Tira News
by Jan Vaughn Evelyn (Arnold) Horne moved into our community recently. She reports that her daughters, Stacy Green from Sugar Land and Alisa Ottley and Saylor from Dallas, came for lunch and a visit on Friday the 8th. Kim and Lee Beck had a nice visit with their “almost 2-year-old” granddaughter, Demi, and parents, Derek & Michelle Dailey. Demi got to see Santa and all the sights at Heritage Park. Kim adds, “Lee is selling his...
Video Presentation: Two Well-Known Local Attorneys Transition Into Retirement
Two Sulphur Springs attorneys will be transitioning to retirement at the end of the year. Aggie die-hard Joel Sheffield will close his practice and move to College Station to be closer to his Alma-mater. William T “Tommy” Allison, II, will move from his Sulphur Springs practice to a reduced pace at his home office on an area...
Win the Tacky Christmas Sweater Contest at Ladies Night Out Dec. 21, Sponsored by DBA Fun, Food and Fashion Retailers
Ladies, “your” night out is on the calendar for Thursday December 21 at 6pm on Main Street downtown. Talk about getting all the fun, food and fashion retailers in one place, the Downtown Business Alliance has done it for this once-a-year event to celebrate the shopping magic of the holidays. What to wear? Your tackiest Christmas sweater, of course! The Best Tacky Christmas Sweater prize is a $50 MasterCard gift card. There...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Receives an “A” for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety, and transparency in the U.S. health care system, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs was one of 823 hospitals to receive an “A” for its commitment to reducing errors, infections, and...
Senior Citizen’s Annual Christmas Party Is Friday Dec 15 For Local Seniors!
December 2017 – According to Senior’s Director Karon Weatherman, here’s a reminder about the Annual Christmas Party at the Senior Citizens Center at 150 MLK Drive in Sulphur Springs, Texas. on Friday, December 15th at 11:00. The party will begin after BINGO. Please bring a Gift to exchange between $ 5.00 – $10.00 value and your favorite Christmas Treat (Finger Foods) to share. There will be games and Santa...
Chamber Connection December 14, 2017
Attention All Chamber Members…. Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Chamber Members, we are going to print with the 2018 Membership Directory. We are going to have it ready for distribution the first part of January, so we need you to do a few things… Please go to HopkinsChamber.org and click in the directory search. Please check to make sure that we have the correct information for your business. We have been trying to...
Koenig Pleas to 15 Years in TDCJ for Aggravated Robbery
December 13, 2017 – Jason Floyd Koenig, Jr., 20, of Winnsboro, was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following his guilty plea for Aggravated Robbery entered Wednesday in Eighth Judicial District Court. According to Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris, Koenig will be eligible for parole after he has served seven and one-half years. In July, 2015, Koenig, then 18, was arrested for aggravated...
President’s Day Candidate Forum Set for February 29, 2018; Tickets Now On Sale
On February 19th 2018, the Hopkins County Republican Party will be hosting its 7th biennial President’s Day Candidate Forum. In 2006 Chairman Chris Brown started the candidate forum and it was attended by less that fifty people. In 2016, there were over 300 people in attendance. It is anticipated, this year, there will be 350 or more in attendance. The Forum will be held in the main hall of the Hopkins County Civic Center. The...
