Lady Cats Defeat Paris
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team defeated Paris, 3-0 on the road Tuesday in a match that took only about a hour. The Lady Cats won 25-17, 25-19 and 25-9. Setter Anden Hammack had a strong evening serving. She put together seven straight serves in set two. The Lady Cats were down 4-1 when she started and were up 8-4 after her last successful serve in the run. In set 3, the Lady Cats led only 13-7, when Hammack got points on 11...
Bookworm Box Initiates Texas Hurricane Relief By Matching Donations
The Bookworm Box in downtown Sulphur Spring is organizing a relief fund for Texas victims of Hurricane Harvey. An initial goal of $10,000 was set on Monday August 28, and in 24 hours, a flood of support caused that goal to be met. It was then matched by the Bookworm Box, and $20,000 in funds has already been dispatched. A second goal of $10,000 has now been set. Anyone who wishes to donate to the fund can do so by going to The...
Wildcats Football Coordinators Talk Friday Night at Sherman
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young compared his offense’s play in a Liberty-Eylau scrimmage last Friday to a roller coaster. Full of ups and downs, good things and bad things. He said the offense saw the consequences of not being consistent. Coach Young said he did see some positives, such as running backs running well and quarterbacks doing a good job of delivering the...
Sherman Coach Expects Bearcats Improvement This Season; Wildcats vs. Sherman Friday 7 p.m.
The head football coach of the Sherman Bearcats is J.D. Martinez. He’s in his second year at Sherman. Coach Martinez is a veteran coach. Sherman is his ninth coaching stop and he’s been in coaching 25 yards.The Wildcats face the Bearcats at Sherman Friday, 7 p.m. He expects his team to be better this year as his coaches have been on the job working with the players all this past year. Coach Martinez says his number one...
Game Day: Lady Cats’ Volleyball, Team Tennis
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad have matches on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats will be renewing an old rivalry with Paris. The action will be in Paris. There will be a Freshman match at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday with JV and Varsity matches to follow. The Varsity match should begin at around 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats’ varsity has a four game win streak. They defeated Caddo Mills at home...
Beverly Jo Stephens
Mrs. Beverly Jo Stephens, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in Dallas, TX. She was born on August 2nd, 1948 in Prairie City, OR. to Carrol Nash and Vida Mable Hollman. Mrs. Stephens married Larry Stephens on March 1, 1976. She worked for the Mineola Post Office for fifteen years as a rural route carrier before retiring. She was preceded in death by her father, Mr. Carrol Nash. She is survived by her...
Toliver Ford Receiving Donations for Dallas Help for Harvey Shelters
Brian Toliver Ford Lincoln in cooperation with Dallas’ Help for Harvey will be taking donations for those displaced by flooding and the damage created by Hurricane Harvey that is once again a tropical storm. The items will be taken by the Toliver Family to Dallas this weekend for distribution in shelters there. Among items needed are: new underwear and new socks, warm ups for men women and children, pillows, pillow cases, and...
Council Conducts Final Public Hearing on Tax Revenue Rate; Property Values Noted
There were two that addressed the Sulphur Springs City Council during the public hearing last week on tax revenue increase for 2017 but Tuesday, August 29th, no one was present to address the council in the second and final public hearing on the tax revenue rate. In comments to the council, City Finance Director Peter Karsten noted that the Texas Legislature requires cities, counties, schools, and other taxing entities to conduct two...
Johanna Hicks Earns State and National Award as Texas Agri-Life Agent
Johanna Hicks is in her twentieth year serving Hopkins County as an Extension Agent. She actually worked here in the mid 1980’s, sharing the Home Economics office with agent Janie Crump. At that time, there were five agents in Hopkins County…two for Home Economics, two Agriculture agents and one 4H Agent. After about five years, Johanna’s husband Jay Hicks was transferred to Stephenville and so they moved there where...
