Wildcats Soccer Team Gets Two Overtime Goals to Defeat Red Oak in Area Playoff
The Wildcats Soccer Team scored two early clutch overtime goals and then turned things over to their defense as the Wildcats defeated Red Oak in an Area contest, 4-2 Tuesday night (March 30) at Hanby Stadium in Mesquite. The Wildcats seemed have more energy in overtime and began to put pressure on the Hawks’ defense and goalkeeper. First Edgar Salazar ended up one on one with the keeper and scored a goal at 5:53 in the first...
Sports Odds and Ends For Wednesday
The Wildcats Soccer Team will take on District 15-5A champion Longview in a Regional Quarterfinal match in the third round of the playoffs. The teams are scheduled to meet Thursday (April 1) at 7 p.m. in Lindale. It’s the third time the two teams have played this season. During district play, both home and away, the Lobos edged by the Wildcats, 1-0. The Wildcats have won Bi-District and Area games for the first time since 2013....
DSHS launches Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler
Registration Available For Vaccine Clinics By DSHS And Some Other Public Health Entities As Texas opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone age 16 and older, the Texas Department of State Health Services is launching the Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler. The scheduler gives people one place to sign up for a COVID-19 shot through multiple public health departments, including the eight DSHS public health regions, which provide...
Results Of Survey, Steps In Pacific Park Improvement Plan Discussed
With work on the Grays Building progressing rapidly, focus is turning more toward the park grounds. The results of the community survey conducted earlier this month and next steps in the Pacific Park improvement plan were outlined during a special Zoom meeting Monday night. Survey Results William Spencer, the civil engineer and partner MHS Planning & Design LLC, who came up with the design concept to enhance park facilities based...
Wildcats Tennis Team Has Some Success at Pleasant Grove Tourney Last Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team played their sixth tournament of the semester last Friday (March 26) at Pleasant Grove. The Wildcats are playing to earn the highest seed they can get for the District Tournament coming up April 13-14 in Texarkana. Wildcats Coach Tony Martinez said his girls’ doubles team of Mykylie Meador and Jeauxleigh Cantu got all the way to a semifinal match Friday before losing to a Lindale team. Coach Martinez...
Wildcats Soccer Area Playoff Among Game Day Events on Tuesday
When the Wildcats Soccer Team pulled a bi-district upset over Whitehouse, 2-1 last Friday (March 26) in Whitehouse, Coach Alexi Upton’s Wildcats did something that a Wildcats’ soccer team had not done for 7 years. They won a bi-district game. Back in 2014, the Andy Holt-coached Wildcats won a bi-district contest over Carrollton Newman Smith. Now the present day Wildcats have an Area contest with Red Oak Tuesday at 6 p.m....
HC Chamber of Commerce Report for March 31, 2021
Current Chamber President and CEO Lezley Brown Chamber Connection- March 31, 2021 by Lezley Brown Please don’t forget that tomorrow is the day! You are invited to welcome our new President/CEO to the Chamber on Thursday, April 1 st from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Chamber is located at 110 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Please make plans to stop by and welcome Butch Burney to the Chamber family. We look forward to seeing you! The annual...
Local Senior Joins Governor’s Century Club With 100-Year Honor
Hopkins County resident Frances Anderson turned 100 years old in 2021, and has received a Certificate of Award from Texas Governor Gregg Abbott. According to Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center, Frances and her daughter Sandra stopped by the Center to pick up her Certificate Of Award. Frances turned 100 during March. Frances was originally from South Mayde, Texas near Sherman, born in March 1921. She spent...
Lady Cats Softball Team Beats Winnsboro on One-Hitter by Crimson Bryant
Another circle appearance and another pitching gem for Lady Cats pitching ace Crimson Bryant as the Lady Cats defeated Winnsboro, 10-0 in five innings Monday evening (March 29) at Lady Cat Park. Bryant got the win and went all five innings, threw 63 pitches and allowed no runs and one hit while striking out 12. Bryant was also a hitting star driving a long single off the base of the center field wall that scored 2 or her 4 RBI’s...
CR 2310 Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine And THC Wax, 1 Felony Arrest
A defective license plate light was what got the car stopped on County Road 2310 just off of FM 1870 around 2:40 a.m. March 27, but the strong marijuana odor that greeted the deputy as he approached the car is what tipped him off to the likely presence of contraband. The presence of marijuana in plain view in the car resulted in a search, which also yielded cocaine, THC wax and one felony arrest, according to arrest reports. No HCSO...
