Meet New Director of Hopkins County Community Chest
During April 2021, Heather White stepped into the capable shoes of outgoing Director Judy Moore who had successfully led Hopkins County Community Chest for eight years. White is not a new face to Hopkins County, nor to the work that Community Chest does for local residents. Heather is originally from Saltillo and a 2002 graduate of Como-Pickton CISD, then following a 15-year career in Lowe’s management, she made a career change....
Lady Cats Softball Playoff Series Has Changed, No Game Thursday Night
The Lady Cats Softball Team’s bi-district schedule versus Lufkin has changed. The new schedule calls for two games Friday at Marshall at 6 p.m. The second game is scheduled to begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of game 1. Game 3, if necessary, will be Saturday at noon at Whitehouse. The Lady Cats, district co-champions and the #1 seed from district 15-5A, have a season record of 22-3. They enter the game having won 13 games...
Miller Grove HS Has 3 UIL Academic Competitors Moving on to State
Miller Grove High School Academic UIL competitors showed up at the Regional contest with winning in mind. Of the ten who advanced to Regionals from the District level, the academic team walked away with a total of five medals, three students who are moving on to the state level, and the Speech Team won overall second place. Bailee Shipp placed fifth in poetry. Addison Stanton fared just a bit better in the prose competition, getting...
American Legion, VFW Hosting May 1 Blood Drive
American Legion Post 66 and VFW Post 8560 will host a blood drive in the Carter BloodCare bus in Brookshire’s parking lot May 1, 2021 American Legion Post 66 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8560 are hosting the Carter BloodCare bus Saturday in Brookshire’s parking lot, 809 Gilmer St. in Sulphur Springs. The May 1 blood drive will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to Carter BloodCare, more than 3,500 blood...
Cumby City-Wide Clean Up Scheduled This Weekend
The three-day Cumby City-Wide Clean Up is scheduled for Friday, April 30, -Sunday, May 2, 2021 A dumpster will be provided behind the water tower on Depot Street to allow City of Cumby residents to dispose of larger household items to help clean up their personal property in town. I While most things that can fit into a dumpster are allowed, the City of Cumby officials remind residents that there are a few restrictions. The following...
State Securities Board: Beware Unregistered Online Platforms Offering “Investment Plans”
News Release – April 28, 2021 AUSTIN – The Texas State Securities Board is warning investors about unregistered online platforms defrauding the public through the sale of so-called “investment plans.” These investment plans often sound appealing – they tend to be tied to blockchain technology, artificial intelligence or foreign currency and promise guaranteed returns paid over very short terms. In many instances, however,...
Commerce Tigers Baseball Falls to Lone Oak on Senior Night
The Commerce Tigers baseball team jumped out to a quick lead on Senior Night but it was not enough as Lone Oak scored 11 unanswered to best the Tigers in Commerce on Tuesday, Apr. 27 by a score of 11-1. Commerce got their only run of the game when Nicholson of the Tigers was walked by Lone Oak pitching, and following an error by Lone Oak catcher Jackson, Nicholson was able to advance all the way to third base. The following batter for...
Auto Tech Students Accept Top Tech Challenge
Sulphur Springs High School auto tech students Jackson Burnett and Jessica Snyder/ Photo: Courtesy SSHS Sulphur Springs High School automotive technology students Jackson Burnett and Jessica Snyder competed in auto tech competition at the 2021 Universal Technical Institute Top Tech Challenge. This is the first year SSHS students have competed in this competition. The contest took place on the UTI – Irving campus on April 24. The...
CHRISTUS Facilities Offer COVID Vaccines, Pain Management, Digestive Health Services
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News, April 28, 2021 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. The current blood shortage is the worst in decades – We need your help! Carter BloodCare is...
Commerce Tigers Track Competes Well at Regionals, But None Advance to State
The Commerce Tigers mens track and field team competed in the 3A Region 2 Track meet last Friday and Saturday in Whitehouse. Seven athletes from Commerce advanced to the Regional meet with the hopes of advancing to state. While the seven Tigers fought hard and competed well, no Commerce athletes advanced to the state track meet. Three Tiger athletes placed in the top 6 in their respective events. In running events, J’den Wilson...
