SSHS Veteran’s Day Event November 9, 2018; Past and Present Military Invited
Previous SSHS Veterans Day Event Sulphur Springs High School will have a special Veterans Day program Friday, November 9, 2018 to honor past and present military. SSHS invites all Hopkins County veterans, current service members, and their spouses for a reception followed by a patriotic program. The reception will begin at 12 noon in the SSHS Library. The program will follow at 1:00 pm in the gymnasium with special performances by our...
Season Ends for Lady Cat Volleyball; Freshmen Team Ends District 10-0
Texas High 3, Lady Cats Volleyball 0 Season Over (For of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these “It Might Have Been” John Greenleaf Whittier) A promising Lady Cats’ volleyball season came to an earlier than expected end as the Lady Cats closed district play with a 3-0 loss at Texas High Tuesday night. The Lady Cats actually wound up district play in a fourth place tie with Greenville. Both had 4-6 district...
Wednesday Forecast
90% chance of showers after 1 p.m.; High: 61; Low: 51; Wind: East 5-10 mph
818 Cast Early Ballots Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Tuesday early voting in Hopkins County recorded 818 ballots cast in person at the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom. The courtroom serves as the early voting place for the county. According to Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, “Everything is going smoothly, just really busy.” She said there have been several voters who have cast limited ballots. These individuals, who are registered in another county and did...
Hopkins County United Way Campaign Continues Progress Toward Goal
With an additional donation delivered shortly after Tuesday’s weekly Hopkins County United Way report meeting, campaign pledges received for the day totaled $28,243.38. This is the highest pledge total for Report Meetings so far this year and brings a grand total to date of $77,801.58. The 2018-2019 Hopkins County United Way Goal is $165,000. The next report meeting is set for Tuesday, October 30th at 9 a.m. A list of those...
John Alvic Neal
Funeral service for John Alvic Neal will be held Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 2:oo pm, Shady Grove Baptist Church. Bro Wayne Wolfe will officiate.Burial will follow in Hooker Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday evening,6:00 – 8:00 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. John Alvic Neal, age 34, of Lewisville, passed away unexpectedly at his residence Monday morning, Oct. 22, 2018. John was born Feb. 21, 1984, in...
Wildcat Marching Band Places Fourth at Prairiland
Wildcats Marching Band Director Spencer Emmert said Saturday was a great day at a Prairiland contest because the band didn’t get rained on and they were able to perform during prelims and finals. The Wildcats finished fourth at the contest. Emmert said the Wildcats Band received the top scores of straight ones and they also got lots of good comments from judges. Emmert said he challenged the band to step up during their finals...
Wildcat Thornton Qualifies for State Meet
Wildcat cross country runner Landon Thornton qualified for the state meet at the Regional Cross Country Meet in Dallas Monday. Thornton finished 22nd in the race and grabbed the final spot for state. Wildcat Christian Palomino finished 23rd and just missed qualifying. Thornton will compete at the state cross country meet at Old Settlers’ Park in Round Rock on November 3. The Wildcats finished in 8th place out of 26 teams. Cross...
Game Day: Lady Cats at Texas High
Expect some fantastic finishes as the District 15-5A volleyball district race comes to a conclusion Tuesday night with five of the six teams contending for playoff spots. Someone will end up being left out. The Lady Cats’ volleyball team is 4-5 in district play and they are tied for third place with Greenville and Royse City. The Lady Cats close out district play against first place Texas High in Texarkana. The Lady Tigers need...
