Hall or Representative to Attend Candidate Form Focused on Education
As the October 9th Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel candidate forum focused on Public Education approaches, Texas State Senate District 2 incumbent Republican Bob Hall has announced that he or a representative of his campaign will be present. The event features candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Texas District 2 State Senator, and Texas District 2 Representative. A meet the candidates begin at 5:30 and candidates will speak in...
Tira News: September 28th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Georgia Smith and Joyce Dodd were in Paris on Wednesday, September 19th, for some shopping. Georgia treated Joyce to lunch at Magel’s Grill for her birthday. Yvonne Weir and Brenda Allen returned from a wonderful journey to NovaScotia, Canada on Wednesday the 19 th . They traveled by coach to Prince Edwards Island, Cape Breton, New Brunswick, etc. Yvonne reports, “The highlands were beautiful and the oceans were, too. We...
Garden Checklist for October By Mario Villarino
Here the recommended activities for the garden in October according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Carefully harvest material for dried arrangements at this time. Choose cockscomb, flowering artemisia, already mature okra pods, flowering oregano stalks and others to enhance fall and winter bouquets.October through November is an excellent time to purchase bulbs while you still have a good selection in the garden center. They may...
What’s for Dinner Tonight? By Johanna Hicks
Many of you may remember the very first “Dinner Tonight” program held in Hopkins County. The event took place at the Civic Center with approximately 125 attendees. The program included cooking demonstrations by Extension Family & Community Health educators, and we had a celebrity tasting panel composed of county officials and media personalities. “Dinner Tonight” was developed to provide busy families with quick,...
Demolition Permit and Building Permit Issued to Chick-fil-A; Lot Next Door Being Cleared for Unnamed Restaurant
A demolition permit and building permit have been issued and work has begun to prepare the site for Chick-fil-A in Sulphur Springs. Plans have been issued for construction. Chick-fil-A will be located on Shannon Road between the current location of Chili’s and Panda Express. A second lot, to the east of the Chick-fil-A lot is being cleared for a yet unnamed restaurant according to sources. Thursday afternoon work began to...
Blue Blazes Buddies Registration Underway
About 125 girls were signed up last school year for the Blaze Buddies program. Registration is currently underway for this year’s program. Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough said members of the Blue Blazes visited all SSISD campuses last Friday (September 21) promoting the program. They left registration forms behind. Forms were also left at Little Acorn School, Water Oak schools and at a local Christian academy. Ms....
Wildcat Team Tennis Qualifies for Bi-District After MPHS Forfeit
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad has picked up a forfeit 1-0 win over Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats complete district play with a 2-2 record and they will be the district’s #3 seed in bi-district playoffs coming up. The Wildcats season record is 5-9. Mount Pleasant could only get a handful of players to play team tennis this year and ended up having to forfeit to the four district schools that have team tennis squads. Royse...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Geology Class
ROCKS LARGE AND SMALLPJC-Sulphur Springs Center Geology Instructor Trina Lubbe, right, knows a lot about rocks and she shares some of that knowledge in her physical geology class with students Noah Andress and Rachael Whetstone. For more information about classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, call 903-885-1232
Phelps Added to CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic-Winnsboro Medical Staff
Winnsboro TX – Patients looking to obtain award-winning primary care services have a brand-new option with the addition of Janet Phelps, DO, to the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic – Winnsboro medical staff. “CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, Dr. Phelps and everyone on the Winnsboro team are dedicated to providing excellent, compassionate care to the people of this area,” said Alissa English, Manager at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic – Winnsboro....
