Lady Cats Return to Tyler Saturday; Thursday Filled with Losses
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness says usually when a team goes 0-3 in a tournament, the coach is disappointed. But after the Lady Cats lost to Beckville, Tyler Lee and Tatum in pool play Thursday, Coach Maness says he saw positives in each contest. Beckville, the state’s #1 ranked team in Class 3A, won 2-0 over the Lady Cats but only took the first set, 27-25. The second was 25-18. The Lady Cats opened their next match...
Wildcats at Liberty-Eylau For Scrimmage Action
The Wildcats’ football team will have their only scrimmage of the season Friday night at Liberty-Eylau in Texarkana. JV and Freshmen teams will begin scrimmage at 5 p.m. The Wildcats’ varsity should get started at around 7 p.m. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says the Wildcats need to see somebody different and he says they are ready to do that. Coach Owens says they are ready to go out and see what we’ve got. He...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report August 16-22, 2017
August 16th Deputies were dispatched to FM 1801 near Mineola, at approximately 9:04 a.m., in reference to an animal complaint. Deputies were unable to locate the owner of the dogs. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 1:27 p.m., in reference to a fraud that occurred on FM 1254 near Mineola. This case has been forwarded to investigators. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 3:14 p.m., in...
City Council Eliminates Fire Chief Position, Approves Ordinance, Hears Public Comment Regarding Tax Rate
In special session Friday at noon, the Sulphur Springs City Council heard public comment regarding 2017 tax revenues and voted to eliminate the position of Fire Chief. They also passed on second reading of an ordinance adding Wireless Infrastructure Management in order to regulate the physical use, occupancy, and maintenance of city rights-of-way by wireless network providers, providing an effective date of September 1, 2017. During...
Mystery Visit From a History Guest…Who Was Amanda Callahan Davis?
Retired public schoolteacher and Historical Society member Paula Altenbaumer finds pleasure in researching and presenting interesting individuals from Hopkins County’s past to audiences. Over the past two years, she has portrayed Betsy Ross, Isabella Hopkins and Mrs. (Dr.) Houston as a tribute to the character portrayals of the late Lavyn Sisco. Paula was the “Mystery History Guest” at the annual joint meeting of the...
Saltillo Meet the Teacher Night and New Gym Ribbon Cutting
The Saltillo ISD staff had a very busy night on Thursday August 24, with Meet the Teacher, a Ribbon cutting for the new weight room and with Meet the Lions. First day of school for Saltillo ISD is Monday, August 28th. Thanks to Johnna West for the photos documenting the event! Saltillo Meet the Teacher & Lions & Ribbon Cutting19 Saltillo Meet the Teacher & Lions & Ribbon Cutting20 Saltillo Meet the Teacher & Lions...
Saltillo Woman Arrested For Possession of Meth and Marijuana at Roadside Park
Hopkins County Deputies observed a vehicle parked at the roadside park on Highway 67 and found the driver of the auto, Ashley Suzanne McGill, 39, of Saltillo exhibiting signs of nervousness—quivering lips and shaky hands—as they began a conversation with her. She told the deputy that she did not have anything illegal in the vehicle. However, when asked to exit the vehicle, she handed the officer two marijuana cigarettes, a small...
A Father and 1-Year Old Child Test Positive for Meth and Marijuana
An investigation by Child Protective Services regarding a 1-year old child that tested positive for methamphetamine has led to the arrest of the child’s father, Brett William Owsley, 27, of Sulphur Springs. Both Owsley and the child tested positive for meth and marijuana. Special Crimes Unit assisted in the investigation and arrested Owsley at the corner of Church and Houston Streets Thursday morning. Owsley is in Hopkins County Jail...
Local AMBUS Already Serving In Preparation for Hurricane Harvey
Hopkins County EMS AMBUS and the six paramedics that have been deployed to South Texas in preparation for Hurricane Harvey have already begun work in Victoria, Texas, where team members moved eight patients from a long term nursing facility. The AMBUS and crew are now on their way to Corpus Christi. The AMBUS and crew traveled to San Antonio where they joined two AMBUSes stationed in Dallas and two stationed in San Antonio. (See...
