Cipoletta Prepares Wildcats for District Race
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta discussed the #8 ranked Class 5A Wildcats Friday evening loss at now #4 ranked Class 6A Jesuit of Dallas and a variety of other topics on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning (December 15) Coaches Show. Jesuit defeated the Wildcats, 86-68. Coach Cipoletta said the Rangers were good and added they were hard to guard. The Wildcats had to play without 6-foot-9 post Xavier...
Lady Cats Improve Season Record to 13-3
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell called her team’s tight, 53-50 win over Princeton Friday evening (December 14) scary. He added she was glad the Lady Cats held on to win. The Lady Cats led 32-15 at the half but the Lady Panthers got to within 1 point late in the game. Coach Tisdell said she had to sit point guard Sadavia Porter in the third quarter after she picked up her fourth foul. Coach Tisdell said none of the...
Meal A Day Drivers and Lowe’s Make Wish Come True for a Needy Shut-In
During a normal delivery morning of Meal a Day meals, two volunteer drivers discovered a real Christmas wish by a housebound homeowner whose is on their regular route. Here’s the story as told by Karon Weatherman, Seniors Center Director. “This is a story of a very sweet woman whose storm door and front door were falling apart. Loyd and Mary Ivey deliver Meal A Day to her, her husband and her son every Monday. The couple...
Ada Lou McSpadden
Graveside services for Ada Lou McSpadden, age 84, of Dike will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Connor Cemetery with Bro. Brandon Shurtliff officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Ada passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Ada was born on May 14, 1934 in Collidge, AZ, the daughter of William Freeman Jordan and Lou Ella...
Dinner Bell Menu For December 19, 2018
Dinner Bell December 19, 2018 Christmas will soon be here. We are celebrating our Christmas meal this Wednesday. Community Partner: The Hamilton and Noack Families Menu: Cranberry and Apple Stuffed Pork Loin Wild and Long Grain Rice Medley Green Beans with Caramelized Onions Broccoli Salad with Margarita Dressing Yeast Rolls and Butter Coconut Cake Pumpkin Fluff (the no added sugar dessert) Come join us as we bring in the...
Sulphur Springs City/Mel Haven Cemetery Site of ‘Wreaths Across America’ Project Honoring Veterans
Over 100 persons gathered outside City Cemetery’s Myra Wilson Chapel on the morning of Saturday December 15, 2018 for the first local participation in the Wreaths Across America project. Following a brief ceremony, these participants helped place over 500 live fir wreaths upon the gravestones of military veterans in both the City and adjoining Mel Haven cemeteries. The wreaths, manufactured by the Worchester Wreath Company in...
TxDOT Campaign Urges Drivers to Plan for Sober Ride During Holiday Season
AUSTIN – It was the middle of the night in 2006 when Debra Vasquez was awakened by the heart-wrenching phone call informing her that her 16-year-old daughter, Erica, and 5-year-old nephew, Elias, had been killed by a drunk driver. It was later revealed the drunk driver had two prior DWIs. “I want drivers to understand that your life can change in the blink of an eye,” Vasquez said. “Two lives were taken because of someone’s...
Winnsboro Police Department Report December 10-12, 2018
Winnsboro Police arrested two, reported three accidents, responded to 159 calls for service, issued 41 citations and wrote 57 warnings during the report period, December 10-12, 2018. Gerry Privette, 51, of Winnsboro, was arrested December 14th for Criminal Trespass. Justin Turnery, 31, of McDade, was arrested December 15th for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. Winnsboro Police reported a two vehicle accident in the 800 block of South...
Clydene Fielden
Funeral services for Clydene Fielden, age 87, of Sulphur Bluff will be held Tuesday,December 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ed Dodd officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with ColeFielden, Garrett Armstrong, Alex Ritchie, Dustin Fielden, Chad Bolton, and Bill Henderson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be James K.Bassham, Pete Wyatt, Ray Williams, Roy Herman,...
Kids Kingdom Closed Tuesday for Maintenance/Sealant
Kid’s Kingdom will be closed Tuesday, December 18, 2018 as city crews perform maintenance and apply sealant .
