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 County Records For Oct. 4, 2019
Land Deed Transactions Haden Chase Sickles to Jeffery Pirtle and Patricia Pirtle; tract in the BF Burkham surveyClint Harrington and Katherine Harrington to Leann M. Norris and Samuel L. Morris; tract in the Stephen Nichols surveyCoy Johnson to Randy Curtis and Renee Curtis; tract in the David Harris surveyCoy Johnson to Bradley Tackel and Crystal Tackel; tract in the David Harris surveyDavid Duston to Alan M. Durston; tract in the...
SAFER Grant Will Allow HCFD To Hire 3 Additional Full-Time Firefighters
Hopkins County Fire Department anticipates adding three additional full-time firefighters to their roster on April 1, thanks to a SAFER Grant. Officials were recently notified the county has been selected to receive a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergnecy Response Grant, which will help fund the cost of adding three additional firefighter to the roster. Currently, the department’s shift includes two full-time firefighters...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report
September 25, 2019 to October 1, 2019 September 25th Deputies were dispatched to CR 3859 near Hawkins, at approximately 8:30 a.m., in reference to a theft. Actors, or actors unknown, stole an animal trap from the reporting party’s property. This case has been forwarded to investigators. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 9:36 a.m., in reference to harassment on FM 1801 near Mineola. At 11:06 a.m., horses were...
Wildcats Football and Lady Cats Volleyball Take Place on the Road Friday
After a bye week, the Wildcats Football Team dives back into district play on this game day Friday (October 4). The Wildcats will be traveling to CitiBank Stadium in Forney to play the Forney Jackrabbits. Forney is 1-2 in district play and 2-3 for the season. They have a district win over Terrell and losses to North Forney and Royse City. The Wildcats are 0-2 in district play and 0-4 for the season. The Wildcats have district losses...
Lady Cats are Fourth and Wildcats Fifth at Final Tune Up Thursday Before District Meet Next Week
The Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Teams had one final meet Thursday before their District Meet next Wednesday in Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats finished fourth out of thirteen teams and the Wildcats were fifth out of 14. The competition took place at Lindale at the old Garden Valley Golf Course. Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said the course was hilly, challenging and perhaps a bit longer than most based of...
Wildcat Band Begins Contest Season Saturday
Wildcat Band Director Spencer Emmert calls this month Bandtober. During this month, the band will perform at four Friday night football games and then head to contests. Their first contest takes place Saturday (October 5) at Mesquite Memorial Stadium, also the site for this year’s Area contest. Emmert says the Wildcats will take the field at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. He says the band has worked all this school year for these next four...
Central Baptist Event – “Love The Red Sunday”
Central Baptist Church, at 840 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs, is excited to host “Love The Red Sunday” THIS Sunday, October 6th! All local Hopkins County and city firefighters, and emergency medical personnel are invited to a special service in their honor at 10:30am, followed by lunch afterward. Don Mingo will be our guest speaker. We hope you will join us! Central Baptist Church Love The Red Sunday
