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Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Is Proud Of Her Team As They Win Their Tournament Pool
Aug23

Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Is Proud Of Her Team As They Win Their Tournament Pool

Volleyball on Wood Floor Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner said the Lady Cats played with energy and enthusiasm and, she added, she was proud of their effort as the Lady Cats won their pool Thursday, Aug. 22, at the 5th Annual Edgewood Back-to-School Dig-Fest Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Cats got wins over Lone Oak, 2-0, Scurry-Rosser, 2-1 and Caddo Mills, 2-0. The Lady Cats will play in the tournament Championship Bracket...

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Football Coach Greg Owens Comments On Scrimmage Thursday
Aug23

Football Coach Greg Owens Comments On Scrimmage Thursday

Sulphur Springs Wildcats Shortly after the Wildcats only scrimmage of the preseason Thursday night, Aug. 22 at Liberty-Eylau, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he was especially pleased with the Wildcats first two units on offense and defense. He noted that the Wildcats moved the ball down the field on their first few drives. The Wildcats actually scored their lone touchdown of the scrimmage on their first drive. Coach Owens...

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Complaint Of A Man Running In Traffic Leads To Stolen Pickup, Rusk Man’s Arrest
Aug23

Complaint Of A Man Running In Traffic Leads To Stolen Pickup, Rusk Man’s Arrest

Complaints about someone running in and out of traffic along Interstate 30 in the Cumby-Brashear area resulted in location of a pickup reportely stolen from Red River County and the arrest of a 37-year-old Rusk man Thursday. Cumby police responded to at least six complaints called in between 13:54 p.m. and 4:03 p.m. Aug. 22 to dispatchers about a man running in and out of traffic on Interstate 30 between the 112 and 114 mile markers....

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Drive Underway for Pet Needs at Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter
Aug23

Drive Underway for Pet Needs at Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter

According to Karon Weatherman at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, the public is being asked to help out our Canine and Feline Friends housed at the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter. The Shelter staff asks for specific kinds of food which help the animals avoid tummy trouble. These types are listed below. If you would like to donate Food, Litter or Cash, just bring it by the Senior Citizens Center between September 3rd and...

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Lady Cats Volleyball Wins Pool in Tourney
Aug23

Lady Cats Volleyball Wins Pool in Tourney

Lady Cats Volleyball Wins Pool in Edgewood Tournament Thursday The Lady Cats Volleyball Team got three wins in three matches to win their pool in the 5th Annual Edgewood Back-tp-School Dig-Fest Volleyball Tournament Thursday (August 22) in the Edgewood Middle School Gym. The Lady Cats only lost one set all day. First the Lady Cats defeated Lone Oak, 2-0 by the score of 25-12 and 25-21. Then they topped Scurry-Rosser, 2-1 by the...

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Wildcats Football Scrimmage Had Some Bright Spots
Aug23

Wildcats Football Scrimmage Had Some Bright Spots

Sulphur Springs Wildcats Liberty-Eylau Gets Scrimmage Win over the Wildcats in Texarkana Thursday Night The Liberty-Eylau Leopards broke open a tight scrimmage game with two second half touchdowns against Wildcats backup defenders to get a 23-7 win at Liberty-Eylau Thursday night (August 22). The Leopards led only 9-7 at the half. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he saw some good things during the three quarter scrimmage. Among...

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Dallas Man Allegedly  Tased Multiple Times While Trying To Run From Cumby Police
Aug23

Dallas Man Allegedly Tased Multiple Times While Trying To Run From Cumby Police

Cumby police allegedly Tased a Dallas man multiple times when he attempted to run from them during a routine traffic stop early Thursday morning. The man was also allegedly identified by at least three names that differed from the one he was eventually arrested under. A Cumby police officer reportedly stopped a Dodge Avenger at 1:47 a.m. Aug. 22 between the 109 and 110 mile markers on Interstate 30. The driver was identified as a...

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Como-Pickton CISD Trustees To Consider Budget, Tax Rate At Special Aug. 26 Meeting
Aug22

Como-Pickton CISD Trustees To Consider Budget, Tax Rate At Special Aug. 26 Meeting

Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees have called a special meeting to consider approving the proposed budget and tax rate proposed for fiscal year 2019-2020, which begins on Sept. 1. A public hearing will be conducted on both the proposed budget and tax rate, then the trustees will be asked to adopt each. The C-P CISD tax rate, as proposed, would be 97-cents per $100 property valuation, which is...

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Laura Jean “Jeannie” Barrett
Aug22

Laura Jean “Jeannie” Barrett

Laura Jean “Jeannie” Barrett, age 71, of Emory, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 21, 2019 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Laura Jean “Jeannie” Barrett Funeral service will be held at Elm Baptist Church at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow the service in the Elm Cemetery. Bro. Robert Burns will officiate the...

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Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears  Win A Pair Of Volleyball Matches Against North Hopkins
Aug22

Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Win A Pair Of Volleyball Matches Against North Hopkins

The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears won a couple of recent matches against North Hopkins. The two teams met in a Gold Bracket game in a North Hopkins tournament last Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sulphur Bluff won, 2-1. The score was 24-26, 25-22 and 25-20. Tuesday the two teams faced off at Sulphur Bluff and the Lady Bears won 3-1. The score was 16-25, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-21. For the Lady Bears freshman Skylar Stanley had four blocks and six...

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