Coach Owens on the Game vs The Hawks
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens notes that Rockwall-Heath is #8 in the state in class 5A in one poll for a reason. He says they are really good. They have an offensive tackle headed for Texas A&M and a safety going to Texas. On offense Coach Owens says the Hawks play smash mouth power football and they like to run the ball. Their offensive line and defensive secondary are strengths. He adds they ought to help the Wildcats get...
Steps of Faith Movie Trailer
Eric King of Sulphur Springs will have a Red Carpet Premiere for his latest film, Steps of Faith, at Shannon Oaks Church Sunday at 5 p.m. King says the family faith-based dramedy is based on a young lady’s story. A portion of the film was shot at Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center in Hopkins County. Steps of Faith won Best Feature at the Capital City Black Film Festival in Austin recently. [pb_vidembed title=””...
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Bluegrass Band Featuring Hanna Kirby
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Sgt. Peppers Lonely Bluegrass Band
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Lesha Woodard SSHS Theater Arts Instructor
Lesha Woodward is the new Director of Theatre Arts at Sulphur Springs High School. She has already selected a musical production to do this fall. It’s Shrek the Musical. Drama students will be auditioning for roles next week. Ms. Woodward says she has never directed this musical before. She says expect the sets and costumes to be visually interesting. Superintendent Michael Lamb and High School Principal Josh Williams are hoping to...
Bill Owens Joins 69 South for Some Old Time Rock n Roll
Some music history was made downtown on Saturday August 23 during a concert by the band 69 South. Fans got a bonus when veteran musician Bill Owens joined his friends in the band and cranked out some old time rock n roll on the keyboard. Bill Owens, widely known as Billy Fred in his earlier years, has for the past two decades been in Christian music as praise team leader at Trinity Harvest Church of God. He is also Finance Manager at...
Wildcats VS Royce City Friday Night
The Wildcats’ football team came out on top in their scrimmage with Royse City Friday night at Prim Stadium but left plenty of items that will need correcting before their regular season opener next Friday against Rockwall Heath. The Wildcats outscored the Bulldogs 2 touchdowns to 0 during the plays portion of the scrimmage and then won the three quarters with a normal clock, 35-21. Quarterback Larry Pryor threw TD passes to Jaylon...
School Starts Tuesday, Drive Careful
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders reminded the driving public Friday that flashing school zone signs would be activated Tuesday, the first day of classes in town. He said police officers would be working them as usual during the school year. They’ll be looking for drivers going too fast or using cell phones. Chief Sanders also said fines are now hefty for failure to stop or for passing school buses with their flashing lights...
Dare To Dream Underway At Douglas
The three-day Dare to Dream Camp got underway Wednesday at Douglas Intermediate School in Sulphur Springs. 120 fifth graders to be at Douglas registered to attend the leadership building camp. Around 100 high school students are serving as mentors. Jeff Harris, the school district Character Curriculum Director, developed the program. It utilizes the movie Remember the Titans. Games are interspersed with speeches. Speakers Wednesday...
Property Tax Rises with Property Values
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will prove time for public comment regarding a proposed tax increase. Although the council has not increased taxes and the 44-cent per $100 valuation will not increase, the amount paid by those property owners taxed will increase due to the increase in the value of their property, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. The public hearing/special session of the council will be...
