Basketball, Soccer and Tennis Are on the Schedule on Friday Game Day
This game day Friday (February 7) sports menu includes Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball, Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer and Wildcats Tennis. The Lady Cats and Wildcats Basketball Teams will have meaningful games at Mount Pleasant on Friday. The teams have back to back games. The Lady Cats play the Lady Tigers at 6:15 p.m. The Wildcats and Tigers then face off at 7:30 p.m. Sub-varsity action begins at 5 p.m. The Wildcats JV will play...
Merle Beville Highfield
Funeral service for Merle Beville Highfield, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Ed Lantz officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Highfield passed away on Tuesday February 4, 2020 at her residence in Sulphur Springs, TX. Merle Beville Highfield Merle Beville...
SCU Investigation Of Alleged Marijuana Possession By Student Results In 2 Arrests
An investigation of alleged marijuana possession by a middle school students resulted in two adults being arrested Thursday on controlled substance and marijuana charges, according to police. The investigation by Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigators “originated at the Sulphur Springs Middle School involving marijuana possession with a student,” according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs...
ATM Theft Attempt Reported At Sulphur Springs Bank
An ATM theft attempt was reported Friday morning at Red River Credit Union. The ATM was damaged but no money was taken, according to Sulphur Springs police and Hopkins County sheriff’s reports. An ATM theft attempt was reported at Red River Valley Credit Union-Sulphur Springs Feb. 7. Just before 6:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, authorities received notification that an alarm had been triggered at Red River Credit Union on Gilmer Street...
Fishing Guide is Passionate About Teaching Kids to Fish
Jimmy Reardon may be young, but he’s already a licensed fishing guide with a non-profit organization geared toward education about fishing. And for the second year, he’s pitching in with the annual Kids Fishing Day in Sulphur Springs which is actually known as the Larry Buster Memorial Trout Fishing Derby. Set for Saturday February 8, 2020, it’s a community service project that Jimmy is dedicated to supporting, plus...
Texas A&M Commerce Rodeo Team Competes in Athens
The TAMUC Rodeo program will be competing in Athens, TX this weekend. The Trinity Valley Rodeo will be held at the Henderson County Fair Complex just outside of Athens. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening at The Henderson County Fair Park Complex with slack beginning at 12 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. All proceeds generated by the rodeo are given back to the students to further their education. General admission...
CTE: SSHS Floral Design Class Provides Chance To Learn Job Skills, Be Creative
Students in the floral design class at Sulphur Springs High School, not only learn valuable job skills, but find new creative outlets in the plant science class as well. Sulphur Springs High School students Kailea Gardner, Kerie Wright and Selena Sanchez talk about the floral design class they are taking. The class is part of the Plant Science program. “I think floral design brings out people’s creativity. Like, you have some...
2 Men Jailed On Violation Of Probation Warrants
At least two men were booked into Hopkins County jail Wednesday on a felony warrant each for violation of probation, according to arrest reports. Justin Arley Bryant Sheriff’s deputies allegedly took 20-year-old Justin Arley Bryant of Sulphur Springs into custody at 3:29 p.m. Feb. 6, at his place of employment on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for a June 2019 aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge,...
Lady Cats Softball First Scrimmage Thursday Canceled
The Lady Cats Softball Team’s first scrimmage of the season with Gilmer has now been officially canceled due to the weather. The teams had hoped to scrimmage Thursday, February 6, after a postponement Tuesday. The Lady Cats first scrimmage of the season will now take place in Rockwall Saturday, weather permitting. The Lady Cats will be scrimmaging a couple of strong Metroplex programs, host Rockwall and also The Colony....
Blue Blazes Drill Team Working On Spring Show, Director Announces New Ticket Option This Year
Bill Owens with Jay Hodge Chevrolet and Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough When students returned from Christmas break in early January, the Sulphur Springs High School Blue Blazes Drill Team began to work on this year’s Spring Show. Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough, Wednesday at Jay Hodge Chevrolet, said the theme to this year’s show will be “Beyond the Velvet Rope.”She said it will attempt to provide...
