Wildcat Student-Athletes Pursue Financial Assistance for EDGE Through Wildcat Lawns
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens says Wildcat Lawns is back in business. The student athlete lawn service began several years ago to help the athletes defray the cost of a trip to Orlando, Florida. Now the student athletes are needing financial assistance to pay for this summer’s Edge conditioning program that has partnered with Michael Johnson Performance. The Edge will cost $200 per athlete this...
Wildcats Spring Football Begins April 30th
For the third straight spring, the Wildcats’ football team will have spring football practice. It is scheduled to get underway on Monday, April 30. It will run Monday through Friday. The Spring Game, which marks the end of spring football practice, is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 18. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he is still working to finalize the spring football schedule. By having spring football, the...
Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Rescheduled Due to Possible Severe Weather
Due to the multiple threats of severe weather throughout the day tomorrow (April 13, 2018), the 29th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, April 27th. While predicting the weather with accuracy is a hard thing to do here in Texas, the data and reports that are out today suggest the safety of our citizens may be at risk if we proceed. Because the safety of our volunteers and golfers is the main...
“Let Us Entertain You” Music Fundraising Event at FUMC Quitman April 14
Where can you go in NE Texas to enjoy your favorite songs from “Phantom of the Opera”, “My Fair Lady”, “Evita” or “Fiddler on the Roof”? Interestingly, in Quitman, Texas this Saturday evening, April 14! The 6:30 pm dessert affair themed “Let Us Entertain You” will feature members of the Quitman First United Methodist Church and area-known guest singers and musicians...
Chamber Connection April 12, 2018
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. Questions from the public are encouraged and must be submitted in advance to the Chamber of Commerce via email, fax, or mail. Questions must be received by...
Children’s Museum Takes Step Towards The Future: PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Museum Takes Step Towards the Future Silent Auction provides an opportunity to be involved with the Museum’s future. (April 10, 2018, Commerce, Texas) – The 2018 Silent Auction for the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum will be a pivotal event for the Museum. The event is set for Monday, April 23 in the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus. The bidding begins at 6:00 PM and closes...
Coaches for Wildcat, Lady Cats Review Wins Look to Next Game
Coach Hammack on Marshall Win Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he can appreciate a well pitched game. In fact he said there were two well-pitched games in the Wildcats 1-0 victory over Marshall at Wildcat Park Tuesday night (April 10). Each team managed only two hits. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats pitcher Ryan Humphries and the Mavericks pitcher Trevor Clark both mixed their pitches pretty well. He added our guy was just...
Lady Lions Lose Close One to North Hopkins
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team lost a close one Tuesday (April 10), 4-2 to North Hopkins. The Lady Panthers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Lady Lions cut the deficit to 2-1 with a run in the top of the third inning. North Hopkins got two more runs in the bottom of the fourth to go up, 4-1. Saltillo added a run in the top of the seventh but that’s all they could get in the 4-2 loss....
