Wildcats Face Lucas Lovejoy in Bi-district Playoff Game Following Win in Hallsville
The Wildcats will face Lucas Lovejoy in a bi-district playoff game Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats’ football team took a 19-7 road district win at Hallsville Friday night to earn a playoff spot. The Wildcats’ defense bottled up Hallsville coming within five minutes of a shutout. Meanwhile the Wildcats’ offense chipped in two first half field goals and two second half touchdowns. The...
Ola Mae Tugwell Maddry
Graveside services will be held for Mrs. Ola Mae Tugwell Maddry on Tuesday, November 14, at 2:30 pm at Restlawn Memorial Cemetery, 5784 TX Hwy 154 South, Sulphur Springs, TX with Bro. Pepper Puryear officiating. Visitation will be on November 14th from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, 419 Gilmer Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas. She passed away on November 11, 2017 in Shreveport, Louisiana Ola Mae Maddry was...
Veterans Day Assembly at Sulphur Springs High School
By Savannah Owens On Friday November 10th, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Sulphur Springs High School hosted an assembly to honor the veterans from our community. Josh Williams, assistant superintendent for SSISD, took time to honor each branch of service men and women from the: U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as the spouses of the veterans. Jaci Reed beautifully sang the National Anthem,...
Melody Wallis
Memorial service for Melody Wallis, age 51, of Winnsboro,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 13, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bruce Stinson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Ms. Wallis passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Melody Wallis was born on July 27, 1966 in Houston, Texas to Robert and Yvonne (Harris) Briscoe, she married Matt...
Fundraiser To Be Held For New Senior Citizens Center
On Saturday, December 9th at 7:00 PM the Reilly Springs Jamboree will hold the December Jamboree at the Senior Citizens Center as a fundraiser for a new Senior Citizens Building. The cost will be $10.00 a person, as well as an optional donation. We are hoping to raise a lot of money with live music as well as a dance floor for all to enjoy. Bring a friend, and come hear some great music and help us raise funds for a new Senior...
NETBIO Anniversary Sale Wednesday
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) is nearing the completion of its 19th year of operation and preparations are underway for its anniversary Pre-conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The sale will be held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission where the NETBIO sales have all been held since the very first one in November of 1998. More than 8,000 head of cattle have been...
Game Day: Wildcats vs. Bobcats; Lady Cats Game Canceled
It will be the Wildcats and the Bobcats in a district football game Friday night (November 10) at 7:30 p.m. at Bobcat Stadium on their Senior Night. Hallsville is out of the playoff picture. They come in 1-4 in district play and 1-8 for the season. A win by the Wildcats tonight will wrap up a playoff berth. The Wildcats come in 2-3 in district play having won two games in a row. They are 4-5 for the season. Hallsville’s first...
Public Library and Retired School Personnel Co-Host Author Reavis Z. Wortham
Sulphur Springs Libraian Hope Cain and Sulphur Springs Retired School Personnel member Marilyn Powers were guests on the KSST Good Morning Show about the upcoming Meet the Author event at the public library on the morning of November 14. They are pleased to invite noted author Reavis Z. Wortham to town and invite everyone to attend. The library is located at 611 North Davis Street. With two book series’ out, Reavis Wortham is...
What’s on a Food Label? By Johanna Hicks
What’s on a Food Label? Many of you have probably noticed the new nutrition label that has been approved for packaged and canned foods items. Some positive changes have been made to highlight the most important aspects of the label. These changes include increasing the type size for “Calories,” “servings per container,” and the “Serving size” declaration, and bolding the number of calories and the “Serving size” declaration to...
