Game Day: Lady Cats at Paris; Wildcats at Rockwall
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams play their final game before the Thanksgiving break Tuesday (November 21) and both teams will be attempting to increase their record to 4-0 on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats play a matinee game at Paris. There will be a JV contest at 1 p.m. followed by the varsity game at around 2:30 p.m. The Lady Cats have defeated Emory Rains, North Lamar and Hugo, Oklahoma. So far the...
Lions Top Quitman 79-51
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team earned their first win of the season playing in the friendly confines of Kerry Garmon Gymnasium in Saltillo Monday. The Lions topped Quitman, 79-51. They are now 1-2 for the season. Walker McGill was the leading scorer for the Lions with 21 points. Levi Hoover and Matt Gurley had 14 points and Chris Boekhorst had 12. Branson McGill added 6 points. Trevor Moore and Mike Simmons had 5 points...
Two Arrested for 2016 Burglary on CR 3521
A traffic stop in Fate, Texas led to the arrest of two individuals who confessed to committing a burglary on CR 3521 in Hopkins County in 2016. Several items were taken in the burglary including pistols, pocket knives, cash, and other items. During the traffic stop in Fate, law enforcement found a stolen gun under the seat of the vehicle. The weapon found was taken in the burglary in 2016. Two individuals, occupants of the vehicle,...
Wildcats Defeat Lindale 58-48
The Wildcats’ basketball team got off to a very fast start in the first half and then they eased up in the second half as they defeated Lindale, 58-48 in Wildcats Gym Monday night. The Wildcats led 20-2 after one quarter and then increased their lead to 35-13 at halftime. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta emptied his bench in the second half and scrappy Lindale cut into the lead. The Eagles actually only trailed by single digits...
Game Day: Wildcat Basketball Monday
Sulphur Springs High School students are out on holiday this Thanksgiving week but there is Wildcats’ basketball on this Monday (November 20) game day. Lindale’s Eagles are coming to town to play the Wildcats. Action begins with a freshmen contest at 5 p.m. Monday. A JV game is scheduled for around 6:15 p.m. The varsity game is expected to get underway at around 7:30 p.m. The season is young but already the Wildcats are...
Symphony League Auction: Huge Success
By Savannah Owens The Symphony League Auction was held on Saturday November 18th from 5:00-9:00 pm. There were a bunch of unique home items, great Christmas gifts, gift-certificates, tasty looking food items, and much more. Phones rang all night long as people called in to bid for items. Bill Owens, dressed as Uncle Sam, was one of the six people manning the phones and enjoying every minute the action. A quilt was in high...
Winnsboro Wins Saltillo Varsity Girls Tournament; Lady Lions Place Third
“Very competitive, lots of sportsmanship, and excellent crowds” is how Bill Giles defined the 2017 Saltillo Varsity Girls Tournament played in Kerry Garmon Gym over the weekend. He stated the championship game was the perfect ending for the tournament. Winnsboro defeated Bullard 40-37, to win. Saltillo Lady Lions downed Clarksville for third place. Results for the tournament include: Championship Game Bullard 37 Winnsboro 40...
CHRISTUS Health Plan Available in Wood County But Not Hopkins
CHRISTUS Health Plan is available to residents of Cherokee, Smith and Wood Counties and is the only individual/family Health Insurance Marketplace provider in-network with CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System. Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace is November 1, 2017 through December 15, 2017. The last date to enroll for coverage that starts January 1, 2018 is December 15, 2017. Due to this year’s shortened...
Local Man Arrested for Assault of Disabled Individual
Sulphur Springs Police responded to an assault on an autistic individual Saturday evening. EMS was called to treat the victim and a report was taken. The named assailant, Jerry Lynn Hicks, 29, of Sulphur Springs, was not present when police arrived. As the officers were clearing the first scene, they were called to a second location, an apartment in the 700 block of Wildcat Way. There they found Hicks. Hicks was read his rights and...
