Hopkins County Warrant Round Up
The Justices of the Peace in Hopkins County, Brad Cummings in Precinct 2 and B.J. Teer in Precinct 1, publicized an upcoming warrant round up set for Saturday, February 25 until Sunday, March 5 at a news conference Wednesday morning. The local effort is part of a statewide emphasis. Both JP’s indicate they have no interest in having someone serving jail time because of an outstanding Class C offense warrant. These include...
NETLA Youth Get Ready for the County Show
JACE AND JESS CUNNINGHAM OF SULPHUR BLUFF JR. FFA These brothers are getting their livestock projects ready for the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show, sponsored by NETLA, the Northeast Texas Livestock Association. Jace is showing a goat and Jess is showing a lamb. The annual show and sale is coming up February 23-25 in the Civic Center arena. Spectators are welcome to come out and meet the competitors and view the...
Wildcats Tie School Record for Wins
The Wildcats’ basketball team tied the school record for wins in a season by defeating Hallsville, 54-45 at Hallsville Tuesday night. The win was the Wildcats 25th of the season. They are 10-2 in district play and 25-6 for the season. Victor Iwuakor led the Wildcats in scoring with 18 points and Bryson Lynn added 17 points. Keaston Willis scored 8 points. The Wildcats finished second in the district. They will face North Forney...
Saltillo’s Fourth Quarter Scoring Keeps District Season Record Perfect
The Saltillo Lions remained unbeaten in district play but it wasn’t easy Tuesday night. The Lions edged by Sulphur Bluff, 43-38. Sulphur Bluff led 9-8 after one quarter and 20-17 at halftime. The score was tied 29-29 after three quarters. Saltillo outscored Sulphur Bluff in the fourth quarter, 14-9 to take the win. The Lions are 8-0 in district play and 18-14 overall. Trevor Moore led the Lions with 14 points and Michael Simmons...
Lady Cats Soccer Defeats Greenville; Travels to Hallsville Friday
The Lady Cats’ soccer team scored a pair of goals in the first half and one more in the second half in a 3-0 win over Greenville Tuesday night at the SSHS Track Complex. The win kept the Lady Cats at 4-1 in district play near the top of the district standings. At 13:20 of the first half, freshman Sophie Young scored the games first goal on a good assist from Mileena Zirretta. Then with 7:00 left to play in the first half,...
Wildcats Soccer Loses in Greenville
The Wildcats’ soccer team took a hard loss, 2-1 in Greenville Tuesday night on the road. The Lions scored both of their goals on penalty kicks. The Wildcats had a penalty kick blocked. In district play, the Wildcats now have one win, a shootout loss and three outright losses. The Wildcats are 8-4-2 for the season. The Wildcats end the first half of district play Friday night as they play host to Hallsville at the SSHS Track...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Says One Loss Does Not Define Season
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman said his team seemed a little off during their 46-43 bi-district loss to North Forney Monday night at Rockwall-Heath. He said even when his team had a 12 point lead, he didn’t feel it was safe. Coach Chapman said North Forney was better than a fourth place team and he was impressed with the deep three pointers several of their players made. He said the Lady Cats got what they wanted as...
Winnsboro Police Report February 6-12, 2017
Winnsboro Police made one arrest, investigated a two vehicle minor accident, responded to 125 calls for service, and issued 44 citations and 37 warnings during the February 6-12, 2017 report period. Brandon Weems, 43 of Winnsboro, was arrested February 6, 2017 for assault causing bodily injury/family. A two vehicle minor accident February 10th in the 500 block of West Broadway had no injuries reported.
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer; Wildcats at Lindale Against North Forney Next Tuesday
There is Wildcats’ basketball and Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer on this rainy, Tuesday game day. The Wildcats’ basketball team will wrap up district play at Hallsville Tuesday night. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m., then a JV game at around 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at around 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats’ varsity is 9-2 in district play. They will end up in second place. Their playoff...
