Panthers Defeat Yantis; Lady Lions Lost at Rivercrest
In Hopkins County sports: The North Hopkins Panthers soundly defeated the Yantis Owls, 19-2 in North Hopkins Tuesday. The game was called after three and a half innings. The Panthers scored nine first inning runs, added 6 more in the second and 4 more runs in the third. The Panthers outhit the Owls 7 to 2. The Owls committed 11 errors. Wyatt Wharton got the pitching win for the Panthers allowing no runs and no hits through the first...
Sulphur Springs Man Injured in Oklahoma Accident Monday
According to a Muskogee, Oklahoma news source, a Sulphur Springs man was flown to a Tulsa hospital following a single vehicle accident on I-40 near Webber Falls, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Garrett Jones, 21, of Sulphur Springs was in stable condition when admitted to Saint John Medical Center in Tulsa on Monday. Jones’ 2004 Ford F-150 pickup was eastbound near the 285 mile marker Monday morning when it ran off the...
Majel Reddick is Quilt Winner in Senior Citizen’s Center Fundraiser
Majel Redick (Shown in Photo) was so excited about winning the Quilt during the fundraising efforts for the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. Thank you Roberta Vanderburg, Wilma Moss and Marti Rajotti of the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild for making the quilt. From this Winter fundraiser, over $500.00 was added to the Building Fund for a new Senior Citizens Building. Currently, the Building Fund is up to $ 35,273.00. Another...
“Human Trafficking: It’s Closer Than You Think” Presentation at SSMS
A sizable crowd of concerned citizens attended a presentation about human trafficking on Tuesday March 20 at Sulphur Springs Middle School. Because of our proximity to Interstate 30, a major transport artery, co-directors Steve and Pam Phillips of the local non-profit NE Texas Heart of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center felt it was time for local citizens to become more aware of this growing problem. Laurie McGehee, Manager of...
PJC Regents Approve Associate Degree in Surgical Technology
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved a new associate of applied science in surgical technology at its meeting this week. The move comes in response to changes from the Accreditation Review Committee in Surgical Technology & Surgical Assisting (ARC-STSA). Currently PJC offers a Certificate in Surgical Technology that is accredited through ARC-STSA. By 2021, however, ARC-STSA will require all programs to offer an...
New Signs, Playground Equipment on Order; Boundaries Yet to Be Determined
Boundaries have not been drawn but new playground equipment and new signs for lower grade campuses are on order and should arrive prior to the start of the 2018-2019 school year, according to Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Michael Lamb. Lamb said the new equipment and new signs have been needed for some time but the purchase had been delayed in anticipation of changes in purpose of some lower grade campuses. Boundaries for each...
Updated: Sexton Now in Hopkins County Jail for Local Robbery, Other Charges
Arrested in Marietta, Oklahoma by U S Marshalls after committing an aggravated robbery at Jon’s Mini Mart on Hillcrest Dr. in Sulphur Springs, Tracy Kenyon Sexton, 52, of Springdale, Arkansas is now in Hopkins County Jail held on a $350,000 bond. Sexton admitted to the crime and was booked into Hopkins County Jail by Sulphur Springs Police Detectives. Sexton is also shown to have a parole warrant out of Arkansas and an aggravated...
Lady Cats Finish Third in District
The Lady Cats’ soccer team ended district play with a 3-0 loss at Hallsville Tuesday night. The Lady Bobcats, the champions of district 16-5A, did not give up a single goal in twelve district games. The Lady Cats district record slips to 7-5 and they are 15-7-3 for the season. The Lady Cats end up as the third place team in the district. They will face the number two playoff seed in district 15-5A in a bi-district game next week...
Wildcat Soccer Earns Playoff Berth with Senior Night Win
The Wildcats’ soccer team earned a playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Hallsville Tuesday night on Senior Night at Gerald Prim Stadium. This is the third straight year that the Wildcats have made the playoffs by knocking the Bobcats out of the playoffs with a victory in the final district game. The past two years, the game was in Hallsville. Tuesday night the Wildcats got a goal from senior Angel Tavera at the 27:06 mark of the...
