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Former Wildcat Triston Abron is New Head Coach at Class 4A Mexia
Feb26

Former Wildcat Triston Abron is New Head Coach at Class 4A Mexia

Former Wildcats player, assistant coach and defensive coordinator Triston Abron has been hired as the Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Class 4A Mexia High School. The Mexia ISD announced the hiring in a tweet Monday (February 24). Coach Abron departs Paul Pewitt after two seasons as head coach of the Brahmas including last season’s trip to the Class 3A, Division II State Championship Game in December. The Brahmas...

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Wildcats Basketball Date, Time and Place Set for Area Game With Red Oak Hawks
Feb26

Wildcats Basketball Date, Time and Place Set for Area Game With Red Oak Hawks

Things are all set for the next Wildcats Basketball playoff game, an Area round game. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta announced Wednesday (February 26) the Wildcats, ranked #10 in Class 5A, will be playing Red Oak, ranked #12 in Class 5A, in Forney on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Red Oak topped West Mesquite, 69-62 Tuesday night in DeSoto. The Wildcats defeated Lufkin Monday night, 78-55 at Tyler Junior College. The Red Oak Hawks, the...

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Channel 18 News:  Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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Richardson Woman Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant
Feb26

Richardson Woman Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant

A 38-year-old Richardson woman was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at Plane State Jail in Dayton, Texas, on a Hopkins County warrant. Shannon Doty Fite transported Shannon Doty to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked on a warrant for burglary of a habitation, which arrest reports indicate occurred in May 10, 2019. Doty is also reportedly known by Shannon Renea (Ranea)...

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Marvin Buck (Chuck) Tennell Jr
Feb26

Marvin Buck (Chuck) Tennell Jr

Marvin Buck (Chuck) Tennell Jr., 63, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Chuck was born on October 13, 1956 to parents Marvin Buck Tennell Sr. and Eva Mae Watson in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Later, he met Joy and the couple married May of 1976. Chuck worked for CVR Energy as a stock Gauger for most of his life. Chuck enjoyed playing golf, bowling, and spending time with God reading his bible. He...

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Sulphur Springs Pair Accused Of Substance Charge Possession
Feb26

Sulphur Springs Pair Accused Of Substance Charge Possession

February 26, 2020 – Sheriff’s officers stopped a Ford F150 around 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 for running the red light at that Bill Bradford Road and Gilmer Street intersection. Officers ended up taking the Sulphur Springs man and woman in the truck to jail for controlled substance possession, according to arrest reports. Claston Wayne Bearden Hopkins County Sheriff’s Lt. Amanda Weatherford and Sgt. Scott Davis reported...

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SSHS Theatre Students To Perform OAP ‘Emma’s Child’ On March 1
Feb26

SSHS Theatre Students To Perform OAP ‘Emma’s Child’ On March 1

Sulphur Springs High School Theatre Department will offer local residents a sneak peak at the One Act Play the student will perform at competition on Tuesday. They will perform Kristine Thatcher’s OAP “Emma’s Child” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium. In “Emma’s Child,” seniors Rachel Bramlett and Chase Berry portray Jean and Henry Farrell, who,...

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Independent Sulphur Springs Team Places Second At Destination Imagination
Feb26

Independent Sulphur Springs Team Places Second At Destination Imagination

An independent group of Sulphur Springs youth earned second place honors in the Destination Imagination contest held recently. While not officially an Sulphur Springs Independent School District team, all four students reportedly attend high school in SSISD. “These are high school kids who love DI so much that they formed their own team and their parents pay for it themselves,” reports SSMS teacher Brooke Howard. The team...

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Hopkins County Teen Jailed For Allegedly Threatening Family Members With Knife
Feb26

Hopkins County Teen Jailed For Allegedly Threatening Family Members With Knife

A Hopkins County teen allegedly threatened his family with a knife and ended up in jail on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, according to sheriff’s reports. Brayden Lynn Brown Hopkins County sheriff’s dispatchers received a 911 call at 7:07 p.m. Feb. 25 in which a FM 1536 resident’s 18-year-old son was reported to be suicidal and to have run away. The 18-year-old was reported to have a knife while...

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Cumby, Como-Pickton Students Earn Top Awards At NETLA Ag Mechanics Show
Feb26

Cumby, Como-Pickton Students Earn Top Awards At NETLA Ag Mechanics Show

The NorthEast Texas Livestock Association Ag Mechanics Show featured 29 projects from six schools, some team and some individual projects. Cumby and Como-Pickton students went home with the top awards presented at Tuesday’s event. Grand Champion went to Cumby FFA members Fabian Camargo and Logan Miller for their hay bunker and Reserve Champion to Como-Pickton FFA members Jason Monk, Canyon Thomas and Braden Miller. Baylee Bowen,...

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