Saltillo Students Make School History By Advancing To Area OAP Competition
Saltillo High School theater students made school history by advancing from the Bi-District One Act Play Contest to the Area OAP competition. Saltillo High School history was made March 26 when the students’ One Act Play was selected to advance from Bi-District to Area OAP competition, according to Saltillo High School music and theatre teacher Daron Bilyeu. Five Saltillo students also earned individual awards at the Bi-District...
Rotary Club Raising Their Claws for Organizations, Graduating Seniors
On April 27th, Sulphur Springs Rotary Club will be hosting its 6th Annual Claws For A Cause crawfish boil in the beautiful downtown area of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Rotary International is an international service organization that exists to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. We...
Sulphur Springs FFA Teams Compete At Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Sulphur Springs FFA Show Teams entered their show projects in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Sulphur Springs High School FFA show teams have had a busy month, competing in multiple events at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Beef Heifer Show team competed at the Houston Show March 5-9. Breanna Sells, Hayden Daniel, Jodie Tippit, Sydney Swatsell, Elida Miller, Cash Vititow and Savannah Allen all competed with their show...
Tira News for March 26, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Joyce Dodd reports, “Our food angels, along with Martha Payton’s brother, Von Honzel, and the Tira preacher and his wife, Clyde and Victoria Bostick, brought several large bags of groceries to our pantry today.” We always appreciate the contributions. Also, I want to express appreciation to Georgia Smith, Yvonne Weir and Joyce Dodd for putting the food on the shelves, and to everyone who helps with the pantry each...
City-Wide Clean Up Announced For April 8-13
Sulphur Springs residents will have an opportunity next month to get rid of unwanted most household items during the city’s annual City-Wide Clean Up. marc maxwell The clean up will be conducted 1/4-mile east of Flowserve from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 8 through Saturday, April 13. “About half the time, people bring tree limbs and brush, sofas, things of that nature. Unfortunately, if we don’t do this, things might...
County Firefighters Respond To Second Structure Fire In 2 Days
County firefighters’ quick response to a FM 1567 building fire Tuesday afternoon limited the amount of damage sustained by the blaze. The cause of the fire was still under investigation Wednesday morning, but nothing suspicious had been identified in connection with the blaze, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley. “The guys got a quick knock down on it. There was not a lot of heavy fire damage. It was more smoke...
Basic Tips To Prevent Poultry Diseases
By Mario Villarino, DVM, Ph.D., Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR Animal disease prevention is responsibility of all members of the farming community. Poultry flocks represent a special challenge as far as public and animal health is concerned because smaller flocks are usually kept without veterinary care or sometimes maintained by people with limited experience. Also, even when those flocks are small in backyard flocks...
Upcoming Agrilife Extension Events
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Department of Transportation are sponsoring a Car Seat Checkup event on Wednesday, April 3, on the Lowe’s Parking Lot in Sulphur Springs, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Technicians will be on hand to check for proper installation, size, and condition of the child’s car seat. A new child safety seat will be provided at no charge if there are problems with the current seat. ...
Vehicle Burglaries Under Investigation
Sulphur Springs Police are investigating vehicle burglaries reported early Monday morning at two different addresses. Debit, credit, store and gift cards; wallets; and identification were among the items reported stolen from the burglaries of sport utility vehicles on Jennifer Lane and a vehicle on Austin Acres Road. At least one report of credit card abuse was reported to have stemmed from one of the burglaries. Local residents are...
