Lady Cats Basketball Team is at Home Against Hugo, Oklahoma on Game Day Friday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team begins play in 2020 on this game day Friday (January 3) at home against Hugo, Oklahoma in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. There will be a JV contest at 5 p.m. with a varsity game at around 6:15 p.m. The Lady Buffaloes are 2-4 for the season so far. They have been off for Christmas break since mid-December. The Lady Cats come into Friday’s game with a season record of 6-15. The Lady Cats...
Wildcats Basketball Team Looks Forward to 2020 After Good Start to Season in the Old Year
The Wildcats Basketball Team had a very good 2019. So far this season they are ranked #5 in Class 5A and their season record is 15-6. The Wildcats wrapped up the old year with a third place finish in the prestigious Whataburger Tournament at Mansfield Legacy High School last weekend. The Wildcats won three of four games in that tournament all against ranked teams. Now they want to get the new year off to a good start. On this game day...
Road Work Begins At Woodbridge Crossing
Entrance to Woodbridge Crossing Work is under way to repair the road into Woodbridge Crossing, where drainage issues have been identified. The project is a collaborative effort, with the homeowners association contracting with the city to do the work on Woodbridge Drive, according to city officials. The road has three pipes under the street spanning from the pond one side to the pond on the other side of the street. At least part of...
Wildcats Soccer Team Continues Play With Pair of Games Friday in Frisco Tournament
The Wildcats Soccer Team, 0-0-1 for the season, has two more games Friday (January 3) in Frisco ISD’s Dr. Pink Varsity Tournament. The Wildcats play El Paso Eastlake at 2 p.m. Friday at Toyota Field #11 in Frisco and then meet Amarillo Caprock at 6 p.m. Friday at the Ford Center in Frisco. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton noted the Ford Center is where the Dallas Cowboys practice. The Wildcats play a fourth tournament game...
Tira News For Jan. 3, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir reported that the Weir family had their Christmas get-together on Christmas Eve. She adds, “Mike was working, but we had the pleasure of having his mom come with Dacy. Destri and Eben came on Sunday and spent the night. Everly enjoyed the paper and everyone seemed happy with their gifts. It was a beautiful day and we spent time outside. We shot a few fireworks before everyone left. Also, Sarah and Lucas...
Man Injured In Fall At Construction Site
A man was reportedly injured Thursday afternoon in a fall at a FM 2081 construction site. Emergency dispatchers were contacted at 2 p.m. by a caller who reported a worker had fallen off of a house. Arbala Volunteer Fire Department and emergency medical services were dispatched to the FM 2081 location. A medical helicopter was reportedly put on standby as a precaution. The man was reportedly working at a construction site on FM 2081,...
Update: Man Injured In Tractor Crash Released From Hospital
The 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man sent to a Tyler hospital for injuries sustained following a tractor and vehicle collision New Year’s Eve has been released from the hospital, according to police reports. The 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly driving a tractor with required placards just before 5 p.m. Dec. 31, north on South Hillcrest Drive approaching the bridge when he was struck from behind by a vehicle driven...
2 Jailed On Felony Warrants
Two people were booked into the county jail Thursday afternoon on unrelated felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Bridgette Lashelle Bowen Bridgett Lashelle Bowen, 25, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 7:49 p.m. Jan. 2 at Shady Lake RV Park on a warrant for violation of probation-possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Fisher alleged in arrest...
Wildcats Soccer Opens Regular Season With 1-1 Tie Against El Paso Montwood In Frisco Tourney
The Wildcats Soccer Team opened the regular season at the prestigious Frisco ISD’s Dr. Pink Varsity Soccer Tournament with a 1-1 tie against the El Paso Montwood Rams Thursday afternoon, January 2, on Toyota Field #9. The Wildcats will play two games on Friday. They play El Paso Eastlake at 2 p.m. Friday at Toyota Field #11 and then meet Amarillo Caprock at 6 p.m. Friday at the Ford Center in Frisco. The Wildcats play a fourth...
Senior Center Within $1,600 Of Fundraising Goal For New Furnishings
Although city residents voted for funding to be used to help construct a new senior citizens activity center, there’s still quite a bit of work to be done before construction can begin. Asbestos abatement and demolition of the existing structure on the future Oak Avenue site, and hiring an architect to design the building are among the steps still to be taken. Sight and survey work are needed before those things occur as well,...