Friday Forecast
High: 67; Low: 51; Wind: Northeast becoming south, southeast in the afternoon around 5 mph
Cliff Whitney
Visitation for Cliff Whitney, age 81, of Como,TX will be held from 3 to 5 PM on, Saturday December 2, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Whitney passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Clifton Whitney was born on March 6, 1936 in Ft. Worth, Texas, the son of Clifford and Doris Whitney. He married Erma Wingo on June 23, 1978 in Box Elder, SD. Cliff was an...
SSISD Trustee Participates in Leadership Program
(Austin) –Leesa Toliver, trustee from Sulphur Springs ISD joined 30 other school board members from across Texas November 15-18 at the second session of the Leadership TASB class of 2018. Selected by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), the group is participating in a yearlong education leadership study program. These trustees represent school districts of all sizes, with student populations of 184 to 83,270, and reflect a...
Basketball Tournaments: Miller Grove; Wildcats in Garland; Lady Cats in Winnsboro
MILLER GROVE TOURNEY Miller Grove is hosting a three-day boys invitational tournament that is underway Thursday and will continue through Saturday. Games start each day at 9:30 a.m. with the last game beginning at around 7:30 p.m. Nine teams are participating and each is expected to get in six games during the busy tournament. Tournament teams include CHESS, Trenton, White Oak, Sulphur Springs JV, Miller Grove, Boyd JV, Cooper, Ector...
Wildcats Named to All-District Team
The Wildcats’ football team was very well represented on the All-District Football Team selected by the district’s coaches and released Thursday by Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens. Six Wildcats were named to the First Team All-District: senior wide receiver Simeon Taylor, senior offensive lineman Jesus Olivo, senior defensive lineman D’Idrec Dugan, senior inside linebacker K.J. Abron, sophomore outside linebacker...
5,634 Head Sells at Second November NETBIO Sale
The second edition of the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s November anniversary stocker and feeder calf sale was held Wednesday, and producers sold 5,639 head of pre-conditioned cattle. An additional November sale had to be held due to the increased consignment demand. The first sale held on Nov. 15 sold nearly 8,000 head of cattle. Producers sold a total of 13,392 head of cattle at the two anniversary sales held at the...
CASA Cookie Walk on Dec. 1 is Annual Fundraiser for Lake Country CASA
Gina Law is Executive Director for Lake Country Casa, headquartered in Sulphur Springs at 216 Connally Street. For more than 25 years, the Cookie Walk has been the sole fundraiser for the non-profit Court Appointed Special Advocate. Gina, her staff and volunteers will stage the Cookie Walk on Friday December 1 in the Family Life Center of First United Methodist Church starting at 9am. You can select homemade Christmas cookies of all...
Arkansas Pair Arrested for Marijuana Possession
A Hopkins County Deputy stopped a 2012 Chevrolet Cruz when he observed an obscured license plate on the vehicle traveling in the left lane of I-30 not for the purpose of passing another. The stop resulted in two Arkansas individuals being charged with Possession of Marijuana more than 5lbs but less than 50lbs. As the officer approached the vehicle he noted the strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The driver of the...
THC Oil, Wax, Marijuana Found in Traffic Stop
Justin Paul McLean, 34, of Corpus Christi, was speeding along at 80 mph on I30 near the 137-mile marker with no license plate on the front of his auto. The Texas Department of Public Safety trooper that observed his speed and no license plate stopped McLean and upon contact noted the smell of burnt Marijuana in the 2015 Toyota Scion. A probable cause search revealed a clear baggie of Marijuana, 2 vials of THC oil, and THC wax. The oil...
Merle White
Merle Frazier White, 96 of Sulphur Springs went to be with her Savior on November 30, 2017 at Carriage House Manor. She was a member of the Union Baptist Church. Service to celebrate the life and memory of Merle will held at 2 p.m. Sunday December 3, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wilton McMorris officiating. Interment will follow at the Reilly Springs Cemetery with Brendan Tallant, Jordan Watson, Kelly Potts, Danny...
