Tuesday Game Day Has Both Basketball Teams, Lady Cats Soccer in Action
Tuesday, Jan. 18 has three teams on deck; both basketball squads and women’s soccer on the road. Men’s soccer was originally set to be on deck as well at home, hosting Terrell, but that game was cancelled due to staff and squad depletions from COVID-19. Lady Cats soccer are the first team up in Tyler taking on the Lady Lions. Coach Aguayo’s squad looks to get back in the win column when they take on Tyler at 6 P.M....
Wildcats Soccer Goes 0-3 in Longview Tournament
Wildcats soccer had a tough outing in Longview, going 0-3 at the Lobo Invitational held Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 13-15. Men’s soccer lost to Tyler’s Chapel Hill 3-1 Thursday, Jan. 13 in their opening contest. They followed up the Thursday loss with another one on Friday to Lufkin 4-1. That game was tied 1-1 at the half before the Panthers were able to take control in the second. Saturday the men wrapped up participation...
New Drop Off And Pick Up Procedures Announced For Como-Pickton Elementary Starting Jan. 18
Routing Traffic Through New Driveway, Parking Area Should Improve Student Safety If you’ve been to or driven by Como-Pickton CISD in recent weeks, you’ve no doubt seen the work in progress for another parking area and an additional driveway. When school resumes on Tuesday, Jan. 18, new drop off and pick up procedures will be in place using the new driveway to better improve student safety as elementary children arrive at...
Wildcats Soccer Falls to Lufkin, 4-1
The men’s soccer team could not keep up with a talented Lufkin squad, losing 4-1 in their second day of the Lobo Invitational on Friday, Jan. 14. Coach Alexi Upton’s squad kept up with the Panthers through the first half, tied 1-1, but the second half Lufkin put the tourney match on ice. The Panthers scored three goals unanswered in the second half to beat Sulphur Springs 4-1 on Friday, Jan. 14 in Longview. Osvaldo...
COVID-19 Continues To Rise, With 578 Active Cases In Hopkins County On Jan. 14
As has been the case across the country, state and world, COVID-19 cases have continued to surge in Hopkins County this week. Over the past four days alone, new cases have far outpaced recoveries with only 24 recoveries and 157 new COVID cases, which coupled with the 174 new cases reported Jan. 1-7, 2022, leaves 578 Hopkins County resident who still actively had COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 13, according to Texas Department of State...
Both Basketball and Soccer Teams in Action On Friday Game Day
Even with school out until Wednesday, Jan. 19, both basketball and soccer teams are in action for this Jan. 14 edition of Friday game day. Both basketball squads take on Longview and men and women’s soccer are locked in for day two of tournament play. Men’s soccer are the first team up on Jan. 14 in day two of their second tournament of the season in the Lobo Invitational. Coach Alexi Upton’s squad takes on Lufkin at...
Several Area Schools Closed Following COVID-19 Surge
Regardless of your opinions regarding COVID-19 and vaccinations, the virus has definitely taken a toll on local school districts this week, further taxing staff who were already feeling the stress caused as illnesses swept from classrooms to campuses and across districts. Many school districts in the area on Wednesday and Thursday announced plans for their schools will be closed through Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and are set to...
Fall 2021 Paris Junior College Students Named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Public Information Services Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 157 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the Fall 2021 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the Dean’s List must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at...
Late Registration was Held at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center Campus
REGISTERING Miriam Frias, left, and Jazmin Perdomo came to late registration held at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus Wednesday. Financial Aid specialist Katie Barnes is advising and assisting them. The first class day for the spring semester is Tuesday. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs late registration held
Sulphur Springs ISD Cancels School Until Wednesday
Sulphur Springs ISD just before 5 p.m. Thursday announced on the district’s social media pages that school will be closed Friday, Jan. 14-Tuesday, Jan. 18. “Staffing inadequacies caused by COVID-19” were cited for the closure. According to a news release sent at 5:40 p.m. from the superintendent’s office, “extra-curricular events will continue as scheduled, if feasible.” School was already slated to...
