Maria Jesus Ramires “Nana” Aguilar
Mass of Christian Burial for Maria Jesus Ramires Aguilar age 81, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Juan Carlos Sardinas, Deacons Loren Seely, Buddy O’Brien and Jose Moreno officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Tony Abercrombie, Mark Maxwell, Mario Camargo, Tony Murray, Larry Powers, Jack Orwosky, Rigoberto Estrada, Issac Abrego, Luis A....
PJC Graduates 371 Students
by Paul Bailey A beautiful evening greeted graduates, their families and friends at Noyes Stadium on May 11 during the 93rd spring graduation ceremony of Paris Junior College. Out of 371 students graduating with a certificate or associate degree, more than 200 students chose to participate in the ceremony. PJC Student Government Association President Johnathan Stevenson gave the opening invocation, and freshman music major Cyan...
Panthers Defeat Trojans 14-4
The North Hopkins’ baseball team proved to be too much for the Cumby as the Panthers outscored the Trojans, 14-4 in Cumby Friday. The Panthers scored two runs in the first inning, four runs in the second, one more in the third and four more runs in the fourth inning to take an 11-0 lead. Cumby battled back with four runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 11-4. North Hopkins came back with three runs in...
FCA Heart of Champions All-Star Games Include Six From Hopkins County
Sulphur Springs High School graduate Mason Buck stroked a single and drove in a run during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star baseball game played in Tyler last Friday. Buck’s Red Team won the game, 11-7. Former Lady Cats’ softball players and SSHS graduates Hannah Crowson and Jaye Doughtie also played in an FCA All-Star softball game Friday in Tyler. Doughtie had an RBI single. Former Wildcat offensive lineman...
Wesley Bogan
Funeral service for Wesley Bogan, 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 21, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with David Gibson officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeway Cemetery with Joe Salinas, Preston Salinas, John Ligo, Paul Krueger, Joseph Mora, and Dalton Kirby serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., prior to service. Wesley passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017...
Panthers Defeat Trojans 10-2
The North Hopkins Panthers defeated the Cumby Trojans in a district baseball game, 10-2 Tuesday at North Hopkins. The Panthers got off to a good start with one run in the bottom of the first and five more in the bottom of the second to lead 6-0. Cumby scored single runs in the third and sixth innings to cut the deficit to 6-2. North Hopkins added four more runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it 10-2. North Hopkins outhit the...
Trojans Drop Close District Game at Fruitvale
The Cumby Trojans’ baseball team dropped a close district game at Fruitvale, 6-5 Friday. The Trojans got off to a good start with a three-run top of the first inning. Fruitvale tied the game with a single run in the second and two runs in the third. Then Cumby went ahead, 5-3 with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Fruitvale had a big three-run bottom of the fifth to take a 6-5 lead and they held on to win. Both teams...
Trojans Defeat Lions
The Cumby Trojans’ baseball team defeated Saltillo, 20-0 in a game stopped after 3 innings in Cumby Tuesday. The Trojans scored 16 runs in the first inning and added 3 runs in the second and 1 more in the third. The Trojans had 10 hits. Elmer Rodriguez got the pitching win for the Trojans allowing 3 hits and no runs over 2 innings while striking out 4. R.J. Valentine pitched a scoreless third inning allowing no hits and striking...
Bobby Royce Bankston
Funeral services for Bobby Royce Bankston, age 74, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 17, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Moore, Rev. Tommy Hall and Rev. Tim Mabe officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Mike Bankston, Brian Bankston, Patrick Bankston, Shannon Bankston, Tim Briscoe, Rick Bankston, Tony Rush and Keith Knight serving as...
Bi-District Takes Toll on Local 1-A District Winners; Only North Hopkins Advances
The Cumby Trojans, baseball champions of their district lost a bi-district heartbreaker last Friday. Avery won a close one over the Trojans, 3-2. Avery scored first in the top of the third but Cumby tied it 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Avery scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to go up, 3-1. Cumby tallied one in the bottom of the seventh but came up short, 3-2. Avery outhit Cumby 6-4 in the pitchers’ duel. Getting the...
