Cumby Catcher Bailey Busby Receives Scholarship
Cumby softball catcher Bailey Busby has received a $500 scholarship from the Tyler Lone Star Softball Umpires Chapter of TASO, the Texas Association of Softball Officials. Bailey is the daughter of Mark and Casey Busby. The annual scholarship awards ceremony took place last Sunday afternoon (April 29) at the Tyler Rose Gardens Center. Thirteen young ladies from all over East Texas were selected to receive scholarships. Scholarship...
SSHS All-Sports Banquet is Monday, May 7, 2018
The Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet will be taking place Monday (May 7) starting at around 6 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. The highlight at any Wildcat Sports Banquet is presentation of the Forrest Gregg MVP Awards for a Wildcat and a Lady Cat as well as the awarding of the James Cameron Fighting Heart Awards for a Wildcat and a Lady Cat. Participants in sixteen different sports will be introduced by head coaches and...
North Hopkins Bi-District Game 2 Moved to Saturday
In Hopkins County school sports, the North Hopkins baseball team’s bi-district game at Detroit set for Friday (May 4) at 4:30 p.m. has been postponed due to rain and wet grounds. Shortly after 1 pm. Friday, Panthers Head Baseball Coach Tim Henderson announced that game two would now be played Saturday (May 5) at 10 a.m. at Lufkin Hudson’s turf field. Game three, if necessary, will be played at the same site beginning at 4...
Video Presentation: Veterans Honor Flight
Four U. S. Military Veterans, residents of Hopkins County, were honored Thursday, May 3, 2018, 11:30 a.m. The event, planned for the courthouse steps was moved to the first floor courtroom due to rain. Veterans Honor Flights provide an opportunity for veterans to visit the various war memorials in the nation’s capital. The event featured remarks by David Watson who was an escort on a previous flight, Gordon Payne, a veteran who was on...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report April 18-24, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for April 18, 2018 to April 24, 2018: Disturbance: 5; Thefts: 2; Burglaries: 0; Terroristic Threats: 2; Criminal Mischiefs: 6; Inquests: 0; Suspicious Circumstances: 6; Suspicious Vehicles: 3; Suspicious Persons: 4; Alarms: 2; Harassments: 0; Criminal Trespasses: 4; Scams: 4; Frauds: 2; Abandoned Vehicles: 3; Cows Out: 25; Horses Out: 3; Welfare Checks: 9; Assaults: 2; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 2; Noise...
Video Presentation: Walker Notes His 15 Years on City Council and Future Growth For the City
Friday morning, Clay Walker, Place 2 Sulphur Springs City Councilman, told KSST News that the past 15 years on the city council has been filled with the good, the bad, and the ugly, but not much ugly. Walker has served in his last council meeting. Saturday, May 5th, either Sara Gibson or Jimmy Lucas will be elected Councilperson Place 2 and will be sworn in at the June meeting. He calls his time of service as a good and exciting time....
2018 NETBIO Beef UP May 11, 2018 By Mario Villarino
2018 NETBIO Beef UP May 11, 2018 Bull management can improve producers’ chances for reproductive success, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Proper bull management is necessary for successful breeding programs. Monitoring the health of bulls prior to and during breeding season can improve a producer’s chances of having a successful calf crop. Dr. Jason Banta, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Overton,...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn Lee Beck met some friends and they had a fly fishing weekend on the White River in Arkansas. Kim reports, “Catch & Release trout fishing is fun, but there is no fish dinner at the end. Boo!” Kim Beck met some old high school friends for a long beach weekend in Galveston. She comments, “The weather was great and lots of fun was had by all until the flat tire on the way home near Fairfield. A very nice gentleman...
