Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats in Mt Pleasant
All roads lead to Mt. Pleasant on this big Friday game day. The Lady Cats’ softball team will be playing for at least a share of the district championship against the Lady Tigers as both teams wrap up district play. The Lady Cats defeated Mt. Pleasant at home earlier this season, 10-4. Both teams are tied with Texas High for first. Texas High is playing Greenville in another district finale. The top three teams all have 9-2...
St Mark Baptist Church Annual Men & Women’s Day Celebration April 23rd
St. Mark Baptist Church in the St. Mark Community, will have their annual Men & Women’s Day Fellowship Program on Sunday, April 23 at 3:00 pm. Special guest church will be Independent Baptist Church and Pastor, Rev. Bobby Thomas. Special musical selections will be rendered by St. Luke Baptist Church, Rev. Troy Young, pastor and East Caney Baptist Church, Rev. LaVelle Hendricks, pastor. All churches are invited to come help...
Charles and Sharon Helm to Chair 2017-2018 Lights of Life Campaign
In a press release, Meredith Caddell announced, on behalf of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Board of Directors, the 2017-2018 Lights of Life Campaign & Gala Chairs will be Charles & Sharon Helm. As everyone knows, the Helms have a longstanding commitment to this community and they are truly the perfect choice to lead the efforts of the Lights of Life Campaign. In discussion with Charles & Sharon, it was clear...
Livestock on Highway; Wood County Sheriff’s Report April 12-18, 2017
In the recent past, there have been a large number of animals in the roadway calls. We would like to remind drivers to be careful, especially at night when animals can be hard to see. We would also like to remind livestock owners to check your fences as often as possible which would help with this problem. As you can imagine, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office spends a considerable amount of resources on this problem. This is time...
Public Invited to “Show and Tell”; Flight For Life Adds Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Flight For Life has added a new fixed-wing Pilatus PC-12/45 to its fleet of lifesaving aircraft. The public is invited to a “Show and Tell” event Thursday, April 27, at 10 a.m. at the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport sponsored by CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. The new aircraft will allow for increased speed, efficiency and capacity for air ambulance services throughout the multi-state coverage area....
Designing An Effective Weed Control Program By Mario Villarino
As the year progress, our ranchers and farmers have initiated soil management and weed control programs into their ranch/farm. A common question I get later in the year is often related to weed control failure. As Ag producers start planning weed control programs, it is very important to identify weeds as they emerge in their fields. Sometimes weed identification can be challenging specially in early stages of the weed (many plants...
Let’s Shape Up By Johanna Hicks
Let’s Shape Up, Hopkins County! With spring in full bloom, many thoughts are turning to summer, vacations, travel…and swimming! Ugh – the dreaded swimsuit! We probably all need to build in a little (or a lot) more physical activity to get our bodies in better shape. Physical activity doesn’t have to be boring or difficult. Recommendations by the American Diabetes Association and other agencies, indicate that 30 minutes of moderate...
Tira News April 21, 2017
by Jan Vaughn William and Joyce Dodd had Easter lunch at their house on Sunday. Those attending included Michael McNiel, Brad, Tanya, and Matthew Dodd, Stuart, Tiffany, Tristan, Emery, Elli, and Edon McPherson, Alyssa, Gavin, and Ethan Shelton. The kids enjoyed an Easter egg hunt in the afternoon. Yvonne Weir reports that they drove to Lake Texoma last Thursday, following Wesley’s appointment at Children’s, and visited with her...
Miller Grove News April 21, 2017
by Brandon Darrow I hope everyone had a great Easter. It was nice to have the day off of work on Good Friday and we had an excellent church service on Easter Sunday. Jenny (Weatherly) Arledge was one of many who sang a solo that day and was backed by the children’s choir and they all did a fantastic job. After church I had a lunch of chicken and dressing with my family. There are several news items to report this week. Spring is...
