Local Woman Receives Kidney on Thanksgiving Day
As families gathered around the Thanksgiving Day table, the family of Shelly Moore Huff assembled at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. Mrs. Huff spent Thanksgiving Day on a surgical table receiving a kidney transplant. For her and her family, a time of thanksgiving. Mrs. Huff, who grew up in Sulphur Springs and currently is administrative assistant for Rehoboth Baptist Association, had been on the transplant list less than 30 days....
Greater Emmanuel MBC Honors Pastor and Wife
Greater Emmanuel MBC 901 Como St. Sulphur Springs, Tx. 75482 WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO OUR Pastor & Wife’s: Rev. D.K. & Sis. Joyce Young’s 14th Anniversary Appreciation Service Sunday, December 4th, 2016 @ 3:00 P.M. Special Guest: Bishop Nelson Gadlin, Pastor Mitchel Chapel C.O.G.I.C
Lady Cats in Winnboro Hoop Fest Thursday-Saturday
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman is in his seventh season as Lady Cats coach. His team is off to a solid 4-1 start. After an early loss to a good Winnsboro team, the Lady Cats have won four in a row. Coach Chapman admits the team has things they are doing well and things they are not doing well. It’s still very early in the season. Coach Chapman is still pondering the team’s last game. For three quarters, the Lady...
Wildcats Put 3-0 Record on Line as They Host Denison Tuesday
Clark Cipoletta is in his third year as Wildcats Basketball Coach. He admits things are a lot easier for him now and he believes he’s a much better coach than during his first year. Coach’s Cipoletta’s third team is creating high expectations. They have Victor Iwuakor in the post off last year’s JV team surrounding by some talented offensive weapons, Keaston Willis, Bryson Lynn and Ke’Ontae Dunn. The team...
Trojans Score on All District/Academic All District Football Teams
After an impressive season, the Cumby football team was well-represented on the All-District Football Team. The Trojans got two superlatives: Brandon Shaw was the district Defensive MVP and Cameron Scott was named Defensive Newcomer of the Year. The Trojans had twelve players on the All-District First Team: running back Tylan Brown, fullback Triston Tinney, receiver Elmer Rodriquez, offensive linemen Josh Clark, Garret Patterson and...
Commissioners’ Court Proclaims Civil Air Patrol Week
Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court proclaimed November 28-December 4, 2016 Civil Air Patrol Week in Hopkins County. The following proclamation was read during Monday’s Court Session: Civil Air Patrol 75th Anniversary CAP Week WHEREAS, Civil Air Patrol was established on Dec. 1, 1941, to supplement the U.S. military during World War II; and WHEREAS, In 1948 CAP was designated as the U.S. Air Force’s official auxiliary...
Heroin Found as Officer Seeks to Assist Motorist
Noting a silver four-door passenger car sitting on the side of the road in the 200 block of Wildcat Way, a Hopkins County deputy stopped to assist the motorist Sunday at 11:37 p.m. Ryan ONeal Smith, 33, of Sulphur Springs was sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle. His speech was slurred and he didn’t seem to know what was happening around him according to the officer’s report. Smith said he had hit something causing a flat...
Names Remain on Golden Agers Tree
At the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens’ Center, 56 names remain on the Golden Agers Tree. Director Karon Weatherman invites the public to “…find it in your heart…” to pick a name from the tree. Each tag has a name, address, size, and what the senior wants for Christmas. Weatherman says you can adopt a senior citizen for Christmas giving between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. She said this year over 160 names...
Hopkins County Court Meets Monday
Monday, November 28 at 9 a.m. in the first floor courtroom of the Hopkins County Courthouse, county commissioners will consider approving the recommendations of the selection committee for the award of contracts for administration to Amazing Grants and engineering services to Hayes Engineering, Inc. for the county’s anticipated 2017/2018 Texas County Bridge grant. County Extension agents will be present at commissioners’ court...
