Update: Soccer Bi-District Location Changing
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be involved in a bi-district playoff but plans are changing according to Wildcat Coach Nicky Wiggins. A doubleheader had been scheduled for Rockwall Stadium Thursday. The Lady Cats, the third seed in District 16-5A will play Wylie East, the number two seed in District 15-5A. The Wildcats, the number four seed in District 16-5A, will take on Lovejoy, the champion of District...
Senior Advanced Planning Brunch: April 9th
CIMA Hospice, Carriage House Manor and At Home Healthcare will sponsor a Brunch on Monday, April 9th at 11:00 AM at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. They will have a presentation on DNRs (Do Not Resuscitate) Please don’t wait until the last minute to make decisions for yourself or not make any at all and have other people make decisions for you. Come listen to what they have to say and have a nice FREE...
12 Wildcats Set Personal Bests, Lady Cats Finished Sixth in Paris Track Meet Thursday
Wildcats Track at Paris With seven of their best athletes missing Thursday (March 22), the rest of the Wildcats’ track meet competed at a Paris meet Thursday. The seven will be at the Jesuit Relays Friday and Saturday. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said 12 athletes achieved personal bests in Paris. Jeremiah Roland took second in the high jump again clearing 6-foot-4 inches. Roland just missed at 6-foot-6 on several occasions....
Game Day: Tennis, Golf
On this game day Friday (March 23), soccer teams are preparing for the playoffs next week and the Wildcats’ baseball team and the Lady Cats’ softball team have an open date. We do have Wildcats’ tennis and Lady Cats’ golf on this Friday game day. The Wildcats’ tennis team is playing in its sixth tournament of the season Friday. It’s at Whitehouse and it got underway at 8 a.m. Friday. The Wildcats...
SSHS EDGE Summer Conditioning Program Partners with Michael Johnson Performance
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens announced Friday (March 23) that SSISD Athletics has decided to partner with Michael Johnson Performance for the summer Edge conditioning program. Coach Owens said the move would elevate all athletic programs this summer. Michael Johnson was a world class Olympic athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter run and 200-meter race. In a letter to parents of SSISD athletes, Coach Owens...
Caddo Indian Artifacts Plentiful in Eastern Hopkins County
Local archaeology-lover Lee Green owns an impressive collection of Caddo Indian artifacts unearthed in Hopkins County, especially from the well-watered eastern side of the county near Pine Forest. It was about this collection that Lee addressed the audience of about three dozen persons during the Hopkins County Historical Society meeting on March 22, 2018 held in the Chapel at Heritage Park. In was in about 2002 when the long-time...
Chamber of Commerce Plans City Council Candidate Forum
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will host a City Council Candidate Forum at the Sulphur Springs Middle School on Thursday, April 19th at 6 p.m. SSMS is located at 835 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, and admittance to the forum will be through the back doors of the school. All City Council candidates have been invited to attend. The Hopkins County Democratic Party and the Hopkins County Republican Women will be providing...
PJC Announces Fall 2017 President’s and Dean’s List Honorees
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 182 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the fall 2017 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the dean’s list must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours and have no grade lower than a...
