Wanted Rockwall Man, Quinlan Woman Arrested On Controlled Substance And Firearm Charges
A wanted Rockwall man and 35-year-old Quinlan woman were arrested on controlled substance and firearm charges late Wednesday morning, according to arrest reports. Brian Lee Lawson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Bobby Osornio initiated a traffic stop at 10:24 a.m. May 12, 2021, on a black Ford Expedition after a license plate check showed the vehicle’s registration to have expired in December of...
Tira News – May 13, 2021: Residents Enjoyed Mother’s Day With Family, Friends
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the families of Wanda Clayton and Terry Runyan. Wanda was buried on May 8, and Terry was buried on May 11, in the Tira Cemetery. Please remember these families in your prayers. Tira city limit sign Nicolas Esterhuyse, grandson of Robert and Yvonne Weir, celebrated his 5th birthday Sunday the 2nd at his home, with his cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Yvonne Weir and Brenda Allen...
Bessonett And Resendiz Named Top Miller Grove High School 2021 Graduates
Jorja Bessonett has been named the valedictorian and Andrea Resendiz the salutatorian of the Miller Grove High School Graduating Class of 2021, MGISD announced earlier this week. Jorja Bessonett Bessonett achieved the top ranking in the senior class with an overall 102.06 grade point average. She is the daughter of Bill and Cherrie Bessonett and the granddaughter of Glen and Carolyn George and Susie and Mike Bessonett. She has an...
Top Miller Grove 8th Graders Announced
Miller Grove ISD this week announced Gabe Hayden and Emma Knight as this year’s top Miller Grove 8th graders. Gabe Hayden Hayden is the 2021 Miller Grove 8th Grade class valedictorian, an honor he earned with an overall grade point average of 93.71. He is the son of Jimmi and Marcella Hayden of Miller Grove and has six siblings, Kavan Smith, Ashley Hayden, Heather Melton, Chandra Hayden, Melanie Hayden, and Jessica Linex. He has...
2 Miller Grove Junior High Robotics Teams Advance To Global Contest
Two Miller Grove Junior High Robotics Teams have advancing to the Global VEX Robotics Competition, while the Grove’s high school team competed in their second state robotics tournament this year. Miller Grove ISD robotics teams (Photo courtesy MGISD) The MGISD teams compete in VEX Robotics Competitions featuring competitors from schools ranging in size from 1A to 6A, as well as home school teams. The Junior High and...
Dallas Man Jailed After Bond Revoked On Felony Charge
A 46-year-old Dallas man was jailed at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2021, after his bond was revoked on a felony charge, according to arrest reports. Kenneth Paul Tolly Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Kenneth Paul Tolly Jr. was taken into custody in the district courtroom by a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer and escorted into the jail for bond revocation on a possession of less than 1 gram of a 2020 Penalty Group 1...
Dike Woman Reportedly Had Child In Car During Drunk Driving Crash
A 39-year-old Dike woman had a child in the car with her during a drunk driving crash. The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available at 12:45 p.m. May 12, 2021, for Sydnee Rochelle Kirk. Photo taken from public social media website. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Lavender reported finding Sydnee Rochelle Kirk at the scene of a suspected drunk driving crash reported...
KRVA Summer Fun Trip Giveaway
After the year you’ve had, you deserve a break. KRVA appreciates you, and wants to help you take time to unwind and reset this summer with a free trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas! With a 3-night stay at Edgewater Resort, and tickets to Magic Springs Waterpark, this trip will be fun for the whole family. To enter to win, go to the KRVA Facebook page, “like” the homepage, and the “KRVA Summer fun” post-and...
Fort Worth Woman Sentenced On A Stolen Vehicle Case
A 19-year-old Fort Worth woman has been sentenced on a stolen vehicle case, which Sulphur Springs Police believed to be one of three connected stolen vehicle crashes and multiple burglary cases, which they worked early Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Sunny Lea Sweatman (HCSO jail photo) Sunny Lea Sweatman appeared before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt in a sentencing hearing. She was accused Nov. 13, 2020 of two offenses,...
Chamber Connection – May 13, 2021
By Butch Burney There are so many recognitions happening lately, and like our Chamber Board President Rusty Posey says, you can’t go wrong recognizing people. We give a salute to Rowena Johnson, who dedicated her life to teaching our children. She was my third grade teacher her first year teaching, and was a loving, disciplined teacher and principal who touched more children and parents than we will ever know. The SSISD board voted to...
