COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available At Cody Drug, April 28 Clinic At Hospital
109th COVID-19 Hopkins County Fatality Reported While the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Hopkins County continues to dwindle as more COVID-19 vaccines become available, the virus has not been eradicated in Hopkins County. Not only are people still contracting the virus, one additional Hopkins County resident’s death has been confirmed to be the result of COVID-19 — the 109th COVID-19 fatality reported for Hopkins...
Wildcats Baseball Team Has Playoff Hopes Going Into District Finale
The Wildcats Baseball Team concludes district play Tuesday night at Hallsville with some playoff hopes still alive. There will be a JV contest at 4 p.m. The varsity game is at 7 p.m. The Wildcats come into the Tuesday night game tied for 4th place with Marshall. Both have 6-5 district records. For the Wildcats, just about everything depends on what Marshall does Tuesday night. The Mavs wrap up district play at Mount Pleasant, tied for...
Lady Cats Softball Bi-District Schedule Announced
On Tuesday, Apr. 27 Lady Cats softball coach David Carrillo announced the schedule for the softball team’s bi-district round of playoffs versus Lufkin. After beating the Hallsville Lady Cats 2-0 in a seeding game in Mt. Pleasant on Monday, Apr. 26, Sulphur Springs was officially awarded the #1 seed from District 15-5A for the 2021 playoffs. After the game Coach Carrillo announced that his squad would be taking on Lufkin in the...
Lady Cats Softball Defeats Hallsville, 2-0
The Lady Cats of Sulphur Springs bested Hallsville 2-0 on Monday, Apr. 26 in Mt. Pleasant to become the #1 seed from district 15-5A in the playoffs. The two teams looked to be in a pitcher’s duel through 2 innings, as neither team could manage runs. SS Parris Pickett hit a double in the bottom of the second that looked as though it could have gone the distance, but her hit bounced off of the center field wall and Pickett stayed...
Graduation Celebration at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz, left, is getting ready to make her graduation walk at Paris Junior College May 7 as she receives her cap and gown from PJC Student Records/Recruiting Coordinator Norma Steed at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Ambriz, an accounting major, is an office secretary at the Sulphur Springs Center where she also took her classes. “I loved my college experience at PJC,” she said. Social distancing is being practiced in...
Sulphur Springs Elementary Robotics Club Meets Mako
And the Robot’s Name Is …. Dr. Chris Meltsakos, SSES Robotics Club members Kylie Harrison and Matthew Evans with Kneemo the Mako Robot(Photos Courtesy Holly Ragan, CMFH-SS) Fifty students who are a part of the Sulphur Springs Elementary Robotics Club, comprised of 4th and 5th grade students, Friday, April 23, visited CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs, where they had the opportunity to get an up-close look at...
It’s Take Two as Lady Cats and Hallsville Have Playoff Seeding Game Monday at Mount Pleasant
After a rain out Friday (April 23), the Lady Cats Softball Team will try again Monday as they have a seeding game with Hallsville at 6 p.m. at Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats and Lady Bobcats tied for first place in district play with 11-1 records and both teams won their district game against the other at home. The winner between the two co-district champs will be the district’s #1 seed and the other will be #2. The Lady Cats are...
Claire Bybee Wins Pole Vault and Qualifies For State Track Meet at Regional Track Meet Saturday
Lady Cat pole vaulter Claire Bybee is going to the State Track Meet. Bybee took first place at the Region II Track Meet Saturday (April 24) at UT-Arlington. Bybee’s winning mark was 12′ 9”. Bybee will compete at the Class 5A State Track Meet May 7-8 at UT Austin. Three other Lady Cats and two Wildcats also competed at the Regional Track Meet. Lady Cat Bre’ Asia took 5th in the region in the 100-meter dash on...
Celebrate Every Kid Healthy Week At Home Or At School
By Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] “Every Kid Healthy Week” is an annual observance created in 2013 to celebrate school health and wellness achievements. It is observed the last full week of April each year (April 26-30, 2021). Each day of the week shines a spotlight ontThe great actions schools and families are taking to improve the health and wellness of their kids...
Former Wildcat Ryan Humphries and His Sam Houston State Bearcats Enter Playoffs Saturday
Sulphur Springs’ sports fan Tory Humphries passes along some news concerning the Sam Houston State Bearcats’ football team. Humphries son, Ryan, plays for the Bearcats. He says the Bearcats just finished their football season with a 6-0 record and they are the champions of the Southland Conference. The Bearcats enter the NCAA FCS Division I Playoffs as the #2 seed nationally. Sam Houston opens the playoffs Saturday (April...
