Game Day: Wildcats Travel to Marshall
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says Marshall seems to be a difficult place to play for his Wildcats. The Wildcats travel to Marshall for a game Friday night (March 16) at 7 p.m. Coach Hammack says he thought the Wildcats were going to break through last year at Marshall. The Wildcats led for most of the game, 4-0. The Mavericks kept chipping away at the lead and eventually won, 5-4. It was the Wildcats first district loss last...
Game Day: Soccer
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are coming down the stretch in district play with only two matches left to play. Every match could impact the teams seeding in the playoffs or even might determine whether or not they make the playoffs. Both teams lost matches to Mount Pleasant on Tuesday night (March 13). On this Friday game day (March 16), the Wildcats and Lady Cats are matched up against Greenville. The Lady...
Meet Bridgette Taylor Hammers, Emmy Award-Winning Christian Artist
Since graduating Sulphur Springs High School in 1997, Bridgette has not let any grass grow under her dream of a career in music. While pursuing a music major in college and training as an opera singer, she realized that gospel and Christian music was the genre she most wanted to be involved in. When a Curb Records scout in Nashville expressed interest in signing her as a country music artist, she weighed the decision and the...
Pickton Woman Arrest for UUMV and Narcotics
A call to Sulphur Springs Police reporting a possible fraud on Gilmer Street led to the arrest of Rachael Nicole Watson, 38, of Pickton. The officer contacted Watson regarding the fraud and found she was in a stolen vehicle and narcotics thought to be methamphetamine in her purse. Watson is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than...
SCU Arrests Two for Meth Sales, Possession
March 16, 2018 – Following a two month long investigation by the Special Crimes Unit, Jacob Dean McGary, 29, of Sulphur Springs was arrested Thursday at 10:15 a.m. on a warrant for Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams, two warrants for more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams and for less than 200-grams in plain sight. McGary had sold meth in undercover buys...
TxDOT to Host Public Meeting to Share US 75 Project
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a public meeting is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 22 at the Sherman Municipal Ballroom (405 N. Rusk Street) in Sherman, Texas, to share its preliminary plans for the US 75 Project in Grayson County with the public and other interested stakeholders. The US 75 Project is being developed to provide long-term transportation and operational improvements on US 75 and...
Proper Lawn Care Tips by Mario Villarino
As temperatures start warming up, it is common for lawn owners to start planning for their lawn care. Remember that temperatures are still cold for summer weeds, and most of the existing lawn weeds (cold weather weeds) will die as temperature warms up. The critical temperature is consecutive for weed development are consecutive warm days. Warm season does not start until ground temperatures reaches 50F for several days. Aggressive...
Tira News March 16, 2018
by Jan Vaughn Shelia Boyd reports, “We had a family birthday celebration for all the birthdays in February and March on Saturday. The weather was wonderful which allowed everyone to get outside a little bit. All of the boys and Michael have birthdays during this time. Plus several other family members including our granddaughter Josie who couldn’t be there. Good food, sunshine and fellowship with family – what could be better.” A good...
