Paris District Weekly Road Report for Dec. 17
Sulphur Springs Area (Hopkins, Franklin Counties): SH 37, Franklin County: From Mt. Vernon to Winnsboro. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews perform surfacing operations; flaggers will direct traffic. Paris Area (Delta, Lamar, Red River Counties): Various roadways throughout Delta, Lamar, and Red River counties will have crack seal work continuing this week. This work will require lane closures. Loop...
Game Day: Lady Cats Host Princeton; Wildcats at Jesuit at 6 p.m.
Lady Cats Game Day Friday at Home Versus Princeton The Lady Cats’ basketball team, 12-3 for the season so far, should be challenged Friday evening (December 14) in Wildcats Gym as they play Princeton. There will be a JV contest at 5 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at around 6:15 p.m. The Lady Panthers are 8-6 for the season so far. They have played a challenging schedule including games against Dallas Lincoln and...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report December 5-11, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report December 5,2018 to December 11, 2018 December 5th Deputies were dispatched to HWY 80 near Hawkins, at approximately 1:06 a.m., in reference to disorderly conduct. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any unruly individuals. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 1:42 a.m., in reference to harassment on Lloyd St. in Yantis. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and...
Joyce Gray
Joyce Gray, age 77 of Quitman, passed away on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 in Tyler. She was born on September 15th, 1941 in Bailey, Texas to the late Kenneth Baker and Jewel Caplinger. She was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed caring for family. She was a member of Hubbard Chapel Baptist Church and also apart of their Women’s Missionary Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Joe Gray, daughter and...
Lecil C. Johnson
Mr. Lecil C. Johnson, age 90 of Winnsboro, Tx, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 in Winnsboro. He was born on December 11, 1928 in Cayuga, TX to the late Robert S. Johnson and Dorval Conard Johnson.Conard was a retired Supervisor of Getty Oil and Chevron-Texaco. He Later Retired from the Winnsboro Independent School District. He was a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corp. He was a former member of First...
Flora Shaw
Funeral service for Flora Shaw, age 53, of Pickton, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Shaw passed away on Thursday, December 06, 2018 in Pickton. Flora Joyce was born on January 23, 1965 in Sikeston, Mo to Conda and Margie Huggins. She married Larry Shaw in Winnsboro on March 2,...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report November 28-December 4, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report November 28,2018 to December 4, 2018 includes: November 28th Deputies were dispatched to FM 14 near Quitman, at approximately 12:18 a.m., in reference to a reckless driver. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the vehicle. Deputies were dispatched to CR 1895 near Yantis, at approximately 10:35 a.m., in reference to theft. A known actor did not pay the reporting party for the vehicle. This...
Wildcat, Lady Cat Coaches Talk About Tuesday Victories
Cipoletta on Wildcats 84-70 Home Win Against Dallas Woodrow Wilson Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said Dallas Woodrow Wilson refused to go away Tuesday night (December 4) in Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats finally separated from Wilson with a big 31 points fourth quarter to take a 84-70 win. Coach Cipoletta called Woodrow a tough team that could hit shots. He said the Wildcats had to double team Wilson’s big post players...
Game Day: Wildcats Host Dallas Wilson; Lady Cats at New Boston
The Wildcats’ basketball team, ranked #8 in Class 5A in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll, are back on the home floor at Wildcats Gym as Dallas Woodrow Wilson provides the opposition on this Tuesday game day (December 4). The schedule has been altered this Tuesday night to accommodate transportation issues for Woodrow. There will be a freshmen game beginning at 6 p.m. in the high school Auxiliary Gym. There will...
Wildcats, Lady Raiders Play in 61st Whataburger Basketball Tournament
FORT WORTH, Texas – Dec. 4, 2018 – The Whataburger Basketball Tournament, hailed by USA Today and Sports Illustrated as one of the nation’s top holiday tournaments, returns to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for its 61st year. The tournament kicks off Thursday, Dec. 27 through Saturday, Dec. 29. With humble beginnings dating back to 1958, the Whataburger Basketball tournament has grown from just eight teams to a 48-team basketball...
