Wildcats Baseball Score 15 in Win Over Brownsboro; Tourney Continues in Lindale
The Wildcats’ baseball team is now 2-0 in the 2017 Robbie Surratt Memorial Baseball Tournament in Lindale. Friday the Wildcats won a slugfest downing Brownsboro, 15-9. The Wildcats pounded out 16 hits and scored in every inning. They had one run in the first, four in the second, six in the third, three in the fourth and one more run in the fifth. Seven of the nine Wildcats’ batters had multiple hits. Gaven Millsap, hitting...
A & M-Commerce Receives Grant for Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Program
COMMERCE, TX—On March 2, 2017, in Austin the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded Texas A&M University-Commerce with one of four expansion grants for new Texas Affordable Baccalaureate (TAB) programs. The total award exceeded $650,000. A&M-Commerce shares this funding with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Tarleton State University, and South Texas College (which partners with Austin Community College). The...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report February 22-28, 2017
Wood County Sheriff’s Report: February 22nd through February 28th, 2017 February 22nd At 8:48 a.m., cows were reported out on 154 and FM 14 in Quitman. At 8:49 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 69 near Muddy Creek in Quitman. At 10:35 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a call on CR 4681 in Winnsboro and met with an EMS paramedic. The paramedic stated that a 58 year old female had passed away at home. An autopsy was not ordered as...
Saltillo Lions Seek Regional Semi-Final Title Friday March 3 after Slidell Win
On Friday March 4, the Saltillo Varsity Boys will travel to Mansfield High School Gym to battle Graford for Regional Semi-Final title. They beat Slidell in Quarter-final rounds on Tuesday February 28. Here are photo highlights from the Saltillo win over Slidell. Ryan Prewitt Treyvor Ryan Prewitt Logan Camp Walker McGill Lyle Bench Matthew Gurley Clayton Varsity Boys outscored Slidell 58-56 at Blue Ridge High School Gym...
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System Breast Cancer Center Unveils Mobile Mammography Unit
Tyler – The CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System Ross Breast Center unveiled its new, state-of-the-art Mobile Mammography Unit during the Toast to East Texas Fundraising Kickoff Event on Thursday. “The new mammography coach is truly exceptional and will offer leading edge care to the women of northeast Texas who need it most,” said Bobby McMillian, Administrative Director of System Imaging for CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances...
Community Calendar March, 2017
The Pilot Club “Spring Brunch” is Saturday March 4 at 10am at League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. The annual “fun-raiser” will bring Christian comedian/musician Robert Burkhart with a Branson-style one-man show. There will be plenty of food and fellowship. Tickets are $20 each at the door or by calling Pilot Club at 903-348-5099 or any member. The Sulphur Springs chapter is part of Pilot Club...
PJC Board of Regents Simplify Tuition and Fee Structure
Providing a simplified tuition and fees structure for students, while balancing costs and maintaining affordability, was the goal of the Paris Junior College Board of Regents as they adopted a new structure for 2017-2018 tuition and fees. In-district tuition remains at $55 per semester credit hour (SCH), while out-of-district tuition will be $105 per SCH ($55 tuition plus an out-of-district fee of $50), and non-resident tuition of...
Darlene Mae Calhoun
A memorial service for Darlene Mae Calhoun, age 70, of Emory, will be held 6:00 pm, Wednesday, March 8, at the chapel of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Darlene passed away Wednesday, March 1, in Tyler, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital. She was born in San Antonio, Dec. 9, 1946, to Richard Lewis and Flora Mae Reynolds Easley. She married Randy Calhoun on May 29, 1965, in Pleasant Grove. Darlene was a homemaker. Survivors...
Peggy Yvonne Sustaire
Peggy Yvonne Sustaire, age 82, of Winnsboro, formerly of Greenwood, passed away in the late morning hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Trinity Mission Nursing Home in Winnsboro, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. Peggy was born on February 6, 1935 in Weaver, Texas to Willis and Christine Davis Brewer; she survives. Peggy graduated from Saltillo High School. She married the love of her life and her best friend Pat Nixon...
Lady Cat Softball 1-1 in Wylie Tourney
The Lady Cats’ softball team won one and lost one in a Wylie tournament Thursday. The Lady Cats defeated South Grand Prairie, 7-3 and then lost to Wylie, 7-3. Against South Grand Prairie, the Lady Cats had a five run top of the third and tacked on two more runs in the top of the fifth. Bailey Haggerty pitched 3 innings and struck out 2. Ali Fite pitched 2 innings. The pitchers allowed South Grand Prairie only 2 hits. The Lady...
