Winter Storm Watch For Hopkins County and Area
Winter Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for areas along and south of a line from Goldthwaite to Hillsboro to Sulphur Springs from midnight tonight until 6 PM Tuesday. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for counties immediately north of the Warning from 6 PM this evening until noon Tuesday. Light to moderate winter precipitation is expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions tonight through Wednesday...
Monday Forecast
20% chance of rain after noon, 50% chance of rain, sleet, snow Monday night; High: 52; Low 22; Wind: South becoming North in afternoon 5-10 mph
Aviation History: VC-137C 62-6000
This is probably the most famous aircraft of all the Boeing 707 family, as it was operated as the personal aircraft of the President of the United States by the 98th Air Transport Squadron, 89th Military Airlift Wing, USAF, from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington D.C. Known as “Air Force One”, VC-137C was the military VIP designation for this Boeing 707-320B, of which 62-6000 was the first delivered to the Presidential...
Miller Grove Opens District with Solid Win at Roxton
The Miller Grove Hornets opened district play with a solid win at Roxton Friday, 61-47. The Hornets had to rally in the last two quarters to win. After Miller Grove went up 15-12 after the first quarter, Roxton had a big second quarter and took a 29-19 lead into halftime. The Hornets got to within one point after three quarters outscoring Roxton 19-10. Roxton led 39-38 after three quarters. The Hornets put the game away outscoring...
Saltillo Teams Defeat Fannindel
Both the Saltillo Lions and the Saltillo Lady Lions picked up wins against Fannindel Friday. The Lions won 84-40 and the Lady Lions won 65-42. The Lions outscored Fannindel in every quarter in their win. Trevor Moore had a huge game for the Lions scoring 32 points. Christ Boekhorst had 14 points. Matthew Gurley and Lyle Bench scored 10 points each. Branson McGill had 7 points. Levi Hoover added 6 points. Walker McGill had 3 points and...
Wildcats Powerlifting Finished Third at Invitational Meet
The Wildcats’ powerlifting team finished third at the Sulphur Springs Invitational Powerlifting Meet held Saturday in the Multipurpose Building on the high school campus. Greenville won the meet and Lindale placed second. For the Wildcats, Ian Blanch was first in the 275 pound weight class with total lifts of 1455 pounds. Blanch lifted 70 pounds more than the second place finisher. Carson Bridges placed second in the 165 pound...
Wildcat Soccer Defeats Pflugerville Weiss 4-2
The Wildcats’ soccer team won their last game in the 2018 Longhorn Challenge High School Soccer Showcase Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats topped Pflugerville Weiss, 4-2. Johnathan Alvarez scored two goals for the Wildcats. Assists were made by Julio Robles and Alexis Escobedo. Omar Hernandez and Miguel Rubio also put the ball in the net. Assists on both of these goals went to Alex “Orange” Diosdado. The Wildcats are now 3-5 for...
January and February Events for the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center
Important Dates to Remember: January 15th 10:00 Wreaths with Rock Creek Monday, January 22nd 10:30 Shawls of Love Thursday, January 25th 1:00 BUNCO Friday, January 26th Monthly Birthday Party Wednesday, February 14th Valentines Day Party Winter 42 Tournament will be Saturday, March 3rd at 10:00 AM Baked Potato Party for St. Patrick’s Day will be Friday, March 16th I have started working on the Clara Bridges 90+...
Meal A Day Menu for January 15th-19th 2018
Meal A Day Menu January 15th – January 19th Monday Chicken Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes/ Pepper Gravy California Blend Vegetables Roll Tuesday Chicken Spaghetti English Peas Garlic Toast Wednesday Pulled Pork Sandwiches Pickle Spears Cole Slaw Chips Thursday Hopkins County Stew Crackers Cheese Cubes Tossed Salad Friday Pepperoni Pizza Bread Tossed...
