Some Highways Remain Closed Due to Flooding in Hopkins County Area
As of Friday morning, December 28, 2018, a few roads remain closed in the area following heavy rains Wednesday night. According to the Texas Department of Transportation: FM 69 between FM 1537 and Dike is closed. FM 71 between FM2653 and FM 1531 is closed. FM 1567 west of Miller Grove is closed. FM 275 between FM 514 and State Highway 19 is flooded. This graphic warns about driving around barricades during a flood, and encourages...
Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Presents Fat Fat
Fat Fat is approximately 3-4 years old. Her beautiful calico colors consist primarily of the blue & creme colors. Fat Fat is extremely lazy and enjoys watching Videos for Cats on YouTube. She spends the remaining part of her day eating, sleeping and making biscuits on anything she touches. Fat Fat is also feline leukemia positive so she needs to be the only cat in the household. (Feline leukemia cannot be transmitted to other...
Meal a Day Gets Donation from Food Truck Food Drive
Two local family-owned food vendors had a desire to help a local worthy cause during the holidays. The Meal a Day program was selected, and during the Christmas weekend, the families assisted the Meal a Day program with a unique food drive on Saturday December 22, 2018. David and Kimberly Slaughter of Slaughter’s BBQ and Glenn Norfleet of Fireside BBQ set up their Food Trucks on the parking lot of Fix N Feed in Sulphur Springs....
Tira News: Dec 28th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Eddie Gray. He passed away on Thursday and his funeral service was on Monday, under the direction of Harrison Funeral Home in Naples, Texas. I appreciate Linda Petty letting me know. Please be in prayer for the family. William and Joyce Dodd had Christmas lunch and their “family tree” on Christmas Day. Joyce reports that all the family was together to...
Elected Officials to Receive Oath of Office January 1
Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. in the District Courtroom of the Hopkins County Courthouse, nine elected officials will receive the oath of office for new terms of service. Receiving the Oath of Office include newly elected: · County Court At Law Judge Clay Harrision · Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Anglin Commissioner Precinct 4 candidates (l to r) Kevin Cole, Joe Price, John David Jetton · Precinct 4...
A Year in Review – Master Wellness Volunteer Initiative By Johanna Hicks
Note: This is the 4th in a series of “A Year in Review,” highlighting major program efforts in the area of Family & Community Health. In the United States, 80% of all health spending is related to chronic conditions – things like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and others. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Willis Scores 29 in Wildcat Victory at 61st Annual Whataburger Tournament
Keaston Willis scored 29 points to lead the Wildcats to victory in their first round game at the 61st Annual Whataburger Basketball Tournament Thursday. The Wildcats defeated Class 6A #18 Katy Morton Ranch, 67-60. The championship team in each of the three brackets of the tournament will bring home a $1,000 scholarship for their school. Finals are Saturday. The first round win sends the Wildcat into Friday for a 2 p.m. game against...
Donation Made to Meal-A-Day
Shown in Photo: Kimberly, Lexie and Kayla Slaughter, Karon Weatherman , and Mary Ivey, 2018, Ms. Hopkins County Senior and Meal A Day Volunteer Slaughter’s BBQ and Fireside BBQ teamed up on Saturday, December 22nd and did a Fund Raiser and Canned Food Drive for the Meal A Day Program. David and Kimberly Slaughter along with Glenn Norfleet set up their Food Trucks in front of Fix N Feed and held a “Food Truck Food...
Lady Cats Advance to Championship Bracket in Idabel Winter Classic
Lady Cats defeated Arkansas High of Texarkana 54-41 in the first game of the Idabel Winter Classic in Idabel, Oklahoma Thursday morning. The Lady Cats have now won 16 including 7 wins in a row. The Lady Cats have only lost 3 games this season. The Lady Cats advance in tournament play and will face either Idabel or Northwest Classen of Oklahoma City at 4 p.m. Friday in the Championship Bracket of the Winter...
Thunderstorms Produce Heavy Rain and Minor Flooding in Hopkins County
Reports of from 2.5 inches to over 5 inches of rain were made from across Hopkins County Thursday morning as a series of lines of thunderstorms moved across the region Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning. Due to minor flooding discovered Thursday morning, the local Community Chest and Food Pantry will be closed Thursday and a flood warning has been issued for the South Sulphur River along the Hopkins, Delta County lines....
