Wildcat District Tennis Tournament; Benitez Advances
Wildcats’ tennis boys’ singles player Alex Benitez broke a long drought Wednesday (April 4) at the District Tennis Tournament in Texarkana when he qualified for the Regional Tennis Tournament. Benitez was scheduled to play Texas High’s top boys’ singles player in the district final Thursday. One has to go back to 2007 to find when a Wildcats’ boy last qualified for the Regional Tournament. That player was...
City Council Approves 12-Hour Shifts for Patrol Officers; City Council Race Heats Up
Sulphur Springs City Council approved a measure that will pursue 12-hour shifts for police patrol officers in the city, approve rezoning at 876 Camp Street, and hear a local citizen in Public Forum. The request to the council came as City Staff sought direction from council regarding the change. Chief of Police Jay Sanders says this change will enable the city to continue to recruit quality officers. He said the first question asked...
Video Story: Freedom Ball Benefits Veteran’s Memorial
As the first of its kind in Hopkins County, the Freedom Ball will honor and celebrate military Veterans during an evening of dinner and dancing. The Freedom Ball, at the Cedar Canyon Event Center at 6:00 pm on Saturday April 7, 2018, is a black-tie event with military uniform optional. Emcees Carrie Nuckols and John Sellers will introduce members of the Memorial Committee who will review their mission of engraving additional veterans...
City Manager’s Report Presented April 3, 2018
SUNSET STREET – The City has received a $275, 000 Community Development Block Grant to rebuild Sunset Street from Connally to Houston. This will include new water mains, new sewer mains and a new concrete street. The city is matching the grant with $132, 000. We will submit construction drawings in June and begin work in the fall. STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM – Calvert Street will was milled and repaved during spring break....
Local Man Arrested for Fraudulent ID and Gregg County Warrants
When stopped for a traffic violation at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2018, the driver identified himself to the officer. However, the officer found in a records check that the name used was that of one who is deceased. After checking the man’s wallet, other identification was found and the driver was wanted on two warrants out of Gregg County. Kerry Olin Kirkpatrick, 55, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for Fraudulent Use, Possession...
CANHelp's Annual "Play it Forward" Tennis Tournament
It began in 2000 as Community Action Network, a resource guide of available community services within Hopkins County. In just a short time, the network expanded to CANHelp, a non-profit organization based in faith and devoted to it’s mission: “to provide compassionate, comprehensive solutions that empower the underserved in our communities to make positive, lasting changes in their lives”. CANHelp also operates a...
Lady Cats Softball Control Their District/Playoff Destiny
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said his team’s Tuesday (April 3) night home 10-4 loss to Hallsville was just one of those things that happens. After the game, Coach Carrillo told his team they still control their own destiny. He compared the loss to a road bump in a parking lot. Coach Carrillo said everything seemed to be out of sync Tuesday. He said his team did not play well. Coach Carrillo said even pitcher Bailey...
Chamber Connection
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will host a City Council Candidate Forum at the Sulphur Springs Middle School on Thursday, April 19th at 6 p.m. SSMS is located at 835 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, and admittance to the forum will be through the back doors of the school. Questions from the public are encouraged and must be submitted in advance to the Chamber of Commerce via email, fax, or mail. Questions must be received by...
Wildcat Benitez Qualifies for Regional Tennis Tourney
Wildcats’ boys singles player Alex Benitez has done something that hasn’t been done in Sulphur Springs in over a decade. Benitez has qualified to go to the Regional Tennis Tournament in two weeks. Benitez is assured of either a first or second place finish in boys’ singles at the district tournament after he made the final Wednesday. Benitez will play in the final match Thursday in Texarkana. Wildcats Tennis Coach...
