Livestock Preparedness & Recovery By Mario Villarino
Recent precipitation has triggered several emergency-response mechanisms county-wide . According to David W. Smith, Extension Safety Program Specialist, recent agricultural statistics ranks Texas number one in livestock (cattle and calves) production with more than 14 million head. This industry contributes nearly 8 billion dollars in cash sales receipts each year to the state. In the event of a major emergency or disaster, personal...
Diabetes, Urban Myths, and More By Johanna Hicks
Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes Time certainly flies! The spring series of “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes” is just a few short weeks away, and plans have already begun to provide a quality, informative, and impactful program. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with diabetes, this series is for you! Here are the topics to be covered and a brief synopsis of each: Monday, April 9: “Getting Started: How Food Affects...
Local Man Returns to Prison a Second Time in Plea Agreement
William Ray Cadle pled guilty to Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams and received a 5 year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Thursday in Eighth Judicial District Court, according to Clay Harrison, Assistant District Attorney. According to Harrison, if Cadle commits a felony in the future, he will be sentenced to 25-years to life due to the fact he will now have...
Wildcats Face Frisco Lone Star Friday Night at Princeton
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta has spent a lot of time watching tapes of Frisco Lone Star since the Wildcats found out late Tuesday night that they would be playing the Rangers in an Area game Friday at 7 p.m. at Princeton. The game will be heard on KSST radio and ksstradio.com stream with video replay on Suddenlink Cable Channel 18. Coach Cipoletta said the Rangers are very athletic. He said they have had some injuries...
Wildcats Baseball Outscores Tyler Lee but Not Lindale in Rose City Classic Thursday
The Wildcats opened the regular season with a win and a loss at the 27th Annual Rose City Classic in Tyler Thursday. The Wildcats came from behind to win their opening game Thursday morning, 7-4 over host Tyler Lee. Lee led 2-1 after one inning and 4-3 after three innings. The Wildcats scored the games last 4 runs to come from behind. Playing a second game right after the first, the Wildcats lost to Lindale, 9-6. The Wildcats are 1-1...
Lady Cats and Coaching Staff Named to District 16-5A Girls Basketball All-District
All eight members of the Lady Cats’ basketball team and their coaching staff were mentioned on the District 16-5A Girls Basketball Team. The Lady Cats also earned two superlatives. Senior Kaylee Jefferson was selected as the co-Player of the Year along with junior Antonia Porter of Texas High. Sadavia Porter was chosen as the district’s Offensive Player of the Year. Junior Autumn Tanton was named to the All-District First...
Keaveny Sentenced to 10 Years for DWI 3rd or More
In an Eighth Judicial District Court bench trial Wednesday, John Christian Keaveny, 44, pled guilty to Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More, a charge that came about in his fourth arrest for DWI in a Cumby arrest in May, 2017, according to Matt Harris, Assistant District Attorney. Keaveny was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
