Lady Cats Use Full Court Press in Victory Against North Lamar
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell says when she is scouting and sizing up an opponent, she considers if they may be susceptible to the press. The Lady Cats used a full court press to begin their game with North Lamar Tuesday evening (December 18). The Lady Cats forced turnovers and raced out to an 11-0 lead. The Lady Cats defeated North Lamar, 50-27. Coach Tisdell says the Lady Cats did a really good job executing the press....
Christmas Dinner Bell 2018
REMEMBER: The next Dinner Bell Meal will be January 9th, 2019 The Hamilton and Noack Families sponsored the annual Dinner Bell Christmas meal for 2018. The Hamiltons are retired, and spend most of the year in Dallas. The Holidays brought them back to Sulphur Springs for a few days. They jumped at the chance to sponsor the meal, and catch up with friends. Judy Gilreath was honored for her efforts. Judy co-orientates all aspects of the...
Cipoletta Says Wildcats Played with Urgency and Assertiveness in Win at Tyler Lee
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said he was proud of his team’s effort in a 68-50 win at Tyler Lee Tuesday night (December 18). The coach said the Wildcats came out and tried to really punch them in the mouth from the get go. He added the Wildcats played with a sense of urgency and assertiveness that they needed to play with. Coach Cipoletta said that led to the Wildcats getting out to a big lead that they were able to...
Out of County Birth Certificates Cannot Be Printed Locally Beginning December 28, 2018 Until January 2, 2019
Hopkins County Clerk’s Office will not be able to print birth certifications for other Texas counties beginning December 28, 2018 until January 2, 2019, due to a state program update. Local birth certificates will be the only ones the County Clerk’s Office can print during that period of time. Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, said her office regrets any inconvenience this may cause those born in other Texas counties who might...
New York Man Held on $50,000 Bond
Ramon Mojica, Jr., 58, of New York, was attempting to purchase property at 151 Industrial Dr. East in Sulphur Springs Tuesday afternoon, December 18, 2018. He was using a false identification card. He also had narcotics in his possession. When Sulphur Springs Police made contact with Mojica, they found him to have a visual bag of green leafy substance suspected to be marijuana in plain sight. The odor of marijuana spurred a...
$229,000 Found in Aftermarket Compartment of SUV
An aftermarket compartment that ran the full length of a Nissan Rouge SUV was found following a traffic stop by Hopkins County Deputy Zach Poindexter contained $229,000 in five large vacuum sealed bags. Tatiana Cappelo, 32 Guido Enrique Capello, 23, of Pasadena (picture not available), and passenger Tatiana S. Capello, 29, of Pasadena, were arrested and charged with Money Laundering more than $150,000 but less than...
Lady Cats, Wildcats Add to Win Column Tuesday
Lady Cats Basketball 50, North Lamar 27 An effective full court press at the start of the game allowed the Lady Cats’ basketball team to get off to a strong start against North Lamar in Sulphur Springs Gym Tuesday evening (December 18). The Lady Cats jumped out to an 11-0 lead before the Pantherettes scored and the Lady Cats led after one quarter, 18-6. The Lady Cats increased their lead to 14 points at the half, 31-17. In the...
Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Varsities Win at Campbell
Both the Saltillo Lions and Saltillo Lady Lions picked up varsity wins at Campbell Tuesday evening (December 18). The Lions topped Campbell, 52-48 and the Lady Lions won in dramatic fashion, 39-38. The Lions got off to a good start but had to hang on to win at the end. The Lions led 13-7 after one quarter and 28-19 at the half. Campbell outscored the Lions in the third quarter, 13-7 to cut the Lions lead after three quarters to 35-32....
Kids Kingdom Closed Wednesday, December 19th As Maintenance/Sealant Work Continues
As city crews continue maintenance work at Kids Kingdom at Buford Park, the Kingdom will be closed Wednesday, December 19th. Kids Kingdom was closed Tuesday, December 18, 2018 as city crews began maintenance work and applying sealant. Work could not be concluded Tuesday and the additional day of work was added.
