Two Opportunities to Learn More of PJC Proposed District Service Plan on November Ballot
Hopkins County residents have two opportunities to learn more about the Paris Junior College district service plan that will be on the November 8th general election ballot. Monday night at the civic center and Tuesday night at the County Republican Bipartisan Forum. In order to provide more information about the Paris Junior College proposed district service plan, a series of town halls are being held in the coming weeks. The meeting...
Donors’ Event Held at Children’s Museum
(October 14, 2016, Commerce, Texas) The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum celebrated an exciting year at the annual Donors’ Open House. With record-setting attendance and giving, the year 2016 should be recognized. Summer attendance set a record with 7,249 visitors. As of September 30, attendance for the first nine months was over 25,000 visitors. The goal for the year is to have 30,000 visitors by December, 2016. “This...
Can-Am Defender at Nor Tex Tractor During KSST Remote Today
Join the KSST staff and others at Nor Tex Tractor, located on Shannon Road, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. today (Friday, October 14, 2016) to preview the Can-Am Destroyer. The Destroyer is a tough, capable, and clever vehicle that you can use for farm, ranch, work, and sporting activities. It can handle any work task asked of a side by side but is also comfortable to drive. The Defender is full of unique features that make the machine...
Wildcats Tennis Plans 2nd Annual Share the Warmth
Sulphur Springs High School Tennis Team will be holding their 2nd Annual SHARE the WARMTH tennis tournament benefiting CANHelp on November 5th. Entry will be a gently used or new coat. It will have a middle school, high school and adult division, single and doubles for each division. For more information or entry forms contact CANHelp at 903-885-9797 or stop by 613 Gilmer ST. or Contact Coach Tony Martinez @ 512-216-8014. All area...
Substance Abuse Facility Chosen Over Trial Before the Court
Morris Lee Toney, 53, was scheduled for a bench trial Friday afternoon in Eight Judicial Court in Hopkins County. Instead Toney will be entering six to nine months Substance Abuse Facility. The facility is a lock-down rehabilitation facility. Toney, who violated his probation which was set in 2014, was to be tried for two counts of Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, over 4-grams but under 200-grams, one count of...
Arkansas Escapee Found in Sulphur Springs; Two arrested
When the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, Sulphur Springs Police Department SWAT Team executed a felony arrest at 610 Houston Street they found not only the escapee but a member of the Special Crimes Unit and SWAT Team also found a controlled substance belonging to a resident at the address. Jeremy Lynn Barnett, 40, of Arkansas had escaped from the McGehee Police Department in that state. He was living at the residence also occupied...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Perry Evans, Special Education Teacher at North Hopkins ISD. He worked for the Hopkins County Special Education Cooperative as a teacher and bus driver. He was killed in a bus crash on Monday morning, October 10th. The driver of the car, Larry Resindez, also died. Please remember these families in your prayers. Also, be in prayer for Cherrie Bolden Brantley who is...
Body of 23-Year Old Male Found in Franklin County
The body of a 23-year old man was found near the front porch of a residence on Franklin County Road SW 4430. He died of an apparent gunshot wound, according to Franklin County Sheriff Ricky Jones. Franklin County Deputies found the body after responding to a 911 call at 11:35 p.m. Thursday. The home owner in the 1400 block of Franklin CR SW 4430 had placed the call. According to Jones, the home owner and another witness are being...
An AgriLife Update By Johanna Hicks
EarthKind Living Expo Many of you are familiar with the EarthKind roses which were developed by Texas A&M University specialists. They are beautiful, disease resistant, drought resistant plants which do very well in our hot, dry climates. I am pleased to announce that the concept has been expanded beyond horticulture to include EarthKind Living – a balanced system using university research proven techniques for quality living,...
