Wine and Pearls Fundraiser for Democrat Candidate US Congress District 4
Kranz Campaign News Release Greenville, TX, June 2nd, 2018 – Northeast Texas finally has a Democrat running for US Congress. Catherine Krantz is tired of small towns in America getting the short end of the stick. They are underfunded in almost every area: schools, roads, hospitals, and infrastructure, especially internet telecommunications. We are being left behind. She (like so many of us) is ready to put people over politics...
The Very Humble, Very Hardworking Earthworm By Susan Brewer
By Susan Brewer, A Hopkins County Master Gardener Do you remember the old rhyme? “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I’ll go into the garden to eat worms. Long thin slimy ones, short fat juicy ones, itsy bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms”. What a bad rap earthworms get, yet they are a vital resource in enriching our soil whether it be in your yard, vegetable garden, house plants or the cornfield. Charles Darwin 100 years ago...
Lady Cats Win Area; Face Forney in Regional Quarterfinals
The Lady Cats’ softball team pounded out twelve hits and pitcher Bailey Haggerty tossed a three-hit shutout in a 13-0 romp over Little Elm Friday night that wrapped up an Area round series two games to zero at McKinney North. Thursday night the Lady Cats came from behind to defeat Little Elm, 7-5. Friday night, Haggerty struck out four and issued no walks in five innings. Brinklee Driver was 1 for 3 with two runs scored and she...
SSHS All-Sports Banquet is Monday, May 7, 2018
The Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet will be taking place Monday (May 7) starting at around 6 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. The highlight at any Wildcat Sports Banquet is presentation of the Forrest Gregg MVP Awards for a Wildcat and a Lady Cat as well as the awarding of the James Cameron Fighting Heart Awards for a Wildcat and a Lady Cat. Participants in sixteen different sports will be introduced by head coaches and...
2018 NETBIO Beef UP May 11, 2018 By Mario Villarino
2018 NETBIO Beef UP May 11, 2018 Bull management can improve producers’ chances for reproductive success, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Proper bull management is necessary for successful breeding programs. Monitoring the health of bulls prior to and during breeding season can improve a producer’s chances of having a successful calf crop. Dr. Jason Banta, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Overton,...
Wildcats, Tri-Champions of District 16-5A Will be 3rd Seed as Bi-District Begins Thursday
The Tri-Champions of District 16-5A met at Mount Pleasant on Saturday to determine the #1, #2 and #3 seeds for the upcoming playoffs. The Wildcats dropped two games and will be the district’s #3 seed. Texas High defeated the Wildcats and Hallsville to claim the #1 seed. Hallsville lost to Texas High but defeated the Wildcats to claim the #2 seed. In the first game Saturday, Texas High shut out the Wildcats, 5-0. Tyler Armstrong...
Coach Talk: Hammack on Wildcat, Carrillo on Lady Cat Verses Mt Pleasant
Hammack on Mount Pleasant Win Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he always feels good when Ryan Humphries is on the mound for the Wildcats. Coach Hammack was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday (April 21). Humphries got his third district shutout last Friday, 7-0 over Mount Pleasant. He has shut them out twice this season. Coach Hammack said the offense got off to a slow...
3 Students Advance to State: Miller Grove 1A Region 3 UIL Academic Results
Miller Grove ISD administration launched a plan three years ago to win the district championship in academic UIL and start qualifying students for the state meet on a regular basis. This is a process, and we took a huge step this year. We were able to win the district championship this year and have qualified three students for the state meet. The One Act Play advanced to regionals for the first time and the school placed 7th in the...
Lady Cats District Champs in Senior Night Win
The Lady Cats’ softball team wrapped up the district championship with a 7-5 victory over Mount Pleasant on a big Friday night that included Senior Night and dedication of renovated Lady Cat Park. It was anything but an easy victory. The Lady Cats went on top 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning on a Kelsey Wallace home run way over the left field wall. The Lady Tigers tied the game at 1-1 scoring with a double, a passed ball,...
For Regional Track Meet: Wildcat Track Qualifies Three; Lady Cats Qualifies Four
Wildcats Track Qualifies Three for Regional Meet at Area Meet Thursday The Wildcats’ track team had three athletes qualify for the Regional Track Meet at an Area Track Meet Thursday (April 19) at Pine Tree. Dedric Godbolt qualified with a third place finish in high jump. Godbolt came in with a best jump of 6-feet but cleared 6-foot-3 at the Area competition. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said Godbolt bested the district...
