Coach Chapman’s Emphasis is on Positive Accomplishments for Lady Cats Basketball
Lady Cats Basketball Coach chose to emphasis the positive things his team did this year as the Lady Cats’ season ended with an Area game loss Thursday night at Rockwall High School. After he met with his disappointed team, Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman talked with media members. He agreed it was a tough way to end the season but he said all teams end that way except for the state champion. Coach Chapman said this year topped last...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report February 7-13, 2018
February 7th At 9:17 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 1643 near Quitman. At 10:21 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 49 near Mineola. Deputies were dispatched to Cheyenne near Quitman, at approximately 1:09 p.m., in reference to a disturbance. Parties were separated for the day. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 1:36 p.m., in reference to an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on CR 1840 near Yantis. Deputies...
Reneau Signs with Austin College
Wildcats’ football inside linebacker Jaxon Reneau signed a letter of intent Friday to play college football at Austin College in Sherman. Reneau said Kangaroos’ assistant football coach Joe Morgan visited Sulphur Springs and met with several Wildcats’ football players. Reneau said Coach Morgan called him back later and asked hium to take an official visit. Reneau visited the Sherman campus and he said he liked it, He...
Summer Intern Job Opportunities at TxDOT
PARIS – More than 500 college and high school students from across Texas and beyond select the Texas Department of Transportation as their employer of choice during the summer months. In fact, many members of the agency’s executive leadership team, including the executive director, were once summer interns with TxDOT. These internships provide an opportunity to learn more about what the agency does for all Texans, expand knowledge and...
Game Day: Wildcat Soccer at Prim; Lady Cats at Mt Pleasant
There are also big soccer district games on the schedule on this Friday game day. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats are playing Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats will be traveling to Mount Pleasant. Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins put it well. “There is nothing pleasant about playing in Mount Pleasant”. After losing their first district game at home to a very good Pine Tree team, the Wildcats have won their last two district games, at...
Armstrong Announces Candidacy for City Council Place 1
I am Erica Armstrong and I am running for Sulphur Springs City Council, Place 1. I am a lifelong resident of Sulphur Springs. My husband, Toby, and I have been married for 19 years. Toby is a captain with the Greenville Fire Department where he has worked for nearly 20 years. We are also co-owners of Snap Fitness here in Sulphur Springs and also in Greenville, for which I am the accounting manager and bookkeeper. Our parents are Gary...
Fred A. Tarpley Memorial Writer’s Conference Set March 10
Local author Sharon Feldt is 2018 President of the Silver Leos Writers Guild which meets monthly at Texas A and M Commerce. She is inviting everyone who loves to read or has an interest in writing to make reservations to attend the March 10 Memorial Writers Conference at Texas A and M Commerce Rayburn Student Center. The annual Conference is dedicated to the memory and writing passion of the late Professor Fred A. Tarpley whose...
North Hopkins FFA Students Will Enter Livestock at Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show Feb 22-24
The North Hopkins FFA Chapter boasts 60 busy members who participate in numerous areas of FFA involvement. The chapter officers visited the KSST/Channel 18 studio to discuss the upcoming Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show to be held in Sulphur Springs February 22-24 in the Civic Center arena. Chapter President is Senior Rachel Stanley, who will show a Charolais-mix steer. Rachel has been showing livestock for 8 years. Her...
