Lady Cat Volleyball 1-4 in District as Second Round Begins
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said the loss in five sets to Texas High last Friday (October 5) was definitely a tough one. He said the Lady Cats came to play. However Coach Maness said the Lady Cats were not as focused in the fifth set as they needed to be to win. He said the fastest team out of the gate in a fifth set usually wins. At one point in the match, the Lady Cats led 2 sets to one. Coach Maness said he felt pretty...
Owens Says It Was Good to Remain Unbeaten in District Play Following Win Against Forney
After the Wildcats’ football team outscored Forney, 56-47 Friday night (October 5) in a game featuring more than 1100 yards of offense, Wildcats Coach Greg Owens said he was glad to get he win adding it was good to remain unbeaten in district play. The Wildcats are 4-0 for the season and 3-0 in district play. Coach Owens was on KSST Radio and cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show last Saturday. He said...
Roger Dale Moore
Funeral services for Roger Dale Moore, age 72, of Cooper have been scheduled for 2:00pm Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Tapp Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Peerless cemetery. Billy McQueen and Doug Overley will officiate and Jeremy Jones, Chad Jones, Matt Dunn, John Phillip Robertson, Don Barrett and Sean English will serve as Pallbearers. Viet Nam Vets, John Simmons, Glen Stone and Michael Wilton will serve as Honorary...
Wildcat Band Encounters Rain, Lightning at Sunnyvale Contest; March in Mineola Monday
The Wildcats Marching Band had to deal with the weather at their first contest of the season Saturday at Sunnyvale. Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert said the weather looked good as the band got ready for their first performance Saturday. He said just before they got started, it began to rain. After about a five minute delay, the band was able to perform. The Wildcats’ band was the only one of the 27 bands at the contest to...
Horton Places 3rd in Junior Market Lamb Show at State Fair
On Sunday, September 30th Sulphur Springs High School Sophomore Annie Horton, exhibited her Medium Wool Wether Lamb in the Junior Market Lamb Show at the State Fair of Texas. She placed 3rd in her class and earned a spot in the Youth Livestock Auction: Sale of Champions on Friday October 5th. Melissa Evert, instructor in Agriculture at SSHS, said, “Annie did a great job kicking off the State Fair of Texas for our FFA Chapter and...
Cross Country: Wildcats Win District; Lady Cats Place 3rd
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams had big days at the District 15-5A Cross Country Meet Monday morning (October 8) at Mount Pleasant High School. The Wildcats captured the district championship with a first place finish. The Lady Cats finished third in district. Both teams advance to the Region II-5A Championship on Monday, October 22 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.
Two Arrested for Sexual Assault
A sexual assault at a party in the county in March of this year led to the arrest of Elijah Naptali Meek, 27, and Catrina Dawn Sepmoree (no picture available), 28, both of Sulphur Springs. Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Corley Weatherford, assisted by a deputy, arrested both on warrants at Trans Texas Movies in Sulphur Springs Saturday evening October 6, 2018 at 9:40 p.m. Meek and Sepmoree are in Hopkins County Jail. Each is...
Five Inducted into Wildcat Hall of Honor 2018
Five were inducted into the Wildcat Hall of Honor Friday, October 5, 2018. Those introduced at Prim Stadium were, left to right: Presenter Tom Young and Inductee Mark Sevier, Class of 1992; Presenter John McCullough and Inductee Melissa McSheffery Knezevic, Class of 2004; Presenter Chuck King and Jacovy Paul Gordon and Lisa Gordon, son and sister of Inductee Jay Paul Gordon, Class of 1995 (Deceased); Inductee John Holloway, Class of...
Four Arrested Early Sunday
No front license plate drew the attention of the Sulphur Springs Police Officer and he initiated a traffic stop in the 300 block of Bill Bradford Road Sunday around 1:30 a.m. As he made contact with the four individuals in the van, the strong odor of marijuana emitted from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded a sizable amount of suspected Ecstasy also known as MDMA. The four arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled...
