Wildcat Team Tennis Host Forney Wednesday
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad lost a pair of matches on the road Tuesday (August 14). The day started early with a match at Hallsville. The Bobcats won going away 14-5. In the afternoon, the Wildcats took on Jacksonville. The Indians ended up with a 16-3 victory. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was hoping to see a little more fight out of his team. He added the Wildcats had to play shorthanded Tuesday due to a lack of...
Lady Cats Defeat McKinney North 3-2
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team got hot in the decisive fifth set against McKinney North at home Tuesday evening (August 14) to take a 15-9 win, which gave them the match, 3-2. It was a back and forth match. The Lady Bulldogs took set one, 25-22. The Lady Cats battled back to take sets two and three by scores of 25-16 and 25-7. The Lady Bulldogs roared back to even the match with a set four win, 25-18. That set up the Lady Cats...
Wildcat Football Begins with 4 Hour Practice
The first combined varsity and JV football practice ran four hours Monday evening (August 13) inside and outside the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the first day is always a little hectic with things getting started. He said those players that took advantage of the summer program jumped right into things Monday. The first hour of practice, from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. occurred inside. Players lifted...
Game Day: Lady Cat Volleyball Hosts McKinney North; Tennis on the Road
This Tuesday (August 14) game day includes a home volleyball match with team tennis on the road. The Lady Cats’ volleyball team has their regular season home opener as McKinney North comes to town. The Lady Cats bring a 6-3 record into the match after winning four and losing three in the Garland ISD Tournament last Friday and Saturday. McKinney North has a 3-4 record so far this season. Freshmen and JV action begins at 4:30 p.m....
FM 2642 At I-30 Closed; Will Affect Travel to District Football/Volleyball Games
As Wildcat football season begins, local fans will want to take note of the closure of FM 2642 at I-30. The Farm to Market Road would be the exit for Royse City High School and football field. The Wildcats travel to Royse City Friday, September 21st in a District match up. PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today reminded motorists, pedestrians and other travelers that there is no access across Interstate Highway 30...
School Board Approves Grant Funded Purchase of Hot Spots As They Prepare for New School Year
Sulphur Springs School Board made preparations for the start of a new school year Monday night during their regular session. A grant written by Superintendent Michael Lamb designed to loan students’ equipment necessary to access digital technology when they are away from school was approved. Starting with the high school, 190 hot spots will be available for check out through the high school library. Five hot spots will be available...
Blackwood Quartet Appearance at Reilly Springs Community Center on August 18, 2018
During Memphis’ Elvis Week, the Blackwood Quartet of Memphis, Tennessee is on tour in Texas. The world-famous group will be appearing in Hopkins County on Saturday August 18, 2018. Elvis Presley and the Blackwood family history goes back a long way to the early Memphis gospel music scene, before Elvis became the King of Rock and Roll. As a youth attending gospel singings at the Ellis Auditorium, Elvis met his idols the...
SSISD Board Approves Personnel Changes
During their Monday, August 14, 2018 regular session, Sulphur Springs School Board approved personnel changes: Retirement Wanda Whitmore Custodian Administration Building Resignations Jim Bayuk Chief of Police Dist-wide Audra Latimer Science Teacher High School Zearlene...
SCU Investigation Results in Arrest of Local Woman
Special Crimes Unit began an investigation into the possession and sale of methamphetamine by Monica Renee Millan, 24, of Sulphur Springs. During the investigation, SCU observed Millan in the 1300 block of South League Street and made contact to arrest based on two warrants. During the arrest, she produced a clear plastic bag containing a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. The substance weighed 5.47 grams including...
