Paris Coach Sees Potential in His Team Going Into Friday Night’s Game; Paris Won Last Year
The Wildcats host Paris Friday night at The Prim for Homecoming. Steve Hohenberger is in his fifth year as Paris Head Coach after a long tenure as an assistant and head coach at Irving Nimitz. His Paris team is 1-1 so far this season with a 47-20 win over Terrell and a 45-13 loss last week to Pleasant Grove. Last year Paris had a good run in the playoffs and Coach Hohenberger feels they have the potential to do that again. However he...
100 Reserve Seats Added at Prim Stadium
There are some more reserved seats available for the Friday Paris game and for the rest of the Wildcats home season. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens said Thursday morning that due to demand for reserved tickets, the reserve ticket section at Gerald Prim Stadium has been expanded by 100 seats. They are located at the top of Section B and they all have the blue seats in them. He said there were about 50 seats left for the Paris...
North Hopkins Tax Swap Will Maximize State Funding For Local Needs
Several information meetings have been conducted in the North Hopkins Independent School District to provide an overview of a proposed Tax “Swap” Ratification Election. Superintendent Darin Jolly said the tax swap will enable the district to maximize state funding without raising local rates. The additional money will used for what Jolly calls “big ticket” items including transportation fleet needs, parking improvements and...
Homecoming Royalty Named in Friday Pregame Activities 6:30 p.m. at Prim Stadium
This is Homecoming week at Sulphur Springs High School. Sixteen Homecoming nominees, who are hoping to be selected as Homecoming queen, have been chosen by the high school student body. The nominees are Alyssa Abron, Karlee Adams, Makenzie Alexander, Allie Avery, Gracie Boyer, Vanessa Diosdado, Hannah Dixon, N’sya Dugan, Aubrey Faulks, Anden Hammack, Maggie McGlamery, Jacie McKinney, Kate Potts, Anna Sapaugh, Imani Taylor and Mieke...
What Might Have Been; Lady Cats Face Hallsville at 4 p.m. Friday
Nineteenth century American poet John Greenleaf Whittier once penned the proper sentiment for Tuesday night’s Lady Cat 3-2 loss at Texas High. “For all sad words of tongue and pen. The saddest are these. It might have been”. The Lady Cats were poised to win in Texarkana when the Lady Tigers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. In set five, the Lady Cats had a 12-9 lead when a timeout was taken. Coming out of the break, Lady...
Herd Wins First Varsity Match; Team Tennis 1-1 om District
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was pleased with his team’s 14-5 district win over short-handed Marshall at the Wildcat Tennis Complex Tuesday afternoon. The win evened the Wildcats district record at 1-1. Coach Martinez awarded the Wildcat Ball to freshman Katie Beth Herd, who won her first varsity match. Herd won in girls’ singles despite losing a first set, 6-0. Herd won set two, 6-0 and then captured the match...
Guess They’re Staying; CHRISTUS Logo Affixed to Hospital Building Wednesday
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital is now identified by the hospital logo on the front wall of the building. The emblem welcomes those driving Jim Masters Boulevard, the entrance to the hospital off Airport Road. It replaces the Memorial Hospital logo that once graced the main building. The hospital name was changed when Hopkins County Memorial Hospital District sold 51% of ownership the hospital to CHRISTUS Health. The sale was...
Chamber Connection September 14, 2017
Chamber Connection-September 14th Here’s a little update on the 48th Annual Stew Contest! The Chamber has already mailed out Stew Cook letters and Sponsor letters. If you have not received your letter, please call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515. If you would like to cook or sponsor a stew pot for the first time, please don’t hesitate. Give us a call and we will get you signed up! Deadline to enter and KEEP YOUR STEW SITE from last...
Wildcats, 2-0 Host Paris Wildcats for Homecoming Friday Night
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says the Wildcats 2-0 start has had an effect on Wildcats practices this week. He says players are gaining confidence. Coach Owens says cooler weather this week has also had a positive effect on the players. Coach Owens had his media gathering Wednesday morning with the Paris Homecoming Game coming up Friday at The Prim. Sometimes friction can develop between the offense and defense on a team but...
