Game Day: Wildcats and Lady Cats Face Undefeated District Foes
When the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams face Mt. Pleasant’s Tigers and Lady Cats Friday night, first place in the district will be up for grabs. All four teams are undefeated in district play. The Wildcats will host the Tigers in Wildcats Gym. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at around 6:15 p.m. and then the big varsity contest at around 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats varsity is 3-0 in district play...
Saturday Lunch at MLK Church of Christ
Martin Luther King Church of Christ Community Outreach Program offers a free lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The food pantry will also be open at the church building during that time. For more information, contact lunch ministry and food pantry coordinators Sequita Mosley, Katie Robinson or Bettye Harrison or Amanda Wilkins at 903-885-8511.
2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin Portrays an African-American Woman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin and United States Mint (Mint) Principal Deputy Director Rhett Jeppson today unveiled designs for the 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin in the historic Department of the Treasury’s Cash Room. The ceremony, led by Mint Chief of Staff Elisa Basnight, kicked off a year-long series of events in celebration of the...
PJC Earns 2017 Military Friendly School Designation
Paris Junior College has earned the 2017 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs SM, and Military Spouse. First published in 2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the most comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans today. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to service members and their families, helping them select the best college, university, or trade...
Agrilife Offers Accredited Food Handlers Program
GILMER – A Texas Department of State Health Services accredited food handlers program will be offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Jan. 22 in Gilmer. Julie York, instructor and AgriLife Extension county coordinator/family and consumer sciences agent, Upshur County, noted the program date falls on a Sunday. The program is required for all food service employees to help promote food safety will be from 3-5 p.m. at the...
Registration Open for Women With Heart Event
Heart disease claims the life of a woman every minute. It affects 43 million women in the United States and it’s estimated that 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease. Women With Heart is an annual program conceived to celebrate and honor women who have survived heart disease and triumphed with the help of CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances and the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital. The...
Greenville Woman in Jail After Fighting With Court Officers
Tammy Leann Crouch, 45, of Greenville was determined not to be placed in custody at the Hopkins County Courthouse. When the Hopkins County Deputy arrived to assist court officers after being advised by a civilian that officers were fighting, he found Crouch fighting with Bailiff Henry Turner and Corrections Officer Brian Burge. She was eventually restrained and placed in Hopkins County Jail. She was arrested at court on warrants for...
Drug Possession, Tampering With Evidence Results in Felony Charges
Two area women were arrested by a Hopkins County Deputy Thursday around 11 p.m. Both are in Hopkins County Jail. Karen Deborah Adkins, 40, of Quitman was stopped by a Hopkins County deputy on Posey Ln at Wal Mart. There the officer located an item in the vehicle that field tested for methamphetamine. She admitted having meth and removed it from her person. The meth weighed 1.10 grams. She is on parole. She has been charged with...
Today Only; Lunch at Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Christ
Friday’s best lunch will be served starting at 10:30 a.m. and continuing until it’s all gone at Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Christ, 402 South Jackson St. Offered for a donation of $7 or more per meal will be a chopped beef sandwich, chips and a drink. Dine in or carry out available. Delivery also available for orders of two or more lunches per location in Sulphur Springs. Church members offer thanks in advance “to all our...
Roy Petross
Funeral Services for Roy Petross set for Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Petross passed away on January 13, 2017 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs. He was born August 9, 1925 in Weatherford, Texas, the son of Calvin and Ruby (Stacy) Petross. He married Sammie Robnett on August 31, 1947 on the S.S. Regon. He was a retired dairy farmer and letter carrier for the United States Postal...
