High School Playoff Games at The Prim This Week
Three high school football playoff games are coming to Gerald Prim Stadium in Sulphur Springs this week. There are games Thursday, Friday and Saturday (November 14-16). Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at The Prim,,Harmony will take on Whitewright in a bi-district game in Region III, Class 3A, Division II. Harmony is 7-3 and Whitewright is 5-5. Friday night at 7:30 p.m., Bells will play Winona in bi-district also in Region III, Class 3A,...
Ticket Giveaway: Bright Star Cinemas VIP Red-Carpet Event
You and a friend can attend the Bright Star Cinema VIP Red-Carpet Event on Wednesday November 20th, 2019. The event starts at 6:30PM and free popcorn and free movies are included. The event is first come, first served. This means that once the theater reaches capacity, you will not be allowed in… So plan on coming early! The renovation includes new larger seats, bigger screen, better sound, and a new menu. Tickets must be picked...
Blue Santa Needs Your Help for a Brighter Christmas!
L. to R. Blue Santa spokespersons: Josh Schufeldt for local law enforcement, Amy Griggs for Empty Stocking and Shanna Martin for CANHelp. What are the Blue Santa barrels you see around town and in the shopping areas of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County? These barrels are part of the way in which local law enforcement plans to make the holiday brighter for some children with toys for Christmas. Just place new toys in the barrels when...
Rushin Family Chili, Stew a Tradition at Mt. Sterling
Mike Rushin, along with his son Jay and his siblings Johnny Rushin and Wynona Rushin Willis helping out, are keeping a tradition alive in the Mt. Sterling Community of Hopkins County. The annual “Chili” was held on the evening of Saturday November 2, 2019 under the trees on Mike’s property just down from the Mt. Sterling Cemetery on CR 3506. For a number of years, Mike did all the cooking by himself, stirring up a...
End the Streak
By Johanna Hicks 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] It has been 19 years since Texas could claim a day where there were no fatalities on our roads. Every day in Texas nearly 10 people are killed in traffic crashes. According to the Texas Department of...
Channel 18: Veterans Day Ceremony Monday, November 11, 2019
Veterans Day 2019 Sulphur Springs...
Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Wildcats Have a Lot to Work on After First Scrimmage Saturday
The #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team scrimmaged McKinney Boyd and Frisco Liberty at McKinney Boyd Saturday (November 9). The Wildcats played two halves against each team. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said he thought the Wildcats perhaps won three of the four halves. He said he saw good and bad during the scrimmage. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats played really good during the first couple of halves but then dragged a little. He...
Lady Cats Volleyball Earns One Superlative and Eight Players Make All-District Team
Eight Lady Cats made the All-District Volleyball Team selected recently by the district’s coaches. Coach Bailey Dorner named the Lady Cats on the All-District Team Monday morning. The Lady Cats got a Superlative as sophomore Peyton Hammack was selected as the Most Valuable Setter. Lady Cats making First Team All-District were junior Sadie Washburn and sophomore Brooklyn Burnside. Making Second Team All-District was senior Erika...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Was Not Surprised By Season Opening Loss
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said Saturday’s (November 9) 68-39 loss to Mineola was a tough game for the Lady Cats but she added she knew it would be. Mineola is preseason ranked #15 in Class 3A and they made the regional tournament last year. They also have eight seniors. The Lady Cats lost 4 starters off of last year’s team, Three freshman and two sophomores were on the roster Saturday. Coach Tisdell...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Discusses 20 Seniors and Comments on North Forney Loss
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens wrapped up the 2019 season and talked about each of his twenty seniors on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning (November 9) Coach’s Show. The Wildcats lost their last district game of the season to North Forney, 70-13 last Friday at Gerald Prim Stadium on Senior Night. Coach Owens called the loss a hard pill to swallow. He called North Forney a fast and athletic team with...
