Wildcats Basketball Wraps Up First Half of District Play This Week
Believe it or not, once the dust subsides on Friday, Jan. 27 men’s basketball will be halfway through their 10-game district season. This week has Coach Brandon Shaver and his team playing two-straight on the road. Sulphur Springs hopes to wrap up an undefeated first half of their district season if they can win both their games this week, starting with Tuesday at Pleasant Grove. The Wildcats enter Tuesday’s game 3-0, tied...
Wildcats Powerlifting Finishes 2nd at Season-Opening Meet
Coach Bret Page and his boys had themselves a solid outing in their season opener. Wildcats powerlifting placed second in a crowded meet of talented programs. finishing only behind host Lindale. Logan Lowrance won his weight class of 114, squatting 260, benching 160 with a dead lift at 245. Max Williamson at 123 also won his weight class, lifting 330/210/375 in Lindale. Riley Isaac finished second in the weight class. The 148 weight...
Paris District Road Report for Jan. 23, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Jan. 23, 2023. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
HC Chamber of Commerce Report for January 20th, 2023
It is with great pleasure that the 2023 Board of Directors invites you to the 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet hosted at Hopkins County Regional Civiv Center Febuarury 16th. Networking Cocktail Happy Hour starts at 6:00 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30, and awards will follow at 7 p.m. Community awards, including Large and Small Business of the Year, Educator of the Year, Caregiver Award,...
“Love Letters” Set for This Weekend at Community Players Inc.
Opening this coming weekend–four performances starring two different couples in A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, the story of childhood friends Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner. Their lifelong correspondence begins when both are children with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards. The pair continues to communicate throughout their lives, and the final letter shows how much they really...
Friday Gameday Has Four Teams in Action
January 20’s edition of Friday gameday is a busy one, with both basketball and soccer squads all in action. First team up on Friday is Wildcats soccer, continuing their final tournament in Terrell. Coach Alexi Upton’s team plays Sunnyvale, now 5A, at 12:30 P.M. The final tourney for men’s soccer continues through Saturday, Jan. 21 in an early 9:30 A.M. match with Waxahachie Life. Sulphur Springs fell on Thursday to...
Bond Set for Sulphur Springs School Bomb Threat Suspect
According to jail reports, a bond has been set at $100,000 for the suspect, Morgan Rechelle Durrett, on the felony charge of terroristic threat. As of Thursday morning, January 19th, Durrett remained in the Hopkins County Jail on the charge and it is unclear if she has retained an attorney. A felony warrant was issued after quick investigative work by the Sulphur Springs Police Department in the case of a bomb threat made against...
Both Soccer Teams Begin Final Tourneys Thursday, Powerlifting Begins Season
Thursday, Jan. 19 brings both Wildcats and Lady Cats soccer squads beginning their final tournaments of the 2022-23 season. Powerlifting also gets underway on this edition of Thursday gameday. Coach Adriana Brena and women’s soccer head back to Longview for the second weekend in a row for their final tourney, this weekend playing in the 2023 Longview Lobo showcase. All three games for Sulphur Springs are played at Lobo Stadium...
Arrest Made in Sulphur Springs School Bomb Threat
Sulphur Springs Police identified a suspect very quickly in the case of a bomb threat at Sulphur Springs Elementary School on January 18th. Sulphur Springs police then issued a warrant for Morgan Rechelle Durrett of Dallas, located the suspect and arrested her. It is not known at this time what connection, if any, that Durrett has with any student, teacher or staff member at SSES. The bomb threat was called in to the main office of...
Wildcats Basketball Has First Home District Contest Friday
Coach Brandon Shaver’s team makes a long-awaited return home Friday, Jan. 20 when they host North Lamar. Sulphur Springs hopes to keep their momentum going as they are already 2-0 in district play after shellacking Liberty Eylau on Tuesday 72-47. The Wildcats got off to a fast start and never looked back, leading big at the half 42-22. Sulphur Springs scoring that many points in the first half was only five points less than the...
