Wildcats, Lady Cats at Area Track Meet Thursday
Ten Wildcats and ten Lady Cats’ track athletes compete at the Area Track Meet Thursday (April 19) at Pine Tree. Field events began at 10 a.m. Thursday while running events start at 5 p.m. Competing in the early field events for the Wildcats are Jermond Bryant-Amos and Ian Blanch in the shot put, Dedric Godbolt in the high jump and Landon Thornton in the 3200-meter run. Competing in the running events Thursday evening are Eli...
Saltillo Lions Qualify 7 for Regional Track Meet; Lady Lions Qualify 1
The Saltillo Lions qualified seven athletes and the Saltillo Lady Lions one athlete for the Regional Track Meet at the Area Track Meet Wednesday (April 18). The Lions finished second as a team at the Area Meet. For the Lions, Edi Olayo qualified with a fourth place finish at area in the 100-meter dash. Trevor Moore qualified with a fourth place finish in the 400-meter dash. Hendrick Rios placed sixth in the 400-meter dash. Moore also...
Gene Neal
Graveside service for Gene Neal, age 78, of Dike, Texas will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Sulphur Springs with Eric Godwin officiating and Braden Burnside, Brenton Burnside, Mike McNair, Ricky Godwin, Justin Neal and Mack Reed serving as pallbearers. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Chuck Collins, Chad Collins, David McCaig, Ed Moore, Don Stapleton, Joe Don Joslin and Don...
Major Fundraiser for Rotary Club…’Claws for a Cause’ April 28, Downtown!
Whether you call them mudbugs or crawdads, if you love a crawfish boil, you shouldn’t miss our very own annual food-and-fun event, the “Claws for a Cause” Rotary Crawfish Boil”! It’s Saturday April 28, 2018 starting at 5 pm on Celebration Plaza in attractive downtown Sulphur Springs. Advance tickets are on sale now at $25 each at local banks or through Facebook clawsforacause/ssrotarycrawfishboil. Tickets...
Winners from the CANHelp Play it Forward Tennis Tournament
Winners from the CANHelp Play it Forward Tennis Tournament: Dakota Elswich / Jennifer Figueroa 3rd place AdvancedRobert Stevens/ Mollie Millsap 1st place Advance consolation Amanda Foster / Tyler Dennis 3rd place round robin Alex Botello / Alex Romero 2nd place round robin Jonah Kirkpatrick/ Alex Benitez 1st Place Advance Mark Temporal / Chase Crouch 2nd place Advance Adela Martinez CanHelp Logan Vaughan / Craig Johnson 1st place...
Jeanette Anita Owens
Graveside services for Jeanette Anita Owens, age 76, have been set for 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at DFW National Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Coy Sellers, Justin Sellers, Daniel Saylor, Trent Jones, Rusty LeFan and Darrell Shelton. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home. Mrs. Owens passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Rock Creek Health...
Freedom Ball Garners $82,600 for Veteran’s Memorial
As a result of the Hopkins County Freedom Ball 2018, $82,600 will be available to fund the engraving of names, maintenance, and the kiosk at the Hopkins County Veteran’s Memorial located in downtown Sulphur Springs. Organizers announced the results of the fund raiser conducted recently at the Canyon Creek Event Center. Additional funds will also be made available thanks to the commitment to monthly contributions made during the...
Mary Elaine Keener
Mary Elaine Keener, age 80 of Scroggins, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 in Sulphur Springs. She was born on July 9th, 1937 in Boyce, Louisiana to the late Doy Vaughn and Irma (Guthrie) Vaughn. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Alta Katherine Kitchens; granddaughter Marcia Carol Couch. She is survived by, husband, Ennis “Todd” Keener, of...
At Regional Tournament,Benitez loses to Top Ranked Zobel
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said Wednesday his #1 boys singles player Alex Benitez had a great season. It ended in the second round of the Regional Tennis Tournament in Allen Wednesday as Benitez was matched up against the #1 seed in the tournament, Michel Zobel of Midlothian. Benitez began the tournament early Wednesday morning with a straight sets win over Julio Vizcarra of Dallas Thomas Jefferson, 6-2, 6-1. A couple of...
