One Sports Event Postponed, One Takes Place On This Rainy Game Day Monday, Oct. 26
It’s a rainy game day Monday, Oct. 26. The Wildcats and Lady Cats Golf Teams were scheduled to play at a Lovejoy-sponsored tournament Monday at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. That event has been postponed. Plans now call for the tournament to be played on Monday, Dec. 7 Meanwhile, the District 15-5A Cross Country Championship at Mount Pleasant did get under way on this game day Monday. The Wildcats and Lady Cats are...
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner On Coach’s Show After Friday Win At Mount Pleasant
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner wanted to make sure her Lady Cats were ready to play at Mount Pleasant Friday, October 23, after an emotional win at Longview on Tuesday. Coach Dorner was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. The Lady Cats responded with a 3-0 win at Mount Pleasant by scores of 25-15, 25-22 and 25-21. Coach Dorner said libero Parris Pickett had 10 straight points off...
Winnsboro Man Accused Of Assaulting Wife For Throwing His Beer Out
A 51-year-old Winnsboro man was accused of assaulting his wife for throwing his beer out Saturday night. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office communications operators dispatched Deputies Aaron Chaney and Bobby Osornio at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24 to a State Highway 11 east address, to what was reported as a possible disturbance in which an intoxicated person inside the residence was causing damage to the Winnsboro residence. Hopkins County...
Pat Penn
Memorial service for Pat Penn, age 76, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Shannon Oaks Church with Jonathan McGraw officiating. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Colby Parker, Brian Tubbs, Draven Trujillo, Dante Trujillo, Liam Dorris and FredMcCoy. Mr. Penn passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital. Pat Penn was born on January 11, 1944 in Lufkin, Texas to...
2 Women Arrested For Controlled Substance Possession
Two women were arrested for controlled substance possession following a parking lot traffic stop Sunday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Melissa Raye Hamilton (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Lavender and Sgt. Richard Greer conducted a traffic stop in an East Industrial Drive motel parking lot around 1:45 p.m. Oct. 25. The driver of a Mitsubishi Endeavor was known to the officers to have a...
Meal A Day Earns Award for Excellence During COVID 19
Getting food, resources and basic services to shut-ins has been a challenge for everyone during the past six months since COVID-19 struck. On October 22, 2020, the North Texas Food Bank recognized the Meal A Day of Sulphur Springs with an Award of Excellence, in appreciation for the excellence in service demonstrated through it’s COVID-19 response. Meal a Day was recognized on October 22, 2020 Karon Weatherman, Director of the...
Dinner Bell Menu for October 28, 2020
The mission of the Dinner Bell is to end hunger in Hopkins County. Fresh, hot, nutritious meals are prepared by volunteers each Wednesday and served to our guests in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. If you or your business would like to sponsor a Dinner Bell meal give the Church a call at 903/885-2185 Dinner Bell Menu for October 21, 2020 Dinner Bell remains a GRAB and GO operation with meals distributed under the...
Shannon Rogers Stubblefield
Shannon Rogers Stubblefield, age 39, of Sulphur Springs was granted her angel wings on October 21, 2020. Shannon touched many lives throughout her short yet very memorable life. Shannon was a beloved wife, daughter, granddaughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend. Shannon was a loving and compassionate person who loved deeply. She is survived by her husband, Donald Godfrey; mother, Pam and father, Johnny Harrington; sister,...
Vera Jones
Graveside service for Vera Jones, age 78, of Princeton, will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, October 26, 2020 at Pecan Gap Cemetery in Pecan Gap, TX. There will be no formal visitation. Vera passed away at T Boone Pickens Hospice in Dallas, TX. Vera was born July 3, 1942 in Ladonia, TX to Gus Hubert and Beulah Ann Shelton Jones. She retired from Alcatel and worked for many years in the retail industry with Dillards. She graduated...
No Injuries Reported In SSISD Bus Crash
A Sulphur Springs ISD bus was involved in “a very minor” crash Monday morning, Oct. 26, 2020. SSISD officials, in a release at approximately 7:45 a.m., stated, “There are no injuries. Students who ride bus 6 will be a little later than normal to campus.” No additional details have been released about the school bus crash at this time.
