Lady Bears Defeated Lady Lions 7-4
Sulphur Bluff topped Saltillo in softball Tuesday 7-4 at Sulphur Bluff. The Lady Bears scored five first inning runs. Saltillo cut the lead to 5-4 after two runs each in the second and third innings. Sulphur Bluff scored twice more to make it 7-4 after four innings and that’s the way it ended up. For Saltillo, Melissa Tawil hit a double. Rainie English, Kasey Sanders, Jordan Sustaire and Christie Gurley all had two singles....
Lady Cats in Three-Way Tie for First
The Lady Cats’ softball team is now in a three-way tie for first place after games Tuesday night in the district. Mt. Pleasant defeated Texas High to give those two teams and the Lady Cats 9-2 records in district play. Texas High closes the district campaign against Greenville Friday while the Lady Cats will play at Mt. Pleasant on Friday. The Lady Cats can finish as co-district champs or they could fall to third place depending...
CHRISTUS Wellness Check Warrants EMS Call
During a routine wellness check provided by CHRITUS Mother Francis Hospital Sulphur Springs, an individual was found not feeling well. The nurse, provided each week by CHRISTUS, evaluated the individual and called EMS immediately. EMS and an ambulance both responded. The health screening, provided at the FUMC Dinner Bell each Wednesday, is something more individuals should take advantage of. The Dinner Bell is a no charge weekly...
North Hopkins FFA Stew and Auction April 27, 6pm
Five members of the North Hopkins FFA Chapter along with Advisor Kristin Daughtery announced their upcoming event on Channel 18 TV and the KSST Good Morning Show. The Stew and Auction fundraiser is planned for Thursday April 27 at 6pm in the North Hopkins School Cafeteria. Senior Carli Withrow, shown above with Chapter Vice President Faith Wheeler, Amy Sprague, Breeana Hicks and Rachel Stanley along with two dozen other Chapter...
Bobbie Ragsdale
Mrs. Bobbie Ragsdale, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, April 17th, 2017 in Tyler. She was born on February 7th, 1930 in Pickton to the late James Crofford and Mary Crofford. She was a seamstress a member of First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Clayton Leroy Ragsdale. She is survived by Sons Clayton Leroy Ragsdale, Jr., Thomas Wayne Ragsdale and Walter James...
Jackson Sentenced to Eight Years in TDJC
LaJerrius Exaviyon Jackson was sentenced to eight years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following a plea bargain agreement made Tuesday during docket call in Eighth Judicial District Court. Jackson was indicted in February for Evading Arrest Detention with Previous Conviction and for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 4-gram but less than 200-grams.
Clarksville Man Charged with Possession of Heroin
Jason Lee Jarrett, 17 of Clarksville was arrested for possession of heroin following a traffic stop Tuesday. Jarrett had the heroin in the watch pocket of his jeans. The passenger with him had two hypodermic syringes inside the leg of her pants. Jarrett was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than one gram, a state jail felony. His passenger was charged with a misdemeanor possession of drug...
PJC Offering a Summer Class’ Free Tuition to High School Graduating Seniors
Graduating high school seniors are again receiving a great deal from Paris Junior College this summer — a scholarship covering tuition for one class in either Summer I or Summer II semesters. The summer tuition scholarship is available to those graduating from high schools in the PJC service area in Delta, Fannin, Lamar, Hunt, Hopkins and Red River counties. It allows students to take either a core academic class to transfer and save...
Wednesday Forecast
Slight chance of showers in the afternoon and evening; High: 83; Low: 66; Wind: South, 5-15 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Flynn’s House Bill 45, American Law in American Courts, Voted Out of Committee
AUSTIN–The House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee voted Representative Dan Flynn’s (R-Van) American Law in American Courts bill out of committee Tuesday. Representative Flynn introduced bills in the last three legislative sessions to address the foreign law issue. Foreign law is often applied in Texas cases concerning foreign divorce orders, child support and property settlements. In addition, sometimes spouses...
