Lady Cats Basketball Friday Home and Season Opener With Sherman is Canceled
The Lady Cats Basketball Team’s season and home opener planned for Friday (November 6) at 5 p.m. has been canceled according to Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell. Coach Tisdell told Athletic Director Greg Owens that the entire Sherman Lady Bearcats Basketball Team has been quarantined due to coronavirus. The Lady Cats are now scheduled to have their season and home opener on Tuesday as they host Mount Vernon. The 5...
Corsicana Head Coach Hal Wasson Challenged with Injuries, Coronavirus Issues and Low Participation Numbers
In a football season during the age of coronavirus, Corsicana Tigers Head Football Coach Hal Wasson is battling lots of injuries, coronavirus issues and lower than usual participation numbers for football. Coach Wasson, in his second season in Corsicana, says it’s been an unusual season to say the least. He says everything seems backwards. He says he is blessed with good kids in his program. Coach Wasson says he has had to rob...
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Eddie Flores Reports 1-0 Record Tuesday Night
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Eddie Flores reported the results of a win Tuesday night. 8th Grade A Team Flores reports the 8th grade A team beat the Marshall Mavericks, 38-6. The Wildcat A team is now 5-0 on the season. Offense QB- Kaden Mitchell played well, threw for a 40 yard Touchdown Pass, and had 2 rushing TouchdownsRB- Dedric Rose-Luke ran the ball hard rushing for 70 yards and 1 rushing TouchdownRB- Billy...
City Council Approved Reinvestment Zone, 380 Agreement For D6, Inc.
Sulphur Springs City Council tackled numerous items during the November meeting, including a reinvestment zone and economic development agreement for D6, Inc., close out the CARES Act Small Business Assistance Program and purchase of a track loader. The agenda also included five ordinances dealing with rezoning and establishment of reinvestment zones. Sulphur Springs Municipal building Reinvestment Zone, EDC Agreement The City Council...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2020: Abandoned Vehicle: 3Alarm: 10Animal Complaint: 8Arrest/Warrant Service: 9Assault: 1Burglary: 2Criminal Mischief: 1Criminal Trespass: 5Disturbances/Disputes: 9Fire Structure: 1Harassment: 1Livestock at Large: 15Motorist Assist: 1Noise Complaint: 6Public Assist: 1Reckless Driver: 5Shots Fired: 3Suspicious Activity: 14Theft: 6Traffic Hazard:...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – November 2020
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the monthly manager’s report: COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County nearly doubled in October with a total of 141 active cases as of November 2. The state has tested 1905 people at the Hopkins County testing site since the October council meeting. We have had 559 recoveries and 36 fatalities...
Nov. 4 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 3 New Cases
Texas Department of State Health Services in Nov. 4 reports showed one additional COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County, while the Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 4 COVID-19 update reported 3 additional Hopkins County residents had received positive COVID-19 tests results Wednesday. HC/SSEM Nov. 4 COVID-19 Update There 3 new cases make 24 new COVID-19 positives so far this month. That’s 3...
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Flores Reports of a 7th Grade All-Star Game
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Eddie Flores reported the Sulphur Springs 7th grade Middle School All-Stars versus the 8th grade B-team game will begin on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 P.M. at Prim Stadium. Gerald Prim Stadium, home to the Wildcats and this first-time clash Coach Flores says the 7th graders will be the visitors, wearing white jerseys, and the 8th grade will wear blue jerseys and be home. This will...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Golf Teams Have Some Good Moments at District Preview Tuesday
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats Golf Teams took part in a district preview Tuesday (November 3) at the Tempest Golf Club in Gladewater. Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener said she took both teams to the event because Wildcats Golf Coach Jeremy DeLorge was unable to attend. Coach Spigener said the preview was arranged by the District 15-5A Golf Chair, Longview. Coach Spigener said most of the district’s teams were able to...
City of Como Receives Community Assistance Grant
Como, Texas –The Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) was pleased to award the City of Como a Community Assistance Program Grant on November 4, as part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2021 Economic Development Initiative. The $20,000 check will be used to assist the City to repair and upgrade an older water well. On hand for a Nov. 4 Community Assistance Program Grant presentation to the City of Como were (left) Beth Purcell, Representing...
