Three Teams in Action for Tuesday Gameday
Almost halfway through December, winter sports are beginning to roll. Not only is basketball well through their pre-district season, but now soccer in Sulphur Springs gets underway. Wildcats basketball plays at home, but the Lady Cats are on a bye. Men’s soccer begins the season on Tuesday, Dec. 13 but play on the road. Lady Cats soccer also plays on the road, but in their second scrimmage game on the season. Sulphur Springs...
Como-Pickton December 2022 Teacher And Students Of The Month Recognized
Como-Pickton CISD officials recognized four individuals at the regular December school board meeting, held Monday night, Dec. 12, 2022. One district teacher was selected as the Teacher of the Month, and one student from each campus as Student of the Month. (Left) Saundea Monk, elementary PE and health teacher, is recognized as Como-Pickton Teacher of the Month for December 2022. (Right) Third grader Bella Vo is Como-Pickton Elementary...
2023 Lights of Life Gala Sponsorships Now Available
Sulphur Springs, Texas – The17th annual Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Lights of Life Gala committee is moving ahead with plans for this popular event. Sponsorship invitations were mailed last week to approximately 750 businesses, organizations, and individuals. Last year’s Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Lights of Life Gala was elaborately decorated to follow the theme of Under the Big Top. The 2023 Gala will be...
Top State Runners Recognized By Hopkins County Commissioners Court
Some of the top runners in the state — Miller Grove and Saltillo Cross Country teams — were recognized by Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning. “This is an exciting time. We have some of the finest young people in the state here in the courtroom today,” said Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom, prior to reading four proclamations, one each recognizing the athletic achievements of three groups of Hopkins County...
Lady Cats Soccer Heads to Caddo Mills Tuesday
Coach Adriana Brena and Lady Cats soccer once again hit the road, playing in a second-straight game away from home. Tuesday, Dec. 13 has women’s soccer heading to Caddo Mills taking on the Lady Foxes. Sulphur Springs won their scrimmage opener on Friday, Dec. 9, beating Tyler High on their home field 6-1. The Lady Cats blew out the Lady Lions on Friday thanks to four different scorers putting goals in the net. Rowan led the way...
Wildcat Basketball Finishes Second in Stafford Tournament
Men’s basketball returns home to Sulphur Springs this week for a two-game home-stand. Tuesday and Friday the Wildcats host Texas High and Nacogdoches, respectively. The two-game home-stand begins with Sulphur Springs hosting former district foe Texas High. That game tips off in the SSHS Main Gym on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 P.M. Coach Brandon Shaver and his team put on a show in last weekend’s tournament in Stafford, as the...
Thinking Ahead To Your 2023 Garden? Consider Ordering Seed Catalogs
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener tomatoes Well, your 2022 vegetable gardens are put to bed now, so it’s time to relax: right? Perhaps, but some of you are already thinking about what you might want to plant in 2023. Unfortunately, most of your local feed, hardware, and nursery garden stores have removed all their vegetable seed packets and will not make them available before probably the end of January at the earliest....
Lady Cats Basketball Has Bye Tuesday, Plays on the Road Friday
Coach Bryan Jones and his squad take a bit of a breather prior to a Friday road game, their second game in three away from the friendly confines of the SSHS Main Gym. Tuesday is a bye for Sulphur Springs before they play at Ford on Friday night. Lady Cat basketball hopes to improve upon their three-game winning streak. Last week Sulphur Springs played a road and home game, beating New Boston on the road 51-46 then taking care of...
Meal-A-Day Menu For Dec. 12-16 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Dec. 12-16, 2022 includes: MONDAY, Dec. 12 — Beef Shephard’s Pie, Topped with Mashed Potatoes, Normandy Vegetables and a Roll. TUESDAY, Dec. 13 —BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, Baked Beans and Coleslaw. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14 — Tater...
6 Sentenced In District Court
At least six people were sentenced Dec. 5-7, 2022, in the Eighth Judicial District Court, according to court reports and records. Sabrina Nicole Floyd Sabrina Nicole Floyd on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, was scheduled to appear for a trial before the court on a motion to proceed with an abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal neglect charge. Floyd pled true to violating her probation by smoking marijuana and methamphetamine. During a...
