Commissioners Court To Canvass Nov. 5 Votes At Special Friday Meeting
Miller Grove VFD Recognized, Houston-Rosemont Street Building Bid Selected At Previous Court Session Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Fire Chief Andy Endsley present a framed proclamation recognizing Miller Grove VFD to Ray Sparks, MGVFD captain/treasurer. Hopkins County Commissioners Court have scheduled a special session Friday morning primarily to canvass the votes from the Nov. 5, Constitutional Amendment Election. The...
Lady Cats Basketball Wins First Game of Season as They Split Two Games in Bells Tourney
The Lady Cats Basketball Team won their first game of the season in dramatic fashion as Lady Cat Nylah Lindley rebounded a missed shot and hit a follow shot that just beat the buzzer to give the Lady Cats a 58-57 win over Cooper in a Bells Invitational Tournament game Thursday (November 14). Cooper had taken the lead in the last minute before Lindley’s heroics. The Lady Cats win spoiled a nice Cooper comeback. The Lady Cats...
SSISD Receives Superior Financial Rating
Proposal Selected For 8 HVAC Replacement Units Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees heard a number of reports from school personnel and students and were asked to consider a few items, including bids for half a dozen HVAC systems. SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw at the Nov. 11 meeting cnoducted a public meeting regarding the district’s 2019 Financial Accountability Rating. McGraw explained that the...
Wildcats Basketball is Better At Second Scrimmage Tuesday Night
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats played much better at a scrimmage Tuesday night (November 12) than they did on Saturday. The Wildcats scrimmaged Mesquite Poteet and Tyler Lee at Mesquite Poteet Tuesday evening. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats did not appear to be having fun on Saturday. He said he knows the team has a target on their back and will get everyone’s best shot but he said the team did...
Two Basketball Wildcats Sign Letters of Intent: Hall to IUPUI and Kahn to DBU
Two Wildcats Basketball seniors signed letters of intent to play college ball Wednesday morning (November 13) in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs before a big crowd of students, friends and family. 6-foot-5 forward and guard Cameron Kahn signed to play at Dallas Baptist University. Kahn said DBU began to follow him through his AAU basketball playing. He said the religious school would allow him to follow his faith and help him be a...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Saw a Lot of Improvement in Her Team Tuesday Night
Despite a 46-29 loss to Mount Vernon Tuesday Night (November 12), Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said her team played a lot better than they did last Saturday against Mineola. She said the Lady Cats just got down by too many points in the first quarter to overcome. Coach Tisdell said her team’s play after the first quarter was outstanding. She said the Lady Cats could have won except for the bad first quarter that...
Saltillo Lady Lions Open Regular Season With Loss to State’s #1 Class 2A Team
For an opening season game Tuesday (November 12), the Saltillo Lady Lions decided to climb the highest mountain. They took on Martin’s Mill, the #1 ranked team in Class 2A and State Champions for the past two seasons and the game was at Martin’s Mill. The result was a Martin’s Mill win over Salltillo, 53-18. Martin’s Mill went up 19-2 after one quarter and never looked back. For the Lady Lions, Allie Lane had 6...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board Of Trustees Approve 5 Personnel, 2 Appointments
3 Resignations, 1 New Teacher, 1 Job Swap Receive School Board Approval Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved five personnel changes and two appointments during their regular November meeting earlier this week. The school board accepted the resignations of Monty Tipps as the campus police officer at Bowie Primary, Carolina Mejia as a Title I Aide at Travis Primary and Daymon Nash as a special education...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Plays at Mount Vernon, Volleyball Playoff Game at SSHS Gym on This Tuesday Game Day
The Lady Cats Basketball Team plays their second game of the season on this Tuesday (November 12) game day. The Lady Cats will travel to Mount Vernon to play the Lady Tigers. There is a JV contest at 5 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow. The Lady Cats are 0-1 for the season after opening the season at Sulphur Springs Middle School with a loss this past Saturday to Mineola, 68-39. The Lady Yellowjackets are preseason ranked #15 in...
High School Playoff Games at The Prim This Week
Three high school football playoff games are coming to Gerald Prim Stadium in Sulphur Springs this week. There are games Thursday, Friday and Saturday (November 14-16). Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at The Prim,,Harmony will take on Whitewright in a bi-district game in Region III, Class 3A, Division II. Harmony is 7-3 and Whitewright is 5-5. Friday night at 7:30 p.m., Bells will play Winona in bi-district also in Region III, Class 3A,...
