Lady Cats Softball Team Has Season End With Extra Inning Heartbreaking Walk Off Loss to Lovejoy
The Lady Cats Softball Team is headed to the off season after a tough pill to swallow Regional Semifinal Series loss to Lovejoy, 3-2 in an 8 inning walk off in Rockwall Friday night (May 21). One could make the case where Lovejoy could have gone scoreless. The Lady Leopards took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third when a throw to first for a possible third out was dropped allowing a run to score. Lovejoy scored their second run on a...
Intoxicated Man Accused Of Choking A Trooper
Lost Woman Who Calls For Help, Man Lying In The Road Jailed On Intoxication Charges A man accused of choking a trooper, a lost woman who called for help and a man reportedly lying in the road were all jailed on intoxication charges, according to arrest reports. Choking A Trooper Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson reported stopping a 32-year-old Castle Hayne, North Carolina truck driver around 1:30 p.m....
Halbert, Carr Named Top 8th Graders at Sulphur Bluff
Heaton Halbert and Evan Carr have been recognized as the top 8th graders at Sulphur Bluff ISD. Heaton Halbert Halbert, son of Stephanie Halbert of Sulphur Springs and Heath Halbert of McKinney, is the 2021 valedictorian of the Sulphur Bluff 8th Grade Class. He has attended Sulphur Bluff ISD for 10 years and will graduate to 9th grade with a 4.768 grade point average. On being named the 8th grade valedictorian, Halbert said, “I’m...
Yantis High School Class of 2021 Top 10 Announced
Yantis High School has announced the top 10 seniors in order of grade ranking, and have celebrated all Class of 2021 graduates over the last week. Announced earlier this week were the top two honor graduates. Brooke Barrett leads the class of 2021 as the valedictorian and Sarahi Martinez as the salutatorian. Thursday the school announced the full top 10 students. In addition to Barrett and Martinez, the top 10 includes Carlos Lopez,...
Council Retreat Provides Fuller Picture Of Current State Of City
The Sulphur Springs City Council retreat spanned more than 3 hours Thursday and provided the elected officials with a fuller picture of the current state of city government, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. The retreat is an annual event in which the council and city department representatives and officials get together and discuss potential appointments of representatives to a number of regional boards and mayor and mayor pro...
Must Win Game For Lady Cats Softball Team in Regional Semifinal Contest Friday at Rockwall
For the first time during the playoffs, the Lady Cats Softball Team goes into their Regional Semifinal game against Lucas Lovejoy Friday night (May 21) with their backs to the wall. After a game one loss to the Lady Peopards Wednesday, the Lady Cats must win Friday night or their season is over. Game two is Friday at 7 P.M. in Rockwall. If the Lady Cats force a third game, it will be Saturday at noon in Rockwall. The Lady Cats enter...
Nylah Lindley Signs Letter of Intent to Play Softball at Tuskegee in Alabama
Lady Cats multiple sport letterman Nylah Lindley signed a letter of intent Thursday morning (May 20) to attend college and play softball at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama. Lindley played several years in volleyball, basketball and softball at SSHS. She is the daughter of Nadia Wright and Cleveland Lindley. Lindley said she wanted to go to Tuskegee and got to watch one of their softball games online. She said Lady Cats Head...
27 Seniors Ranked In Top 10 Percent Of SSHS Class Of 2021 Recognized At Honors Breakfast
Sulphur Springs High School honored the 27 highest ranking seniors Thursday morning with special breakfast prepared and organized exclusively by SSHS students. The Honors Breakfast is a long-standing tradition at SSHS, for students and their parents, as well as one teacher or education the honoree has selected to honor. Two of the 27 SSHS Senior Class of 2021 Honor Graduates were unable to attend the Honors Breakfast, but were still...
Time Running Out to Register for Summer I Classes at PJC
Graduating high school students in the Paris Junior College service area need to register now if they wish to take advantage of a scholarship giving free tuition to a Summer I class. The PJC service area includes Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, and Red River counties and the Honey Grove and Fannindel school districts. “Classes offered in the Summer I and II semesters will transfer to four-year universities,” said Sheila Reece, PJC...
May is Older Americans Month, by Kelly Hamill
By RSVP Coordinator Kelly Hamill For almost 60 years, our nation has recognized the invaluable contribution senior adults make to the health of our communities by celebrating Older Americans Month in May. It began in 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, when President John F. Kennedy designated May as a time to celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults, and it officially became Older Americans Month in 1980. This year’s theme...