Mom, What Do You Do? By Johanna Hicks
Mom, What Do You Do? Recently, I had an eye-opening experience. Our family was dining at a local restaurant, and we were discussing school, athletics (our daughter, son and daughter-in-law are all employed with the Sulphur Springs ISD), movies, and work projects. My son commented that he knew that I taught diabetes education, nutrition, and sewing, but said, “Mom, what DO you do? Your job is confusing!”...
Lady Cat Soccer Win First Two Tourney Games; Wildcats Lose First Two
West Mesquite 4, Wildcats Soccer 1 Forney 2, Wildcats Soccer 0 The Wildcats’ soccer team opened regular season play with a pair of losses against tough opponents in a Forney tournament Thursday. The Wildcats lost to West Mesquite, 4-1. The Wranglers led at the half 3-0 and both teams tallied second half goals. The Wildcats then lost to Forney, 2-0. The Wildcats are 0-2 for the season. Friday in the Forney tournament, the...
Alexander Files for County Clerk
In a news release Reiko Alexander announced that she has filed for the March Democrat Primary as she seeks the position of Hopkins County Clerk. “My name is Reiko Alexander and I am running for the position of Hopkins County Clerk. I was born and raised in Hopkins County. My parents were the late Cleveland and Wanda Alexander, also Hopkins County residents. I graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1994. I am blessed with...
Tira News-January 5th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir reported that they had a busy Christmas. They had 10 extra on Saturday night, with Dustin and Destri and their families, and then the Dacy and her family came on Sunday and they all snacked and opened gifts. The kids had a good time running around playing together. Sarah and Lucas came on Christmas Day. Yvonne adds, “We met Dustin and Eleanor and Lukkas Kuffner, as well as Dacy, Elise, and Eli at Shenaniganz...
Soil Liming: Beware of Lime Alternatives By Mario Villarino
Over the past few days, farmers have asked about liquid lime. According to the University of Kentucky, a recent (2015) investigation found that what was being marketed as a liquid lime with neutralizing value was in fact calcium chloride (CaCl2). This was bad news because CaCl2 provides no liming value, and is in fact not “liquid lime.” Calcium chloride is used for many purposes, including road salt or tractor tire ballast, however,...
Game Day: Wildcat and Lady Cat Soccer in Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin the regular season Thursday (January 4) in separate tournaments. The Wildcats are competing in a three day Forney tournament. The Wildcats played West MesquiteThursday morning. A match against Forney started at around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Both West Mesquite and Forney are teams the Wildcats could possibly face in bi-district playoff action. Friday the Wildcats will play Royse...
NETBIO Hosts Two Sales to Start 2018
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization, in cooperation with the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission, will host two big NETBIO sales events to kick off 2018. The first of the new year will be the regularly scheduled NETBIO Pre-Conditioned Stocker/Feeder Calf Sale on Wednesday, January 17. The second 2018 sale will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, the newest addition to the NETBIO annual sale schedule. Both sales will begin on...
Video Presentation: O’Rourke Seeks U. S. Senate Seat; Visited Hopkins County Wednesday
Kendal Scudder, Democrat candidate for Texas State Senate District 2, introduced Beto O’Rourke, a three-term congressman from El Paso, and Democrat candidate for the U. S. Senate Seat held by Republican Ted Cruz. It has been more than two decades since a Democrat has won a statewide election in Texas. However, O’Rourke, who is taking no PAC or special interest monies, is seeking to change that fact.O’Rourke’s visit to...
Chicago Woman Arrested Locally for Possession of Fictitious ID, Information, Marijuana
She said her name was Cynthia Morris but with the odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle and from her person, several things did not seem correct to the Hopkins County Deputy that made the traffic stop on West Shannon Road. The woman handed the deputy a clear plastic bag containing a green leafy like substance believed to be marijuana and her backpack. In the backpack were four credit cards with the name Cynthia Morris and a...
