Tira News for June 26, 2019
Joyce Dodd reports that the next Bible study at the Tira Methodist Church will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. Everyone is welcome. The Tira Food Pantry has been getting quite a bit of use. As always, I appreciate the council members who do a great job of keeping it stocked and all the people who donate food for the cause. This tree in the Tira area was damaged by last week’s storm. The storm that came through overnight last...
17 Personnel Decisions Approved By SSISD Trustees
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during a special noon meeting Wednesday approved 17 personnel items affecting six district campuses. Three resignations were accepted, 11 new hires approved and three personnel changes were approved. Two staff members will be swapping jobs on their campus while one swaps campuses. Overall, four new teachers were hired, as were two new police officers, two coaches and five...
Javier Aguayo, New Lady Cats Varsity Head Soccer Coach
After Joel Bailey decided to give up coaching Lady Cats’ soccer, Athletic Director Greg Owens selected Wildcats Assistant Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo to be the new Lady Cats Head Varsity Soccer Coach. Coach Aguayo says it will be a privilege and an honor to coach the Lady Cats and he thanks Coach Owens for the opportunity. He realizes that longtime coach Bailey is leaving behind some big shoes to fill. Coach Aguayo was part of...
Former Lady Cat Kamryn Wimberly Will Be Continuing Her Soccer Career At Erskine College
After playing soccer for two years at Paris Junior College and graduating this spring, former Lady Cat Kamryn Wimberly will continue her soccer career at Division II Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina. Wimberly says PJC showed a lot of improvement last year over her first year there. The 2017 Sulphur Springs High School grad says Erskine College has a good soccer program. While at PJC, Wimberly says she visited Erskine and...
Insurance Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums Sentenced Wednesday
June 26, 2019 – Kristi Lynn Hooten, the local insurance agent accused of pocketing people’s premiums in 2017, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison on the theft charge, pay fees to her victims and a fee in a related law suit, according to the district attorney. However, Hooten will likely will serve less than 6 months in prison. Kristi Lynn Hooten “She was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. However,...
Former JP Clerk Sentenced
Lettie Delores Mosquedo-Jasso Former part-time Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace clerk Lettie Delores Mosquedo-Jasso was sentenced Tuesday on five cases of tampering with a government record. The 32-year-old was sentenced to 270 days confinement in a state jail on one case. On the four remaining cases, she was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication. She was also assessed a $6,000 fine on one of the probation cases. She will be...
1 Arrested On US Marshals Indictment, 2 Others On Unrelated Felony Warrants
Local authorities made a number of warrant arrests on Tuesday, including at least three people sought on outstanding felony charges. Jason Craig Williams Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott arrested Jason Craig Williams, 32, of Sulphur Springs at his Houston Street residence at 1:45 p.m. June 25 on a US Marshals indictment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II substance, according to...
City To Open Site Saturday To Help Residents Get Rid of Debris From Recent Storm
Tree damage on Davis St near downtown Sulphur Springs, caused by a storm Sulphur Springs residents will have one more opportunity to get rid of debris from last week’s storms. The city will once again offer a site for disposal of limbs and debris for city residents. The area where the annual spring clean-up is held will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday, June 29. City officials caution those planing to dump big limbs...
Seventh Year for MADD ‘Walk to Remember’ in Sulphur Springs
When the crowds gather and the walkers take to the track on September 28, 2019 at Shannon Oaks Church, it will represent the seventh consecutive year for the MADD walk in Sulphur Springs. The regional office of MADD, or Mothers Against Drunk and Drugged Driving, was seeking a community to host the annual Walk Like Madd event. They found their home and a lot of support in Sulphur Springs. Becky Hicks, Walk Like Madd coordinator for...
