Lady Cats Play Northwest Classen at Idabel Tourney Friday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team is in the Championship Bracket in the Idabel, Oklahoma Winter Classic. The Lady Cats’ opened the tournament Thursday morning (December 27) with a 54-41 win over Arkansas High. The win improved the Lady Cats’ season record to 16-3. They have won 7 games in a row. The Lady Cats play again Friday at 4 p.m. against Northwest Classen from Oklahoma City. The Lady Cats third game of the...
Wildcats Face #22, 6A Duncanville Friday at 61st Annual Whataburger Tourney
The Wildcats’ continue play in the Championship Bracket of the 2018 Whataburger Tournament Friday (December 28) against Duncanville, ranked #22 in Class 6A. The teams play at 2 p.m. in the Birdville ISD W.G Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City. Duncanville defeated Justin Northwest, ranked #4 in Class 5A, Thursday night. The Wildcats played in the second game of the tournament Thursday and defeated Katy Morton Ranch, 67-60. The Katy...
Agrilife: Seed Germination
As I was visiting retail stores in Sulphur Springs, I noticed many starting to stock seeds for vegetables and ornamentals for the upcoming season. Although is exciting to plan ahead, is important to remember the basic biology of plants BEFORE committing to purchase seeds. A seed contains an embryonic plant in a resting condition, and germination is its resumption of growth. Seeds will begin to germinate when the soil temperature is in...
Two Como Residents Arrested on Highway 11W for Possession; One for Tampering with Evidence
Heather Lynn Maroney A traffic stop on State Highway 11W just east of Country Road 4706 at 1:40 a.m. Friday morning resulted in the arrest of Brandon Lee Flanery, 36 of Como, and Heather Lynn Maroney, 28, of Como (no picture available). Both were charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams. Maroney was also charged with Tampering with Evidence. Brandon Lee Flanery Flanery...
Some Highways Remain Closed Due to Flooding in Hopkins County Area
As of Friday morning, December 28, 2018, a few roads remain closed in the area following heavy rains Wednesday night. According to the Texas Department of Transportation: FM 69 between FM 1537 and Dike is closed. FM 71 between FM2653 and FM 1531 is closed. FM 1567 west of Miller Grove is closed. FM 275 between FM 514 and State Highway 19 is flooded. This graphic warns about driving around barricades during a flood, and encourages...
Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Presents Fat Fat
Fat Fat is approximately 3-4 years old. Her beautiful calico colors consist primarily of the blue & creme colors. Fat Fat is extremely lazy and enjoys watching Videos for Cats on YouTube. She spends the remaining part of her day eating, sleeping and making biscuits on anything she touches. Fat Fat is also feline leukemia positive so she needs to be the only cat in the household. (Feline leukemia cannot be transmitted to other...
Meal a Day Gets Donation from Food Truck Food Drive
Two local family-owned food vendors had a desire to help a local worthy cause during the holidays. The Meal a Day program was selected, and during the Christmas weekend, the families assisted the Meal a Day program with a unique food drive on Saturday December 22, 2018. David and Kimberly Slaughter of Slaughter’s BBQ and Glenn Norfleet of Fireside BBQ set up their Food Trucks on the parking lot of Fix N Feed in Sulphur Springs....
Tira News: Dec 28th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Eddie Gray. He passed away on Thursday and his funeral service was on Monday, under the direction of Harrison Funeral Home in Naples, Texas. I appreciate Linda Petty letting me know. Please be in prayer for the family. William and Joyce Dodd had Christmas lunch and their “family tree” on Christmas Day. Joyce reports that all the family was together to...
Elected Officials to Receive Oath of Office January 1
Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. in the District Courtroom of the Hopkins County Courthouse, nine elected officials will receive the oath of office for new terms of service. Receiving the Oath of Office include newly elected: · County Court At Law Judge Clay Harrision · Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Anglin Commissioner Precinct 4 candidates (l to r) Kevin Cole, Joe Price, John David Jetton · Precinct 4...
A Year in Review – Master Wellness Volunteer Initiative By Johanna Hicks
Note: This is the 4th in a series of “A Year in Review,” highlighting major program efforts in the area of Family & Community Health. In the United States, 80% of all health spending is related to chronic conditions – things like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and others. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
