Lady Cats Lost to Lindale; Play in Consolation Bracket Saturday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team lost their first game Friday morning at Winnsboro’s Hoopfest after a pair of win’s Thursday. Poor shooting did in the Lady Cats in a 46-31 loss to Lindale in a Gold Bracket game. The Gold Bracket features first and second place pool teams. The Lady Cats hit only 12 of 42 field goal attempts or 29%. They were only 3 of 15 from three-point range for 20%. As a result, they scored 11 first...
Lady Cats’ Defeat Longview 42-38 in Tourney Pool Play
The Lady Cats’ basketball team got off on the right foot in the Winnsboro Hoopfest tournament with a close 42-38 win in pool play over former district foe Longview Thursday. The Lady Cats have now won 5 games since a season opening loss to Winnsboro at home. Later Thursday, the Lady Cats complete pool play against Whitehouse at 6:40 p.m. in the Winnsboro Junior High Gym. The top two teams among the Lady Cats, Longview and...
Wildcats, Lady Cats in Tournaments This Weekend
Both Lady Cats and Wildcats are in tournaments beginning Thursday. According to the latest on pool play at the Winnsboro Hoopfest Tournament as of Wednesday morning, the Lady Cats’ basketball team is in Pool A with East Texas rivals Longview and Whitehouse. Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman said it looks like they have put together a good tournament. It includes ranked teams Gilmer, Canton and Winnsboro. The Lady Cats are...
Waulinda Downs
Funeral services for Waulinda Dortch Downs, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday December 1, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Cook officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Brad Mann, Seth Downs, Dustin Downs, Dallas Downs, Derek Downs, Keith Downs and Troy Downs serving as pallbearers. Visitation with be held 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday December 1, 2016, 1...
Lady Cats in Winnboro Hoop Fest Thursday-Saturday
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman is in his seventh season as Lady Cats coach. His team is off to a solid 4-1 start. After an early loss to a good Winnsboro team, the Lady Cats have won four in a row. Coach Chapman admits the team has things they are doing well and things they are not doing well. It’s still very early in the season. Coach Chapman is still pondering the team’s last game. For three quarters, the Lady...
PJC Inducts Over 100 into College Honor Society
Over 100 new members of the Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society, were recently inducted at Paris Junior College for the fall semester. “We were delighted to have such a good turnout and warm reception at all three induction ceremonies,” said PTK advisor and English instructor Diann Mason. PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Post Wins Tuesday
Wildcats 60, Wills Point 37 The Wildcats’ basketball team used a stingy defense and a productive offense to jump all over Wills Point from the very start and then cruised to a 60-37 win in Wildcats Gym in their home opener Tuesday night. The Wildcats shock and awe approach led to a 28-6 first quarter lead and a 40-13 score at the half. The Tigers actually outscored the Wildcats over the last two quarters but the early...
Katie Baker
Funeral services for Katie Baker, age 87, of Como will be held Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 3:00 P.M. at Winnsboro House of Praise, with Brother Gary Hampton, officiating. Interment will follow at Black Oak Cemetery with Joshua Sutterfield, Gary Baker, Ronny Roberts, Jay Foster, and Kevin Foster serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Mrs. Baker passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at Hospice...
KCS Holiday Express Makes Stops in Area Cities
Kansas City Southern’s Holiday Express will arrive in Greenville at Stonewall Street Under Johnson Street Overpass at 4 p.m. November 26 and in Winnsboro Between Walnut and Main Street (Behind the Old Depot) November 27 at 4 p.m. The 16th annual Holiday Express will distribute a total of $153,290 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express route that begins in Wylie, Texas November 5th and ends in Kansas...
Mona (Ray) Sims
Mrs. Mona (Ray) Sims, age 88 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at Hospice of East Texas- Homeplace in Tyler. Mona was born on July 3rd, 1928 in Chireno, Texas to the late Norris Ray and Audrey Stephens Ray. She graduated as salutatorian from Chireno High School in 1947; she married Zack Sims on March 22, 1947. She was a homemaker, and active member of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. She was preceded in...
