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...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report
10/28/2019 – 11/03/2019 Arrests: Macie Azlin, age 20, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 11/04/2019 on Winnsboro Municipal Court warrants for Expired Registration and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility. William Peterson, age 69, of Cumby, was arrested on 10/29/2019 for Criminal Trespass. Accidents:0 Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 113 calls for service during this reporting period....
Meal A Day Looking for In-Town Monday Driver
Meal A Day needs volunteer to deliver meals on Mondays for an in-town route. The Meal A Day program is in need of an individual to volunteer a couple of hours of time on Monday morning to deliver meals to elderly individuals in the community. “If you think that delivering meals would be just jumping in and out of a car on a hot or cold day, now is your chance to find out that it is not,” said Karon Weatherman, program...
Cooper Woman Found Parked on North Hopkins ISD Baseball Field
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies reported finding a 61-year-old Cooper woman standing beside her parked car on the North Hopkins ISD baseball field Sunday evening. Sheriff’s deputies and the campus police officer responded on FM 71 west to a report of a suspicious person at the school. Deputy Zack Horne reported a woman standing beside a black Ford Mustang, which was parked on the ball field around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov....
Suspicious Person Complaint Results In Marijuana Arrest
Denver Jacques Fender A complaint Sunday morning of a suspicious person in the area of County Road 2319 resulted in location of suspected marijuana and a felony arrest. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Brantley spotted Denver Jacques Fender walking on County Road 2319, in the area the suspicious person was reported around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Brantley reported seeing the 38-year-old discard in the grass an object...
Cumby Man Accused of Assaulting Paramedic
A 69-year-old Cumby man was jailed Sunday evening for allegedly assaulting a paramedic and having a small quantity of marijuana, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police responded just before 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, to a complaint of an intoxicated person. A probable cause search allegedly revealed 6.6 ounces of suspected marijuana in the center console of a Chevrolet Traverse in the 1400 block of College Street. Emergency...
Success from “Benefit of Love” for Reed/Cavanaugh/Ivey Families, Plus Good Reports on Kaycee
Lots of cooks pitched in to provide food It was held on Saturday November 2, 2019, a cool and windy day, on the grounds of Shannon Oaks Church, and according to one organizer, “the outpouring of love went over and above what we expected, yet from Hopkins County folks, that wasn’t surprising!”. In planning for the ‘Benefit of Love’ event, a team of volunteer organizers, which included Vicki Pickel,...
