NETBIO Holds Big Sale
by Paul Bailey The May Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) Pre-Conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission Wednesday attracted a full house of buyers, sellers and visitors, and continued its record-setting trend in 2017. Consigners shipped 6,643 head of calves and yearlings to the sale, a new record for a May sale. Those cattle sold for an average of $875.19 per head. “It...
Tira News May 19, 2017
by Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir from Tira, Brenda Allen from Yantis, and Pam Cathey from Como flew into Las Vegas, Nevada on May 1st and rented a car to begin an adventure they called “California Dreaming.” The first night was spent in Beatty, Nevada, where they met two families from France at the local cafe. They began their drive on Tuesday and toured Death Valley. Yvonne commented, “It was much more scenic than we expected.” ...
Miller Grove News May 19, 2017
by Brandon Darrow Another week has gone by and another week closer to summer. I’m glad we have had a few little cool spells to keep the spring weather from getting hot too quickly. I know that some years, by this time, it’s already hot, humid, and we’re needing rain – but not this year. Miller Grove Cemetery’s annual Memorial Day and homecoming turned out great. It was a very nice day to have dinner on the grounds and I was...
High School Graduation is Upon Us! By Johanna Hicks
High School Graduation is Upon Us! School is winding down for the year, and for many, this will be the end of familiarity and the beginning of the unknown. High school seniors are the “big men on campus”, and then all of a sudden, they become freshmen again, thrust into new surroundings and the unknown. Temptations and radical thinking will bombard these young people. As a parent, I encourage you to stay true to your belief system...
Know Your Native Plants By Mario Villarino
Know your native plants: Queen Anne’s Lace or wild carrot It is hard to miss the abundance of flowering Queen Anne’s Laces in Northeast Texas at this time of the year. If for some reason you have not notice yet, pay attention in the south side of Sulphur Springs (Highway 154 south and highway 11) and you might notice road ditches covered with it. According to the University of Arkansas –Extension horticulturist (retired) Gerlad...
Friday Forecast
50% chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night; High: 84; Low: 72; Wind: South, southeast 10-15 mph gusting to 20 mph
Spring Football Practice Ends; Spring Game Friday at 6 p.m.
Owens on Spring Football At the conclusion of spring football workouts for the Wildcats, Football Coach Greg Owens gave the spring practice a grade of A-plus saying it was another great spring. He called the attitude of the players great. It ended with what Coach Owens called a really good day Wednesday. Drills included ones for certain end of game or quarter situations. Coach Owens said blitz drills continued to be beneficial for...
Margaret Mary Mierzwik
Funeral service for Margaret Mary Mierzwik, age 88, of Emory, will be held 2:30 pm, Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Emory Baptist Church. Rev. Richard Piles will officiate. Interment will follow in Emory City Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service at 1:30 pm. Margaret passed away Wednesday, the 17th, at Medical City McKinney. She was born March 8, 1929, in Bremond, to Steven J. and Bessie Duhr. She married John Henry Mierzwik...
Early Morning House Fire in Pine Forest Area
An early morning house fire Thursday on County Road 3385 in the Pine Forest area called out the Hopkins County Fire Department to assist the Pickton-Pine Forest and Saltillo Volunteer units. The fire started sometime around 3:30 a.m. while a man prepared to leave for work for the day and his wife was preparing him a meal. The wife stepped away from the kitchen range for a brief time and the fire was out of control when she returned....
