Wildcats Football Season Ticket Sales Begin Monday
Next week is season ticket week for Wildcats’ football fans. It will take place at the Media Center at Sulphur Springs High School. Patrons are asked to enter the high school at the Connally Street entrance. Current ticket holders can renew their tickets Monday and Tuesday. Hours will be 8:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Those who do not renew their tickets by the end of the business day Tuesday will lose their tickets. Ticket holders...
Cameron Enshrined in THSCA Hall of Honor; Holt Receives State Championship Ring
Former Wildcats Football Coach, the legendary James Cameron, was enshrined into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor at a ceremony Wednesday in Houston. Among those in attendance was Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens. Former Cameron assistant Joey Florence, who Coach Cameron correctly predicted would one day win the state championship, spoke on behalf of the late Coach Cameron. Former...
Wildcats Host The Avalon School of Gaithersburg, Maryland for First Home Game of 2017 Season
Last year the Wildcats’ football team was invited to play a football game at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports located at Disney World at Orlando, Florida. The group that invited the Wildcats promised to find them an opponent for this year’s home schedule. A deal was struck with Seattle Garfield to play the Wildcats at newly remodeled Prim Stadium on September 8. A couple of weeks ago, Garfield found it necessary to break...
Jack Phillips Heads to the Red Carpet in Nashville!
Not many 12-year-olds get the thrill of being nominated for a national music award, but Hopkins County’s Jack Phillips is among nine young finalists in the Josie Awards country category. As a finalist, he was recently interviewed live by phone by founder Josie Pasantino. Within the last few years, the Josie Awards has begun to fill a niche by recognizing the top independent artists in all music genres. The awards show is a...
Como Woman Arrested for Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse
Wendy Ann “Woo Woo” Wilder, 39, of Como is in Hopkins County jail after deputies were notified of three active warrants for her arrest. Wilder was arrested at her home in Como on warrants for Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse. She is in Hopkins County jail being held on bonds totaling $30,000. Wilders was stopped by a Hopkins County Deputy for a traffic violation at on South Broadway in Sulphur Springs in November of last year. She told...
Couple Arrested in Cemetery
A Volvo station wagon parked in the Brashear Cemetery at 11:30 p.m. attracted the attention of Hopkins County deputies Thursday night. There they found Ricky Wayne Lee Liebel, 36, and Danielle Renee Payne, 25, who live on Gilmore Street in Sulphur Springs “having intercourse” according to their report. That is not all they found. After the couple put their clothes on as advised by the deputies, they were asked to exit the vehicle. In...
Tira News July 28, 2017
This Saturday afternoon, July 29th, is the Community Ice Cream Social at the Tira Community Center. Come at 4:00 p.m. and enjoy a treat and time of visiting with neighbors. We want to express our sympathy to the family of Kathy Crowson. She was the daughter of Billy and Nell Lee Crowson. Her funeral service was held on Tuesday under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with burial in the Tira Cemetery. Please remember the...
Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter Dog Wash and Adoption Event
The Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter Dog Wash and Adoption Event will be held on Saturday, July 29th from 10:00 – 3:00 pm at the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter, 1313 N Hillcrest Drive (across the street from Red Barn). Shelter animals will be out and available for adoption. Adoption fees for dogs are $100.00, the dog will be spayed or neutered, had shots and have a microchip. The new family will also have the opportunity to have...
Sulphur Springs Soccer Association Extends Registration Deadline
Fall registration extended to Sunday July 30. Walk up registration at Hibbett Sports Saturday July 29 10-2. Online registration at www.sulphurspringssoccer.org.
