Patsy Ruth McClain
Patsy Ruth McClain, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away Thursday Jan 9, 2020. She was born on September 1, 1927. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Spence Chapel in Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Spence Chapel. Her parents were John D and Catherine Rhodes. Patsy graduated from Sulphur Springs...
Sulphur Springs FFA Attends Convention in Mt. Vernon
The Sulphur Springs FAA team traveled to Mt Vernon High School for the Paris District FFA Convention. Savannah Allen presided over the Convention as the District President. A total of eleven FFA members went, and five served as voting delegates with the responsibility of electing District and Area Officers as well as choosing the talent team to advance to area contest. Savannah Allen also ran for Area 6 FFA Officer. In order to earn a...
Cooper Woman Arrested in Sulphur Springs On Collin County Warrant
A 30-year-old Cooper woman was taken into custody in Sulphur Springs early Friday morning on a Collin County warrant, according to jail reports. A Hopkins County sheriff’s deputy reported conducting a traffic stop on gray Chevrolet sport utility vehicle around 12 a.m. Jan. 10 on State Highway 19 north at Loop 301 after noticing the vehicle defective license plate light. The deputy contacted the 30-year-old woman in the SUV. A...
Welfare Check Results In Cumby Man's Arrest
Bryan Lee Winstead A request for sheriff’s officers to check the welfare of person at his County Road 4131 address during the lunch hour Thursday resulted in a Cumby man’s arrest on a misdemeanor warrant and felony controlled substance charge, according to sheriff’s reports. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies reported being dispatched around 12:30 p.m. Jan. 9 to the CR 4131 address after someone expressed...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Opens With Loss to Jacksonville in Pine Tree Tourney Thursday
Early in their soccer game in the Pine Tree Lady Pirate Showcase Thursday afternoon, the Lady Cats Soccer Team was doing okay against Jacksonville. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said the Lady Cats were keeping possession of the ball for the first ten minutes of the match. Then he said after that, it all fell apart. Coach Aguayo said the Lady Cats made a lot of mistakes that made it harder for them to come back and take control of the...
Wildcats Soccer Suffers Narrow Loss
Wildcats Soccer Coach Proud of Team After Narrow Loss to Quality Opponent Sometime a loss can feel like anything but that. That’s the way Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton was feeling after his team lost a squeaker to Lufkin, 4-3 in the 2020 Lobo Invitational Varsity Tournament Thursday afternoon. Coach Upton said it was a great game and high flying with a playoff-like atmosphere. He said he was so proud of the competitiveness...
SSISD, Como-Pickton And Cumby ISD Will Release Students, Run Buses At 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, Due To Weather
Sulphur Bluff Varsity Girls Basketball Game Postponed: The girls game vs. Avery has been postponed for tonight. They will play tomorrow morning (Jan. 11) at 10:00 a.m. Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Changes and Updates Announced: Friday 1/10: Boys Basketball host McKinney North (Moved to Monday 6pm Varsity Only)Girls Basketball host Royse City (*District Opener*) (Moved to Saturday 2pm Var only)Boys and Girls...
Registration Ongoing For Hoop Dreams Basketball
Hoop Dreams Basketball Team Sign-up is ongoing for Hoop Dreams Basketball, a league made up of special needs children from ages 5 to 21. There is no cost to play, but children need to register so that t-shirts in the correct sizes can be obtained and coaches can be lined up. The coaches are volunteers from the Lions club. Teen Court will be volunteering to be buddies. “This will be Pilot Club of Sulphur...
Big Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet Takes Place Saturday At Multipurpose Building
Sulphur Springs High School Powerlifting Coach Casey Jeter says the Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet is huge and one of the biggest in Texas. It takes place Saturday, January 11, in the Multipurpose Building on campus. He says this year’s meet will be ever bit as large as last year’s. Coach Jeter says he has already had more than 15 schools say they are coming. He says the number of female lifters equals male lifters for...
Boil Notice Issued For Cumby Water Customers On FM 275 North
Cumby Alderman Julie Morris posted the following notice on the City of Cumby Facebook page Jan. 9 warning for Cumby water customers on FM 275 north to boil water before using it for human consumption due to a water main break:
