Veteran Frisco Wakeland Head Football Coach Expects Good Battle With the Wildcats on Friday
Sep24

Veteran Frisco Wakeland Head Football Coach Expects Good Battle With the Wildcats on Friday

When Frisco Wakeland opened in August of 2006, Marty Secord was their first football coach. He’s still there in his 15th year. The native of Longview Spring Hill has been coaching for 38 years including college stops at McMurry in Abilene and at Louisiana College, where he coached former Wildcat football player Triston Abron. As he said last year, this year’s Frisco Wakeland team that the Wildcats will face Friday night at...

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Sr. Wilbert Cruz
Sep24

Sr. Wilbert Cruz

El funeral del Sr. Wilbert Cruz, 43 años, de Winsboro se llevará a cabo a las 2:00 p.m. el dia sabado 26 de septiembre del 2020, en la capilla de la funeraria Murray-Orwosky, oficiada por el pastor Miranda. Las visitas seran despues del funeral hasta las 5 p.m. en la funeraria de Murray-Orwosky. El Señor Cruz fallecio el domingo 20 de septiembre del 2020 en el Hospital Frances CHRISTUS Mother, en Tyler. El Señor Wilbert Cruz....

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Wilbert Cruz, Sr
Sep24

Wilbert Cruz, Sr

Funeral service for Wilbert Cruz Sr, age 43, of Winnsboro will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Miranda officiating. Visitation following funeral service until 5p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Cruz passed away Sunday September 20, 2020, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler. Wilbert Cruz, Sr. was born November 10, 1976 in Chahuites, Oaxaca, Mexico to...

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2020 Youth Winner Earns Hopkins/Rains County SWCD Scholarship, Hay Show Set for October 20
Sep24

2020 Youth Winner Earns Hopkins/Rains County SWCD Scholarship, Hay Show Set for October 20

Pictured left to right: Hopkins/Rains SWCD board member Max Palmer, scholarship recipient Kyler Moore and board member Andy Wright The Hopkins/Rains County Soil and Water Conservation District, sponsor of the annual Hopkins County Hay Show, extends scholarship opportunities to area youth in agricultural studies. Kyler Moore was the 2020 recipient of a $1500 scholarship. The 2020 Hay Show will be held on Tuesday October 20 inside the...

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Period For Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits Will Not Be Extended In Texas
Sep24

Period For Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits Will Not Be Extended In Texas

News Release AUSTIN – With Texas’ unemployment rate falling to 6.8 percent, Texas will no longer have access to additional unemployment insurance benefits that would have kicked in after traditional benefits and extended benefits (EB) under the CARES Act are exhausted. Provisions under that act will continue to remain in place until Dec. 26, 2020. The High Unemployment Period (HUP) is an extension for states with unemployment rates...

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Rail Repairs Are Planned In Como Area Sept. 25-29
Sep24

Rail Repairs Are Planned In Como Area Sept. 25-29

Como-Pickton CISD Superintendent Greg Bower cautions area residents and motorists to be cautious when traveling across the railroad tracks in the Como and Pickton area over the next week. Rail repairs are planned in the Como area Sept. 25-29. railroad sign “They will start in the Como area first, and then move to the Pickton area. This work may delay some buses picking up and dropping off in some places. We wanted to make...

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Local Genealogical Society Seminar Had Good Results
Sep24

Local Genealogical Society Seminar Had Good Results

Almost 40 persons signed up for the day-long instructive research event John Sellers, local historian, has guested as speaker at dozens of Genealogical Research events held in several states The new Winniford Building inside Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs allows comfortable space for social distancing while learning

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There’s Still Time to Register To Vote, October 5 Deadline
Sep24

There’s Still Time to Register To Vote, October 5 Deadline

Secretary Hughs Marks National Voter Registration Day, Urges All Eligible Texans To Register To Vote By October 5th AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs today invited all eligible Texans to celebrate and participate in National Voter Registration Day by ensuring they are registered to vote ahead of the October 5th voter registration deadline for the November 3rd election. With two weeks until the...

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37 Student, 11 Employee COVID-19 Cases Reported By Rural Hopkins County Schools On Sept. 23
Sep24

37 Student, 11 Employee COVID-19 Cases Reported By Rural Hopkins County Schools On Sept. 23

As of the last reports posted Wednesday night, Sept. 23, at least 37 student and 11 employee COVID-19 cases had been reported by rural Hopkins County schools since the fall semester began. Yantis ISD has also reported 2 COVID-19 cases since school began. Sulphur Springs ISD officials so far this week have reported 1 additional student and 4 employees have tested positive for coronavirus. Como-Pickton CISD officials in their last...

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Wildcats Team Tennis Has Tough Day Against Longview In 19-0 Loss Wednesday
Sep23

Wildcats Team Tennis Has Tough Day Against Longview In 19-0 Loss Wednesday

Perhaps the worst is now over for Wildcats Team Tennis. Last week, the Wildcats met district favorite Texas High in Texarkana and took a 19-0 loss. On Wednesday, the Wildcats faced the team expected to give the Tigers their sternest test, the Longview Lobos. The result Wednesday was another 19-0 loss. tennis To make things tougher, the Wildcats had to play without their top girls’ player, Jeauxleigh Cantu, who was unavailable...

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