Tira Residents Celebrate Birthdays, Easter with Family And Friends
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent We want to express our sympathy to the family of Jimmy Don Goldsmith. He passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, and his funeral was held on Wednesday, April 7, at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Please be in prayer for his family. Jimmy Don Goldsmith Landon, Laiken, Rylan, Brailon, and Slaiden Joslin spent Easter weekend camping at Cooper Lake. They had an early birthday celebration for Rylan...
Tira Community Center Upgraded and Open
By Jan Vaughn The Tira Community Center is back open. Touch-free upgrades to the plumbing fixtures have been installed, in an effort to reduce the spread of disease. Groups who reserve the Community Center should be reminded of the requirement to follow county, state, and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 protocols. To schedule an event, please contact JanieLewis at 903-945-2395. The next quarterly meeting of the Tira City...
Tira News – June 25, 2020
By Jan Vaughn John Martin has retired from his position as the Tira Volunteer Fire Department Chief. We want to express our appreciation for his years of service to our community. John Martin (Tira VFD Photo) Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir met Dustin and Everly Weir at Juan Pablo’s on Friday, June 12. Dustin and Everly spent Friday night with them, and then Dustin and Robert went to the gun show at the Civic Center the next day....
Tira News — April 15, 2020
TIRA By Jan Vaughn We want to extend our sympathy to the family of Stanley Dickey. His wife isWilliam Dodd’s sister, June. Joyce mentioned that he lived in the “Freeman Parish house when he was young.” He passed away on Monday, April 13. A private family graveside service, under the directions of West Oaks Funeral Home, was scheduled for Thursday, April 16. Please remember the family in prayer. We had a blessed Easter weekend. We...
Tira News — Feb. 26, 2020
By Jan Vaughn The quarterly Tira City Council Meeting will be held on Monday, March 2, 2020, at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Yvonne Weir met Brenda Allen of Yantis at Plain and Fancy on Monday for a late birthday celebration of Brenda’s January birthday. Our daughter and granddaughter, Tiffany and Jaidyn of Malvern, Arkansas, came for a visit on Friday evening. Our grandson, Kenden...
Tira News for Jan. 22, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Joyce and William Dodd had the opportunity to keep their new great-grandson, Kanyen, last week, while his mom started back to school and his dad was back at work. Their grandson Matthew was there with them, too. Joyce reports, “I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!” Joyce adds, “We have some very faithful people in our community, and some whose hearts are in our community even though they live in other places, who...
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By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Rosemary Horn, wife of the late Elmer G. (Mutt) Horn. She passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5. A graveside service was held at Nelta Cemetery on Wednesday, Jan. 8, under the direction of Murray-Orwosky funeral home. Please be in prayer for the family. Yvette Williams shared, “We had a wonderful New Year’s Eve with the grands. We took them to Embassy Suites in Frisco and they...
Tira News For Jan. 3, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir reported that the Weir family had their Christmas get-together on Christmas Eve. She adds, “Mike was working, but we had the pleasure of having his mom come with Dacy. Destri and Eben came on Sunday and spent the night. Everly enjoyed the paper and everyone seemed happy with their gifts. It was a beautiful day and we spent time outside. We shot a few fireworks before everyone left. Also, Sarah and Lucas...
Tira News For Oct. 30, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Congratulations are in order for Kim Beck, who got Best In Show in the adult photography category at the Hopkins County Fall Festival! Jackson and Courtney Dailey came back from their road trip to visit a bit with Kim and Lee Beck and, in Kim’s words, “to pick up their dog/child.” They traveled to Tennessee, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois and Arkansas, then, home to San Antonio. Joyce Dodd reports that the...
Tira News for Oct. 16, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Jason Beck, son of Kim and Lee Beck, rode out Typhoon Hagibis and an earthquake last week, while stationed at the Naval Base in Japan. He said there is some flooding nearby and lots of debris, but all is well. Yvonne Weir flew to Bismarck, North Dakota, Sept. 24, to visit family from Fargo, Bismarck, and Mobridge, South Dakota. On the 26th, she traveled to the Hall ranch with her cousin, where they met up with relatives...
