Wildcat and Lady Cat Basketball Begin Scrimmage Play Saturday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, minus several players still playing volleyball, will have their opening scrimmage of the season Saturday at 10 a.m. in Wildcats Gym against Kaufman. Lady Cats’ Coach Jeff Chapman said the team is picking up on things that have been done in previous seasons. Practices have been altered by a free-throw competition at the end of practice. He would like additional levels for teams but, with numbers up this year, he plans to work as many into game situations as possible.
The Wildcats’ basketball team minus football players and some injured players will open the season Saturday with a scrimmage at Emory Rains. The Wildcats will take on Quinlan Ford at 10 a.m. and Martin’s Mill at 11 a.m. Among returners for second year Head Coach Clark Cipoletta are Garrett Jones, Ke’Ontae Dunn and Iverson Wade, who Coach Cipoletta says has improved a great deal since last year.
Thanksgiving and Christmas in the New Jail for Hopkins County Inmates
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom expects inmates to move into the new County Jail perhaps as early as November 20. That will cut off the drain on the county budget from housing overflow inmates in Franklin County that been going on for years. Judge Newsom has planned a December 1 Open House for the jail. It will include tours. The jail will be inspected by the Commission of Jail Standards November 19.
Saltillo Cross Country Goes to State
Saltillo Cross Country teams placed in the Region 3 competition qualifying them for the state meet. The Lady Lions finished second and the Lions finished third at Regionals. Lyle Bench finished fifth for the boys and Sienna Collins finished first for the girls to lead their teams to qualify.
They left for state Friday morning.
Dinner Bell’s first cookbook “FEED MY SHEEP”
PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14th at 10am @ The Bookworm Box on Main Street for a book launch party and cookbook signing by Chef Lyndsay Caldwell, the author of the Dinner Bell‘s first cookbook FEED MY SHEEP.
Chef Lyndsay Caldwell
Don’t miss the fun event, it’s a great time to start your Christmas Shopping, as this professional hard bound cookbook will be one that every cook will want and want to give for the holidays.
See you there!
Blessings,
Sharon Hughes
Guaranty Bank & Trust Named a Top Performing Bank
Guaranty Bancshares Inc., parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust is pleased to announce that the 2015 Bank Director Magazine Bank Performance Scorecard has named Guaranty as a Top Performing Bank. Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Guaranty Bank & Trust, with approximately $1.6 billion in assets. Guaranty is one of the oldest and most respected regional community banks in Texas, with a full array of relationship-driven commercial and consumer banking, as well as mortgage, trust, and wealth management products and services that are tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized business, professionals, and individuals. Guaranty will have 24 bank locations across 17 Texas markets.
Each year banks are grouped according to their asset size and ranked using five key performance metrics. Banks are graded on profitability, capital strength and credit quality using 2014 calendar year data. The rankings find that the top performing banks have a competitive strategic plan and are diligent in executing that plan to set them apart from their peers. Guaranty was ranked in the $1 billion to $5 billion in assets category.
Guaranty has a long legacy of providing quality banking services and products to their customers with a community banking focus. Guaranty’s 100-year history of strength, stability, and growth provides their customers and shareholders with a proven record of success.
“It is an honor to be recognized by Bank Director Magazine. Guaranty continues to execute our strategy of providing our customers with the resources and tools to succeed and being a strong regional community bank. We have grown through the years by helping our customers grow and being a good partner for them. The two go hand in hand,” said Ty Abston, CEO.
Additional information about Guaranty Bank & Trust and its full line of products and services can be found at www.gnty.com.
Golden Agers Gift Tree
The “Golden Agers Gift Tree” is up at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center.
Library Announces November Schedule
Library activities for November have been announced by Librarian Hope Cain.
Very Ready Reading Program first and third Fridays of every month at 10:30 Sulphur Springs Public Library 611 Davis Street North. Prizes when you have attended 5 and 10 programs!
7 Ways to help get your child ready to read!
- Share Books – Reading together is the best way to raise a reader
- Share Sounds – Sounds are the building blocks of words
- Share Words – Knowing many words helps your child build a strong vocabulary
- Share Rhymes – Rhymes help your child understand that words have different parts and a rhythm.
- Share Songs – Songs add joy to understanding of sounds and words
- Share Stories – Listening to stories helps your child connect with the world
- Share Playtime – Playing together builds a loving bond between you and your child.
Lone Star Legal Aid is back on November 18 from 1 to 4pm –We offer free legal help with Veteran’s benefits, custody and child support, divorce and family issues, employment, food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, wills, bankruptcy, income tax, housing or SS Disability.
Tornado Watch for Northeast Texas Until 8 p.m. Thursday Night
At 12:06 p.m. Thursday, November 5th, the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for 32 Counties in North Central and Northeast Texas. Hopkins County and surrounding counties are included in the watch. The watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday night.
80th Store Anniversary Features Holiday Open House
Sulphur Springs Floral’s Holiday Open House began Thursday and continues through 5pm Friday November 6. The public is invited to a complimentary buffet and wassail with all the sights and smells of the holidays. Lydia Bryant and staff at 116 Bill Bradford Drive are celebrating the 80th year store anniversary. Decor and giftables are 25% off storewide, plus a large selection of clearance holiday merchandise is included.
County Fire Marshalls Division Makes Arson Arrest
November 5, 2015 – An arrest has been made in connection with a fire that occurred Sunday morning at 11:35 a.m. on County Road 1100 in Brashear. Arrested on a charge of arson of a habitation was 47-year old Tammy Worley McCarter of Brashear, who lived at the location. Worley was arrested on a warrant Wednesday afternoon at 2:41 p.m. near her home on CR 1100. Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer set her bond at $20,000.
Tammy Worley McCarte
County Fire Chief Kevin Yates stated “Hopkins County Fire Department is pleased to announce that the newly reformed Hopkins County Fire Department Fire Marshals Division has made its first arrest since officially going back in to full time operation on October 1st of this year. The arrest follows 3 days of intense investigation following a structure fire on Sunday November 1st. Fire Marshal: Mike Mathews, along with Deputy Marshals: Josh McCord and Cody Walters did an outstanding job on this case and affected an arrest of a suspect within 72 hours of beginning the investigation! We here at Hopkins County could not be prouder of our Fire Marshals Division that is a product of joint resourcing between the Hopkins County Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office.”
