Game Day: Soccer Scrimmages Set for Prim Thursday
Today (December 28) is a good day to get a preview of Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams on this Thursday game day. Both teams’ varsities and JVs are playing in scrimmages at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Lady Cats JV, coached by Ross Hicks, got their scrimmage underway against Paris at 1 p.m. Thursday. The Lady Cats’ varsity, coached by Joel Bailey, have a match against Paris that will follow at 2:30 p.m. It’s...
Saltillo Lady Lions Lose First Game in Leonard Tournament
A Whitesboro three point bucket at the final buzzer provided a loss to the Saltillo Lady Lions at the Leonard Tournament Thursday. The Lady Lions lost 46-43. The Lady Lions outscored Whitesboro in the first two quarters 9-8 and 17-9. Whitesboro played even in the third with a 9-9 scoring for each team. However, a 20-8 fourth quarter for Whitesboro made the difference. Scoring for Saltillo were Jocelyn Ochoa, 14, Madison Simmons, 13,...
Man Asking For Drugs Arrested for Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle
Sulphur Springs Police officers were dispatched to 309 Helm Lane where John David Michael Sheffield, 21, of Sulphur Springs was said to be asking subjects for drugs. Sheffield was driving a 2015 Toyota Forerunner that he had stolen earlier in the day. Police made contact with Sheffield in the parking lot of the apartment complex. During their investigation, one of the police officers had observed Sheffield driving the vehicle away...
Emmons Sentenced to Seven Years in Plea Agreement
Wednesday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court Teddy Ray Emmons, 58, was sentenced to seven years in a plea bargain agreement for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, according to Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris. Harris stated that Emmons will serve three and one half years before being eligible for parole. Emmons was arrested in July of this year at a residence on FM 900 in Hopkins County when deputies responded to...
Chamber Connection Thursday December 28, 2017
Events Done Simply hosts their Ribbon Cutting on January 10th Events Done Simply is hosting their ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, January 10th at noon at the Chamber of Commerce, 300 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs. Please come by to welcome this new business to Hopkins County! Would you like to recognize an Outstanding Educator? Here is your chance…this year the Chamber of Commerce Education Committee wants to allow all...
8 Lucky Foods to Eat This New Years
As January 1st gets closer, the time has come to start prepping for your New Years meal. Here are some tips and foods to incorporate into your shopping list to make your meals and 2018 extra lucky! Green leafy vegetables- are thought to represent money and folded dollar bills. Whether it’s spinach, cabbage, or lettuce, eating those greens are believed to bring wealth in the New Year. Beans (like Lentils or Black eyed peas)- are...
Bergin Appeals Settlement; Posts $245,000 Bond; Trial Begins January 4
An appeal of a settlement reached in a pre-court hearing involving the custody of hundreds of cattle seized by Hopkins County Law Enforcement and the SPCA of Texas and owned by George Lawrence Bergin, 61, of Sulphur Springs has been filed with the County Clerk’s office and will be heard by a jury in Hopkins County Court at Law January 4th according to local officials. Bergin was arrested December 4th and charged with Cruelty to...
Aviation History: The
VC-118A (Douglas DC-6) 53-3240 was built as a VIP transport and delivered to the 1254th Air Transport Wing at Washington International Airport on December 23, 1955. In July 1961 the 1254th ATW along with 53-3240 were relocated to Andrews AFB. The aircraft soon became President John F Kennedy’s favorite plane to transport him to the short landing strip at Hyannisport, Massachusetts. VC-118A 53-3240 served as the official Air Force One...
#11 Wildcats, #9 Lady Cats, and Saltillo Basketball in Tournament Play Beginning Thursday
This week the Sulphur Springs Wildcats will play in a three-day Allen tournament beginning Thursday, December 28. The tournament is a varsity only tourney featuring lots of Class 6A teams, some with top 25 rankings. The Wildcats resume district play at Marshall on January 2. They are home January 5th against Texas High. The Wildcats are ranked #11 in Texas Class 5-A boys basketball. The Lady Cats are # 9 in Texas Class 5-A girls...
Commerce Man Arrested Locally for Possession of Meth
A traffic stop by a Hopkins County Deputy at the intersection of Loop 301 and Jefferson Street led to the arrest of Tony Lee Wilkinson, 48, of Commerce. Wilkinson’s nervousness alerted the officer to possible drug possession. That led to a search of the vehicle that located 15.62-grams of suspected methamphetamine. Wilkinson was asked to exit the vehicle and during a pat down search, a glass pipe commonly used to smoke meth was...
