Lady Cats Volleyball Team Wins Bi-District Match 3-0 Over Tyler in Grand Saline Friday Night
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team put a solid effort on the court to sweep by Tyler, 3-0 in a bi-district match Friday evening, Nov. 20, at Grand Saline. The Lady Cats won 25-14, 25-14 and 25-7. The district champion Lady Cats got a big game from junior middle blocker Brooklyn Burnside who had a team high 13 kills and 4 blocks to go along with 3 digs and 3 service aces. Senior outside hitter Sadie Washburn had 8 digs, 8 kills and 3 aces....
McKinney Boyd Uses Big Fourth Quarter To Defeat Wildcats Basketball Team
The Wildcats Basketball Team dropped a game down the stretch on the road Friday night, Nov. 20, losing to McKinney Boyd, 71-64. The Wildcats got off to a solid start leading the Broncos, 21-9 after the first quarter. The Wildcats also led at the half, 32-25 and 46-44 after three quarters. Boyd outscored the Wildcats 27-18 in the last quarter to put the game in the win column. Senior guard Boo Wilkerson led the Wildcats with 21 points....
Marlene Kay Icenhower
Visitation for Marlene Kay Icenhower, age 60, of Sulphur Springs will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Ms. Icenhower passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at her residence. Arrangements under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.The online register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com With our condolences.
Nov. 20 COVID-19 Update: 4 New Cases, 19 In COVID Unit
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 20 COVID-19 update reported 4 new lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and a patient count of 19 patients in the hospital COVID Unit. HC/SSEM Nov. 20 COVID-19 Update That makes 28 additional Hopkins County residents whose COVID-19 test results came back positive this week and 95 who received positive results this month. Cumulatively, 779 Hopkins County...
Phil Gamblin
Funeral service for Phil Gamblin, age 69, of Como will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at First Baptist Church- Sanctuary, Sulphur Springs. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Gamblin passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Hospice of East Texas, Tyler. Memorials can be made to Como...
Kenneth Gaines
Graveside service with military honors for Kenneth Gaines, age 79, of Cumby will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Cumby Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Gaines passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs. Kenneth was born on January 16, 1941 in Hopkins County to Arlie and Alice (Keenum) Gaines. He married Martha Jean Ratliff on February 23, 1963 in...
Jack Perkins Sr.
Funeral service for Jack Perkins, Sr. age 76, of Pickton will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday night from 6 to 8 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Perkins passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Jack Hayden Perkins Sr. was born on September 2, 1944 in Weaver, TX to J.C. Perkins and Thelma Chester....
Friday Game Day features Wildcats Football, Playoff Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Basketball
Wildcats Football, playoff Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Basketball all on this game day Friday (November 20). The Wildcats Football Team is in uncharted territory. Tonight might just be the very first time the Wildcats have played Crandall in a football game. A check of Wildcats football records find no mention of a game against Crandall. Wildcats Coach Owens has to go back to his days as Lindale Head Coach to remember facing the...
Hopkins County Had Lowest October 2020 Unemployment Rate In Area
Hopkins County had the lowest October 2020 unemployment rate in the Texarkana Area Unemployment Statistics report, which covers the 9-county area which spans from Bowie and Cass counties west to Lamar, Delta and Hopkins counties. The unemployment rate in Hopkins County like that across the state declined over the last month, but has yet to fall to pre-COVID-19 rates, according to Local Area Unemployment Statistics released Friday by...
2 Traffic Stops Net Suspected Methamphetamine, 2 Arrests
November 20, 2020 – Two rural traffic stops netted suspected methamphetamine and two arrests Thursday. State Highway 19 North Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping Carol Denise Brumley around 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 on State Highway 19 north at FM 1536 for driving a Toyota Camry 70 miles per hour in a 65 mph speed zone. Upon contact with the driver, Steward noted the 39-year-old...
