Panthers Win Freeman Parish Boys Tournament
The North Hopkins Panthers won their own Freeman Parish Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday (December 8) with a 52-39 victory over Prairiland. The Panthers won all four games they played in the tournament. One more county basketball note, the Saltillo Lady Lions earned a big win Friday night (December 7) at home against Union Grove, 47-39. Union Grove, the #15 ranked team in Class 2A, suffered their first loss of the season. The Lady...
Cipoletta Prepares Wildcats for District and Playoffs with Tough Games
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Forney ISD Winter Classic was a great experience for the Wildcats who again played some really good teams. For the second straight tournament, the Wildcats won 2 and lost 2. They won their pool Thursday (December 6) with wins over North Mesquite and McKinney Boyd. Friday the Wildcats lost to Wylie, up to #13 this week in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll. Coach...
SSISD Board Approves Personnel Changes in December Meeting
During their regular meeting Monday, December 10, 2018, the Sulphur Springs School board approved the following personnel changes: Retirement Hillary Young Head Start Director Douglass ECLC Mynder Kelly SAC Teacher High School Resignation Whitney Helfferich Kindergarten teacher Barbara Bush Primary Jennifer...
Max Drummond
Funeral service for Max Drummond, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Steve Cook officiating and Rev Jerry Putnam and Bill Watts assisting. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with John Drummond, Don Drummond, Paul Drummond, Steve Drummond, Kent Stiverson, Paul West Jr, Steven Crocker and Gary Lewis serving as...
Lighted Christmas Parade Monday Night at 7 p.m.
Lights, floats, fun will be found at the Sulphur Springs Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade Monday at 7 p.m. The parade and city planned events set for last Friday night were moved to Monday due to weather issues. Events include the annual city tree lighting ceremony and an EMS sponsored tree decorating contest. Music and other entertainment will also be available. The parade begins at Buford Park traveling Connally Street to...
History of Ashcroft Homes on Oak Avenue Subject of Retired School Personnel Program
John Sellers, local historian, will present a history of the three Ashcroft homes on Oak Avenue when the Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel meets Tuesday, December 11 at 10:00 am at The Oaks Bed & Breakfast, 516 Oak Ave., Sulphur Springs. “The Oaks” is our current location for monthly meetings. We’ll learn the history of this home, which was built for a member of the Ashcroft family Those present have been...
Three Arrested For Debit-Credit Card Abuse
December 10, 2018 – Two females and one male, who gave their address as Mexico, were arrested at Red River Credit Union after Sulphur Springs Police responded to a call regarding suspicious activity. Police found multiple gift cards from which the individuals were taking money and a large sum of cash along with receipts from Red River Credit Union. The gift cards were found following consent to search the vehicle in...
Winnsboro Police Department Report December 03-09, 2018
Winnsboro Police made three arrests, responded to 87 calls for service, issued 16 citations, and wrote 26 warnings during the December 3-9, 2018 report period. There were no accidents to report. Kenneth Cushion, 41, of Winnsboro, was arrested December 3rd for possession of controlled substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. Dennis Granlund, 59, of Winnsboro, was arrested December 4th for public intoxication....
Dinner Bell Menu For December 12, 2018
Dinner Bell December 12, 2018 Community Partner: Southwest Solutions Sulphur Springs Independent School District Administration Personnel will be the Servers Menu: Hamburger Steak with Brown Onion Gravy Mashed Potatoes Roasted Carrots Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Assorted Cookies Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). We hope to see you as we prepare a...
RESOLVED: Avoid I-30 West at Bill Bradford Road
An early morning wreck on I-30 westbound has traffic moving slow. Sulphur Springs Police, Fire and EMS are working to resolve the issue.
