Judy Gilreath Applauds Dinner Bell Sponsors, Volunteers, Community Partners and GSC Inc.
July 1 “curbside service” volunteers from Grocery Supply and Fidelity Express Judy Gilreath and the volunteers of Dinner Bell know how important sponsors are when it comes to feeding a crowd every week! So are willing, knowledgeable kitchen helpers and the indispensable community partners who make the Dinner Bell wheels turn, week in and week out. Although Judy has always loved cooking and being in the kitchen she admits...
SCU Investigation, Traffic Stop Result In 4 Controlled Substance Arrests
July 2, 2020 – A SCU investigation of a 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man for possession or distribution of methamphetamine ultimately resulted in 4 controlled substance arrests. Elzie Antwain Sneed (HCSO jail photo) The SCU investigators reported purchasing large quantities of suspected methamphetamine from 33-year-old Elzie Antwain Sneed of Sulphur Springs. The buys occurred on several occasions during their investigation. The...
Novice Quilter Creates Gifts of Art as an Act of Kindness
Her project may be small, but it packs a personal meaning while demonstrating accomplishment in a relatively new skill. Becky Garrett, new to Sulphur Springs and a member of the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild, says she is most at home doing embroidery and crewel work. Something’s usually ‘under her needle’ in the embroidery hoops, but this time, she incorporated a quilting technique. Her scriptural...
Arkansas Man Allegedly Stole Car The Day He Was Released From Jail
July 2, 2020 – A 29-year-old Hot Springs, Arkansas man allegedly stole a car from a gas station the day he was released from jail, according to arrest and jail reports. Adam Blake Smith Officers were alerted around 1:40 p.m. July 1 that a vehicle had been stolen from a gas station in the 900 block of Gilmer Street. Officers responded in the 1700 block of South Broadway Street, where the man alleged to have driven and then parked...
Tira News – July 2, 2020
Updates, Repairs Slated In July While Tira Community Center Closed By Jan Vaughn Tira Mayor Allen Joslin reports that the Tira Community Center will remainclosed during the month of July. Some updates and repairs are being done while it’s not in use. The Tira Food Pantry is still being stocked for those who are in need of some assistance with food. Tira sign Wesley and Yvonne Weir attended a youth rally at First Assembly of God...
DCTF Picks Como-Pickton Football To Finish 6th In Their District This Season
The Como-Pickton football team is hoping to confound the so-called experts this coming football season. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine predicts the Eagles, a playoff team last season, will finish sixth in their seven team District 6-2A in Division I. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine Picked ahead of Como-Pickton are Wolfe City, Bogata Rivercrest, Honey Grove, Alba-Golden and Cooper. Celeste is selected as the...
Parents Asked To Complete SSISD Back To School Survey
Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb on June 29 posted a letter with the district’s plans for the 2020-21 school year, a work in progress due to the changes related to COVID-19. Today, parents received a request to help shape that plan by completing a SSISD back to school instructional survey, to better aid administrators and staff in preparing for the 2020-21 school year. “This survey is designed to learn more...
3 Irving Residents Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
July 1, 2020 – Three Irving residents were arrested on a controlled substance charge following a late night traffic stop on Industrial Drive near the 125 mile marker on Interstate 30 west. An Irving woman was also wanted on a parole warrant, according to arrest reports. Annie Parker Landrum (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis reported stopping a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. He noticed the vehicle did...
Food Bank To Help Feed Hungry in Sulphur Springs on July 17th
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD AT HOPKINS COUNTY REGIONAL CIVIC CENTER TO HELP FEED HUNGRY NORTH TEXANS DURING COVID-19 What: Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, in partnership with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), will be distributing kitted food boxes through a low-touch distribution model on July 17th , 2020. Distribution will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. To receive food, visitors must be in a vehicle. No...
Skills Camp Registration Now Open
By Johanna Hicks, AgriLife Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County The Hopkins County Community Health/Wellness Alliance has offered “Kids’ Camp: Fun, Food, Fitness” for 10 years. However, due to COVID-19, the camp was canceled for 2020 because of the large number of campers and staff involved. I have been providing weekly programs for the Sulphur Springs ISD Summer Camp, which reaches approximately 10-15 kids with each...
