Jury Panel For April 15 in 62nd District Court Canceled
The jury panel for the 62nd District Court scheduled for Monday, April 15, at 9 a.m. has been canceled. Jurors do not need tot report for duty, according to District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher,
Saltillo Students Earn 30 FCSA Medals At State FCCLA Leadership Conference
Saltillo Family Career and Community Leaders of America members came home from the FCCLA State Leadership Conference with a total of 30 medals earned in Family and Consumer Sciences Assessments. FCSAs are subject-orientated objective tests offered to FCCLA members at Fall Leadership Workshops, Regional Leadership Conferences and at the State Leadership Conference. Students may test at each contest, but students may only take one test...
Hopkins County EMS Video Among Top 30 Competing in CBS Special “Lip Sync To The Rescue”
Hopkins County EMS is one of 30 emergency response departments from across the country selected to compete in an upcoming CBS reality special called “Lip Sync To The Rescue,” based on department’s #LipSyncChallenge video. For those unfamiliar, the #LipSyncChallenge began as a fun way for police, sheriff, fire department and EMTs to engage with their communities by creating lip sync music videos and challenging. The Lip...
Two Wildcats Football Players and Lady Cats Track Athlete Sign With Colleges
Sulphur Springs Wildcats DQ Pitts and Jermond Bryant-Amos signed with RPA College in Arlington, and SSHS Lady Cat Abbi Beggs signed with Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, Indiana. DQ Pitts and Jermond Bryant-Amos signed with RPA College in Arlington. RPA is next door to UT-Arlington. It’s a prep school that plays a JUCO schedule and focuses athletes on their studies. Players that attend will have all of their college eligibility left...
Local Football Legend Forrest Gregg Passed Away Early Friday
Football legend Forrest Gregg died Friday at his Colorado home at age 85. Forrest Gregg, a true local football legend, passed away Friday at his home in Colorado Springs. He was 85. Gregg was originally from Birthright and he played high school football at Sulphur Springs High School. He played in college at SMU. Gregg spent 15 years in the National Football League as an offensive lineman, almost all of it with the Green Bay Packers....
Saltillo Softball Team Drops Game to Solid Sulphur Bluff Team Thursday
Sulphur Bluff has a reputation for playing good softball and they showed it in a 12-4 win over the Saltillo Lady Lions Thursday. Saltillo scored four runs in the top of the second inning to take a brief 4-3 lead. The Lady Bears scored the last nine runs in the game Chandler Bain took the pitching loss for Saltillo. She had five strikeouts and three walks. For Saltillo, Bain was 1 for 3 wih a double. Raegan Speir was 3 for 4 with three...
Home Baseball and Softball on Friday Game Day
There is home baseball and softball on this game day Friday (April 12). The Wildcats’ baseball team hopes to begin a winning streak that will land them in the playoffs. The Lady Cats are trying to hold on to first place and win a second straight district championship. The Wildcats finish off their three game district series with Greenville at Wildcat Park. There is a lot at stake Friday night. Both teams have won once so far....
Annual Silent Auction To Benefit the Children’s Museum
Funds Used for Exhibits at New Location Beckey Thompson and Donna Tavener, co-chair for the Silent Auction, show the three exciting winning options for the Silent Auction raffle for the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum. April 10, 2019 (COMMERCE, TEXAS) – The 2019 Silent Auction takes on special significance with the future move of the Children’s Museum to a building located at 100 Maple on Highway 11. Funds from the Silent...
Danna’s Flea Market is in Town at Backstory Brewery!
Danna Bain, owner of Danna’s Florist and Buffalo Girls Boutique in Sulphur Springs, is putting on her annual Spring Flea Market and Swap Meet. This year it’s at Backstory Brewery, 211 Magnolia Street near downtown. There are numerous vendors inside and outside, with vintage, antique and collectible junque! Admission is free! Check them out through Saturday April 13, 2019. Danna’s Buffalo Girls display is partially...
