Wildcat Coach Discusses Area Win; Wildcats Play Lufkin Tuesday 7 p.m. at Wagstaff Gym
On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta discussed the Wildcats pulse pounding 62-57 Area round win over Midlothian Friday night (February 22) at Forney. A Forney official told Coach Cipoletta Friday was the most packed he had ever seen the gym. Among difference makers, Coach Cipoletta listed the Wildcats rebounding. There was also the Wildcats free throw...
A&M-Commerce Participates in We Teach Texas Initiative
COMMERCE, TX— We Teach Texas, an initiative of The Texas A&M University System, encourages prospective students to pursue teaching careers at one of the 11 system universities, including A&M-Commerce. When East Texas Normal College, now A&M-Commerce, was founded 130 years ago, its purpose was to train teachers. The university remains a leader in teacher education as the sixth-leading producer of teachers in Texas....
Tanner James Doyle Calhoon
A memorial service for Tanner James Doyle Calhoun will be held Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at 6:oo pm, at Emory Baptist Church. He was born Sept. 3, 2003 to the parentage of Randy James and Tammy ComerCalhoun.Tanner passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20th, out on his home land. He was born Sept. 3, 2003, in Arlington, to the parentage of James and Tammy Comer Calhoun. Tanner was a ninth grade student at Rains High School. He enjoyed anything...
James Patrick “Pat” Crabb
Memorial service for Pat Crabb, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Jerry Brandenburgh officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Crabb passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Dallas Medical Center. James Patrick Crabb was born in Wichita Falls, Texas to Alvie and Hazel Crabb. He married Mary Burgess in...
North Hopkins Panthers Face Big Sandy In Playoff Tuesday After Clarksville Withdraws
North Hopkins Panther Boys Basketball has been activated back into playoffs today due to a Clarksville UIL eligibility issue. Clarksville had defeated North Hopkins last Friday in Mount Vernon in overtime, but today Clarksville has withdrawn due to the UIL issue. North Hopkins ISD, reactivated into playoffs, and will play Big Sandy Tuesday, February 26, at 7 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School Gym.
Betty Burnett
Funeral Service for Betty Burnett, age 85, of Yantis, will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Byron George officiating. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery with Adam Dowell, J.W. Burnett, Greg Mays, Cole Burnett, Cord Burnett, and Thomas Jenkins serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Burnett passed away on...
County Commissioners’ Court Honors Tully for Service
Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court approved a Proclamation at the close of the court meeting Monday. The Proclamation honors Jim Tully of the Flora Community for his years of service to education at various places and his life of service locally. Tully will be 90-years of age on March 8th of this year. P r o c l a m a t i o n WHEREAS, Dr. James Elvis “Jim” Tully was born in the Flora community in Hopkins County on March...
Lena Lou Cherry
Memorial services for Lena Lou Cherry, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church of Sulphur Springs, with the Reverend Dr. Keith Payne Boone, senior pastor of University Park United Methodist Church of Dallas officiating. A private burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery later. Lena Lou was born on October 28, 1928 in Sulphur Springs where she lived her entire life. She graduated...
New Flu Strain Accounts For Almost Half of All New Cases
Just when you think the flu season should be winding down, a new strain of influenza accounts for nearly half of all the new cases being reported according to the U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the local medical community. H1N1 is now moving over for the H3N2 strain and there seems to be more flu to come. Ben Pegues with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs reminds local residents to get...
