Game Day: Wildcat Basketball Monday
Sulphur Springs High School students are out on holiday this Thanksgiving week but there is Wildcats’ basketball on this Monday (November 20) game day. Lindale’s Eagles are coming to town to play the Wildcats. Action begins with a freshmen contest at 5 p.m. Monday. A JV game is scheduled for around 6:15 p.m. The varsity game is expected to get underway at around 7:30 p.m. The season is young but already the Wildcats are...
Quinn Stanford
Mr. Quinn Stanford, age 43 of Scroggins, passed away on Saturday, November 18th, 2017 in Tyler. He lost a quick battle with a horrible cancer. He was born on April 26th, 1974 in Clayton County, Georgia to Virgil and Barbara Stanford. He was a railroad conductor for Union Pacific and broiler farmer for Pilgrims Pride. He was a Mason and member of Smyrna Baptist Church. He graduated from Elysian Fields High School in 1992 as the...
Raymond William Brown
Raymond William Brown, 54, of Commerce passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at his residence. Raymond was born in Madesto, California, on March 21, 1963, to Elizabeth McGowan Brown and Everett Lloyd Brown. He was married to Donna Huneke Brown. He was a Machinest. Survivors include his wife, Donna, His son, Raymond Brown of Stephenville, his daughter, Mary Brown of Commerce, his brother, Everett L. Brown Jr. of Campbell, his...
Melvin Williams
Funeral services for Melvin Williams, age 60, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 25, 2017 at New Beginnings Fellowship Baptist Church, Wilton Mac Morris, Pastor and Dr. Harold B. Nash, officiating. Interment will follow at East Caney Cemetery with Terry Mosely, T.P. Person, Marcus Hood, Joe Dan Dial, Kelvin Debase, and Tony Taylor serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Williams...
David Michael Bass
David Michael Bass, age 66, died suddenly Sunday morning November 19 at the hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. David was born May 23, 1951 in Corsicana, Texas and spent most of his life in East Texas. He served in the Army and was stationed in Germany and Korea. He became a truck driver and expert diesel mechanic. David was married to Sandy Hardin and they had 3 children: David Jr, Melissa, and Danny. Davy preceded him in death. He...
Symphony League Auction: Huge Success
By Savannah Owens The Symphony League Auction was held on Saturday November 18th from 5:00-9:00 pm. There were a bunch of unique home items, great Christmas gifts, gift-certificates, tasty looking food items, and much more. Phones rang all night long as people called in to bid for items. Bill Owens, dressed as Uncle Sam, was one of the six people manning the phones and enjoying every minute the action. A quilt was in high...
Winnsboro Wins Saltillo Varsity Girls Tournament; Lady Lions Place Third
“Very competitive, lots of sportsmanship, and excellent crowds” is how Bill Giles defined the 2017 Saltillo Varsity Girls Tournament played in Kerry Garmon Gym over the weekend. He stated the championship game was the perfect ending for the tournament. Winnsboro defeated Bullard 40-37, to win. Saltillo Lady Lions downed Clarksville for third place. Results for the tournament include: Championship Game Bullard 37 Winnsboro 40...
CHRISTUS Health Plan Available in Wood County But Not Hopkins
CHRISTUS Health Plan is available to residents of Cherokee, Smith and Wood Counties and is the only individual/family Health Insurance Marketplace provider in-network with CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System. Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace is November 1, 2017 through December 15, 2017. The last date to enroll for coverage that starts January 1, 2018 is December 15, 2017. Due to this year’s shortened...
Local Man Arrested for Assault of Disabled Individual
Sulphur Springs Police responded to an assault on an autistic individual Saturday evening. EMS was called to treat the victim and a report was taken. The named assailant, Jerry Lynn Hicks, 29, of Sulphur Springs, was not present when police arrived. As the officers were clearing the first scene, they were called to a second location, an apartment in the 700 block of Wildcat Way. There they found Hicks. Hicks was read his rights and...
Marijuana Purchased in Rockwall Ends in Arrest in Hopkins County for Local Man
A traffic stop at 11:16 p.m. Sunday, November 19th, resulted in the arrest of Lakenzie Taylor, Jr., 23, of Sulphur Springs. He was arrested for Possession of Marijuana more than 4oz but less than 5lbs, a State Jail Felony. He had purchased the marijuana for $1,000 earlier in the day in Rockwall. Taylor was driving 2010 Ford Fusion with a defective license plate light when he was stopped on Highway 11W by a Hopkins County Deputy. The...
