The coaching carousel came to a stop for Wills Point May 20 with the district officially announcing the hiring of Tommy Poynter to fill the athletic director/head football coaching position vacated by Greg Cranfill late last month.
The coaching carousel came to a stop for Wills Point May 20 with the district officially announcing the hiring of Tommy Poynter to fill the athletic director/head football coaching position vacated by Greg Cranfill late last month.
last week as hundreds lined the historic brick The local community came out in force streets and other downtown thoroughfares to Wills Point High School Class of 2020. cheer on a parade featuring members of the
The City of Wills Point continued to lean on technology in order to meet state requirements for conducting open and accessible meetings last week, hosting their regularly scheduled May session with a teleconferencing option for the community.
Veterans Memorial Park in Wills Point got a needed lift last week as workers from Symonds Flags and Poles, Inc. out of Fort Worth arrived to conduct repairs on the large flagpole that serves as one of the major centerpieces of the local community. The flagpole and its components had fallen victim to age and heavy use, suffering issues with its cable and the crank system used to raise the U.S. flag. Additionally, a heavy coat of rust had begun to cover much of the pole. Due to the ongoing issues, a fundraising effort was launched in March 2020 to help bring the flagpole back to its former glory. Those efforts paid off as locals rallied to the cause, culminating in workers completing an overhaul of the flagpole May 14. Organizers issued a thank you to the Wills Point community for its support, and to workers from Symonds for conducting the needed repairs. Photos by David Kapitan
The Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees continued to adjust to what has become the new normal for entities throughout the country, making their May 11 meeting open to the public via a Zoom livestream.
The Wills Point ISD Education Foundation partnered with Young Ideas to create individual signs recognizing each member of the WPHS Class of 2020. Despite gusty winds, the signs were placed in front of the Wills Point High School campus May 9 in order to surprise this year’s graduates. More photos on 2A.
The coaching carousel came to a stop for Wills Point May 20 with the district officially announcing the hiring of Tommy Poynter to fill the athletic director/head football coaching position vacated by Greg Cranfill late last month.
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) released requirements and guidelines for its member schools to begin limited UIL summer strength and conditioning and marching band practice starting June 8, 2020 as restrictions due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic begin to be lifted across the state of Texas.
The 2020 baseball season ended almost as soon as it began with teams hitting the diamond less than a dozen times and well before the start of district play due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent decisions by the UIL.
Here’s another fun recipe from our dear friend Nadine. I say “our friend” because you are free to like her too, which you would if you could meet her. Nadine has sent me several of her best recipes and this one looks like it’s delicious – so let’s try it together, shall we? Let me know how yours goes.
Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation naming May as Older Texans Month.
AUSTIN — Texas, along with the rest of the nation and the world, continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic last week as cases and deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus increased.
Speaker Pelosi has designated the House of Representatives an unessential business. With our country in the midst of the worst public health and economic crisis in a century, she has refused to call the chamber to order.
Mary Beth Earl, 39, Wills Point, passed away May 9, 2020, in Tyler. She was born Oct. 13, 1980, in Grand Saline to Clarence and Esther Earl.
Carolyn Wingo Joyce, 85, died May 21, 2020, welcomed into Jesus’ loving arms.
Graveside services for Billy Wayne Perry, 68, of Edgewood, were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Small Cemetery, just north of Edgewood. Services were under direction of Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home.
Kattye Ebarb, 68, of Garland, passed away May 11, 2020, at Medical City Plano.
