Forum For City Council Candidates Planned April 23
How well do you know the six candidates on the May 4 Sulphur Springs City Council ballot? Have something you’d like to ask? An open City Council Forum is being hosted from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at The ROC, by the Hopkins County Republican Club for that purpose. “We want to inform folks so they can make informed decisions, whoever they vote for,” said Melonie Findley, president of local Republican Club. While community...
Spring Football Begins Wednesday For Wildcats
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens has become a believer in spring football. For the fourth straight year, the Wildcats will have spring football. It means one less week of practice in August and just one scrimmage in August instead of two. This year, spring football begins with two acclamation days. Those will be Wednesday and Thursday, April 17-18, and will take place during the athletic periods during the school day. Players will...
Training Truckers at PJC
Instructor Robert Ashbreck, top right, reviews driving and safety laws with students attending the truck driving school at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Anyone wishing to learn about truck driving classes and other workforce training programs offered at PJC can call 903-885-1232 or go by the campus office, located at 1137 Loop 301 East.
Baseball and Softball on This Tuesday Game Day
The Wildcats’ baseball team and the Lady Cats’ softball team will both be playing Mount Pleasant at home in important ball games on this game day Tuesday, April 16. With a senior night win, the Lady Cats could wrap up the district championship. The Lady Cats are 7-1 in district play and in first place. Mount Pleasant is 6-2 in second place. Mount Pleasant won the first match between the two, 3-1 at Mount Pleasant back on...
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo Predicted Lady Cats Comeback Friday
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo believes in the power of positive thinking. He may have picked up some converts Friday night, April 12, in the Lady Cats dramatic come from behind win over Lindale, 7-6 at Lady Cat Park: the members of his Lady Cats’ softball team. When the team came into the dugout in the bottom of the seventh, Lindale had just scored three runs to take a 6-4 lead. First, Coach Carrillo told the Lady Cats...
Wildcats Baseball Coach Gets What He's Been Waiting For
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack has been waiting for it and he got it last Friday, April 12, in a 4-0 victory over Greenville at Wildcat Park. That would be good pitching, solid defense and enough offense to get the job done. Coach Hammack said Jaxon Chaney threw the ball extremely well. He only needed 75 pitches to complete 7 innings. An incredibly low number. Chaney only gave up three hits, all singles and issued no walks....
John Wesley Lawson Jailed For Allegedly Assaulting Wife
April 16, 2019 – A 72-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at 1:28 p.m. Monday for injury to an elderly person. John Wesley Lawson The man, identified in April 15 arrest reports as John Wesley Lawson, is accused of hitting his elderly wife in the head with his fist while driving down State Highway 19 north, then of stopping the Kia sport utility vehicle and pushing her out of it onto the side of the road. The woman was...
The Yantis Catfish Classic Tournament and Community Event is for All Ages to Enjoy
Jerry E. Miller, businessmen and former long-time Mayor of Yantis, Texas, is now enjoying more time to fish these days. He is also getting excited about the annual Yantis Catfish Classic on Lake Fork set for the weekend of April 27 and 28. This catfish tournament is organized for everyone, from kids on up. It also has a $25,000 guaranteed cash payout, which goes to the top seven overall anglers in the two-day fishing contest,...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Make All-District Soccer Teams
Twelve Wildcats and nine Lady Cats made the All-District Soccer Teams released Monday, April 15. For the Wildcats, center midfielder Kevin Yanez, wing and fullback Andrew Escobar and forward Enrique Arellano were named First Team All-District. Center midfielder and forward Alexis Escobedo, center back David Moreno and goalkeeper Noe Ponce were selected to the Second Time All-District. Wing and Forward Omar Hernandez, center back...
