Wildcats Basketball Wins Big
Wildcats Basketball Team is on Fire at Home Defeating Pleasant Grove, 103-52 Tuesday Night The Wildcats Basketball Team went over the century mark Tuesday night (November 19) with a 103-52 victory over Pleasant Grove at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The Wildcats started off hot and just got hotter throughout the game. After the game went back and forth in the early going the Wildcats built a 21-13 first quarter lead. By...
Volunteer Firefighters Recognized at Reilly Springs Jamboree on November 16
Nine firefighters from various Hopkins County volunteer departments attended the Reilly Springs Jamboree on November 16, 2019 to tell the audience why they serve as first responders. Their individual responses were well received and applause went up in appreciation of their courageous work. This visit was by invitation following a rough week of fire fighting across the county, which included four separate structure fires handled by...
Wesley UMC Invites Community to 41st Annual ‘Fall Roundup’ on Nov. 23
Carol Ann Odell, a busy member of Wesley UMC since 1999 Carol Ann O’Dell is a tireless worker for Wesley United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, and she enjoys her work! She plays organ for Sunday Morning Worship as well as assisting with Wesley’s Wednesday Night Supper and services. Now she is helping promote the annual Fall Roundup church fundraiser set for Saturday November 23, 2019, and stopped by to chat about it...
Wildcats Basketball Home Opener Features Game With Pleasant Grove Hawks Tuesday Night
The #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team has their home opener for the season on this Tuesday game day (November 19) at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High as they take on the Pleasant Grove Hawks. There will be a JV game at 5 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at around 6:30 p.m. The Hawks come in 0-1 for the season after a loss to Class 6A Longview, 82-59 on Saturday. The Wildcats are 1-0 after their overtime win over Decatur,...
‘Thankful and Grateful’ Shopping Event at Lou Nell Fashions on Thurs Nov. 21
Carrie Crowson and her staff at Lou Nell Fashions are truly thankful and grateful for the year of loyal business by local customers as well as shoppers from other towns who return for beautiful styles season after season. Owning a full-service ladies wear store gives Carrie a chance to not only get acquainted with customers on a first-name basis and to offer friendly, personal service, but also to exercise the talents she honed for a...
Sulphur Springs Man Sentenced To Life In Prison
Terence Ramon Beachem, 47, of Sulphur Springs was sentenced by 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt Tuesday morning to life in prison. Beachem was on 10 years deferred adjudication probation for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when he was arrested Aug. 28, 2019, for allegedly invading his ex-girlfriend’s home, where he attempted to gag and take her from the residence. Terence Ramon Beachem As he was taking her...
ATM Stolen From Pilot Travel Center In Sulphur Springs Early Nov. 19
Police Seeking Public’s Help With Case A van was driven into the front entrance of Pilot Travel Center on South Hillcrest Drive in Sulphur Springs and an ATM was taken around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. The front entrance at Pilot Travel Center was damaged by a van and an ATM was stolen early Tuesday morning by three people in a van, according to Sulphur Springs police. The “smash and grab” was reported to have occurred...
NE Texas Choral Society Puts Polish on the ‘Hearts Come Home for Christmas’ Concert for Dec. 7, 8 in Civic Center
Carol Allen directs this community choir which is over 100 members strong Here’s one lady whose joy in her craft never gets old, even after two decades of conducting. Choral Society Director Carol Allen reminisces, “this is the twenty-second Christmas Concert which the Choral Society has prepared. That’s amazing to me! The musical scores, the beauty of the voices, the enthusiasm of the singers, the quality of the...
HCSO: Mount Vernon Man Caught In With Stolen Weapon, Drug Paraphernalia
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle A 56-year-old Mount Vernon man is alleged to have swallowed a bag of suspected controlled substance to prevent officials, who were booking him into jail on a weapon charge, from getting it early Tuesday morning. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick reported stopping a Chevrolet Tahoe at 12:37 a.m. on Shannon Road at South Broadway Street in Sulphur Springs for a...
