TxDOT Attentive But No Promises Made at County Work Session
No promises were made by the Texas Department of Transportation during a Monday afternoon work session with Hopkins County Commissioners but they were attentive to the presentations made by those attending the session, including State Representative District 2, Dan Flynn. The focus of the meeting was traffic issues on State Highway 19 North between Birthright and Mahoney Road and State Highway 11W, according to Hopkins County Judge...
Winnsboro Police Report January 29-February 4, 2018
Winnsboro Police made two arrests, investigated one accident, responded to 145 calls for service, issued 42 citations and wrote 53 warnings during the January 29-February 4, 2018 report period. Breanna Liedtke, 20, of Saltillo, was arrested on two Hopkins County warrants on January 29th. Tracy Gardner, 46, of Winnsboro was arrested on a Franklin County warrant on January 31st. A vehicle traveling north on Main Street turned left onto...
North Hopkins FFA Chapter Looks Forward to NETLA Show February 22-24, 2018
By Reporter Breanna Hicks The holiday and New Year season was fast and furious for the North Hopkins FFA! The 53-member chapter finished up the holidays with one of their favorite service projects, the SCAT program. The chapter received the names of two local senior citizens in need and asked them to write a Christmas list to “Santa”. The chapter got as many of the items as we could and spent a day delivering the special...
Casey Jeter, Wildcats Powerlifting Coach, on Mount Pleasant Meet
A 12-member Wildcats’ powerlifting team, made up mostly of freshmen and sophomores, finished seventh at a Mount Pleasant meet on Saturday. Wildcats Coach Casey Jeter said he wanted his young lifters to be featured while the veteran lifters had time off to heal up for future events. 220 lifters participated and Coach Jeter said six of his dozen Wildcats got medals for top five finishes. In the 114 pound weight class, Trenton...
David Carrillo, Lady Cats Softball Coach, on Saturday Scrimmage
During early scrimmage action, the Lady Cats’ softball team has already played both of last year’s regional finalists. The played Forney last Tuesday and The Colony, the Class 5A State Champions, on Saturday. The Lady Cats also scrimmaged Rockwall and North Forney on Saturday. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo said the Lady Cats did well against the competition, did some things well on offense and stayed in the scrimmages....
No Wildcats Baseball Scrimmage Monday Evening
Wildcats’ baseball scrimmage games scheduled in Sherman Monday have been postponed due to cold weather. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said the Sherman coach told him a wind chill of 29 degrees was expected in Sherman Monday evening. According to Coach Hammack, the scrimmage has been rescheduled for Thursday. The Wildcats JV Royal Team is scheduled to play at 4:30 p.m. Thursday with the Wildcats Varsity to follow at 6:30...
Nicky Wiggins, Wildcats Soccer Coach, on Pine Tree Loss
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said his teams’ 3-0 loss to Pine Tree Friday at Prim Stadium did not go as he thought it would. He said after watching film, he determined that at several key moments, some Wildcats’ players weren’t paying attention leaving Pirate players wide open. Coach Wiggins said the Wildcats did not defend corner kicks well. Two of the Pirates’ goals came after corner kicks. Coach...
Advocates Wanted for SAFE-T Crisis Center
SAFE-T Crisis Center (Sulphur Springs Outreach) is needing Advocates for their Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs. SAFE-T will have a training session for Advocates on February 26 at 1:00 PM at the Plaza Conference room in the Memorial Medical Plaza Building. If you are interested in becoming an Advocate for SAFE-T and attending this training, please call the Sulphur Springs Office at 903-439- 0325 or pick up an application...
Sulphur Spring City Council Considers New Finance Director Other Items During February Meeting
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street.An executive session will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. in accordance with Texas Government Code, Title 5, Chapter 551.074, to discuss personnel matters pertaining to the appointment of a finance director. During the regular session, the following items will be discussed: Pledge of...
