Channel 18 News: Thursday, February 21, 2019
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Panthers Win Bi-District; Face Clarksville Friday
Feb21

Panthers Win Bi-District; Face Clarksville Friday

The North Hopkins Panthers boys basketball team defeated Wolf City in their first playoff game Tuesday night. The Panthers are Bi-District Champions and will be playing against Clarksville Friday, February 22nd at Mt Vernon High School. 

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Former Wildcat Coaches 5-A Team to Bi-District Win
Feb21

Former Wildcat Coaches 5-A Team to Bi-District Win

Bradley Washington (center), a former Wildcat Basketball athlete, is head coach at Connally High School in Pflugerville, TX. This is the first year Connally High School, a 5-A school, defeated Huto in Bi-District. Coaches can often be quite proud of their former players. SSISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden is a proud former coach. Bradley Washington, a 2007 Sulphur Springs graduate, played basketball for former Wildcats...

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Game Day Thursday: Baseball, Softball, Powerlifting, Track
Feb21

Game Day Thursday: Baseball, Softball, Powerlifting, Track

There is baseball, softball, powerlifting and track on the schedule on this game day Thursday (February 21), weather permitting. The #10 ranked Wildcats’ baseball team will be opening the regular season at a familiar place, Tyler’s Mike Carter Field at the Rose City Classic. The Wildcats are scheduled to play five games over three days. On Thursday, the Wildcats are scheduled to play host Tyler Lee in a game that started...

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Video Presentation: SSHS FFA Participates in Junior Market Livestock Show
Feb21

Video Presentation: SSHS FFA Participates in Junior Market Livestock Show

Sulphur Springs High School FFA members Savannah Allen and Cash Vititow along with instructor John Holland told KSST News about their projects and enthusiasm regarding the Junior Market Livestock Show, February 21-23 at the Civic Center Arena. SSHS FFA members Cash Vititow (left), Savannah Allen (center), and instructor John Holland told KSST News about their participation in the Junior Market Livestock...

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Welding Students Decorate Cupcakes at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Feb21

Welding Students Decorate Cupcakes at PJC-Sulphur Springs

CUPCAKE BREAK PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding students Ethan Hill, Mauro Hernandez and Tyler Woodson compare cupcakes they decorated before enjoying them as a mid-day snack that was provided by the PJC Student Services Department. 

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4,799 Head Of Cattle Sold At NETBIO  Pre-Conditioned Calf & Yearling Sale
Feb21

4,799 Head Of Cattle Sold At NETBIO Pre-Conditioned Calf & Yearling Sale

A pen of some of the pre-conditioned cattle offered at the NETBIO Sale held Wednesday. The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization held its March Pre-Conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission Wednesday, selling 4,799 head of cattle. David Fowler, co-owner of the livestock market center, said that a lot of the cattle in this sale were purchased to go to grazing and the demand was good. He said...

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Methamphetamine Found in Bags Underneath Feet of Five Year Old
Feb21

Methamphetamine Found in Bags Underneath Feet of Five Year Old

February 21, 2019 – A Jacksonville, Arkansas couple stopped on I-30 by the Texas Highway Patrol was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, Greater Than 400-grams. They had in their possession four zip-lock bags containing approximately 4003-grams of a crystal-like substance known to be ICE Methamphetamine. The zip-lock bags were in two large plastic bags in the second row seat floorboard underneath...

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Emory Woman Arrested for Meth, Cocaine, and Warrant for Endangering Child
Feb21

Emory Woman Arrested for Meth, Cocaine, and Warrant for Endangering Child

A traffic violation noted by a Hopkins County Deputy led to the arrest of Sarah Irene Alsip, 29, of Emory. Alsip was stopped at Loop 301 at Jefferson Street at approximately 2 a.m. Thursday morning. She was found to be wanted on a warrant for Abandon Endanger Child Criminal Negligence. A female deputy arrived on scene and following a pat down, found a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine along with a syringe in her pocket and a...

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Northeast Texas Livestock Association Sponsors the Junior Market Livestock Show for Hopkins County
Feb21

Northeast Texas Livestock Association Sponsors the Junior Market Livestock Show for Hopkins County

Chuck Askins, NETLA Swine Superintendent It’s almost time for the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show and Sale, a fun, exciting and profitable event for local youth interested in agriculture. One of the most important functions performed by the 501C-3 NETLA organization is to oversee and sponsor this annual show and sale. Youngsters who are in 4H, Jr. FFA and high school FFA chapters in Hopkins County schools are invited...

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