Lady Cats Track Team Finishes in Second Place at Sulphur Springs Meet Last Friday
Competing against five other teams at their own Sulphur Springs Track Meet last Friday (February 28), the Lady Cats Track Team finished second. Lady Cats Coach Ross Hicks said his team had a good meet in great weather. He said he was missing some of his athletes who were doing other sports and activities. He said the ones he had competed hard and well. Claire Bybee broke her own record in the pole vault clearing 6 feet, 11 inches....
Wildcats Golf Team Plays at Dallas Athletic Club Monday, Bench Shots 76
The Wildcats Golf Team played in their fourth tournament of the spring semester Monday (March 2) at a Dallas Lake Highlands sponsored tournament at Dallas Athletic Club. Wildcats Golf Coach Jeremy DeLorge said his team had ups and downs. Colton Bench shot a 76 and tied for third place. Bench lost a scorecard playoff to finish fourth. For Wildcats Kip Childress and Grant Mohesky, it was a long day. Coach DeLorge said for them it was a...
Francis Xavier Bauer Jr.
Memorial Service for Francis Xavier Bauer Jr., age 75, of Yantis, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Charles Moore officiating. Visitation will be held at the family residence, 245 PR 5987 Yantis, TX, after the service. Francis Xavier Bauer passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 at his residence in Yantis, TX.Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Wildcats Basketball Regional Quarterfinal Game and Lady Cats Soccer District Match on Game Day
It’s the #10 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team against #1 ranked Lancaster Tuesday (March 3) at 7:30 p.m. at Rockwall Heath in a regional quarterfinal game. Both teams have won handily in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The winner of the Tuesday night contest will advance to the Regional Tournament at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. The Wildcats won the Regional Tournament last year to advance to the State Tournament...
Bobbie Sue Henson (Martin)
Bobbie Sue Henson, of Irving, Texas was born on September 28, 1941 in Dallas, Texas to Elma Bobbie Martin and Edna Sue (Newton) Martin. Mrs. Henson grabbed hold of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ hand on March 1, 2020. Bobbie Sue Henson She lived in Irving, however, had a home on Lake Winnsboro which she enjoyed coming to for the past 32 years. Bobbie was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. Mrs. Henson had...
Janet Coleman
Memorial service for Janet Coleman, age 48, of Sulphur Springs will be held at a later date. Janet passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances, Sulphur Springs, TX. Janet Lynn was born on April 30, 1971 in Grand Prairie to Don Coleman and Eula Smith. She married Marlin Peters. Janet was a loving daughter, sister, wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, Marlin Peters; children, Taylor Coleman,...
Robbery Reported At Main Street Business
Sulphur Springs Police are investigating a robbery reported to have occurred around 1:25 a.m. March 3 at a business in the 1600 block of Main Street, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. A black male in dark clothing with face covering allegedly entered the store and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk reportedly believed the man had a gun concealed by his clothing, but one was never displayed. The clerk...
CBS 60 Minutes Team Coming to NE Texas
A team from the CBS 60 Minutes program is slated to visit Franklin County Texas this week. 60 Minutes is doing a story on the effects of rural hospital closings in NE Texas. The ‘Old Hospital’ in Mount Vernon Texas closed in 2014. At that time, the closure was a cost saving measure. Since the closure, the building was found to contain asbestos, and have other significant problems. Water pipes have frozen and burst, and a...
CTE: SSHS Students Engage In Project Based Learning By Conducting Mock Trial
On Thursday, February 28, a Mock Trial was conducted by Sulphur Springs High School Court Systems and Practices students. The mock trial was the culmination of a project based learning assignment between the Forensics Sciences classes and the Court Systems and Practices class. Ms. Caroline Kenealy and Mr. Mike Meador set up a crime scene for their classes in which their students had to analyze a crime scene, collect evidence...
