Texas A & M-Commerce: President Search Committee Named
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp announced Monday, February 5, that a 13-member committee has been created to conduct a national search for the next President of Texas A&M University-Commerce. The committee includes two members of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and representation from the faculty, students and administrators at A&M-Commerce, as well as several...
Lady Cats Golf Opened Season Monday
The Lady Cats’ golf team opened their season Monday (February 5) in very cold weather at a Spring Hill sponsored tournament at Woodhollow Golf Course in Longview. Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener said the temperature was in the mid-30’s when the Lady Cats teed off at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Coach Spigener said the Lady Cats shot 434, which was good for ninth place out of fourteen teams. The Lady Cats were led by freshman...
Yantis FFA Chapter Plans to Attend Two More Major Livestock Shows
from report by FFA Advisor Tonya Rabenaldt Nine Yantis FFA students competed in the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo during January 2018. Three took cattle to the Dairy Show, three showed in the Beef Heifer Show and three students participated in the Scholarship Calf Scramble. Brooke Barrett placed second with her dairy heifer. Next, the Yantis FFA Dairy team will travel to the San Antonio show this week. Team members are Brooke...
Fort Worth’s National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Museum Inducts Reba McEntire
by Enola Gay The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, located in the cultural district of Fort Worth near the Will Rogers Coliseum, has had my heart ever since Grand Opening Day on June 7, 2002 when I covered the day’s celebration for KSST with a portable cassette recorder. Actually the Hall of Fame has been in existence since 1975 but the museum showplace was new. This January during the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, I...
TxDOT Attentive But No Promises Made at County Work Session
No promises were made by the Texas Department of Transportation during a Monday afternoon work session with Hopkins County Commissioners but they were attentive to the presentations made by those attending the session, including State Representative District 2, Dan Flynn. The focus of the meeting was traffic issues on State Highway 19 North between Birthright and Mahoney Road and State Highway 11W, according to Hopkins County Judge...
Winnsboro Police Report January 29-February 4, 2018
Winnsboro Police made two arrests, investigated one accident, responded to 145 calls for service, issued 42 citations and wrote 53 warnings during the January 29-February 4, 2018 report period. Breanna Liedtke, 20, of Saltillo, was arrested on two Hopkins County warrants on January 29th. Tracy Gardner, 46, of Winnsboro was arrested on a Franklin County warrant on January 31st. A vehicle traveling north on Main Street turned left onto...
North Hopkins FFA Chapter Looks Forward to NETLA Show February 22-24, 2018
By Reporter Breanna Hicks The holiday and New Year season was fast and furious for the North Hopkins FFA! The 53-member chapter finished up the holidays with one of their favorite service projects, the SCAT program. The chapter received the names of two local senior citizens in need and asked them to write a Christmas list to “Santa”. The chapter got as many of the items as we could and spent a day delivering the special...
Jarrell Malone
Funeral service for Jarrell Malone, age 82, of Brashear, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the Spence Chapel at First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, with Rev. Bruce Stinson, Rev. Tommy Hall, and Rev. Dan Tarno officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Malone passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home, surrounded by...
Karen Leslie Ackerman
Karen Leslie (nee de Lange, born Kabwe, Zambia) Ackerman, aged 48, passed away in Winnsboro, Texas on 3rd February 2018. She is survived by her two children, Samantha and Leon, her brother Pieter, her sister Marge (South Africa), sister Adrianne (Thailand), and partner Olke Jongsma (Texas). She was a graduate of Craddock High School, South Africa where she excelled academically and in sports, was crowned Victrix Ludorum and received a...
Tuesday Forecast
60% chance of showers and thunderstorm; High: 44; Low: 32; Wind: North 5-10
