Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton is Excited By First Day of Practice Monday
After the long off season, the Wildcats Soccer Team began practice Monday (December 2) officially. Coach Alexi Upton says the first three days of practice are big ones for Wildcats JV players trying to impress him so they can land a spot on the varsity. He says a ton of players will be trying out. Coach Upton says the Wildcats have done a good job working on their conditioning so that is not expected to be a big point of emphasis in...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Team Got Off to a Slow Start in Loss Saturday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says Port Allen, Louisiana is a really good team. The Pelicans topped the Wildcats, 60-50 Saturday (November 30) in the Duncanville HoopFest. Coach Cipoletta says the showcase drew some of the best teams in the country adding the the Wildcats got a great opportunity by being invited to the event. He says the Wildcats started out slowly and fell into a 23-10 hole after the first quarter. Coach...
Adult Education Offered At Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center
Kathryn Alvis, Adult Education Instructor at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, will be offering registration, orientation, and assessment opportunities on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. at the center. Students interested in studying for their GED, working on basic skills, or would like to learn English must complete the full registration process to be enrolled in an adult education class. GED prep/basic skills is offered Monday-Thursday from 6-9...
Paris District Road Report for the week of Dec. 2, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Hunt and Rains Counties during the week of Dec. 2, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions...
Executive Session, Annexation, Parking, Watercraft Exhibition Top Council Agenda
Sulphur Springs City Council has two sessions scheduled Tuesday evening: a special executive session at 6 p.m. followed at 7 p.m. by the regular monthly council meeting. The executive session is being held for “personnel matters specifically relating to the City Manager.” The agenda cites Texas Government Code Title 5, Chapter 551.074, is slated to discuss is to specifically relate to personnel matters regarding the city...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report For Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2019
Arrests Dawson Klika, 18 years of age, of Winnsboro, Texas, was arrested on Nov. 25, 2019, for driving while intoxicated. Hunter Weems, 21 years of age, of Winnsboro, Texas, was arrested on Nov. 25, 2019 on a Texas Pardon and Parole warrant. Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 155 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations The Winnsboro Police Department issued 29 citations and 45...
Hopkins County EMS: Ambulance, Vehicle Collision On Hillcrest Drive Resulted In No Serious Injuries
Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services ambulances An ambulance and another vehicle collided Saturday afternoon on Hillcrest Drive. No one sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash, according to Hopkins County Director of EMS Brent Smith. The mobile intensive care ambulance unit reportedly had a patient on board and was headed to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs when the crash occurred at the intersection...
Lou Bassham
Funeral services for Lou Wilda Leewright Bassham, age 80, of the Nelta Community, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Newsom and Rev. C.J. Duffy officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Cory Tubb, Will Wilson, Jarret Wilson, Markus Bassham, Jordan Bassham, Tel Pitcock, and Cody Nixon serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Patterson,...
Holiday Shop-at-Home Gets Boost by Vendors on Dec. 7 "Christmas Market on Main"
Marlene DeYong and Katie Moss Steelman are Main Street business owners. They both own and operate retail clothing shops in downtown Sulphur Springs, and they both employ practical and innovative ways to reach the shopping public, echoing the same message, “shop and spend with your local merchants in your home town!” Both Marlene’s Sass and Class and Simply Spoiled carry a broad inventory of ladies and...
