Wildcats Football Fits Friday night (September 20) as the Bulldogs took a 36-9 victory in the Homecoming game at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats actually got on the scoreboard first. After the teams traded interceptions (Chase Haney got the Wildcats pick), the Wildcats got a safety with the Royse City...
Bright Star Theater Renovation Ongoing
The massive renovation of what was Trans Texas Theater continues as crews repainted the exterior of the building just ahead of the heavy rains this week. The inside of the theater is also receiving a huge makeover as the seats have been removed and renovations from floor to ceiling are taking shape. Reclining seats will be available in some theaters as well as new projection and sound equipment. The theater will also get a name...
Paris Junior College Announces Distinguished Alumni Awards
Two Selected for the 2019 PJC Distinguished Alumni Award PJC Distinguished Alumni Two lifelong friends have been selected as posthumous recipients of the Paris Junior College 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award, according to PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. The late Barney W. Bray, III, Class of 1964 and Thomas Cedric “Tommy” Townsend, Class of 1963 will be honored during PJC’s 2019 Homecoming festivities November 9 at the Love Civic Center....
Shirley Goodson
Funeral service for Shirley Goodson, age 74, of Dike, TX, will be held at 11:00 A.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel, September 21, 2019. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 20, 2019 from 6 to 8 P.M. Mrs. Goodson passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation, in Sulphur Springs.Shirley was born on October 24, 1944 in Odessa, TX to Daniel and Willie...