Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild Quilt Show!
There will be the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild Quilt Show at First Baptist R.O.C. September 16-17. On Friday Sept. 16th its from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Sat. 17th from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. The admission is $5 per person (children under 12 get in free). There will also be activities for children of all ages. Also, The Quilt Show Cafe will be open for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. All of the food will be prepared by the Culinary Arts Students....
Hughes Sentenced to Two Years Day-for-Day
Two years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will be served day for day by Jerrett Dakota Hughes, 26. Hughes made a plea Wednesday during his arraignment in Eighth Judicial District Court. He had been charged with Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1 over 1-gram in February of this year. The offense was a third degree felony.
Friday Scrimmage Location Depends on Rain
As much as Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens would like to scrimmage Liberty-Eylau Friday at Gerald Prim Stadium, he said if rain continues the scrimmage would be moved to the Multipurpose Building field. He doesn’t want to start football season with a torn up field at Prim Stadium. The football field inside the track, is being worked on and Coach Owens described it as mushy. It is being prepared to be home for soccer teams...
Roger Jungemann
Mr. Roger Jungemann, age 75 of Scroggins, passed away on Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 in Winnsboro. He was born on September 29th, 1940 in Flandreau to the late Adolph Jungemann and Glendae Jungemann. He lived in Scroggins, TX for ten years, having moved from Dallas, TX; worked at Philco-Ford Designing Systems for Mission Control at Johnson Space Center, Houston during Apollo II Mission; longtime employee of Fano M Systems and Mobil Oil...
Forensic Testing of State Highway 19 North Almost Complete; Repair Begins in September
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation engineers in the Paris District said today that forensic testing on State Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs to the Delta County line is almost complete. Once the tests are concluded, engineers will be able to pinpoint a solution for the rough pavement surface that developed during 100+ degree summer heat following a pavement rehabilitation of that roadway. They assured drivers that they are...
Tilley Given a Second, Second Chance by 8th Judicial Criminal Court
He has been to prison more than once and sitting in Eighth Judicial District Court Tuesday afternoon with his wife, who is pregnant with his fourth child, and three children sitting in the rows behind him, he now faced the possibility of 25 years to life for his fourth DWI. However, Eric Wydell Tilley was given a second, second chance when Judge Eddie Northcutt pronounced what he called the toughest decision he has had to make in the...
Bag of Marijuana Under Pickup Hood Leads to Arrest
Rodney Jerome Clayton, 45, of Sulphur Springs is in Hopkins County Jail on a $10,000 bond following a traffic stop Tuesday. Clayton was nervous when speaking with the officer. Given consent to search the Chevrolet pickup, the officer found a clear plastic bag of green leafy substance believed to be marijuana under the hood of the vehicle. The stop was made within 1000 feet of the Early Childhood Learning Center, a Drug Free Zone....
Judge Presents Ivory With Penalty Choice
In a unique move Tuesday afternoon, Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt gave Troy Michael Ivory a choice of sentences. Ivory chose, what for him, may be the toughest to endure but will have the more profitable result in the end. Judge Northcutt presented Ivory, who was found guilty of failure to register as a sex offender, the choice of 1) a five year sentence probated to two years and the felony conviction remains on his...
Lady Cats’ Volleyball Defeats Kilgore, John Tyler
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team now has a five-match winning streak after winning a pair of matches in Tyler Tuesday evening. The Lady Cats defeated Kilgore, 3-1. Scores were 22-25, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-10. The Lady Cats also topped John Tyler, the host school, 3-0. Scores in that one were 25-12, 25-11 and 25-20. Against Kilgore, Kaylee Jefferson had 19 kills, Mieke VanBenthem 13 kills, Autumn Tanton 12 kills and Sheretta Hill 6...
