Judge Hollis D Garmon
Judge Hollis D Garmon, age 99, of Greenville, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Colonial Lodge. A memorial service will be 11 AM, Friday, March 29th, 2019, at Miller Grove Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Garmon officiating. Visitation will be at 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Thursday, March 28th, 2019, at Coker- Mathews Funeral Home. Hollis was born October 21, 1919, in Rains County, Texas, the fourth of six...
Line Dancing, Car Fit Among Events Offered At Senior Citizens Center
Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Many activities are planned starting Tuesday for people age 55 and older in the area. Below are a few of the upcoming events reported by Senior Citizens Center Program and Marketing Director Karon Weatherman: The 55-Plus Health Fair will be from 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the ROC. “We will be serving hot dogs, chips, cookies and water. There will be over 40 vendors there for you to check...
Saltillo Lady Lions Have Huge Win
Saltillo Lady Lions Softball 19, Yantis 9 Lady Lions Win Second Game of Season The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team scored runs in every inning to defeat Yantis, 19-9 on Tuesday (March 26). The Lady Lions jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Yantis rallied back to within two runs trailing only 9-7. Both teams scored two runs in the third inning and Saltillo led 11-9 after three. The Lady Lions put the game away with eight unanswered runs...
City-Wide Clean Up Announced For April 8-13
Sulphur Springs residents will have an opportunity next month to get rid of unwanted most household items during the city’s annual City-Wide Clean Up. marc maxwell The clean up will be conducted 1/4-mile east of Flowserve from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 8 through Saturday, April 13. “About half the time, people bring tree limbs and brush, sofas, things of that nature. Unfortunately, if we don’t do this, things might...
North Hopkins Baseball Has Near No-Hitter
North Hopkins Baseball 10, Fruitvale 0 North Hopkins Just Misses Out on No-Hitter in 10-0 Win North Hopkins’ baseball pitcher Caleb Wyatt lost his no-hitter in the game’s last inning as the Panthers defeated Fruitvale soundly, 10-0 Tuesday. Wyatt threw a six inning one-hit shutout striking out 12. Meanwhile the North Hopkins batters got 8 hits and committed no errors. Brycen Gillespie got North Hopkins started with a...
Wildcat Baseball Suffers Tough Loss
Wildcats Have an Evening to Forget at Wildcat Park The Wildcats’ baseball team had a very tough night at home Tuesday night (March 26) as the Royse City Bulldogs left town with a lopsided, 11-3 win. The Bulldogs pounded out 18 hits while the Wildcats could only get 5. Still for most of the night, the Wildcats kept hanging around. Going into the top of the seventh inning, the Wildcats only trailed, 5-3. Royse City removed all the...
County Firefighters Respond To Second Structure Fire In 2 Days
County firefighters’ quick response to a FM 1567 building fire Tuesday afternoon limited the amount of damage sustained by the blaze. The cause of the fire was still under investigation Wednesday morning, but nothing suspicious had been identified in connection with the blaze, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley. “The guys got a quick knock down on it. There was not a lot of heavy fire damage. It was more smoke...
SSHS Ag Mechanics Students Earn Recognition At Shows For Projects
March 27, 2019 – The Sulphur Springs FFA Agriculture Mechanics Show team has had a successful show season this year. Overall, five projects built by 12 students were exhibited at five shows: the State Fair of Texas, Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, San Angelo Livestock Show and Rodeo, NETLA Ag Mechanics Show and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. All the projects exhibited received a blue ribbon at every show, and two projects...
“Play it Forward” Tennis Tournament on April 13 Benefits CANHelp Projects
CANHelp’s Shanna Martin and Adela Martinez If you like to play tennis, or like to watch tennis being played, make plans to come out for the 5th annual “Play it Forward” Tennis Tournament on Saturday April 13, 2019 starting at 9am. Held at a top facility, the Sulphur Springs High School Tennis Complex, this tournament offers great competition for all skill levels, interesting watching for spectators, and fun for the...
Ladycat Softball Wins Against Lindale
Lady Cats Softball 4, Lindale 0 Strong Pitching Carries Lady Cats to Win Over Lindale Lady Cats pitcher Bailey Haggerty threw a complete game 3 hit shutout to lead the Lady Cats to a 4-0 win over Lindale on the road Tuesday evening (March 26). Haggerty also struck out one and walked three. The Lady Cats had seven hits and did not have any errors. Kate Womack provided the only run Haggerty would need when she hit a home run to give the...
