Wildcats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks Discusses Last Week’s Lindale Invitational and Thursday’s District Championship Meet
Cross country coach Ross Hicks and his program are all too excited to compete in the District 15-5A championship held this Thursday in Hallsville. But before they could set their sights on vanquishing their district foes, they first had to get through the Lindale Eagle Invitational held last Thursday. It was a fantastic final tune-up for the cross country team, as the Lady Cats finished second and the Wildcats placed fourth. The...
SSHS Wildcat Band Has Great Week Of Competition
the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band have had a great week of competition, scoring well at both the Royse City competition Oct. 9 and UIL Contest on Oct. 11. The band started out on Saturday winning Best In Class 5A and finishing 2nd Overall in the finals at the Royse City Contest against a “stout lineup of great bands.” According to school staff, “these students have proven that hard work pays off.”...
4-H Project Show Results and the Annual Christmas Joys Program
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County 4-H Project Show Results Every year during National 4-H Week, Hopkins County 4-H members have the opportunity to enter items in the 4-H Project Show. This serves as an avenue to showcase talents of our 4-H youth. Even though entries were down, 22 quality items were entered in this year’s Project Show. Here are the...
Upcoming Activities include Stew Contest, Help A Child Benefit, Halloween Events, Car Show
By Butch Burney Get Your Stew On Who is ready for stew? The cooler weather signals that the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services and Galyean Insurance, is almost here. The contest will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. Things are not just back to normal at the stew contest, but they are better than normal. We will have more than 140 pots of stew...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 0-2 in Brutal Two Game Road Stand
Sulphur Springs ended their toughest two-game stretch of the season on the road on Tuesday, Oct. 12 with a second-straight loss.` The Lady Cats fought hard and never quit, but couldn’t keep up with the Lady Mavs, losing in four sets in Marshall. Sulphur Springs had decent leads on several occasions, but the Lady Mavs had an answer for everything the Lady Cats sent their way. Coach Bailey Dorner’s squad had a seven point...
Suspicious Person Complaint Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
A suspicious person complaint resulted in a controlled substance arrest, according to arrest reports. Brandon Ray Timmons Sulphur Springs Police Officers Silas Whaley and Cpl. Chris Rosamond reported finding Brandon Ray Timmons seated in a Chevrolet Equinox at the Eaton Drive address where the suspicious person was reported at 3:57 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2021. Timmons allegedly had a glass pipe of the kind commonly used to smoke...
Two Men Jailed On Felony Charges
At least two men were jailed on felony charges over the weekend, 2021, according to arrest and jail reports. Clifford Martin Wikoff Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman and Officer E. Jaime conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet 1500 at 11:59 a.m. Oct. 8, 2021 on Church Street. A records check showed occupant Clifford Martin Wikoff to be wanted by three other agencies on outstanding warrants. Wikoff’s truck was securely...
Pittsburg Man Jailed On 2 Felony Charges
A 57-year-old Pittsburg man was jailed in Hopkins County Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 on two felony charges, according to sheriff’s reports. James Glenn Belcher James Glenn Belcher was booked into Hopkins County jail on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty group 1/1B controlled substance and unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to jail reports. He was released from the county jail later Monday, on...
2021 Ag In The Classroom
Area AgriLife Extension Agents, assisted by numerous volunteers as well as Farm Bureau and Southwest Dairy Center, hosted hundreds of school children over the course of two days this week at Ag In The Classroom. While the annual agricultural experience typically is offered to fourth graders, this year schools in counties with participating Extension agencies were also invited to bring their fifth graders. Extension wasn’t able...
Over $8,100 In Donations Contributed During Second Week Of 2021-22 HCUW Campaign
More than $8,100 in donations were contributed to Hopkins County United Way during the second week of the 2021-22 campaign, bringing the overall total raised so far to $32,768. This year’s goal is to raise $150,000 to benefit the 18 agencies the funding is allocated to help. Mike Horne picked up a donation from Century 21 First Group. Hope Smith also dropped off at his office donations from Hopkins County Veterinary Clinic and...
