Lady Cats Cross Country Team Wins at Mineola Friday While Wildcats Take Fourth
In their first time to run at Mineola, the Lady Cats Cross Country Team took first place while the Wildcats were fourth on Friday (August 30). Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks said it was a great meet for his teams and he added he was pleased with their results. Coach Hicks said all nine of his Lady Cats ran season bests in the 5K race of Class 6A and Class 5A schools. Senior Sydney Washburn was the top finisher...
Saltillo Lions Win LeTourneau Cross Country Meet and Lady Lions Finish Second
The Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions Cross Country Teams had another impressive showing at a LeTourneau Cross Country Meet in Longview Saturday (August 31). The Lions finished first ahead of some larger schools like Kilgore and Carthage while the Lady Lions were second behind Kilgore but ahead of third place Waskom and others. Lion Garrett Tarver also finished first with a time of 17:00 flat. Gunner Tarver was seventh, Coy Collins was...
Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Team Tennis are on Tuesday Game Day
There is volleyball and team tennis on this Tuesday game day (September 3). The Lady Cats Volleyball Team has already played 23 regular season matches this season and all of them have been on the road. That changes on this game day Tuesday as the Lady Cats will be playing their home opener in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. Wills Point will be in town. There will be a freshmen match in the Auxiliary Gym at SSHS at 4:30...
Open House Scheduled Saturday For Fore Street Home Built by SSHS Class
The kitchen at 128 Fore St. includes stainless steel appliances Anyone interested in purchasing a 1500-square foot farm-style home is encouraged to attend the open house scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at 128 Fore Street. The home was constructed during the course of two school years by Sulphur Springs High School students under the supervision of skilled instructors, with required work such as plumbing and...
Mesquite Woman Arrested Following Disturbance Complaint In Cumby
September 3, 2019 – Cumby police responded to a disturbance complaint but ended up taking a Mesquite woman to jail on a controlled substance charge Monday evening. Pamela Kristyn Evans Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson was dispatched at 6:52 p.m. Sept. 2 to the 400 block of East Main Street, where 911 dispatchers were told a man had hit his wife in the back of the head several times. Upon arrival at the residence, Robertson...
Debbie Mitchell: Proposed County Property Tax Rate To Remain Same for 2019-2020
State officials urge agencies to take ‘aggressive action’ to stop FM 71 flooding The regular portion of Tuesday’s Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting took only about 10 minutes, just long enough to hold a brief public hearing for the county property tax rate, and for commissioners to approve one line item transfer and acknowledge a resolution made by Sen. Bob Hall. The commissioners court then entered into an...
“Greater Tuna” Onstage at Main Street Theater in Six Performances Sept. 6 – 15
L. to R. Brian Deterding and Director David Woody (Loyd Turney not shown) The hilarious stageplay “Greater Tuna” by Samuel French is the first in a series of four comedic plays, each set in the small town of Tuna, Texas the ‘third-smallest town in the state’. The play was written in 1981 and debuted in Austin with Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard. It debuted on Broadway in 1982. Although having...
Prigmore Family and Friends to Host the 8th Annual Wounded Heroes Concert at Campbell, Texas Sept. 6, 7
Frank Prigmore, a retired infantry veteran and volunteer firefighter who resides with his family in the Campbell, Texas area, wanted to assist wounded heroes and their families using his gift of music. Eight years ago, he created the local Wounded Heroes Benefit Concert to raise funds for a national non profit, ‘Hope For the Warriors’, organization founded in 2006 and dedicated to restoring a sense of self, family and hope...
Arkansas Woman Allegedly Caught With THC Wax, Marijuana, Paraphernalia
Kayla Watkins A traffic stop by state troopers Sunday morning resulted in a 29-year-old Arkansas woman’s arrest after THC wax, suspected marijuana and paraphernalia were found in her vehicle. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Aaron Hanna stopped a Ford Fusion at 11:08 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2, on Interstate 30 at mile post 130 for speeding. On contact, Hanna alleged he could smell a strong marijuana odor coming from inside...
