Local Man Arrested for Selling Cocaine
An investigation into the possession and sale of cocaine conducted by Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit has led to the arrest of Monerius Montreal Barnes, 36, of Sulphur Springs. Four (4) separate buys of cocaine led to a narcotics search warrant at his residence on Beckham Street where Barnes had conducted his sales. The undercover buys resulted in approximately 5.5 grams of cocaine. A search warrant executed by SCU, Sulphur...
Soccer: Wildcats, Lady Cats Lose in Thursday Tournament Play
South Garland 2, Wildcats Soccer 1 The Wildcats’ soccer team lost a close one, 2-1 to South Garland Thursday (January 17) afternoon, in their opening game at the Ice Bowl tournament in Richardson. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton says his Wildcats are playing really well but he adds they are not finishing off games. He says the team has a lot of young players and he says they are going to get better. Alejandro Diosdado scored an...
Tira News January 18th 2019
By Jan Vaughn I don’t have much news this week, but I wanted to pass this along. I just learned that Beth Patterson, of Jefferson, passed away and was buried in the Tira Cemetery on January 4, 2019. Her husband, was the late Jerry Patterson. Please be in prayer for the family. I have to admit that I am not familiar with this couple. I would love to be able to share more about their connection to our community. Joyce Dodd would like to...
Vegetable Grafiting- Tomato By Mario Villarino
Since people first learned to graft plants, a myriad of grafting techniques have been developed. In The Grafter’s Handbook, Garner enumerates and describes some forty different grafts. Success in grafting depends not only on a technically correct graft but in preparation of the scion and rootstock for graftage. Equally critical are the optimum time for grafting, and proper aftercare. With high labor costs, only a few of the more...
Easy, Breezy New Year’s Resolution By Johanna Hicks
While eating more fruits and vegetables and parking as far away from the supermarket as possible will help improve your health in 2019, here’s a resolution that can impact the lives of others — as well as your own life. Make a resolution in 2019 to focus on your driving and drive like you would want the person in front of you, behind you, and beside you to drive. On many occasions, I have found myself...
North Hopkins Panthers, Lady Panthers Basketball Schedules
On Tuesday (January 22nd) the North Hopkins High School Basketball will be playing in Martins Mills in the O’Neal Weaver Gymnasium. The JV will start the games at 4:30pm. Followed by The Varsity Girls at 6:00 pm. And ending the night with the Varsity boys at 7:30. Boys Basketball schedule Girls Basketball schedule
Monument to 2008 State Champion Wildcats Placed at Prim Stadium Thursday, January 17, 2019
Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said that the 10th year reunion of the Football State Championship was celebrated Thursday with the placing of a monument at the front entrance at Gerald Prim Stadium. Coach Owens said with the renovation of Prim complete, he wanted to honor the great achievement of the 2008 football team. Coach Owens said Tony Bassham of Memorial Monuments made the special stone and...
High School Seniors Can Earn Money in Project Celebration Video Contest
PARIS – High School seniors in TxDOT’s nine-county Paris District can earn some extra dollars for their Project Celebration events by participating in a fun video contest that highlights safe driving. Students work in teams to write, shoot and produce a short video Public Service Announcement (PSA) that emphasizes the dangers teen drivers sometimes face, such as distracted driving, speeding, not wearing seat belts, or driving under...
