Wildcats, Lady Cats at Paris Track Meet Today
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ track teams will be competing in their third meet of the season in Paris on this Thursday game day (March 22). It is only the second meet of the year for field athletes. Because of wet weather, this year’s Sulphur Springs Meet featured running events only. The Paris meet is expected to get underway with field events beginning at 4 p.m.Thursday. All the athletes are working for improvement in...
SSHS UIL One Act Play Advances to Area
Sulphur Springs High School advanced to Area One-Act Play competition at the bi-district event Wednesday (March 21) at the SSHS Auditorium. The Wildcats are doing the play, Violet Sharp, which is about suspicion cast upon a woman in the aftermath of the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby in 1932. Sulphur Springs advanced along with Wylie East and North Forney. Area competition will take place on Good Friday, March 30 at Flower Mound...
Como-Pickton Lady Eagles’ Track Update
The Como-Pickton Lady Eagles’ track team is competing in a meet at Harmony Thursday (March 22). Recently the team was at a meet in Rivercrest before spring break (March 8). At that meet, Lady Eagles Head High School Track Coach Dee Evans reports that Yasandra Preciado took home first place medals and scored team points in both the 3200-meter run and the 1600-meter run. Releigh Potts took second in the 100-meter dash. Fatima...
March 26th 1 p.m. Jury Call for County Court at Law Cancelled
According to Hopkins County Clerk Debbie Shirley the 1 p.m. jury call for Monday, March 26, 2018, in Judge Amy Smith’s Hopkins County Court at Law is cancelled.
Vida Joyce Tyler
Graveside service for Joyce Tyler, age 92, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Buddy Wiggins officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Tyler passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Mother Francis Hospital in Tyler, Texas, surrounded by her family and friends. Vida Joyce Tyler was born the only child of Lloyd and Avis Baxter on February 1,...
EDC Sets April Ground Breaking for Load Trail in Heritage Business Park
A ground breaking ceremony in Heritage Business Park for Load Trail has been announced by the Economic Development Corporation. The April 3, 2018 ground breaking will take place at 10:30 am. Heritage Business Park is located off Loop 301 near Raven Industries and Armorock Polymer Concrete. Load Trail, a manufacturer of trailers and dump trailers, will be housed in a 150,000 square feet building at Heritage Business Park. New jobs at...
Reilly Springs Community Invites You For Easter Egg Hunt Saturday Mar. 24
Pastor Lester Harper is a member of the Board of Directors of the Reilly Springs Community Center where a community Easter Egg Hunt is planned on Saturday March 24 starting at 2pm. Children through age 10 are invited to hunt for eggs and take home nice prizes like bicycles, prize baskets, guitar lessons and more. The hunts will take place on the grounds of the one-time schoolhouse, the Reilly Springs Community Center building at 109...
IRS Warns of Tax Scams During Filing Season
As taxpayers are working to file their taxes, criminals are also hard at work — attempting to steal their money. While there are several versions of tax scams, the classic telephone con continues to thrive, especially during filing season. As a reminder, here’s how the scam works: Scammers call taxpayers telling them they owe taxes and face arrest if they don’t pay. Sometimes, the first call is a recording, asking taxpayers to call...
