Tira News for August 3rd, 2018
By Jan Vaughn The Tira Food Pantry has received several donations lately. The council members want to express appreciation to everyone who has helped make food available to those in need. The deadline to file as a write-in candidate for the Tira City Council is August 20th. Tira residents who have an interest in serving in this capacity, should contact me, Jan Vaughn, Tira City Secretary. My contact information is at the end of the...
Upcoming Events By Johanna Hicks
Back-to-School and Marriage Education August is here, and your Texas A&M AgriLife Hopkins County Extension Office is buzzing with activity! Other than the Back-to-School Fair, County 4-H Achievement Banquet, “Certified Judges’ Training for Fairs, Festivals, and Events” which will all take place in August, I want to remind everyone that on August 25, the last Twogether in Texas Marriage Education workshop for 2018...
Sulphur Springs Business Parks Experience Flurry of Activity
Sulphur Springs industrial parks are experiencing a flurry of activity as buildings are going up to house new industry locally. Load Trail, known world-wide for the manufacture of trailers and dump trailers, is about 120 days from opening their 160,000 square foot building in Heritage Business Park in Sulphur Springs. The $7.8-million building will house $10-million in equipment. The company sought no tax abatement. Roger Feagley,...
Tumbleweed Smith’s “Sounds of Texas” Radio Program Celebrates 50 Years
Tumbleweed Smith’s “Sounds of Texas” radio show is observing it’s 50th year on the air. It is syndicated across the state of Texas. KSST 1230 AM in Sulphur Springs joined the syndicate early on. Now with 13,000 archived programs, the first broadcast aired on August 1, 1969 in Big Spring, Texas, Tumbleweed’s hometown, where he was News Director at the radio station there. In a couple of months, he had...
Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Presents Sassy for Adoption
Sassy is still searching for her forever home! Sassy is ironically quite the opposite of her name. She is very shy at first, but once she gets to know you, she’s very eager to please you. She’s very quite, but she loves to play with her best friend and bonded mate Will! (They compliment each other very well and they need to be adopted together) Her adoption fee is $100.00 which includes all previous vetting, shots,...
Chamber Connection August 2, 2018
Tonight, is the night! The Chamber is hosting The Chamber Showcase, a night of networking that features Chamber members in Hopkins County, on Thursday, August 2nd at the Sulphur Springs Country Club from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We are sold out of booths, but we encourage you attend the event for $10 and enjoy the opportunity to do it all in one night… just imagine food show + exhibit hall + speed networking! This will be a huge...
Drivers License Number Too Long; Possession of Controlled Substances Leads to Arrest
When forging a Texas Driver’s License be sure you copy Texas DL numbers and not those of another state. Brandy McCullough, 33, is in Hopkins County Jail after giving a Hopkins County Deputy a falsified driver’s license that contained too many characters in the license number. She also was in possession of illegal controlled substances. McCullough is charged with Tamper with Government Record, Possession of a Controlled Substance...
Know Where Jasso Can be Located? Contact Crime Stoppers
If you have information leading to the arrest of Lettie Delores Mosqueda Jasso, a former Part Time Clerk in the Hopkins County Justice of the Peace Office Pct 1wanted for Twenty Warrants for Tampering with Government Document by Public Servant and Credit Card Abuse, contact Crime Stoppers at 903-885-2020. Local law enforcement and the Texas Rangers are seeking Jasso. The warrants for Jasso are a result of a regular internal office...
