Wildcats 7 on 7 Varsity Team Drops Game to Van, Defeats Commerce at Home Thursday
The Wildcats fielded JV and Varsity teams in 7 on 7 action Thursday, May 23, against teams from Van and Commerce in the Multipurpose Building. The Wildcats varsity lost to Van, 27-17 and then defeated Commerce, 24-21. Against Van, the Wildcats varsity got off to a bad start. Quarterback Kaden Wallace’s very first pass bounced off the receiver and was intercepted by a Vandal to give Van a 3-0 lead. A short time later, Van scored...
Cumby Traffic Stop Yields Marijuana Seeds, Other Drug Paraphernalia, 2 Arrests
Two women were taken into custody in Cumby Thursday evening, after police found pipes, marijuana seeds and a needle in their vehicle, according to arrest reports. Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward reported stopping a Ford F-150 pickup about 7:40 p.m. Thursday on Williams Street, after noticing the female passenger was not secured by a seat belt. When the truck stopped, the female passenger got out of the truck and started to walk off;...
3 Arrested Following Complaint At Apartment Complex
A complaint of people drinking, smoking marijuana and being aggressive toward others at a Helm Lane parking lot and stairwell resulted in three men’s arrests late Thursday night.Police officers Justin Findley and Zach Brown were dispatched about just after 10:30 p.m. May 23 to the Helm Lane apartment complex, where they reported finding a 28-year-old male resident passed out. They woke him up. Believing him to be intoxicated to...
Police Arrest 2 Teens Allegedly Found With THC
Jalik O Kneal Cleveland Cason Obryan Goodson Two Sulphur Springs teens were arrested early Friday morning after they were caught with THC, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown, in arrest reports, said they first caught his attention while he was on a call for service in the 600 block of Whitworth Street at 12:57 a.m. May 24. They were in a Ford F-150 pickup Brown reportedly noticed was failing to...
Emory Man Accused Of Trying To Falsify Urine Test
A 22-year-old Emory man was arrested Thursday after allegedly trying to falsify a urine test. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Alvin Jordan was dispatched at 4 p.m. to the adult probation office to pick up the man, who was accused of trying to use urine in a pill bottle in his possession to pass a drug test, according to arrest reports. Jordan took the Emory man into custody and transported him to jail, where he was booked on a...
‘Y’ Summer Day Camp Offered Through SSISD for Ages 5-12 Starting June 3
SSISD’s ‘Y’ Summer Day Camp for children ages 5-12 is being offered June 3 through August 2, 2019. The camp will be held 5 days per week from 7:30 am til 6p m at SS Elementary campus. Camp Swim,weekly field trips, snacks and lunch are included. Cost is $81 per week for Y members and non-members. For more details, contact 469-276-8421 or [email protected].
Ina Gore, 2012 Ms. Hopkins County Senior, Invites Public to Pageant on June 1 at 6pm
Ina and Buddy Gore are featured on the May 2019 cover of the Christian Voice Magazine for their successful music ministry Ina Gore stays active with Psalm 100, a singing ministry she has shared with her husband Buddy Gore for almost 40 years. She also represents Hopkins County as the 2012 Ms. Senior Classic, and will appear at the Pageant set for Saturday June 1, 2019 at 6 pm in the Banquet Hall of the Hopkins County Civic Center....
Tough Final Projects
Students in the spring welding class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center were busy working on their finals project as the semester ended. The welding workforce program continues through the summer semester. For more information about this program and registration for summer and fall semesters, call 903-885-1232 or go by the campus located at 1137 Loop 301 East. Final Projects at PJC Sulphur Springs
K’Lah Skidmore, Maria Lara Recognized As Como-Pickton High School Valedictorian, Salutatorian
May 24, 2019 – K’Lah Skidmore and Maria Lara were honored this week as the top students in the Como-Pickton High School Senior Class of 2019. K’Lah Skidmore, daughter of Lee Skidmore and Kris Brown of Pickton, graduates first in the class of 63 students Friday with a 3.8 grade point average. She has attended Como-Pickton CISD for 13 years. The valedictorian has been active in sports, and involved in National Honor...
Books For Babies
Books for Babies The Kappa Omicron Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in conjunction with the Gladys Alexander Chapter of the National Honor Society recently donated 362 story books to be presented to newborns at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Pictured left to right are Christi Couch, R.N.; Carissa Carter and Bracken Sant, NHS members; Gail Herman and Madison Millsap, DKG members; and Megan...
