William Leisey
A private service for William Leisey, age 54, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Mr. Leisey died on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs.
Virginia Sue “Sissy” Hanson
Graveside service for Virginia Sue “Sissy” Hanson, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Gafford Chapel Cemetery with Bro Johnny Wheat officiating and Judge B.J. Teer assisting. Pallbearers are John Dunn, Heather Myers, Chris Utt, B.J. Orsburn, Cody Myers, Toby Forester and serving as honorary pallbearers are Aidyn Utt, Keith St. Clair, Monty Wells and Andy Deloney. Visitation will...
Richard “Rickie” Alan Swanner
A memorial service for Richard “Rickie” Alan Swanner, 66, of Winnsboro will be held 11 am, Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Beaty Funeral Home in Winnsboro, Texas. Arrangements are under the directions of Beaty Funeral Home Staff. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. Richard was born on November 27th, 1951 in Mount Pleasant to the late Kenneth Swanner and Wanda Swanner. He retired in 1991 from Texas Eastman...
Como-Pickton Varsity Football and Homecoming Activities Moved to Thursday
Como-Pickton Varsity Football game against Overton has been rescheduled The Homecoming Game and pregame activities are now set for Thursday, September 20th due to forecasted thunderstorms. The homecoming activities will begin at 6:40 p.m. Game time remains the same as scheduled.
Probation Revoked for Mowrer; Sentenced to TDCJ
Probation for Jeffrey Edward Mowrer, 26, was revoked Tuesday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court. Mower has been sentenced to five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and will serve at least half the sentence before being eligible for parole due to aggravated parole rules, according to Clay Harrison, Assistant District Attorney. Harrison said Mower will be facing 25 years to life if he commits another felony. In...
Local Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault
Mugshot September 19th Arrest -September 19th, 2018 Arrest Story-She said Stephen Roy Wyatt, 60, of Sulphur Springs, hit her in the head with the bottom of a pistol and chased her around with the gun. He was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. During the investigation at the scene, Wyatt told Sulphur Springs Police that he wanted to commit suicide. He was transported to the local hospital by EMS while in police...
Wildcat Varsity Football Game vs. Royse City Moved to Thursday Night; Sub-Varsity Games to Play Friday
Wildcat Varsity Football game at Royse City has been moved to Thursday, September 20th due to the expected thunderstorms. The game will be the second game of the district season and district games must be played. The forecast for Friday also anticipates thunderstorms throughout the weekend necessitating the earlier schedule. Junior Varsity and 9th grade football will also be affected. Those games are moved to Friday night in Sulphur...
Texas High Has Upper Hand in Team Tennis Win Over Wildcats
The powerful Texas High Tigers took an 18-1 win over the Wildcats’ team tennis squad at the Wildcat Tennis Center Tuesday (September 18) afternoon. Freshman Paige Miesse got the Wildcats lone victory in her girls’ singles match. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez remembered only one 6-0, 6-0 match. He said the Wildcats were competitive in most of the matches. Coach Martinez said several players lost in third set...
Como-Pickton FFA, Jr. FFA Students Win at 4-States Fair
From a report from Como-Pickton ISD Ag teacher Michael Bowen: Several of the 200 students in FFA and Jr. FFA programs at Como-Pickton ISD showed livestock projects at the 4-States Fair in Texarkana, Arkansas last weekend, and brought home honors! Later in September, the Dairy Cattle team will head to the East Texas Livestock Show. Sudents showing Dairy Cattle will be Senior Miss Presley Cummings, Alex Holcomb, Miss Baylee Bowen,...
Lady Cats Defeat Pleasant Grove, Lose to Pleasant Grove in Back-to-Back Games
Due to some accidental overbooking, the Lady Cats’ volleyball team managed a grueling five set victory over Pleasant Grove, 3-2 and then ran out of gas in a 3-0 loss to a very good and fresh Nevada Community team at Wildcat Gym Tuesday (September 18). Against the Lady Hawks, every set was contested. The Lady Cats took set one, 25-22. Pleasant Grove won the next two sets, 25-21 and 26-24. Set three was one the Lady Cats let slip...
