Saltillo Teams Struggle in Weekend Tournaments
Saltillo basketball teams found wins hard to come by at two separate tournaments Friday. The Saltillo Lions lost two games at a Miller Grove tournament. The Lions lost to the McKinney Boyd JV, 65-51. They were also outpointed by White Oak, 54-45. In that one, the Lions actually led 13-12 after the first quarter and 21-18 at the half. White Oak went ahead 36-33 after three quarters and added to their lead by outscoring the Lions, 18-12...
Terry L. Ward
Mr. Terry L. Ward, age 53 of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 30th, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born on August 13th, 1964 in Ft. Hood, Texas to the late Garry Lane Ward and Jewel McCluskey Ward. He was the owner of Terry’s Paint and Body, He loved raising his cattle and was always ready to fire up the smoker and put on some BBQ. He was preceded in death by his parents. Terry is survived by his daughter, Lauren Kime and...
Lady Cats Lose to Texas High; Defeat Lindale
The Lady Cats basketball team won one and lost one at the Winnsboro Hoopfest Friday. The Lady Cats lost to district foe Texas High, 46-38 and then outscored Lindale, 56-34. The Lady Cats have now won 3 and lost 1 in the tournament. In the Texas High game, the Lady Cats trailed by a point, 9-8 after the first quarter. The Lady Cats outscored the Lady Tigers, 18-9 in the second quarter to take at 26-18 halftime lead. Texas High trimmed...
Saltillo Lady Lions Continue in Hoopfest
The Saltillo Lady Lions dropped their first two games in the Winnsboro Hoopfest Thursday. The Lady Lions lost pool games to powerful Winnsboro, 58-11 and to Georgetown East View, 49-43. In the Winnsboro game, the host Lady Red Raiders jumped out to a 17-3 first quarter lead and never let up. The Lady Lions were led by Tori Mobley who had 6 points. Madison Simmons had 4 points and Maddie Smith had 1 point. Against East View, a bad...
Lady Cat Hoopfest Schedule Changes; First Pool Game at 2:40 p.m. Thursday
There are some changes for the Lady Cats in the Winnsboro Hoopfest. The Lady Cats and Mount Pleasant have switched pools. The Lady Cats are now in Pool D with Gilmer and Emory Rains. Mount Pleasant moves to Pool C with Lindale and Tyler Grace Community School. The Lady Cats now have pool games at 2:40 p.m. Thursday against Gilmer in the Winnsboro High School Gym and at 5:20 p.m. Thursday against Emory Rains in the Winnsboro Junior...
Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Drop Games to Celeste
Both the Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions had a tough time with Celeste at Kerry Garmon Gym in Saltillo Tuesday evening (November 28). The Lions hung with Celeste for one quarter trailing only 14-12. After that Celeste steadily pulled ahead winning 64-36. The Lions are now 1-4 for the season. For the Lions Chris Boekhorst had a team high 9 points. Trevor Moore scored 8, Lyle Bench had 5 points, Levi Hoover and Mike Simmons had 4 points...
Bobby Ray Shaw
Bobby Ray Shaw, age 81 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, November 27th, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born on September 9th, 1936 in Venus, TX to Vernon and Alma (Blackwood) Shaw. Bobby was a member of the Baptist faith and retired to Winnsboro in 1996 after founding and managing a very successful courier service in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Mr. Shaw was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Vicki Shaw; two brothers and...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report November 15-21, 2107
November 15th At 5:48 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 4627 near Winnsboro. Deputies responded to a suspicious person on FM 1804 near Mineola; at approximately 6:54 a.m. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the individual. Deputies were dispatched to CR 2427 near Mineola, at approximately 7:11 a.m., in reference to a burglary. Actors, or actors unknown, stole several items from the reporting party’s vehicle. This...
Roy Todd Raymond
Roy Todd Raymond, age 55 of Leesburg, passed away on Friday, November 24th, 2017 in Pittsburg. He was born on February 27th, 1962 in Flint, Michigan to Roy Raymond and Doris (White) Raymond. Roy worked for Tech Tran and loved animals and the outdoors. He was preceded in death by his father. Surviving family includes his mother, Doris Cotten of Winnsboro; brother, Gary Raymond of Pittsburg; sister, Tina and her husband Johnny Cox of...
Brenda Joyce Rogers
Brenda Joyce Rogers, age 65 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, November 24th, 2017 in Mount Pleasant. She was born on November 24th, 1952 in Franklin County to Charlie Peckham and Bennie Ruth (Sparks)Peckham. Brenda was preceded in death by her parents and, a son David Ray Tabor; sister, Bonnie Kay Bearden; sister, Ruth Jane Peckham; brother, Bueford Gene Peckham. Surviving family includes, husband, James W. Rogers; daughter, Vivian...
