Wildcats 7-on-7 Seeks to Qualify for State Tourney Friday in Rowlett
The Wildcats 7 on 7 football team has one last tournament to qualify for next weekend’s 7 on 7 state championship tourney. Friday (June 23) the Wildcats chase their dream at a Rowlett state qualifier tournament. To qualify, the Wildcats must win their pool and one more game. Four teams will qualify for state out of the 32-team field at Rowlett. The Wildcats pool includes Tyler Lee, Richardson Pearce and Denison. The Wildcats...
Youth Volleyball, Soccer Camps Begin Monday
The Sulphur Springs ISD is offering volleyball and soccer camps next week. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness is actually having two camps based on age groups. Both camps will be on Monday through Wednesday next week (June 26-28) in the main high school gym. Volleyball camp for girls entering fourth through the seventh grade will take place from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Camp for girls entering eighth or ninth grade will be...
Former Wildcat Player/Assistant Coach Follows Former Wildcat at McKinney Job
Former Wildcat soccer player and former Wildcat assistant soccer coach Colby Peak has been selected as the new head soccer coach at McKinney Boyd. Coach Peak has been at Mesquite Poteet since 2011 after leaving Sulphur Springs. A Peak coached Mesquite Poteet team downed the Wildcats in a fourth round playoff match in 2013. Coack Peak will be replacing former Wildcat player Casey Osborn at McKinney Boyd. Coach Osborn, who has coached...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 14-20, 2017
June 14th Deputies were dispatched to CR 1973 near Yantis, at approximately 9:45 a.m., in reference to a welfare check. When they arrived, everything was good. Deputies were dispatched to FM 778 near Quitman, at approximately 11:44 a.m., in reference to a welfare check. The individual was responsive and cooperative. Deputies responded to a suspicious person on CR 1885 near Yantis, at approximately 1:21 p.m. The area was searched, but...
Mobile Mammography Coach Visits Sulphur Springs
Hunt County Regional Healthcare has their Mobile Mammography bus parked in the Spring Village Shopping Center in front of Dollar General today, June 22. They will be in Sulphur Springs until 3:00 pm. Similar to a blood-drive bus, this Mobile Mammography Coach is a portable way to check for breast cancer, and service the areas around Hunt County. Leah Fouse, is the bus driver and also helps with registration/paperwork, said about the...
Vehicle Accident Leads to a Variety of Charges
Morgan Lane Brown, 22 , was available for docket call Thursday morning at 9 a.m. but had to await a magistrates hearing for a variety of misdemeanor charges due to an accident the night before. Brown is in Hopkins County jail following the accident. He was to appear in Eighth Judicial District Court for a pretrial hearing on the status of legal counsel for an indicted charge of Abandon Endanger Child with Intent to Return, a Felony...
Winnsboro Man Stopped for Suspicious Activity
John Michael Lopez, 19, of Winnsboro on CR 3368, west of FM 900 at 12:21 a.m. looked suspicious to Hopkins County Deputy Amanda Weatherford. Communications reported the 1998 Toyota on a Hopkins County back county road to be out of area. She stopped Lopez for suspicious activity. He was nervous and unsure of his destination when Weatherford began questioning his reason for being on the roadway. Lopez was asked for consent to search...
Ragan Dennis is New Safe-T Advocate for 8 Counties
June 22, 2017 – Miss Ragan Dennis is an advocate and caseworker for Safe-T. She came on board following the promotion to Supervisor of Mary Ferguson, a long-time caseworker in the Sulphur Springs office. With a college background in psychology and criminal justice, Ragan is a trained professional representing Safe-T during counseling with clients, in support group meetings and awareness presentations, and through a Certified...
