Dike Volunteer Fire Department Responds Quickly to Grass Fire!
Dike Volunteer Fire Department responded to put out a potentially large grass fire. Once again, area volunteers put down their work and rushed to fight a fire. This fire call was to a hay field north of Dike, TX. Speculation at the scene indicated the fire was started by a tractor mower. Units from Hopkins County Fire Department and Brinker Volunteer Fire Departments also responded. The fire was put out quickly and no one was...
Sulphur Springs Law Enforcement Rescues a Dog Locked in Car
Tuesday morning, August 4, at 11 a.m. Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter officers and local law enforcement officers responded to a call about a dog left locked in a vehicle in the Walmart parking. It took nearly two hours for responders to get the dog out of the car. “Ironically, the dog had actually broken its chain at home and the owners were afraid of the dog getting loose, so they took the dog with them to Walmart and locked it...
Animals of the Week: Anna and Elsa
Anna and Elsa are two Shepard/Border Collie mix “sisters”. The two dogs were found on Russell Drive last week. “They are untrained,” Animal Control Officer Barbi Blanch said.” They are young, so they’re trainable.” The two dogs are both 6 months old, which is the perfect time to begin their training, according to Animal Shelter staff. It is actually unknown if the two dogs are, in fact,...
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Event!
Saturday, August 8th from 6pm- 10:30pm, there is a Fundraiser Concert at Celebration Plaza for Cystic Fibrosis. Seth Welborn is putting together this entire event. This event will coincide with the Celebration Market. The purpose of this event is to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and to also help raise awareness of the disease. This event is free, but the community is encouraged to donate to the cause. Everyone please...
Friday Night Movie!
This weeks movie is 101 Dalmatians! This movie is a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his master, Roger, into meeting Perdita’s owner, Anita. The owners fall in love and marry,keeping Pongo and Perdita together too. After Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, Anita’s old school friend Cruella De Vil wants to buy them all. Roger...
