Friday Game Day Features Cross Country, Volleyball and Football Season Opener
With August nearing its end, fall sports have been slowly but surely ramping up their seasons. Wildcats cross country, lead by Coach Ross Hicks, participated in their first meet of their fall season last Saturday in Commerce at the Commerce Tigers Invitational. the Lady Cats runner won the 5A-6A 5000 meter race, notching two runners in the top four and five of six varsity runners finishing in the top-25. The Wildcats placed fourth in...
At Least 10 Arrested On Controlled Substance And Related Charges
August 27, 2021 – At least 10 people were arrested on controlled substance and related charges this week by officers in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. South Broadway Street Traffic Stop Lovie Ann Moss (HCSO jail photos) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Drew Fisher initiated a traffic stop on a Dodge Ram pickup around 9 p.m. Aug. 25, 2021, for traveling at 96 miles per hour in a 75 mph sped zone...
Lady Cats Cross Country Wins Commerce Tigers Invitational, Wildcats Place 4th
Saturday proved to be a very successful day for Coach Ross Hicks and his cross country teams. In their first meet of the year, the Lady Cats ended up winning the meet and the Wildcats cross country team placed fourth in the Commerce Tigers Invitational held on Saturday, Aug. 21. The Lady Cats were firing on all cylinders, having five of six seven runners place in the top-25, including two runners in the top-4 of 40 qualifying runners....
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 1-1 in Day One of Edgewood Tournament
Thursday, Aug. 26 brought the Lady Cats volleyball team their first day of the Edgewood tournament. The Lady Cats came out hot, winning their first match on the day versus the Van Alstyne Lady Panthers. While Van Alstyne kept if close in set one, narrowly losing to Sulphur Springs 23-25 before the Lady Cats took control of the match in set two. Coach Dorner’s team beat the Lady Panthers 25-16 in set two, and escaped set three to...
Horn Brothers Selected To Perform Annex Roof Renovation
Horn Brothers was selected to perform annex roof renovations during a special meeting of Hopkins County Commissioners Court Thursday afternoon. Hopkins County Commissioners Court on Monday tabled making a decision about the roof renovation for the annex building housing the County Clerk’s Office, at Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price’s request. Price cited a possible problem with materials to be used. Tom Glosup discusses...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs Acquires Medical Mobile Unit
Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 26, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has taken the opportunity to acquire a Medical Mobile Unit (MMU) from the Regional Advisory Council (RAC) that was not being utilized. We have a number of preparedness plans in place, and the inclusion of the MMU has always been a part of those plans. When increased patient volume or staffing warrant its use, the MMU may employed as a...
Shannon Barker of Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation: Fundraising for New 4-D Ultrasound
Shannon Barker was named Executive Director of Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation in September 2020 The Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation works hard year round to help provide needs for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Shannon Barker has been on the job as the Foundation’s Executive Director for one year now, and is excited about current goals and projects for the Foundation. During August 2021, her...
Lady Cats Volleyball Set for Day One of Edgewood Tournament Today
Coach Bailey Dorner and her Lady Cats volleyball team will participate in their third tournament of the fall 2021 season later today when they take part in day one of the Edgewood Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. The Lady Cats will be playing two games on Thursday, first versus Van at noon, followed by a match versus Caddo Mills. The second match on the day, versus Caddo Mills, will be something of a rematch. Sulphur Springs...
2 Additional COVID Deaths, 99 New Cases, 33 Recoveries Reported For Hopkins County
Although all three COVID-19 vaccines – including the Pfizer product officially approved as a vaccine by the FDA this week – are available at no charge at multiple locations in Sulphur Springs for individuals age 12 and older, COVID-19 continues to spread among Hopkins County residents, resulting in two additional COVID deaths, Texas Department of State Health Services reported on Aug. 24. COVID-19 Case Count Data compiled...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Greg Owens Discusses Scrimmages and Upcoming Frisco
Up until Tuesday afternoon, the Wildcats football team were set to host the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines for both teams’ season openers. However, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Wakeland head coach Marty Secord contacted Coach Greg Owens informing him his Wolverine team would have to pull out of Friday night’s contest with Sulphur Springs due to the coronavirus. Coach Secord did inform Coach Owens that a team from his district, Frisco...
