Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards
Saltillo Family Career Community Leaders of America Chapter members returned from the State FCCLA meet in Dallas with 36 awards in family and consumer science assessments and one student competed in the talent show. The group got to attend the April 7-9, 2022, FCCLA State Leadership Conference in person this year, with the exception of Saltillo sophomores, who competed virtually because their STAAR test was the same day as the...
Obituary – Javard McGill
A funeral service for Javard Clayton McGill Jr., age 20, of Como, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Como-Pickton High School with Pastor Bobby Thomas and Bishop Kerry Roy officiating. Interment will follow at Independence Cemetery with Ricky Alvarez, Deion McGill, Trayton Powell, Braylyn Adams, Christian Clayton, Desmond Allen, Dom Allen and Marqis Ivory serving as pallbearers and Braylon Clayton, Day Day...
Wanda Roberts
Wanda Roberts A funeral service for Wanda Roberts, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rusty Posey officiating. Interment will follow at Conner cemetery with Gage Griffin, Heath Roberts, Jason Roberts, Kevin Roberts and William Griffin serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on hour prior to the service. Mrs. Roberts passed away on April 18,...
Escaped Inmate Allegedly Committed 2 Burglaries While Eluding Authorities
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reported finding the escaped jail trusty Melton Medina-Tuirubiates in a wooded area off FM 69 around 12:25 p.m. Tuesday using search dogs. Officials reported the man was in custody, and officers were in the process of walking the inmate to a more accessible area so he can be checked by EMS at 12:30 p.m. April 19, 2022. The 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reported around 9 a.m....
Deputies Catch Suspect Alleged To Have Stolen Side-By-Side
Shortly after concluding a manhunt for an inmate who had escaped custody the day before, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators engaged in a second search Tuesday afternoon for a suspect reported to have stolen a side-by-side. Photo of Jacob Lyda posted by HCSO as the suspect in an UTV theft April 19, 2022 A homeowner notified HCSO at 3:44 p.m. April 19, 2022, that his side-by-side vehicle had been stolen and...
Antonio “Tono” Correa Salas
Antonio “Toño” Correa Salas, de 32 años de edad de Sulphur Springs, Texas, falleció el Sábado, 16 de Abril de 2022 en Sulphur Springs, Texas. Tono nació el 30 de Julio de 1989 en Long Beach, California, de padres Antonio Sr. y Angela Salas. Tono se casó con el amor de su vida María, el 29 de Junio de 2016, en México. Antonio “Tono” Correa Salas A Toño le sobreviven su esposa María Salas-Chavas; hijo, José Antonio Correa Salas-Chávez;...
19 Saltillo Academic UIL Competitors Advancing From District To Region
Saltillo ISD earned 371 points, giving the academic UIL competitors a second place overall finish at the District Academic UIL Competition, making the team the Academic UIL Runner Up Champion this year. Saltillo had 31 competitors who racked up 32 individual awards; eight teams were recognized as well. Nineteen students scored high enough at the March 24 contest at Union Hill High School to advanced to the...
Great Opportunities Await You!
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected]. While providing an individual with my business card recently, I contemplated the Vision and Mission of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Our vision is “Helping Texans Better Their Lives” and our mission is “Through the application of science-based knowledge, we create high-quality, relevant continuing...
Chamber Connection – April 20
Volunteers Needed April 22-23 To Help Rehab Kids Kingdom By Butch Burney This is the weekend that Kids Kingdom needs your help! The Sulphur Springs Leadership Class has selected to rehab Mary Bonham’s Kids Kingdom in Buford Park. And just like when it was constructed quarter-century ago, everyone is invited to help. Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, have been designated as work days to re-stain all the wood in Kids Kingdom and spread...
Ways To Manage Weed Infestation
Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Natural Resources and Agriculture, Hopkins County, [email protected] Weed infestation generally increases after drought or when land is not managed properly. When fertilized according to laboratory recommendations, forage crops such as bermudagrass produce significantly more dry matter and can usually out-compete weed species. Without fertilization, however,...
