Lady Cats Cannot Overcome Lady Tigers 7 Run 1st Inning
The Lady Cats’ softball team got off to a pretty good start scoring a run in the top of the first inning against Texas High in Texarkana Tuesday night. Then the Lady Tigers exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the first. The Lady Cats could only answer with a single run in the sixth inning and Texas High took a 7-2 win. The Lady Tigers had 13 hits. The Lady Cats got 8 hits. Both teams committed an error. Jaye Doughtie had...
Wednesday Forecast
Slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms this morning; High: 77; Low 61; Wind: Southeast 5-10 mph
Legendary SSHS Football Coach James Cameron Named to Texas High School Coaches Hall of Honor
Legendary Sulphur Springs football coach James Cameron has been named to the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor. The late Coach Cameron capped his coaching career with six stellar seasons in Sulphur Springs. Between 1989 and 1994, his Wildcats’ teams captured four district championships and shared two others. His 1993 and 1994 teams both played until the regional quarterfinal game. Coach Cameron’s 1991...
Game Day: Baseball, Softball, Golf
We have baseball, softball and golf on this Tuesday game day. The Wildcats’ baseball team is at Texas High in Texarkana. The Wildcats have opened district play with a slugfest win at Pine Tree and with a pitchers’ duel win at home against Marshall. The Wildcats are 2-0 in district play and 8-5-1 for the season. They have won four games in a row. Texas High is always a tough place to play. Coach Jerrod Hammack in eleven...
Two Lions, Two Lady Lions Selected to All-Region Teams
Two Saltillo Lady Lions and two Saltillo Lions were selected to All-Region teams selected by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Making the All-Region III Class 1A team were Lady Lions senior Ana Gallegos and senior Melissa Groenewold and Lions junior Trevor Moore and junior Lyle Bench. The Saltillo Lady Lions finished as a regional quarter finalist. The Saltillo Lions finished as a regional semifinalist. Saltillo...
Cooper Fire Department’s Annual Mother’s Day Spaghetti Dinner May 14th, 2017
Our annual Mother’s Day Spaghetti dinner will be held on May 14th, 2017 beginning at 11 a.m. We will serve spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert, and a drink. Prices are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. Keep mom out of the kitchen on Mother’s Day and come enjoy a delicious meal, while supporting your local fire department. We look forward to see you all! Have questions? [email protected]
Cumby PD Arrest Dallas Pair for Heroin, Meth
Paula Jean Kelly, 58, and Billy Jackson Mitchell, 54, of Dallas were arrested Monday night at the 110-mile marker on I-30 after Cumby police observed multiple traffic violations within the span of one mile. In their possession were Heroin, methamphetamine, and multiple syringes and one pipe. Both are in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram.
Local Man Arrested for Illegal Dumping into Waterway
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Officer Paul Fenimore was traveling Highway 11W when he noted a 1996 Chevrolet CK1500 and trailer backed up to a local waterway. There he watched as Gregory Alvarez Duran, 44, a resident of the City of Sulphur Springs off-loaded construction materials into the waterway. Fenimore stopped to speak with Duran and found that he had been dumping in excess of 1,000-pounds of rubble, debris and construction...
