Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Hopkins and Surrounding Counties Issued Tuesday, April 3rd
A severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Northeast Texas including Hopkins County and all counties surrounding. The watch is in effect from 10:25 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon along and southeast of a Goldthwaite to Dallas to Bonham line. The best severe weather risk is expected during the mid to late afternoon hours. The primary hazard of the storms is hail and high...
Lady Cats Off to Best Start in Carrillo Career
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said this year’s softball team is off to the best start of any team he has ever coached. Coach Carrillo was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday. The Lady Cats are 7-0 in district play. They are 20-4 for the season. Coach Carrillo called it an amazing year so far. The Lady Cats continued their winning ways last Friday as they defeated...
Game Day: Wildcats in Hallsville; District Record at 5-0
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said Monday the Wildcats had a good week last week winning two games they expected to win. The Wildcats won at Greenville last Thursday, 8-2 and then came out on top at Mount Pleasant, 8-0 on Friday. The Greenville game was supposed to be played in Sulphur Springs Thursday but Wildcat Park was too wet to play on. The Mount Pleasant game was played Friday after rain outs Tuesday and Wednesday....
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Reflects on Bi-District Loss
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Joel Bailey said he couldn’t be prouder of his team even though they fell a little short in a 2-1 bi-district loss to Wylie East in Rockwall last Thursday. Coach Bailey said the Lady Raiders were a great team and a great program. He noted they won the state championship in 2015. He was very pleased that the Lady Cats earned the respect of the Lady Raiders coach. Coach Bailey said, after the game, the...
SSHS UIL One Act Play Ends Run at Area Competition
Wildcats Director of Theatre Arts Lesha Woodard said her students put on a very, very good show at One Act Play Area competition Friday at Flower Mound High School but despite that, she said she was disappointed the play, Violet Sharp, did not advance to Regional competition. Ms. Woodard said she was super proud of her kids. She said the Friday performance followed a hard week of rehearsal and she called it an amazing performance. Ms....
Winnsboro Police Report March 26-April 1, 2018
Three arrests, 124 calls for service, 30 citations and 37 warnings issued are featured in the March 26-April 1, 2018 Winnsboro Police Department Report. There were no accidents reported during the time period. Amy Caddell, 39, of Cedar Creek was arrested March 26th on a Titus County Warrant. Bruce Berry, 40, of Gilmer was arrested on March 30th for Driving Without License Invalid With Previous Conviction. Angalic Rios, 27, of Cumby...
AMGA Acclaim Award Recognizes the Quality and Value of Care Provided to Sulphur Springs and Northeast Texas
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX – CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, the Northeast Texas-based provider group and part of CHRISTUS Health, has been recognized with the American Medical Group Association’s (AMGA) prestigious 2017 Acclaim Award. Each year, the award, supported by AMGA Foundation, rewards a single medical group or other organized system of care that are bringing the American health care system closer to the ideal delivery model – one that is...
No Front License Plate Stop Ends in Arrest for Money Laundering
A 2017 Dodge Challenger without a front license plate was stopped near the 136 mile post on I-30 by a DPS Trooper Sunday afternoon. During the stop, Ronnelle Louis Collins, 19, of Little Rock, Arkansas was deceptive when asked questions about prior criminal activity and avoided eye contact when asked questions about the presence of drugs, weapons and money in the vehicle, according to the officer’s report. A DPS K-9 unit was called....
Pursuit Ends With Arrest of Caddo Mills Man
A motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed near the sale barn on State Highway 154 was observed by a Hopkins County Deputy Sunday morning. When the deputies caught up to the vehicle and activated overhead lights, Luz Olivo, Jr., 30, of Caddo Mills, failed to stop. The pursuit began on Highway 154 to FM 513 to FM 514 to Highway 19 to I-30 to Highway 360 to FM 36 where the suspect stopped and fled on foot. During the pursuit the...
