City of Commerce Begins Spraying for West Nile Carrying Mosquitoes, Again
According to Acting City Secretary Becky Pattillo, the City of Commerce, with the assistance of Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been trapping mosquitoes and sending them to the Department of State Health Services as a precautionary measure to test for various diseases. Emergency Management Officials have been notified that one sample has tested positive for West Nile. Additional samples have been returned with positive results...
Friday Night Lights: Texas High’s Norton, Wildcats’ Owens, Young, Abron
The Wildcats play at Texas High Friday night and the Tigers are coached again this year by Barry Norton, now in his eighteenth year. He took over when the program was struggling and Coach Norton has turned the Tigers into a perennial playoff team. Despite his team’s 5-0 record, 1-0 in district play and a #8 rating in the AP Poll, Coach Norton says his team has a long way to go to be a good team. He says the offense has the...
9th Annual Help-A-Child Benefit Saturday, October 8, 2016
On Saturday, October 8, 2016, the 9th Annual Tractor Pull and Chili and Brisket Cook-off will be held at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. All proceeds benefit children at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, and the Southern Christian Home for Children in Arkansas. At 9 a.m., the Antique Tractor Pull & Show will be held inside the Civic Center and conducted by the Lake County Antique...
Animal of the Week: Ginger
Ginger is a sweet, female that has been with the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter since August 22nd, 2016. She was picked up at Douglas Intermediate School and an owner never claimed her. During the Animal of the Week interview, Ginger was playful and full of energy! She loves her head scratched, has a sweet temperament, and would be a perfect family dog! Ginger has visited a local vet to be spayed and get her shots. Her adoption fee is...
High School Pitchers Face Pitch Count Rule Change
The UIL in Texas seems poised to adopt a 110 pitch count for all high school baseball pitchers for either a game or a series by this school year’s season. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says the proposal should not have much impact on his program. Coach Hammack already uses a standard of 100 pitches. He admits the new rule may have an impact in a series where an ace throws on Thursday and then wants to come back for one...
SSHS Marching Band Will Compete in Four Contests in October
Wildcats Marching Band Director Charles McCauley calls October Contest Month. The Wildcats Band will have four contests, including UIL Competition, over 12 days beginning Monday. That day the band will be at a contest in Mineola. McCauley says there will be 24 bands in all including 6A Tyler Lee, top Class 4A band Wills Point and a new powerhouse band from Melissa. He says his band kids will have the opportunity to see some fine...
Fall Festival Cover Girl Dinner and Introductions; A Video Presentation of Channel 18 News
Videography by Doug Haston… Scenes from the Cover Girl Queen’s Dinner and introductions to each of the contestants. The reigning 2015-2016 Cover Girl, Aleigh Bessonett, a Senior at Miller Grove high school, is the daughter of Bill and Cherrie Bessonett. As a Lady Hornet, Aleigh participates in Cross Country, Basketball and Track. She is involved in National Honor Society,and 4-H, and is a member of the Brashear Baptist...
Equine West Nile Increasing in East Texas
As of this time, the Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an increase in Equine West Nile cases this year. Currently they are reporting 38 horses in the state of Texas infected, compared to 25 in 2014, and 31 in 2015. Many of these horses are residents of East Texas. Hopkins, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, and Wood Counties have reported Equine West Nile cases. The Health Services says it is important to vaccinate for West...
Accident Slows I-30 Traffic Near 114 Mile Marker
An accident at the 114 mile marker on westbound Interstate 30 between Brashear and Cumby Thursday morning slowed traffic through the mid-morning hours. The accident involved an18-wheeler rear-ended by a small SUV. DPS and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies closed one lane of traffic to allow Emergency Medical Services to respond. There are no known injuries as of 11 a.m. Thursday.
Chamber Connection October 6, 2016
The Chamber is crazy busy right now preparing for the Stew Contest on Saturday, October 22nd. Just a reminder, the deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the Cooks Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goodie bags,...
