Texas High Defeats Lady Cats’ 3 Sets to 2
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team lost a tough five-set match on the road at Texas High Tuesday night. The Lady Cats opened with a close 25-23 win. The Lady Tigers took the second set 25-16. The Lady Cats went up 2 sets to 1 with a 25-20 set three win. Again Texas High evened the match with a set four win, 25-21. The Lady Tigers won the deciding set five, 15-12. Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness said it was an overall good match. He...
Wildcats’ Team Tennis Defeat Marshall 14-5
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad won an important district match against Marshall, 14-5 at the Wildcat Tennis Complex Tuesday afternoon. The short-handed Mavericks had to give up 6 points to the Wildcats. The Wildcats got boys’ singles wins from Alex Benitez, Jonah Kirkpatrick, Chase Crouch and Blaine Flemens. Katherine Herd and Jazzmin Cruz got wins in girls’ singles. Crouch and Logan Schumacher got the win in the...
Winnsboro Police Report September 4-10, 2017
Winnsboro Police Department arrested four (4), responded to 139 calls for service, issued 34 citations, and wrote 28 warnings during the September 4-10, 2017 report period. Larissa Benson, 27, of Scroggins was arrested September 4th on a Hopkins County warrant. Eric Stokes, 34, of Winnsboro was arrested September 4th on a City of Winnsboro warrant. Judith Arata, 34, of Winnsboro was arrested September 6th for Assault Causing Bodily...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Review Avalon; Plan for Paris
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the biggest compliment he can give to the Wildcats’ offense is that they stuck with it last Friday in an 18-13 Wildcats’ win in a defensive struggle against Avalon of Maryland. He admits the first half against the Black Knights was not a pretty one. A big part of the problem was unsuccessful third down and short conversions. In the first half, the Wildcats...
“Ribeye Roundup”Judges Selected for Oct. 6 Downtown Cook-off, Concert
The NetBio Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Roundup is a major annual event in downtown Sulphur Springs, set for Friday October 6, 2017. The 3rd annual steak cook-off will be going on through the day, with educational producer programs starting at 2pm in the courthouse followed by 6 pm outdoor dinner and concert by Stoney LaRue at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 each, available at Texas Heritage National Bank and at Brookshire’s. The...
Game Day: Lady Cats Begin District; Team Tennis Host Marshall
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad are in action on this Tuesday game day. Both have district matches. For the Lady Cats, they will be opening district play Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in Texarkana against Texas High. The Lady Cats enter district play with a 17-10 record in pre-district play. In their last game before district play last Friday, the Lady Cats defeated Pleasant Grove 3-1 at...
SSISD Board Hears Security Audit
Students from Douglas Intermediate School showcased the Flipgrid app for Sulphur Springs School Board members Monday night during their regular session. The 5th grade students displayed the app with the assistance of Mrs. Shelley Burton to demonstrate one of the many things taking place to develop learning at the Intermediate School. The board also heard a report on accountability ratings and campus security audits. Superintendent...
Montez Temple
Montez Temple, age 93 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, September 8th, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on June 21st, 1924 in Seagraves to the late Ebenezer Wilcox and Luria Olie Jane Wilcox. She was a member of the Winnsboro Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ and spent her life as homemaker wife and mother. She was preceded in death by Her Parents and a Son, Larry Powell. She is survived by, Husband, Bobby Temple of Winnsboro;...
