Fall Is Here: Remember Dallisgrass Staggers
Mario Villarino By Dr. Mario Villarino Earlier in the week, a beef producer walked into the Extension Office in Sulphur Springs looking for help. His small herd was having issues with dallisgrass poisoning. The problem was that cattle got into a heavily grown dallisgrass paddock and cattle got sick. Our first recommendation was to notify his veterinarian, who suggested to move them out of the paddock and feed them pellets and hay...
Children Injured In Fatal Crash Reportedly Improving
The medical conditions of the two children seriously injured in the crash which killed their mothers late Friday, Oct. 4 in Van Zandt County have improved, according to family reports. Cousins Jacob Reed and Kaycee Ivey were flown from the crash site to Children’s Medical Center for treatment of critical injuries sustained in the crash. Jacob, 9, is the son of Sandy Reed, who died in the crash, and Brian Reed. Kaycee,14, is the...
Tatum Invites Community To Become Associate Members Of Sheriffs’ Association
October 16, 2019 – Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum invites community members interested in assisting law enforcement officials in their fight against crime to become associate members of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas. Sheriffs’ Association of Texas memberships are $25 for individuals, $40 per family and $100 for businesses, with funds used to help provide “critically important technical resources,...
Tira News for Oct. 16, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Jason Beck, son of Kim and Lee Beck, rode out Typhoon Hagibis and an earthquake last week, while stationed at the Naval Base in Japan. He said there is some flooding nearby and lots of debris, but all is well. Yvonne Weir flew to Bismarck, North Dakota, Sept. 24, to visit family from Fargo, Bismarck, and Mobridge, South Dakota. On the 26th, she traveled to the Hall ranch with her cousin, where they met up with relatives...
Meal A Day In Jeopardy Of Closing 2 Days A Week Due Lack of Cooks; Route Driver Needed Starting Next Week
Meal A Day is in desperate need of Wednesday and Thursday cooks, and starting next week will need a Como-Pickton delivery route driver. Meal A Day is in jeopardy of having to shut down on Wednesdays and Thursdays due to lack of cooks to help prepare meals to be delivered to elderly shut-ins and serve to senior citizens at the Martin Luther King Drive activity center, according to program manager Karon Weatherman. “If you can...
Health Care Foundation’s Mardi Bras For A Cause Will Fund Free Mammograms For Uninsured Women Over 40
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation will be hosting Bras for a Cause this month as an awareness campaign as well as a means to raise funds. Community members are encouraged to decorate a bra, promote Breast cancer awareness and raise funds for the cause. “This year, we are raising money to provide free mammograms to uninsured women over 40,” stated Meredith Caddell, executive director of Hopkins County Health Care...
Wildcats Offensive And Defensive Coordinators Discuss Ennis Game, Provide Preview Of Corsicana
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats might have played their best game of the season in the Friday night, Oct. 11, loss to Ennis at Prim Stadium. However, he said there were at least three drives he did not like. Coach Young said the offensive efficiency was just as high against Forney as it was in the win at Forney. He said two first half drives were...
Lady Cats Golfer Mariam Tran Wins First, Team Takes Fourth At SSCC Tournament Monday
Despite a flurry of injuries and illness, the Lady Cats Golf Team did quite well at a Sulphur Springs Country Club tournament held Monday. Junior Mariam Tran shot her lowest round in a high school tournament, a one under par 71, to win the tournament. Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener said Tran has shot a 68 before. Several days before the tournament Tran turned her ankle and Coach Spigener it as braced up before play Monday. The...
Wildcats Golf Team Takes Second Place And First Place At Recent Fall Golf Tourneys
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Golf Team finished second at the Thorntree Country Club invitational Oct. 10. The Wildcats Golf Team has had a good fall, finishing second at one tournament and winning another. At both tournaments, the Wildcats had the top individual medalist. The Wildcats finished second at a windy tournament last Thusday, Oct. 10, at Thorntree Country Club in DeSoto. They trailed only the host school. Despite battling a...
Wildcats Team Tennis Playoff, Lady Cats Volleyball District Match On Game Day Tuesday
Playoff Team Tennis and district volleyball are on the menu for this Tuesday game day. Wildcats Team Tennis is taking on Jacksonville in bi-district playoffs. Because of concerns with rain, the match was moved to indoor courts at Texas High in Texarkana. The match got underway at 10 a.m. Jacksonville was the runner up in their district and the Wildcats were third in their district. These teams played in a Whitehouse tournament on...
