Lady Cats Defeat Pine Tree 7-1; Remain 2nd in District Race
The Lady Cats’ softball team improved their district record to 7-2 with a 7-1 victory over Pine Tree at Lady Cat Park Friday evening. The Lady Cats got a three-run home run by Brinklee Driver and a two-run homer by Sadie Stroud. They had nine hits total. Bailey Haggerty got the pitching win for the Lady Cats scattering eight hits and allowing only one run. Driver was 3 for 3 with five RBI’s and two runs scored. Stroud was...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Offers Drafting and Computer Aided Design
COMPUTER CREATION: Drafting and computer aided design instructor Brandon Eulberg, right, discusses a machine design with student Tanner Prestien during a recent class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. The class includes basic computer-aided drafting, technical drafting, matching drafting, blueprint reading and sketching, and other technical details. To inquire about this class and summer registration, call 903-885-1232, You can also...
Saturday Forecast
Saturday Forecast High: 80; Low: 62; Wind: South 5-10 mph increasing to 15-20 with gusts as high as 30 mph in the afternoon
Thomas “Tom” Twain Hooten
Thomas “Tom” Twain Hooten, age 48, of Point, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on April 5, 2017, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. Funeral service will be held Sunday, April 9, at 3:00 PM at Point Church of Christ with Matt Busby officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior at 2:00 PM. Interment will follow at Hooker Cemetery in Lone Oak. Tom was born in Greenville, TX on December 29,...
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Tennis District Results
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was glad with the results of the district tennis tournament. He had to attend both days. The matches were played Wednesday and Thursday at Texas High in Texarkana. Coach Martinez hasn’t had to take players back for a second day in the past. On day two, the Sulphur Springs Wildcats’ Jesse Allen lost to a Greenville player in boys singles in a three hour match. Karolina...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Track: Kennedale Meet Results
Wildcats Track Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said a Thursday evening Kennedale meet was a good competitive one and a last tune up before next week’s district meet. Coach Young said he scaled back the workload for his athletes for this meet. The Wildcats finished sixth at the meet. Coach Young said he was pleased with Ricardo Torres, who surprised his coach by placing sixth in the 400-meter dash. Coach Young said Ian Blanch...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report March 29-April 4, 2017
March 29th At 9:19 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 69 in Como. Deputies were dispatched to CR 2110 in Quitman at 3:01 p.m. on a criminal mischief call. The complainant reported that, sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., an unknown person ripped the car handle off of her car. Investigators will follow-up. Deputies were dispatched to CR 3450 in Hawkins at 3:35 p.m. in reference to a burglary. The reporting party stated that...
Dutch Oven Cooking “101” Coming to Heritage Park
Hopkins County folks love outdoor cooking of all kinds. This includes the 300-year-old European tradition of cooking over coals in iron utensils called Dutch ovens. Rick Wilson and Carlie Penson, officers in the Hopkins County Historical Society, are getting ready to teach a new class of Dutch Oven cooks the ins-and-outs of this practical skill. The instruction will be held under the trees inside Hopkins County Heritage Park at 416...
Illegal Short Cut Leads to Arrest
April 7, 2017 – When the Sulphur Springs Police Officer observed the vehicle cutting across a private drive to avoid an intersection and speeding, he initiated a traffic stop at the corner of Parkins and Broadway at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. The driver appeared nervous and the officer sought consent to search the vehicle. When methamphetamine was found, Mistie Michelle Watson, 43, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for Possession...
