Saturday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 55 with temperature falling to 42 by 5 p.m.; Low: 29; Wind: South 5-10 becoming north and gusting to 20 mph
Upcoming Senior Events: February 2018
There are a lot of activities happening everyday at the Senior Citizens Center. I have highlighted below and attached Flyers for some of the Bigger Events. I still have 300 Calendars for sale. These are 2 year Calendars. I have decided to sell them for $ 10.00 each hoping more of you guys will come and support the building of a NEW Senior Citizens Center. These calendars are not doing any good just sitting in the boxes. ...
Claude Ed Brice
Funeral service for Claude Ed Brice, age 86, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Fred McCoy, Billy Joe Clayton, Max Drummond, Steve Smith, Mason Smith and Shane Williams serving as pallbearers and Jamie Brice, Earnest “Ed” Brice and his coffee drinker friends serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one...
Lady Cat Softball Defeat Lindale; Lost to Wylie East Thursday
The Lady Cats’ softball team played in their third scrimmage of the season Thursday evening and this one was at Lady Cat Park on a cool night. The Lady Cats defeated Lindale, 5-2 and then lost to Wylie East 6-5 when Lady Cats’ pitchers had a hard time locating the strike zone. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo said the Lady Cats played very well overall. He said they hit the ball well and played pretty good defense. Brinklee...
Wildcat Baseball Off to Good Start
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said his team’s first scrimmage Thursday (February 8) evening in Sherman was a good one. The Wildcats won 7-3. The scrimmage was rescheduled from Monday due to cold weather. Coach Hammack said generally pitchers are ahead of hitters this time of the season. He said he used four pitchers against Sherman. Tyler Armstrong, Jaxon Chaney, Ryan Humphries and Triston McCormick threw two innings...
Dr. Betty Block named Fellow of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education for Her Leadership and Service
COMMERCE, TX— On January 4, 2018, Dr. Betty Block, professor of Kinesiology in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Commerce, was named the 25th Fellow of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education. A National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) Fellow is one of the acknowledged leaders in the field of kinesiology who has the added distinction of providing ten...
Game Day: SSHS Basketball, Soccer, Tennis; Lady Cat Seeding Game Broadcast on KSST
Basketball Game Day Both the #14 ranked Lady Cats and #14 ranked Wildcats’ basketball teams have important games on this Friday (February 9) game day. The Lady Cats and Texas High, basketball district co-champions with district records of 11-1, will play a game to determine playoff seeding Friday night at 7 p.m. at Paris. This is the fourth game between the two this season. Texas High won at the Winnsboro Hoopfest, 46-38, the...
Two Family Friendly Fun Holidays to Celebrate Today
By Savannah Owens Start the weekend off right, by celebrating today’s obscure holidays! Here are a few holidays and deals to tide you over till Valentine’s day. National Pizza Day, as if we all needed a reason to eat more pizza. Deals: Baskin Robbins : If you want to celebrate National Pizza Day in a sweeter way, try Baskin Robbins’ new Sweetheart Polar Pizza Ice Cream treat. Stop by your local Baskin Robbins on Feb. 9...
Enchanted Forest Father Daughter Dance: An Event to Remember
By Savannah Owens The Father Daughter Enchanted Forest dance hosted by the Mother’s Culture Club (MCC) this past Saturday, Feb 3rd, 2018, was packed! Over 300 Dads and daughters attended. There were daughters of all ages, dressed in gorgeous ball gowns and princess dresses. In addition to dancing, the MCC had unicorn rides, photo booths, face painting, tasty snacks, and raffles available. Sky Ranch was there offering a free week...
