Lady Cats Volleyball Wins Home Opener
Lady Cats Volleyball Wins Home Opener Over Wills Point, 3-0 Tuesday Evening The Lady Cats Volleyball Team really enjoyed their home opener Tuesday (September 3) in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The Lady Cats played strong sets and downed Wills Point, 3-0 in a non-district match. Score was 25-10, 25-14 and 25-12. Senior Sydney Washburn had a very solid game and collected a lot of kills. Her sister junior Sadie Washburn...
Allen Bill Dyer
Bill Dyer, 86, of Campbell passed away on August 31, 2019, peacefully at his home, with family by his side. He was born March 24, 1933 in Sweetwater, Texas to the late King David and Zettie Dyer. On May 30, 1953 he married Dolores Davis in Mount Vernon, Texas. He was a loving husband, caring father to Cindy and devoted PaPa to Mikey and Randall Phillips. Bill worked at General Motors for 35 years. In retirement, Bill and Dolores...
James E. Kroupa
Funeral Mass of Christian burial for James E. Kroupa, age 71, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Juan Carlos Sardinas officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Perry Cossette, Cody Huddleston, Dan Visty, Aleks Tigeris, Nikolai...
Wildcats Football Fall To Frisco
Frisco Wakeland Uses Big Second Half to Run Away From the Wildcats, 53-17 at The Prim Friday Things looked pretty good for the Wildcats at the half. They had battled toe to toe with Frisco Wakeland and the teams were tied 17-17. The Wildcats had no idea what a nightmarish second half awaited them. The Wolverines scored 36 unanswered points in the second half on their way to a 53-17 win at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night (August 30)...
Funds Approved for Improvements at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
Aug. 30, 2019PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a $150,000 grant approved by the Texas Transportation Commission at its August meeting will fund improvements at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport in Hopkins County. The funds will be used for planned improvements, including design and engineering for pavement improvements through the city of Sulphur Springs and TxDOT’s Aviation Facilities Grant...
Wildcats Team Tennis Wins Second Straight Match
Wildcats Team Tennis Wins Second Straight Match Downing Bullard Wildcats Team Tennis won a rematch with Bullard, 13-6 at Tyler Junior College Thursday (August 29) afternoon and evening. The victory avenged a tough 10-9 loss to Bullard in a Whitehouse tournament on August 15. It was the Wildcats second straight win and it improved their season record to 3-9. The second Bullard match was the Wildcats last match before district play. The...
TxDOT Warns to “Plan While You Can” This Labor Day Weekend
TxDOT: PLAN A SOBER RIDE THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND TxDOT warns drivers about consequences of drinking and driving Aug. 29, 2019AUSTIN – On past Labor Day weekends, hundreds of impaired crashes have occurred in Texas, resulting in fatalities on our roads. As many Texans make travel plans to celebrate the remaining days of summer, TxDOT’s “Plan While You Can” campaign reminds them to make a plan for a sober ride before the festivities...
Bobby Burney
Funeral services for Bobby C. Burney, age 79, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 6:00 p.m., Sunday evening, September 1, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C. J. Duffy officiating. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., one hour prior to service. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Chad Brown, Jake Phillips, Michael Boles, Berkley Burney, Russell Hammons, Payton Hammons and Ryan Hammons serving...
Barbara Beeson Sturgeon
Barbara Beeson Sturgeon, 75, passed away on August 27, 2019, at Senior Care of Lake Pointe in Rockwall, TX. She was born in Sulphur Springs, TX. She attended high school there and met her husband, Claude T. Sturgeon, while attending high school. They were married on June 14, 1963, and had one daughter, Robin Sturgeon Abess, in May 1964. In 1971, the Sturgeon family moved to Commerce, TX, where Barbara...
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Post Two Wins
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Pick Up Volleyball Wins Over CHAAMP and Yantis The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears are on a roll with recent wins over CHAAMP, Christian Homeschool Athletic Association of Mount Pleasant, and Yantis. The Lady Bears topped CHAAMP, 3-0 winning 25-13, 25-12 and 25-23. Ann Dorner had 15 service points and 5 kills. Dalena Di Donato had 2 service points and 4 kills. Tori Raine had 3 service points and 2 kills. Jada Wade...
