County Fire Chief Injured in Accident; Traffic Backed Up on I-30 Wednesday
An accident on I-30 westbound at Bill Bradford Road created a second accident when a driver of an semi-truck failed to control speed. Both accidents created a traffic backup for approximately 4 miles. Traffic was routed onto the service road for about an hour following the second accident. Andy Endsley, Hopkins County Fire Chief was injured in the second accident. Wednesday, two motorcycles and two autos were involved in a traffic...
Tira News June 2, 2017
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to Mary Beth (Robinson) Moore. Her husband Louis Moore had a heart attack on Wednesday and passed away. The funeral will be held on Saturday, June 3rd, at 11:00 a.m. in the Tira United Methodist Church, with visitation at 10:00, prior to the service. Lunch will be served at 12:45 at Posey Baptist Church, due to a family reunion at the Tira Community Center. Please be in prayer for the...
Become a Master Gardener; Beekeeper Information for June
Who are Texas Master Gardeners? Master Gardeners are members of the local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens. They are enthusiastic, willing to learn and to help others, and able to communicate with diverse groups of people. What really sets Master Gardeners apart from other home gardeners is their special training in horticulture. In exchange for their training, persons who become...
Seat Belts, Cooking, Sewing; Agrilife June 2, 2017
WHAT YOU MAY BE MISSING AT NIGHT! By now, you are probably familiar with the “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Taking those few seconds to buckle your seat belt is the most important step you can make to protect yourself in a crash. Fortunately, most Texans now buckle up, but some groups of motorists continue not taking the message to heart and not consistently using their seat belts. The demographic of motorist most likely to be...
Second Arrest in Three Days; This Time in DFZ
Skye Lynn Hargett, 26, returned to Hopkins County Jail early Thursday morning after one day away. Hargett had been arrested Tuesday, May 30th, along with another woman for possession of methamphetamine less than one gram. Her Thursday, June 1, 2017, arrest was for the same amount of meth but this time in a drug free zone and this time, she was with Michael Wade Mauldin, 39. Thursday morning between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. a Hopkins County...
A Chat with 2017 Dairy Festival Board President
For the 2017 Dairy Festival, Carolyn McKinney is wearing two hats…at least! She is the President of the Dairy Festival Board of Directors and she is the Director of Administration of the Southwest Dairy Museum, which is a top sponsor of the Dairy Festival. In fact, she invites you to the Southwest Dairy Museum during the week of June 12-17 for a free junior size ice cream cone, served from 11am-4pm to museum visitors. In her...
Warrants Served on Trahan
Hopkins County deputies were sent to the Ferrari Inn to serve an active Hopkins County warrant for the arrest of Ritchie Adam Trahan, 49. During the arrest procedure, deputies found two smoking pipes, one of which had residue of methamphetamine. Trahan was wanted for Violation of Probation for Impersonate Public Servant and for Violation of Probation for Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram...
Chamber Connection June 1, 2017
BIG NEWS for the Ice Cream Freeze-off!! I have a big announcement regarding the 16th Annual Ice Cream Freeze-off! We have changed the time and location. The Ice Cream Freeze-off will still be held on Saturday, June 10th, but the time has moved to 5:30 p.m. and the location has moved to Shannon Oaks front lawn. Come enjoy all-you-can-eat ice cream for $3.00 (while it lasts), then watch the hot air balloons take flight at 6 p.m. all...
