Vera Ruth Holcomb
Funeral services for Vera Ruth Holcomb, 98, of Dallas, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 8, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Henry officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Zachary Holcomb, Ladarius Karnes, Michael Karnes, Devon Aguilar, Henry Foster, Aaron Aguilar, and Tevin Jackson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Jackie...
Sunday Forecast
High: 75; Low: 61; Wind: South 5-10 mph; 20% chance of showers after midnight
Donation Made to Dinner Bell
The Sulphur Springs Corvette Club made a donation of $1,000 to the Dinner Bell at First United Methodist Church. Corvette Club Treasurer, Mike Hart presents Judy Gilreath the check as The Dinner Bell staff prepared another community meal at the First United Methodist Church. Proceeds came from the Club’s annual car show and other activities. If you’d like to help or for more information on the Dinner Bell click here.
Wildcats Finish Third at Curtis Culwell Invitational in Garland; Only loss to #6, 6A Team
The Wildcats’ basketball team took third place in the Curtis Culwell Invitational in Garland with a pulse pounding 62-61 win over West Mesquite Saturday evening. Victor Iwuakor hit the winning shot for the Wildcats with just 1.3 seconds left to play. The heroics helped erase a turnover on an inbounds pass that resulted in a basket for West Mesquite. That basket gave the Wranglers a 60-59 lead with just 8.9 seconds remaining. The...
Saltillo Teams Struggle in Weekend Tournaments
Saltillo basketball teams found wins hard to come by at two separate tournaments Friday. The Saltillo Lions lost two games at a Miller Grove tournament. The Lions lost to the McKinney Boyd JV, 65-51. They were also outpointed by White Oak, 54-45. In that one, the Lions actually led 13-12 after the first quarter and 21-18 at the half. White Oak went ahead 36-33 after three quarters and added to their lead by outscoring the Lions, 18-12...
Terry L. Ward
Mr. Terry L. Ward, age 53 of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 30th, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born on August 13th, 1964 in Ft. Hood, Texas to the late Garry Lane Ward and Jewel McCluskey Ward. He was the owner of Terry’s Paint and Body, He loved raising his cattle and was always ready to fire up the smoker and put on some BBQ. He was preceded in death by his parents. Terry is survived by his daughter, Lauren Kime and...
Christmas on the Square: Slides, Tigers, and More!
Hundreds of people came out to watch the parade and participate in the activities on the square. There was a petting zoo with baby goats, and bunnies. A carousel for kids to ride miniature horses. Not to mention the huge snow slide which takes a total of five pallets of bags of ice to last the entire night. The continuously popular white tiger exhibit was also there, allowing families to feed and take pictures with the tigers. The...
Annual Lions Club Christmas Parade
The parade was full of bright lights and Christmas decor. There was a Blue Santa, lots of presents, and many decorative Christmas trees. Streets were packed with many townsfolk who eagerly watched and cheered as the floats passed. The Parade started in Buford Park, and traveled down Connelly to Houston. Trucks and cars of all kinds and colors passed with people singing Christmas carols and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Sulphur...
