Wildcat Baseball Ends Lindale Tournament WithWin
The Wildcats’ baseball team wrapped up play at Lindale’s Robbie Surratt Memorial Tournament with a 5-3 win over host Lindale Saturday (March 3) night. The Wildcats won 1 and lost 3 during the tournament but Wildcats Coach Jerrod Hammack was so pleased with the win over a good Lindale team, he said it almost made him forget three poor earlier defeats in the tourney. Saturday night, the Wildcats used good pitching and timely...
Aviation History: VC-137C 85-6974 (SAM 974)
This Boeing 707-382B (c/n 20297/836) was originally delivered to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TBF in February 1970. It was sold to Buffalo Airways as N105BV in November 1983. It was finally seized by the U.S. Government from smugglers in 1985 and turned over to the USAF in October 1985. Buffalo Airways N105BV arrived at E-Systems 30 September 1985 and departed to Andrews AFB on 24 March 1988 as C-137C 85-6974. The airplane was disassembled...
Meal A Day Menu March 5th-9th
Meal A Day Menu March 5th – March 9th Monday Chicken Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes/Gravy Providence Vegetables Roll Tuesday Tater Tot Casserole Green Beans Squash Wednesday Chicken Spectacular California Blend Vegetables Pickled Beets Thursday Frito Chili Pie Corn Pickle Spear Friday Sliced Ham Potato Salad Baked Beans Cole Slaw...
Republican Party Announces Precinct, County, State Conventions
Hopkins County Republican Precinct Conventions will be March 10th, 2018, 9 AM at the Hopkins County Civic Center, 1200 Houston St. Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. For precinct information, call 903-485-3080 or email: [email protected]. Hopkins County Republican Convention will be March 24th, 2018, 9AM at 118 Jefferson Street, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. It will be held in the 2nd Floor District Courtroom. For more information...
Early Voting Totals In; Tuesday is Primary Election Day
Early voting in the March 6th Primary Election ended Friday with Hopkins County registered Republicans casting 2366 ballots and Democrats casting 253 votes. Tuesday, March 6th all Hopkins County Voting Centers will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for the Republican and Democrat Primary Elections. Hopkins County registered voters are not restricted to one specific voting box but may cast a ballot at any one of the polling places in...
Wildcats Wrap Up Lindale Tourney With 6 p.m. Game Saturday
The Wildcats’ baseball team allowed a five run inning in the bottom of the fourth that proved to be the difference as All Saints Episcopal School defeated the Wildcats, 7-2 in a Lindale tournament Friday. Both teams had a run in the first inning. All Saints took a 6-1 lead after the big five run fourth inning. Both teams scored a run in the fifth inning. Neither team did much at the plate. All Saints outhit the Wildcats 4 to 3....
Soccer: Wildcats, Lady Cats Defeat Marshall
Wildcats Soccer 2, Marshall 0 The Wildcats’ soccer team continued their success in the second half of district play as they scored two second half goals to defeat Marshall, 2-0 at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night. After the two teams battled to a scoreless tie after the first half, the Wildcats finally got a breakthrough goal from Axel Solorzano at the 21:40 mark in the second half. A little over 8 minutes later, the Wildcats...
Lady Cat Softball Picks Up Two Wins at Wylie Tourney
The Lady Cats’ softball team won a pair of games in a Wylie tournament Friday. The Lady Cats defeated Lubbock Cooper, 15-14 in nine innings and won over Sherman, 6-1. The Lubbock Cooper game was a wild one. The Lady Cats led 3-1 after one inning. They were down 6-5 after two. They trailed 9-5 after four. The Lady Cats trailed 10-9 after six. The score was tied 12-12 after seven. Both teams scored a run in the eighth to make it...
Today is Texas Independence Day
By Savannah Owens Today many Texans are celebrating the 182nd anniversary of Texas Independence Day. This official state holiday began when Texas first declared independence from Mexico on March 2nd, 1836. This occurred at the same time as the Siege of the Alamo, which started on Feburary 23rd and ended on March 6th. Santa Anna refused to recognize Texas’s independence until he was captured, about six weeks later by Sam Houston...