Girls Basketball Camp Registration Open
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have his girls basketball camp next week, June 20-24. It will take place in the main high school gym Monday through Thursday. The camp for girls who will be entering the fourth through the ninth grades will take place from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Cost to attend is $40. Coach Chapman’s assistant coaches, Ashton Wells and Kevin Tanton, will be on hand to help at the camp....
DWI, PI, and Mischief Increase in Summer; Consequences Remain; Man Arrested for Felony 3 DWI
Public intoxication and drinking and driving are a bad mix and the mix has increased in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County in the past few weeks according to offenses filed, arrests made, and the incarceration of several at the Hopkins County Jail. Among those charged with a 3rd degree felony, DWI 3rd Offense or More is Weldon David Jordan, 33. Sheriff-Elect Lewis Tatum and Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders point to summer...
Alice Davidson
Funeral Services for Alice Davidson of Sulphur Springs will be held Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating and Rev. Mark Bryant assisting. Interment will follow at Pickton Cemetery with Terry Davidson, James Hightower, Michael Kolbe, Dr. Danny Lawrence, Billy Sartin, Mike Young, Jerry Dodd and Rip VanWinkle serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held Monday, June 20,...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn The annual Tira Homecoming and Cemetery Association Meeting is coming up on Sunday, July 3rd. The program and business meeting will begin in the Tira Methodist Church at 11:00, followed by a covered-dish lunch at the picnic tables on the grounds. Last year, Larry Fitzgerald volunteered to serve as the Program Chairman, but he has since taken the position of Music Director of First Baptist Church in Somerville, so he and...
PJC Atheletic Director and Baseball Coach Becomes AD at New Mexico Junior College
After two decades at Paris Junior College, baseball coach and athletic director Deron Clark contemplates his next step. He has accepted the position of Athletic Director for New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, N.M. “It’s a combination of excited and sad,” said Clark. “It’s a strange emotion. My wife and I are both looking forward to the change and the new environment but at the same time we’re...
Hot Weather Travel Safety
Driving in hot weather can be challenging. Whether you are going on an extended vacation or just a day drive. There are many different ways to help prepare you and your car for hot weather driving. To prevent your vehicle from overheating make sure to always check your fluid levels frequently and also make sure your tires are perfectly inflated. Most importantly for your safety make sure your air conditioner is working properly. If...
Technological Advances To Be Made At SSHS
The Sulphur Springs High School campus is implementing the 1:1 Tablet Program next school year. Next school year is being described as the “year of zero” by some staff due to all the new learning techniques and advances being made. Each student will receive a tablet, making the ratio 1:1. The tablets will be used to take notes in class, stay organized, complete assignments, and learn interactively. Only one in six students...
Patsy Ruth Cooper
Patsy Ruth Cooper, age 67, of Emory, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Pat was born Feb. 7, 1949, in Emory, to Bob and Cleo Holland McDaniel. She married Charles S. Cooper, March 1990 in Emory. Pat was a homemaker and was of the Protestant faith. Survivors include: Husband: Charlie Cooper of Emory Daughter: Carla Ruth Black (Brad) of Noble, OK Sons: Harold Lee Fatheree of Emory; and Rodney Shane...
Tesla Charging Station Nears Completion
The Tesla charging station is the world’s fastest charging station. These charging stations charge Model X and the Model S in minutes instead of hours. Tesla is a American automotive and energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars, electric vehicle power train components and battery products. The Model S is a fully luxury Sedan which was followed by the model X, a crossover. The station only takes...
