Charles Potts
Graveside service for Charles Potts, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Old Tarrant Cemetery with Rowdy France officiating. Serving as pallbearers Brody Potts, Lane Potts, Mason Potts, Maddox Potts, Haygen Potts, and Anderson Adams. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Potts passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at residence in Sulphur Springs. Charles was born October 15, 1938 in...
Billy Joe Browning
Bill was born in the east Texas town of Quitman and died as the result of a vehicle accident near his east Texas farm in Elmo on 6/6/2020. In his lively 84 years he traveled the world but never forgot his Texas roots. Before high school Bill’s family lived all over Texas, but it was in Childress, that Bill found acclaim as a good student but an even better athlete. His quickness and natural athletic abilities made him a standout...
Corvette Club Helping With “Beat the Heat” Fan Drive
The Sulphur Springs Corvette Club dropped off 54 Fans to the Senior Citizens Center for the Annual “Beat the Heat” Fan Drive. These guys, and ladies, are always willing to help the Senior Citizen Center out every year. Corvette Club Fan Drive 2020 Shown in Photo: Mack Pitts, Tim Gee, Karon Weatherman, David Johnson, Steve Judkins and Mike Hart. If anyone needs a Fan they can call the Senior Citizens Center at (903)...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Says Football Numbers Are Good For The Edge
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens would always like to see more players attend The Edge conditioning program, which got underway Monday in the Multipurpose Building. However all and all Coach Owens seems mostly pleased with the turnout for the first two days of the program. He says there were about 150 players in attendance on Monday with about 50 each among 11th and 12 graders, 9th and 10th graders and 7th and 8th graders. Tuesday...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Offers The Edge at High School Gym
With the UIL allowing high school coaches to conduct one hour a week of skills work with their teams, coaches of several Wildcats and Lady Cats’ sports are having sessions of The Edge along with football. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is offering The Edge conditioning program for basketball players Monday through Friday in the Main High School Gym. Those entering 10th through 12th grades are there from 8 a.m. until...
Commissioner Explains Request To Abandon CR 3531 Right-Of-Way
Commissioners Court Asked To Consider Signs To Better Identify Rosemont Street Buildings Hopkins County Commissioners approved 2 road-related items and heard a request from the District Clerk’s Office regarding signage for Rosemont Street buildings. Precinct 3 Commissioner explained the request to abandon a CR 3531 right-of-way. Hopkins County Commissioners Court Granitized Road Materials The court was asked to consider...
Tips On Growing Cucumbers
By Mario Villarino Cucurbits are a very interesting group of plant. They not only do well in Hopkins County but can handle the heat much better than other vegetables. Also, because even big plants can be kept in small space, gardeners have the tendency to always have at least one of them in their gardens. Some of the cucurbits can grow to a really big size. Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D. Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR 1200B...
12 Wildcats Seniors Selected To All-District Baseball Team
District 15-5A did not have much of a sample to select last school year’s All-District Baseball Team. All six district team’s had only played one district game, one out of a planned 15, when the UIL suspected all athletic competition on March 16 due to concerns of coronavirus. The district’s coaches decided to name all of the district senior players on each team to the All-District Team. A total of 12 SSHS Wildcats...
Wildcats Edge Conditioning Program Opened Monday With Emphasis On Player Safety
By Don Julian This year marks the 15th year Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens has had The Edge conditioning program during the summer. This year’s program, which opened Monday, June 8, at the Multipurpose Building, looked quite different in this age of the coronavirus. Sulphur Springs High School Multi-purpose Building Some 45 incoming 11th and 12th graders were in attendance for the day’s first session that ran from...
10 New Cases Of COVID-19, 1 Recovery Reported In Hopkins County June 8
Hopkins County’s COVID-19 Total Since MidMarch: 40 Cases, 32 Of Which Are Active Cases And 8 Have Recovered Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom twice Monday reported new lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County. At 4 p.m. Monday, June 8, the judge announced 2 new cases and 1 person recovering from COVID-19. Then, at 9 p.m., Newsom announced 8 additional cases of COVID-19 case in Hopkins County. That’s 10...
