North Hopkins Baseball Has Rain Out Saturday, Plays at Campbell Tuesday
Apr09

North Hopkins Baseball Has Rain Out Saturday, Plays at Campbell Tuesday

The scheduled baseball game between Beckville and North Hopkins at North Hopkins Saturday (April 6) was rained out. The Panthers are expected to return to play Tuesday. They have a scheduled game at Campbell beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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Lady Cats Softball Game Day
Apr09

Lady Cats Softball Game Day

The Lady Cats’ softball team is in the thick of things for a possible district championship. The Lady Cats are tied for first place with Mount Pleasant and both teams have 5-1 district records. The Lady Cats are 19-5 for the season. With their win last Friday, the Lady Cats clinched a playoff spot for their twelfth straight year. On this game day Tuesday (April 9), the Lady Cats travel to Greenville. There will be a JV game at 5...

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Wildcats Baseball Game Day
Apr09

Wildcats Baseball Game Day

The Wildcats’ baseball team will have Greenville week this week. The Wildcats travel to Greenville on this game day Tuesday (April 9). Friday night they will host the Lions at Wildcat Park. Tuesday in Greenville, there will be a JV game at 4 p.m. The varsity games begins at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 2-7 in district play and they are tied with Greenville in fifth place. Royse City is 3-6 and they are in fourth place, the last...

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Dinner Bell Menu For April 10th, 2019
Apr09

Dinner Bell Menu For April 10th, 2019

Menu: Water Oak Elementary School is the Community Sponsor Millionaire Spaghetti (it is oh so rich!) Bacon Infused Italian Cut Green Beans Super Special Salad Garlic Buttered French Bread Assorted Scratch Cookies The students from Water Oak Elementary School will serve the cookies to the guests at Dinner Bell. Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Please join us and allow the...

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Easter Community-Wide  Bash at Como Will Offer Games, Food and Music
Apr09

Easter Community-Wide Bash at Como Will Offer Games, Food and Music

L. to R. Bash Committee volunteer Lisa Lutrick and organizer Como Mayor Darla Henry Como resident Darla Henry became Mayor of Como in 2017. Her first major project was to begin upgrading the Wastewater Treatment facility, which will be an ongoing project. Unopposed when her two-year term was nearing it’s end, she took the green light to continue her long-term plans and projects for improvements to the infrastructure, and add...

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Over A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD
Apr09

Over A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD

More than a dozen personnel changes which will impact at least six campuses were approved Monday for Sulphur Springs Independent School District. Overall, SSISD Board of Trustees, following an executive session at their regular meeting Monday, accepted administrators’ recommendations for eight new hires as well as five resignations, a employee swapping campuses, and professional employment contracts for teachers, counselors,...

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New Laptops For High School, A Tax Overpayment Among Items Approved By SSISD Trustees Monday
Apr09

New Laptops For High School, A Tax Overpayment Among Items Approved By SSISD Trustees Monday

Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved funding for lease of laptops to replace the aging units at high school, a tax overpayment refund, extension of the district’s depository contract, and English language arts and reading instructional materials. Laptop lease SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb discusses with trustees during their regular April meeting options for new laptop leases for high...

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Wildcat Baseball Coach Looks For Solution
Apr09

Wildcat Baseball Coach Looks For Solution

WILDCATS BASEBALL SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT IN FRIDAY LOSS TO LINDALE Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he shook up things a bit Friday at Lindale seeking different results. The Wildcats did show some signs of improvement. Still they lost to Lindale, 4-1. Coach Hammack moved catcher Kaden Argenbright to shortstop, Jace Burchfield took over at catcher. Jaxon Chaney also got his first district pitching start this season. Coach...

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Commissioners Court Designates April 26-27 As County Cleanup Days
Apr09

Commissioners Court Designates April 26-27 As County Cleanup Days

Hopkins County Commissioners Court announced two days county residents can get rid of certain unwanted items from their residences. The precinct barns will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 26, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27, for the annual County Cleanup Days. There are a few items considered hazardous waste that will not be accepted, including tires, shingles, chemicals and liquid paint. Dried paint in cans...

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Lady Cat Softball Looks Ahead
Apr09

Lady Cat Softball Looks Ahead

LADY CATS SOFTBALL HAS BIG WEEK OFFENSIVELY LAST WEEK On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday, Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo talked about his team’s two ten-run-rule wins last week after an offensive power outage the Friday before. Back on March 29, the Lady Cats suffered their only district loss of this season losing 3-1 at Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats got only three...

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