Saltillo Varsity Girls Basketball Friday Pool Play Continues; Bracket Play Saturday
Friday is the second day of the three-day Saltillo Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament and pool play is continuing. In Friday games, Chisum defeated CHESS, 63-29. Prairiland topped Clarksville, 52-46. Bullard downed Chisum, 65-26 and Quinlan Ford defeated Clarksville, 60-43. The Saltillo Lady Lions play two more games in the tournament Friday. They take on CHESS at 4:45 p.m. and McLeod at 7:15 p.m. Saltillo opened the tournament...
TxDOT Plans Work on Highway 11 From Como to Winnsboro
TxDOT has announced work planned in Franklin and Hopkins Counties during the week of Nov. 19, 2018. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Annual Symphony League Auction is Saturday at 5 p.m.
Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. the annual Sulphur Springs Symphony League Auction begins on KSST Radio, ksstradio.com stream, Suddenlink Cable Channel 18, and KSST Facebook Live… The auction is a fundraiser for the local Symphony League. The League produces the Independence Day Concert and other musical events. Among items on the auction block this year, two tickets for the December 22 Trans-Siberian Orchestra at AT&T Stadium,...
Cinch Rodeo Finals Royalty Invites You to Exciting Rodeo Action Through Sat. Nov. 17
Rodeo Queen Bobbi Loran from Archer County, Texas has traveled to dozens of counties in seven states, making 121 rodeo appearances during her tenure as Miss UPRA 2018. That doesn’t count ribbon cuttings and parades she has been asked to attend! This redhead is now attending Mid Western State University majoring in Business Marketing, but does not plan to give up her horses anytime soon. She will crown the 2019 Miss UPRA during...
Text-to-9-1-1 Available in Hopkins County
After several months of network provisioning, testing and training, Text-to-9-1-1 is now available in every primary Public Safety Answering Point in the northeast Texas area, according to David Ray, Communications Administrator for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. The service is driven by Ark-Tex Council of Governments. Texas Counties in the Ark-Tex Council of Governments including Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins,...
Wildcats Season Ends with Loss to Raccoons
by Butch Burney FRISCO — The Frisco Raccoons had to win their final two regular season games just to make the playoffs. Thursday night, they kept on winning. Frisco used a ground-based offense and a bend-but-don’t-break defense to take a 41-14 victory over the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at the new, domed Ford Center in Frisco in the...
Tira News: Nov. 16, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Mark your calendars for the Tira Community Christmas Party. It is scheduled for Saturday, December 8th , at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Brisket will be provided and residents are asked to bring side dishes and desserts. Also, we will be collecting regular sized canned goods for the Community Food Pantry. Make plans to come enjoy a time of visiting withyour neighbors. We are expecting Santa to drop in to visit with...
