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Wildcats Basketball Team Puts In All Together In Overtime To Get District Win At Texas High Friday
Jan16

Wildcats Basketball Team Puts In All Together In Overtime To Get District Win At Texas High Friday

This time, there was no miracle three point shot made at the buzzer to ruin the Wildcats night. After fighting their way into overtime, the Wildcats outscored Texas High by nine points to take a 67-58 district win on the road Friday night, January 15. wildcats basketball The win improves the Wildcats’ district record to 4-2 after the first half of district play. They are now 11-8 for the season. The Wildcats had three players in...

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Wildcats Soccer Team Faces a Stern Test In The Final Game Of A Wylie Tournament Saturday
Jan16

Wildcats Soccer Team Faces a Stern Test In The Final Game Of A Wylie Tournament Saturday

The Wildcats Soccer Team won their second game without a loss in a Wylie tournament Friday afternoon, January 15, as they squeezed by Mesquite Horn, 1-0. The Wildcats also have a Thursday 3-1 win over Princeton in the tourney. Friday’s victory was the Wildcats’ fourth straight. Wildcats Soccer Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton said his Wildcats are really rolling and are looking good. He added the win over Horn was achieved...

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Lady Cats Soccer Team Suffers Loss To Garland Naaman Forest Friday Afternoon In Princeton Tournament
Jan16

Lady Cats Soccer Team Suffers Loss To Garland Naaman Forest Friday Afternoon In Princeton Tournament

The Lady Cats Soccer Team had a tough game Friday, January 15, in a Princeton Tournament. The Lady Cats fell to Garland Naaman Forest, 3-1. The Lady Rangers scored two unanswered first half goals and then traded goals with the Lady Cats in the second half to get the win. Sophomore Rebekah Stanley scored an unassisted goal for the Lady Cats. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said the Lady Cats had a bad game defensively and offensively. He...

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Jan. 15 COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 235 Active Cases, 1,013 Vaccinations
Jan15

Jan. 15 COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 235 Active Cases, 1,013 Vaccinations

Texas Department of State Health Services’ Jan. 15 COVID-19 reports show eight new COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County, half the amount reported on Thursday. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Sulphur Springs increased slightly, as did the COVID-19 hospitalization percentages in Trauma Service Area F, according Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management and DSHS reports. Case Counts DSHS reported a total of 1,279 Hopkins County...

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Hopkins County Records – Jan. 15, 2021
Jan15

Hopkins County Records – Jan. 15, 2021

Marriage Licenses Kenneth Wayne Shaw Jr. and Syrica Rochelle LeonBrandon Jon Stowater and Mary Patricia Haddock Record books Land Deed Transactions G&L Custom Homes LLC to Ramito Padron; tract in the Shelby Thomas surveyG&L Custom LLc to Ramito Padron; tract in the Shelby Tunnage surveyPeggy Holloway, Lanell McKnight, Thomas McKnight, Louise Anne Quick, Bonnie L. Siri Kegian and James Donald White to Jill Joetta Sandell; tract...

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FM 275 Traffic Stop Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
Jan15

FM 275 Traffic Stop Results In Controlled Substance Arrest

An FM 275 traffic stop resulted in 32-year-old Commerce man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge. An early morning traffic stop in Sulphur Springs, also by a deputy, resulted in a drug paraphernalia arrest. FM 275 Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney reported stopping a white Toyota sedan at 10:50 p.m. Jan. 14 on FM 275 north at West Main Street in Cumby for having a registration that...

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Gotcher Returned To County Jail For At Least 7th Time For, Or On Charges Related To, Sex Offender Failure To Register Offenses
Jan15

Gotcher Returned To County Jail For At Least 7th Time For, Or On Charges Related To, Sex Offender Failure To Register Offenses

A 32-year-old Sulphur Springs man is back in Hopkins County jail for at least the seventh time for, or offenses related to, sex offender failure in fulfilling duty to comply with requirements for him to register annually for life. Joe Anthony Dewayne “Jojo” Gotcher (HCSO jail photo) Joe Anthony Dewayne “Jojo” Gotcher was transported by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford from...

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Police Asking For Help Identifying ‘Persons Of Interest’ In Super Handy Burglary
Jan15

Police Asking For Help Identifying ‘Persons Of Interest’ In Super Handy Burglary

Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators are seeking assistance from the public in identifying two people considered “persons of interest” in a burglary that occurred on Jan. 13, 2021 at the Super Handy at 1401 College St. Detective Brian Shurtleff posted images captured from video of the pair he is hoping to identify and locate in connection with the Super Handy burglary. The burglary of the College Street Super...

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Jan. 14 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 15 New Cases, 26 Recoveries, 227 Active Cases
Jan14

Jan. 14 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 15 New Cases, 26 Recoveries, 227 Active Cases

Ten more recoveries than new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday, reducing the active case count for Hopkins County for the first time since Jan. 2, when the active case count dropped from 138 to 133. Unfortunately, one additional Hopkins County fatality was also confirmed and the Sulphur Springs patient count in the hospital COVID unit increased on Jan. 14, according to Texas Department of State Health Services and Hopkins...

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The Wildcats Soccer Team Gets Third Straight Win Taking Their First Game In A Wylie Tournament
Jan14

The Wildcats Soccer Team Gets Third Straight Win Taking Their First Game In A Wylie Tournament

For the first time this season the Wildcats Soccer Team has a winning record. At the Wylie ISD Men’s Soccer Showcase on Thursday, January 14, the Wildcats defeated Princeton, 3-1. It was the Wildcats third straight win and gives them a season record of 3-2-1. It wasn’t easy. The Wildcats fell behind the Panthers 1-0 and stayed behind until almost halftime. Wildcat David Moreno scored on a penalty kick to even things up....

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