Two Qualify for Honor Band
Two members of the Bright Star Christian School Concert Band are to be congratulated for earning a positions in the T.M.E.A. All-Region Honor Band. The students qualified for this honor at a competition held at the Sulphur Springs ISD Junior High on November 3rd, 2019. Lauren Maynard, a clarinetist and daughter of Jerry and Ginger Maynard, and Preston White, a flutist and son of Gena and Jamie White, will travel to Paris, TX for the...
Be Curbside for Veteran’s Parade Saturday Morning November 9, 2019 at 10am
L. to R. Veterans Bob Kerr and Clayton McGraw Veteran’s Parade organizer Bob Kerr and Grand Marshall Clayton McGraw are inviting parade participants and parade goers for this Saturday morning November 9, 2019! If you’d like to be part of the Parade, be at the staging and lineup area at Buford Park between 8 am and 10 am. The Parade will step off at 10 am from Prim Stadium Parking Lot. According to the poster, the Parade...
Traffic Stop Leads to Sulphur Springs Man’s Arrest On Hunt County Warrant
Dakota Ray Miller A Sulphur Springs man was arrested early Tuesday morning on a warrant, following a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Dakota Ray Miller was reportedly stopped at 1:21 a.m. Nov. 5 in Sulphur Springs for failing to stop the Nissan he was driving at a stop sign. A records check showed the 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man to be wanted in Hunt County, deputies alleged in arrest reports. Miller was taken into...
Cooper Man Accused Of Huffing Air In Vehicle In Store Parking Lot
Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol vehicle A report of suspected huffing in a vehicle in a store parking lot Monday afternoon resulted in a 52-year-old man’s arrest. Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 3:20 p.m. Nov. 4. to Walmart, where a person was reportedly seen huffing an unknown substance in a sport utility vehicle in the store parking lot near the automotive section. Police arrived and reportedly found a man...
Diabetes Programs Teach Healthy Lifestyle Changes
Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; [email protected] By Johanna Hicks November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. I want to highlight some of the programming impacts of Extension Family & Community Health Agents from across the state (including Hopkins County)....
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Likes Underdog Role Against Hallsville in Playoff Match Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says she likes being the underdog. The Lady Cats, a district #4 seed, will take on district champ and 30 game winner Hallsville Tuesday (November 5) at 7:30 p.m. at the Wagstaff Gym at Tyler Junior College. Hallsville will come into the contest having won 13 straight district games. The Lady Cats enter the contest having gone 1-4 in the second half of district play including a loss at home to...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Develops List of Things to Work on From First Scrimmage
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said her Lady Cats played hard but got tired after playing three scrimmage games Saturday (November 2) morning at home. The Lady Cats topped Commerce but then came up short against Saltillo and Emory Rains. Coach Tisdell had a glass half full take after the scrimmage. She said the way the Lady Cats played indicated to her how much better they can get. She said she was proud of the way they...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Says Loss at Kaufman a Disappointing One
On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18 TV’s Saturday (November 2) Morning Coach’s Show, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens called Kaufman’s 28-24 come from behind win over the Wildcats a disappointing one and one the Wildcats let slip away. He said a few mishaps by the Wildcats cost them the ballgame. Coach Owens said the Wildcats played hard but could not put the game away. With the Wildcats leading 3-0 after a...
Jim Franklin Lawson
Funeral services for Jim Franklin Lawson, age 54, of Quitman, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shawn Deterding officiating. Interment will follow at Peerless Cemetery with Erick McFarland, Shannon White, Jeremy Ratliff, John Morrow, Craig Schultz, and Tim Causey serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at West Oaks Funeral Home. Jim...
