TxDOT Trained Specialists Available for Senior Citizens’ Auto Check
PARIS – Senior drivers in Northeast Texas can have a trained TxDOT specialist check their automobiles for comfort, safety and mobility to help improve their daily driving experiences. Seniors in Lamar and surrounding counties can get their cars checked from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at 1128 Clarksville Street, Suite 300, in Paris, said Monica Yates, TxDOT traffic safety specialist and certified CarFit technician. These checks are part of...
Fall Blessings By Johanna Hicks
While visiting downtown Sulphur Springs recently, I noticed all the beautiful fall decorations in store windows. With the cooler temperatures upon us, fall in definitely in the air! Stepping inside one of my favorite shops, I admired the beautifully embroidered aprons, bags, and hand towels, donning gold, orange, green, tan and brown...
Man Arrested for Tamper/Fabricate Evidence
The odor of marijuana from inside the 2003 Trailblazer stopped by a Hopkins County deputy on CR 4784 led to Vincent Sheldon Jones, 30, of Commerce admitting to having a small amount of a green leafy substance on his person. That would have been a misdemeanor. However, at the jail, medical questions prior to his book-in Jones removed vape from his body and tried to dispose it in the book-in area. The vapor showed to contain a substance...
Carriage House Manor Bake Sale Today for United Way
On Friday October 19, 2018 starting at 10:30 am, Carriage House Manor is holding a Bake Sale to raise money for United Way. The community’s best cooks and bakers have donated freshly prepared cakes, pies and cookies for the fundraising sale.
Meet Nurse Practitioner Leigh Ann Klein, Women’s Health with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Winnsboro
Nurse Practitioner Leigh Ann Klein spoke about Women’s Health on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. “Because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s beneficial to remind women that their genetics and family history play a large role in determining risk for developing breast cancer. So, during holidays and family times, it is a good time for women to pass along this valuable...
Video Presentation: Jehovah Jireh Food Pantry
Jehovah Jireh Food Pantry, a non-profit organization, is located at 10896 Highway 11 East , Como. The pantry serves the Hopkins County Community with food . The pantry solely runs off of donations made by Jehovah Jireh Food Panty and Biblically Speaking Ministries and Businesses and Individuals in the community. The pantry is open on Thursdays from 9 a.m. until noon to help families in need of food. Donations of can goods or peanut...
Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County EDC Receives Texas Economic Development Corporation 2018 Community Economic Development Award
During the E-Commerce, Technology and Innovations: The Future of Business sponsored by Texas Economic Development Council Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation received the 2018 Community Economic Development Award for cities with population 10,001 to 20,000. The October 18th award program named recipients in six population categories. The Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County EDC spearheaded a complex,...
“Christmas Joys” Program Helps Prepare for Holiday Baking, Decorating, Crafts
Johanna Hicks, local Extension Agent, always puts on a choice program to help get you ready for the holidays. The demonstration program is always well-attended, so reserve your space early at one of the two presentations of “Christmas Joys” set for Monday November 5, 2018 at the SW Dairy Museum in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Each presentation will seat 75 persons. Cost to attend is $5 per person, with children under 5 admitted...
Tira News for Oct 19th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Michael and Shelia Boyd enjoyed a trip to Branson, Missouri. Shelia reports, “We got to spend time with his sister and brother-in-law, Becky and Gary Furzman. They fed us and we had time with our niece and nephews. At Branson, we caught a show called Absolutely Country Definitely Gospel dinner show with Faith’s Journey. It was great. The cooler weather hit there first, so Michael loved it. We hadn’t been to Silver...
