Male Arrested After He Flees Scene of Accident Stranding Two Women and Two Children
Deputies called to a motor vehicle accident on I-30 at the 120 Mile Marker found two females and two children, ages 9 and 6, standing on the side of the road in temperatures below 50 degrees. The driver of the vehicle, one of the females, said Armando Roberto Perez, 32, of Brashear, a passenger in the vehicle, had grabbed the steering wheel of the auto while she was driving and had caused the vehicle to veer into two metal poles at...
Lady Cats Defeat Hugo By 11 pts
The Lady Cats’ basketball team jumped out to a 6-0 start and then built on that for four quarters as they defeated Hugo, Oklahoma, 51-40 on the road Friday night. The Lady Cats led after one quarter 18-11, then had a 29-21 lead at the half and were up 42-32 after three quarters before winning by 11. The Lady Cats shot a hot 53% of their shots. Kaylee Jefferson and Sadavia Porter both scored 15 points each for the Lady Cats....
Lions Pick Up Win at Avinger
Saltillo Lions defeated Avinger Friday night at Avinger. The Lions were led by Michael Simmons 18 points. Scoring by quarter: Saltillo 10 15 21 11 = 57 Avinger 3 8 8 11 = 30 Also adding to the Saltillo score: Clayton Wilson 10, Trevor Moore 9, Matthew Gurley 5, Logan Camp 4, Dakota Patridge 2, Lyle Bench 2, Ryan Prewitt 2, Branson McGill 2. The team his 14 of 17 free throws. Next Game for the Lions is...
Saltillo Varisty Girls’ Tournament Ends Saturday Night
Saltillo Varisty Girls’ Basketball Tournament continues through Saturday, November 19th. Below find the schedule for today and results from Friday. Saturday’s schedule for the Saltillo Varsity Girls’ Basketball Tournament: Silver Bracket 8:30 Rivercrest vs Paris 10:00 Saltillo vs Chisum 2 losers 12:00 2 Winners 1:30 Gold Bracket 3:00 Martins Mill vs North Lamar 4:30 Bullard vs Quinlan 2 Losers 6:30 2 Winners 8:00...
Sunday Forecast
Freeze warning until 9 a.m. Sunday; High: 58; Low: 33; Wind: North 5-15 mph
Mona (Ray) Sims
Mrs. Mona (Ray) Sims, age 88 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at Hospice of East Texas- Homeplace in Tyler. Mona was born on July 3rd, 1928 in Chireno, Texas to the late Norris Ray and Audrey Stephens Ray. She graduated as salutatorian from Chireno High School in 1947; she married Zack Sims on March 22, 1947. She was a homemaker, and active member of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. She was preceded in...
Golden Agers Tree helps at Christmas Time
People of all ages love giving to the elderly and housebound at Christmas through the Golden Agers Christmas Tree! The tree is now up at the Senior’s Center in Sulphur Springs. If you’d like to provide a brighter holiday for a local Golden Ager, just go by 150 MLK Drive and choose a card off the tree, go shopping for that person’s wishes, and then return the wrapped gift items back to the tree before December 16....
Jewell Alvis Clay
Mrs. Jewell Alvis Clay, age 109 of Winnsboro, passed away peacefully at her home, on Friday, November 18th, 2016. Jewell was born on December 3rd, 1906 in Franklin County to the late John Alvis and Effie Langham Alvis. She was a homemaker and a member of Pine Street Baptist Church. She married the late Roger C. Clay, Sr. on August 9, 1924, he preceded her on October 2, 1924. Also, preceding her were her parents; one son, Harold Wayne...
Wednesday’s NETBIO Annual Sale Was Bigger Than Ever
The November NETBIO Pre-conditioned Calf and Yearling anniversary sale held Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission was bigger than ever — drawing hundreds of people and selling over 7,500 head of quality cattle. A record 294 producers consigned a total of 7,565 head of cattle that were sold during the afternoon. “We had a auction market full of people at sale time and they got to see a good sale,” said Sulphur Springs...
