Dale Hamilton Sleeman, Jr.
Mr. Dale Hamilton Sleeman, Jr. age 46 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, December 31st, 2018 in Winnsboro, TX. He was born on January 23rd, 1972 in Aurora, IL to Dale Hamilton Fairbanks, Sr. and Mary Langston Sleeman. He was a mechanic and a member of CrossPointe Community Church in Tyler, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Dawn Barnett Sleeman of Winnsboro; father, Dale Hamilton Fairbanks Sr. and his wife, Solla of Plano,...
City Council to Meet Wednesday, January 9, 2019 for Second Public Hearing on Annexation
The special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The meeting will follow a Tuesday meeting that includes the first public hearing on annexation for the two areas (see here). The following items will be discussed: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. Conduct a Public Hearing...
Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda for January 8, 2019
The special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: 1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements.: (a) Chris Brown, ARK-TEX Council of Governments Presentation; (b) David James, Assistant Fire Marshal, ISO...
Lady Bears Overcome Deficit to Win District Opener
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears rallied from a big first quarter deficit to win their district opener Thursday against Avinger, 49-45. Avinger had a 17-8 first quarter lead. The Lady Bears outscored Avinger 12-6 in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 23-20 at halftime. Sulphur Bluff used a big third quarter to take the lead. The Lady Cats outscored Avinger 17-6 to take a 37-29 lead into the fourth quarter. Avinger made a run at...
Saltillo Lady Lions Open District With Win at Avery
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team opened district play Thursday (January 3) with a solid win at Avery. The Lady Lions won, 51-25. The Lady Lions outscored Avery in every quarter. They led 11-6 after one quarter, 22-10 at the half and 35-13 after three quarters. Anna Reeder led the Lady Lions with 16 points. Chandler Bain had 10 points. Jocelyn Ochoa scored 9 points. Maddy Smith had 7 points. Brittney Peeples scored 6...
Soccer Game Day: Wildcats at Princeton Tournament; Lady Cats at Terrell Tourney
CThe Wildcats’ soccer team played good defense for the most part but struggled to get the ball into the net as they opened the regular season with a 1-0 loss to Celina in a Princeton tournament Friday. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams open the regular season with games in tournaments on this game day Friday. They were supposed to begin Thursday but those games were canceled due to the threat of wintry weather....
Basketball Game Day: Wildcats at Home in Non-District Game; Lady Cats at Royse City to Start District Play
Wildcats Basketball at Home Versus Princeton on Friday Game Day The Wildcats’ basketball team, now ranked #7 in Class 5A, starts a new calendar year of competition with a home game on this game day Friday (January 4). The Wildcats play host to a good Princeton Panther team. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game set to begin at 7:30 p.m. This will be the Wildcats final...
David Michael Leaks, Sr.
David Michael Leaks Sr. passed away on December 28, 2018 at Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas, TX. He was born to Collie Sr. and Clomie Leaks in Ennis, Texas on February 6, 1946. He later married Martha Sue Fletcher Leaks on July 20, 1968 and to this union they were blessed with three children. He was employed in Fairfield, TX with Getty Oil Co in 1972 as a plant operator until being transferred to Winnsboro, TX with Texaco Oil Co...
Harold Dayne Redding
Harold Dayne Redding went to be with Jesus on January 2, 2019. He was born on September 4, 1931 in Winnsboro to James Perry and Lillie Mae Redding. He married his precious wife, Kitty Maxine Anderson on January 16, 1953. Dayne entered the military in 1950 and retired in1971 as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army. After his retirement, he worked very hard to build a successful concrete business. Dayne measured his...
