Melinda Moore
Graveside service for Melinda Moore, age 67, of Cooper, TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Peerless Cemetery with Glen Stone officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 5, 2021 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Moore passed away on February 26, 2021 at Christus Mother Frances – Tyler. Melinda was born on June 1, 1953 in El Reno, Oklahoma to Joe and Frances (Champ)...
Georganna Edwards
Funeral service for Georganna Edwards, age 85, of Lawton, Oklahoma, will be held at 2:00P.M. on Thursday March 4, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednseday, March 3, 2021 from 6:00P.M. to 8:00P.M. Mrs. Edwards passed away on February 27, 2021 at her residence is Oklahoma. Georganna was born on March 7, 1935 in Velma, Oklahoma to Alvin and Eva (Dodson)...
Chamber Connection: Upcoming Events Include An Anniversary Celebration, Golf Tourney Registration, Ribbon Cutting, iSTAT Reporting
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Great news! It’s time to register to play golf in the 32nd Annual Hopkins County Golf Tournament! We are mailing registration forms to our members this week. If you are interested in playing, call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515 to reserve your spot. We will have morning and afternoon tee times available, but they go fast! The tourney is set for Friday, April 9. It’s...
Wildcats Soccer Team Continues to Play Top District Teams Close Losing 1-0 at Mount Pleasant Tuesday Night
The good news is that the Wildcats Soccer Team has now finished games against the district’s top two teams Longview and Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats played them close each time home and away losing twice to the Lobos, 1-0 and dropping games to the Tigers 2-0 at The Prim and 1-0 in Mount Pleasant Tuesday night (March 2). Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton said the Wildcats played a really good game Tuesday. He said they gave up a goal...
SSISD: Masks Are Still Required At School This Week
Sulphur Springs ISD administrators Tuesday night issued a notice reminding students, staff and community members that Governor’s Executive Order GA-34 does not go into effect until March 10. That means masks and other protocols will continue at least through the end of the week. SSISD logo The order, in additional to lifting the mask order, authorizing business to reopen at 100 percent capacity and lifting certain operating...
Upcoming Events At CHRISTUS: Blood Drive, Gala, Coloring/Naming Contests
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, March 2, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Carter BloodCare: The local blood supply needs a boost! There will be a local blood drive on Saturday, March 6, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in...
Lady Cats Soccer Evens District Record With 4-2 Win Over Mt. Pleasant
The Lady Cats Soccer team defeated district foe Mt. Pleasant, 4-2 at Gerald Prim Stadium Tuesday night. The first goal of the game was scored by Mt. Pleasant’s Haylee Martinez thanks to a free kick with 20:13 left in the first half, which gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Over 10 minutes later the Lady Cats scored a goal of their own, thanks to sophomore Rebekah Stanley, who put the goal in the net off of a penalty kick with 7:37 left...
Soccer and Golf on Tuesday Game Day
The Wildcats Soccer Team travels to Mount Pleasant to take on the Tigers. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with the Varsity match getting under at 7:15 p.m. The Wildcats are 3-4 in district play after their Saturday 1-0 road loss at Longview. The Wildcats are 12-8-1 for the season. According to Max Preps, the Tigers are 9-5-1 for the season and 5-1 in district play. Mount Pleasant won 2-0 when the two teams played at The Prim...
Wildcats First and Lady Cats Second at Sulphur Springs Track Meet Last Thursday
Sulphur Springs High School held its annual Sulphur Springs Track Meet last Thursday, Feb. 25, with the Wildcats taking first and the Lady Cats second. The meet also featured athletes from North Lamar, Paris and Mount Pleasant. For the Wildcats, Luke Caton was second in the discus. Devin Franklin took first in the high jump clearing 5-feet 8. Landon Fields leaped his way to first in the triple jump getting 38.8 feet. The Wildcats...
Governor’s Executive Order GA-34 Lifts Mask Mandate, Allows Businesses To Open at 100 Percent Starting March 10
After almost a full year of COVID-19 restrictions, Governor Greg Abbott today issued Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent starting next Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Governor made the announcement in Lubbock on Tuesday, March 2. Texas Governor Greg Abbott “With the medical advancements of vaccines and antibody therapeutic...
