Lady Cats Volleyball Team Has Second District Match Tuesday Evening as Lindale Comes to Town
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team plays their second district match of the season on this Tuesday (October 1) game day. They play Lindale at home. There will be freshmen and JV matches at 5 p.m. with the varsity match at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are 1-0 in district play. The Lady Cats defeated Royse City at home Friday, 3-0 while Lindale won at home over Mount Pleasant, 3-0. The Lady Cats have a season record of 19-11 while Lindale is 19-12. KSST Radio will bring you the Lady Cats and Lindale match beginning at around 6:30 p.m. The game will also be...
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Lady Cats are Second and Wildcats Fourth at Titus County Fair Invitational Cross Country Meet Saturday
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished second while the Wildcats were fourth at the Titus County Fair Invitational in Mount Pleasant this past Saturday (September 28). The Mount Pleasant course will be the site for the District Cross Country Meet on October 9. All of the district’s teams ran Saturday except Lindale. The Lady Cats lost only to Mount Pleasant while the Wildcats finished behind district foes Mount Pleasant and Royse City as well as Class 6A Longview. The Lady Cats topped Mount Pleasant a week before Saturday’s...
read moreWildcats Team Tennis Plays Practice Match at Home Against Royse City on Monday
Wildcats Team Tennis has a practice match with Royse City on this Monday (September 30) game day. The Wildcats will be taking on the Bulldogs beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Wildcat Tennis Center. The Bulldogs have put a team together although too late to play a district schedule. The Wildcats completed their district schedule last Monday with a 1-0 forfeit from Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats finished district play in third place with a 2-2 record. They are 6-11 for the season but they have won their last two matches. After another playoff warm...
read moreRoan Oak Masonic Lodge Scholarships
The Roan Oak Masonic Lodge presented scholarships to five associate degree nursing students. Shown from left are Lodge Secretary James Parsons, Brandy Seagraves of Sulphur Springs, Lodge Treasurer Larry Slagle, Andre’ King of Paris, Worshipful Master Casey Mitchell, Clayton Thomas of Paris, Lodge District Deputy Ed Moore, Wendy Springfield of Sulphur Springs, PJC Dean of Health Occupations Dr. Greg Ferenchak, Makayla Stringer of Detroit, and PJC Director of Nursing Stephanie Parker.
read moreVeteran-Photographer Thomas Morrissey to Speak at Writers Organization
Thomas (Tom) Morrissey of Texarkana will speak at the Northeast Texas Writers Organization meeting on Thursday, October 10, beginning at 6 p.m. at Herschel’s Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. A 17-year veteran and former helicopter pilot, Morrissey will present thoughts on his current projects and discuss the development of his Coffee Table Book, Between the Lines: Photographs from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington...
read moreNorth East Texas Writers Organization Teen Short Story Contest
North East Texas Writers Organization presents The 2019 Autumn Teen Short Story Contest September 1, 2019 to November 1, 2019 First Place: $75.00 Second Place: $50.00 Third Place: $35.00 Entry is Free! Entry Deadline: Midnight November 1, 2019 Judges’ score sheets will be returned to the author. Judges will remain anonymous. Authors must be Junior High and High school ages of 13 to 18. Entries must be short stories 1500 words or less. Request complete contest rules or...
read moreNew Signal Light Installed In Cumby
Friday Cumby school and county officials gathered just down from Cumby school for the official installation of a new signal light. This is a safety feature local entities have worked together to better warn people traveling just down from the school to stop and be alert for the railroad crossing just down from the Cumby ISD football stadium and school. The crossing is one that doesn’t have the warning cross arms, so this should help warn motorists when trains are on the tracks. The project is one that multiple local officials have...
read moreSulphur Springs High School Hosts Special Games Day Friday
Special Games Day 9 27 19SSD Sulphur Springs High School hosted Special Games Day Friday (September 27) for local and area special needs children. Besides participants from Sulphur Springs ISD campuses, there were children from Commerce, North Hopkins and Como-Pickton. The event was coordinated by SSHS FCCLA Sponsor Debbie Stribling and by Blue Blazes Drill Team Director Christie McCullough. Ms. McCullough said it was a blessing to be a part of the event. Her Blue Blazes were a part of the event along with the SSHS Key Club, SSHS Cheerleaders...
read moreFriday Night Lights at The Prim as #1 Ranked Argyle Takes on Liberty-Eylau
Friday Night Lights continue at Gerald Prim Stadium despite a bye week for the Wildcats. The Prim will have a game featuring the top ranked team in Class 4A, Division I, the Argyle Eagles. They will be taking on Liberty-Eylau in a non-district game Friday night (September 27). Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. Argyle is 3-0 so far this season with a road win at Stephenville, 42-14, a road win at Waco LaVega, 49-35 and a home win over Tyler Chapel Hill, 62-7. Argyle had a bye last week. Liberty-Eylau, coached by former Wildcats football player Klint...
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