Cumby Trojans Football Coach Tom Dracos Leaving To Coach At Cuero
Cumby Football Coach Tom Dracos is leaving to become the Assistant Athletic Director and Offensive Coordinator at Cuero. Coach Dracos Coach Dracos has been at Cumby since 2013. The Trojans were 8-4 last year and made it to the Area game in the playoffs. Coach Dracos will be working for Coach Jack Alvarez, former coach at Ennis, where he won at state championship after getting by the Wildcats earlier in the playoffs. Coach Alvarez was...
Ethleen Pollan
Funeral service for Ethleen Pollan, age 94, of Mt. Vernon, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Mt. Vernon Church of Christ with Chip Horton officiating and Chris McElyea assisting. Interment will take place at Old Saltillo Cemetery with Paul Majors, Brad Meyer, Andy Emery, Brian Gurley, Lucas McElyea, Eric Poe, Coby Fite and Cason Meyer serving as pallbearers and Kevin Fite as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will...
Game Day To Include Baseball, Softball And Track, Weather Permitting
Baseball, softball and track are scheduled on this Thursday, March 12, game day, weather permitting. The Wildcats Baseball Team is playing in its last tournament of the season. They are in the Reich Builders Classic in Hallsville. The Wildcats will be playing a pair of games back to back on this game day Thursday. The Wildcats play Brownsboro at 3:45 p.m. Then they take on Lovejoy at 6 p.m. The Wildcats enter the six-team tournament...
CHRISTUS Health Statement Regarding COVID-19
CHRISTUS values the importance of collaboration and coordinated action for the identification and care of those patients exhibiting signs of the COVID-19. Which is why we continue to follow CDC interim guidelines and work non-stop, in partnership with local, state and federal government authorities. We are fortunate to be part of a local health care community committed to responding to the needs of these patients in the safest manner...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report Feb. 19-25, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Report Feb. 19-25, 2020 February 19 Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles Deputies were dispatched to Sioux near Quitman, at approximately 7:57 a.m., in reference to a welfare check. Deputies located the individual and everything was OK.At 9:32 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 515 near Yantis.Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 10:40 a.m., in reference to an animal complaint...
Spring Break extended two days for PJC students
Paris Junior College has announced that Spring Break has been extended through March 17 for students, who should expect to return Wednesday, March 18, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Employees are expected to return to work as normal at the conclusion of Spring Break on Monday, March 16. “We are working on contingency plans to minimize disruption to our students’ studies while doing everything we can to mitigate the...
Verna June Comer-Clark
Mrs. Verna June Comer-Clark of Winnsboro, Texas fought the good fight and was rewarded a home in heaven on March 10, 2020. Verna was born in Winnsboro on November 17, 1943 to Bernice B. Murphy and Oneta Faye (Bennett) Murphy. Verna June Comer-Clark She was a good woman who loved her family and enjoyed the beauty that her hometown of Winnsboro provided. Verna was preceded in death by her parents and first husband Walter...
Woman Jailed In Sacramento County On Felony Warrant Out Of Hopkins County
A 39-year-old Sacramento, California woman was jailed in her home county until Wednesday on a Hopkins County warrant. Kimberly Lynn Finch Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was alerted Kimberly Lynn Finch was in custody. The woman was taken into custody at 8:45 a.m. March 11 at Sacramento County Main Jail and flown from California to a DFW Airport. Finch was then transported to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked at 7:45 p.m....
SH 11 Traffic Stop Results In Location Of Alleged Ecstasy Tablets, Felony Arrest
A routine traffic stop on State Highway 11 Wednesday afternoon resulted in a 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on a felony controlled substance charge after a couple of suspected Ecstasy tablets were found on him, according to arrest reports. Keenan Lonche Wells Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Aaron Chaney and E. Jaime reportedly initiated a traffic stop at 1:56 p.m. March 11 on a Dodge 2500, after radar showed...
Chamber Connection- March 12
By Lezley Brown, CEO/President Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce I wanted to let you know about our upcoming Lunch & Learn on Friday, March 27, at Clarion Pointe in Sulphur Springs. Cost is $15 for Chamber members, and $20 for non-Chamber members. Cost includes lunch and an educational session presented by Bethany Ferrall, Assistant Director, Career Development Center at Texas A&M Commerce. This session will focus on...
