Bakers Back the Blue Silent Auction Raises Funds for Adopt A Cop
Bakers Back the Blue is conducted a silent auction Friday at Sulphur Springs City Hall. The event from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. is a fund raiser for the Adopt A Cop program. All proceeds from the day’s activities will be given to Adopt A Cop. Michelle Idzy, local baker, stated that is a way for bakers to use their God given talents to help the community. She began speaking with other bakers and the idea was born. The cakes, cookies, and...
Enrollment For 4-H is Underway
Texas 4-H is like a club for kids and teens ages 5-18, and it’s BIG! It’s the largest youth development program in Texas with more than 550,000 youth each year. No matter where you live or what you like to do, Texas 4-H has something that lets you be a better you! You may think 4-H is only for your friends with animals, but it’s so much more! You can do activities like shooting sports, food science, healthy living, robotics, fashion,...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council will meet on Tuesday, September 6th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Following a brief business meeting, Floyd Payton, former Tira Mayor, will be honored with a reception. Floyd resigned just before the last quarterly meeting, due to health issues. Please make plans to stop by and have some cake and punch and express your appreciation to Floyd for his dedicated service to the community. Dakota...
Agrilife: Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Show
Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show Among the many hats I wear, serving as the Hopkins County Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show coordinator is one of them. This year’s event is shaping up to be a good one! Sixteen craftsmen have already registered, and I look forward to many more. Among the items for sale, you will see hand-crafted cards and gift tags, homemade jams & jellies, glass flowers and bird feeders made from...
Chamber Connection
Chamber Connection-August 25th This is the last week to purchase Speed Networking tickets! The Chamber of Commerce is hosting An Evening of Speed Networking! Because networking is just a fancy word for making friends! Our event will be held on Tuesday, August 30th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cedar Canyon in Sulphur Springs. This is the perfect opportunity for local business owners to network with other business owners in a...
Tennessee Man Attempts to Evade Local Arrest
A traffic stop on I-30 resulted in an attempt to evade arrest that ended when Dana Lee Porter, 43, of Memphis, Tennessee drove across DPS spike strips. Porter was stopped by local law enforcement for a traffic violation. When asked to step out of his vehicle, he immediately fled the scene in his vehicle. Officers pursued Porter to the Franklin County line where DPS was waiting with the spike strips. Porter is in Hopkins County jail...
Tatum Issues Internet Scam Alert
An internet scam alleging that the internet provider is going out of business and wants to refund money that has been paid the internet provider since the customer has signed up with the company has hit locally, according to Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum. Tatum encourages anyone contacted by the scam to not respond in any manner to their requests. Tatum says that if you respond the scam will make your bank accounts appear to have all the...
