H.C. Republican Party Will Meet Tuesday Nov 19 at ROC
According to local party chair Donnie Wisenbaker, a special speaker will attend the meeting of the Hopkins County Republican Party on Tuesday November 19, 2019 at The Roc at 6 pm. Damara Fondren is East Texas Regional Director for the Republican Party of Texas’ Volunteer Engagement Project. She was born and raised in Southeast Texas, is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelors in Political Science and is also a...
SSISD Fine Arts Department Reports Fine Fall, Planning For Sights, Sounds of Season
Fall is a busy time for the Fine Arts Departments at Sulphur Springs Independent School District, with multiple band and choir contests, group performances and various other activities. “We’ve had a busy few weeks in the Fine Arts Department and December will be an exciting and very busy time,” said SSISD Fine Arts Coordinator Cindy Welch. Hands by Kennedy Lee, Art 4, graphite 1st National Bank, Sulphur Springs by...
Meal A Day Menu For Nov. 18-22, 2019
Food prepared at the Senior Citizens Center and packaged for delivery to Meal A Day recipients Monday — Beef patties with roast gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans and a roll Tuesday — Oven omelet, sliced ham, blueberry muffin and oranges Wednesday — Sour cream chicken enchiladas, refried beans, chips and salsa, and tossed salad Thursday — Hamburger vegetable soup, crackers and tossed salad Friday —...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Takes Silver Bracket Consolation Game at Bells Tournament Saturday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team won a defensive struggle, 32-22 Saturday (November 16) over Whitesboro to capture the Silver Bracket Consolation Final Game at the Bells Invitational Tournament. Points were hard to come by, especially during the first three quarters. The Lady Cats led the Lady Bearcats, 5-3 after the first quarter, 9-5 at the half and 17-10 after three quarters. The Lady Cats outscored Whitesboro, 15-12 in the fourth...
Wildcats Basketball Team Opens the Regular Season With Two Point Win in Overtime
Last Year’s Wildcats’ Basketball Team had the knack of winning lots of close games down the stretch. They started the 2019-2020 season in the same way. The Wildcats, ranked #5 in Class 5A, battled Decatur, ranked #7 in Class 4A, into overtime before eking out a 73-71 win Saturday (November 16) in the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley. The Wildcats got a huge game from senior Sadaidriene Day Day Hall, a IUPUI commit, who...
Haywood Shern Taylor Jr.
Funeral Service for Haywood Shern Taylor Jr., age of 65, of Texarkana, TX will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday November 19, 2019 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Shane Carrington officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Haywood Shern passed away on Friday,November 15, 2019 in Dallas. Shern was born on July 14, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Haywood Shern Taylor Sr. and Genevieve White Taylor. He...
SSHS National Honor Society Induction planned Nov. 18
Sulphur Springs High School, 1200 Connally St. The Sulphur Springs High School Annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony will be held Monday, Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Approximately 51 students will be inducted this year into the Gladys Alexander National Honor Society chapter. Students are chosen based on scholarship, service, leadership and character. All NHS members students are encouraged to...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report For Nov. 6-12, 2019
Wood County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle November 6 Deputies were dispatched to Highway 80 near Mineola, at approximately 1:11 a.m., in reference to a dispute. Deputies spoke with all parties involved and cleared the incident.Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle at Lake Winnsboro dam; at approximately 3:02 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and everything was OK.Deputies responded to a suspicious person on Goode Street in...
Police Arrest 3 Following 2 Early Morning Complaints
Two early morning complaints, one of a rolling disturbance and another of a person sleeping in a pickup at a truck stop, resulted in three misdemeanor arrests by police within two hours Saturday. Sulphur Springs police first responded around 12:20 a.m. Nov. 16 in the area of Davis Street in reference to a complaint of a rolling disturbance in a white sport utility vehicle. Officers stopped a white GMC Suburban in the 200 block of...
Man Jailed Following I-30 Crash East of Sulphur Springs Friday Night
One man was arrested following a crash in which one of the two vehicles involved overturned onto its side in the ditch just off interstate 30 west Friday night. State troopers arrested two Sulphur Springs residents overnight Friday, one following a traffic stop and the other following a two-vehicle crash. At 7:13 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Christopher Sorley; Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt....
