Lady Cats Win First Two Games In Tourney
The Lady Cats’ softball team won their first two games of the regular season at their own Sulphur Springs Varsity Softball Tournament Thursday. In the first game, the Lady Cats downed Gilmer, 6-3. Alli Fite got the pitching win giving up 3 hits and three runs and striking out 9. Kristen Allen drove home 2 runs and Alyssa Abron, Hannah Crowson and Macee Hollins had 2 hits apiece. Gilmer jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the...
Mt Vernon ISD, Two Coaches Placed on Probation By UIL
February 17, 2017 – The Mount Vernon Lady Tigers won their area basketball game Thursday night and will advance to the quarter finals with time and place to be announced. Their win comes in the hurricane of conflict that is creating upheaval within their school district. Their coach Brad Floyd and Athletic Director Joe Thomas find themselves at odds with School Superintendent Dr. Gregg Weiss (weese). The school is under UIL...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report February 8-14, 2017
At 3:38 a.m., deputies were dispatched to CR 2210 in response to a burglary in progress call. When they arrived, the complainant stated that the subject had run out the back door. In an attempt to get inside of the residence, he had broken out a window and made entry then ran out the back when the deputies arrived. The subject had also damaged a truck in the driveway by busting out a headlight and making dents in the truck. ...
Miller Grove News
by Brandon Darrow The benefit Stew/Chili and Silent Auction for the Lee Family was a big success this past weekend. Miller Grove FFA hosted the event in the school’s cafeteria and the Garrett Boys (Bret & Mark) cooked up some fine stew – one pot of chicken and one pot of hamburger meat. I was so full after trying both kinds of stews that I didn’t even get to sample the chili. When I walked in, the cafeteria was filled...
Tira News February 17, 2017
by Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of James Ray Groves, of Shirley. He was buried in the North Hopkins Cemetery on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. His sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Jimmy Don Goldsmith live in our community. Please remember the family in prayer. Yvonne Weir worked in Nacogdoches last week. Brenda Allen, of Yantis, met her and spent Thursday through Saturday with her. In their free time, they...
Recommended Activities for the Garden by Mario Villarino
This week and coming week are full of livestock activities as we get ready for our Northeast Texas Livestock Show starting Feb 23, 2017. More than sixty 4-H members will be showing their livestock projects during the event. We are looking forward for some friendly competition and a good display of husbandry and showmanship of livestock projects. For those not very familiar with raising show projects, the intensity of care and money...
Military Coalition Named Citizen of the Year at 2017 Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet
The Hopkins County Military Coalition was named 2016 Hopkins County Citizen of the Year and Linda Galligher was named Hopkins County Woman of the Year for 2016 during “An Evening in the Woods” Dinner and Community Awards Thursday night. It was the Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet. In naming the Military Coalition Citizen of the Year, last year’s winners Markeda Fisher and Kayla Price Mitchell pointed out that they...
No School Monday for SSISD Students: Staff Preparation/President’s Day
Monday, February 20, 2017 will be a student holiday for President’s Day. It is a staff preparation day for all SSISD employees.
A & M-Commerce Hosts Adventures in Math for High School Students
COMMERCE, TX— The Texas A&M University-Commerce Math Department is readying itself for its 2017 Adventures in Math event, which will be coming up Friday, Feb. 17. The AIM event allows high school teachers and students to take part in competitions to win prizes, listen to keynote speakers, visit the university’s Planetarium, go to the library for a 3D printer presentation, take campus tours, and eat a delicious lunch in the...
