Oran Walter “Wally” Higgins
A Memorial services for Oran Walter “Wally” Higgins, age 65, will be held at a later date. The previously scheduled service has been postponed due to a family emergency. Mr. Higgins died on February 2, 2021 at his home in Sulphur Springs. He was born the son of Doyle Walter Higgins and Dorothy Jesser Higgins on May 30, 1955 in Pocatello, Indiana. Mr. Higgins worked as a machinist and liked riding his bike and horses and was of the...
Busy Wildcats and Lady Cats Game Day Features, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Track, Golf and Tennis
With Good Friday coming up Friday, all Wildcats and Lady Cats’ sports activity has been pushed into a very busy Thursday (April 1) game day. The Wildcats Soccer Team takes on District 15-5A champion Longview in a Regional Quarterfinal playoff game at Lindale starting at 7 p.m. The two teams met twice in district play and the Lobos squeaked by the Wildcats, 1-0 in each match. The Wildcats have a season record of 17-10-1 after...
Both Commerce MS Boys Track and Field Teams Win District Meet
While the placement at the Paris Deion Minor Wildcat Relays may not have been what Coach Cameron Warren was hoping for, all is not lost in Tiger town. Head boys track coach Cameron Warren told KSST Radio that both seventh and eighth grade middle school boys track teams won the 12-3A district meets on Monday, Mar. 29. The Commerce 8th grade boys team came in 1st, accumulating 169 points at the district meet. In field events, Daqulon...
Tira News: RSVP For May 1 Birthday Celebration For Yvonne Weir
By Jan Vaughn, Tira correspondent Destri Weir wants to extend an invitation to a birthday celebration honoring Yvonne Weir on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Heritage Park, 416 North Jackson St. in Sulphur Springs. A picnic lunch and cake will be served. Text or call Destri at 940-367-3322 to RSVP. The Tira Cemetery Association Board met on Tuesday, March 30, and made plans for the Tira Homecoming, which will be held on...
Annabelle Kerns
Funeral service for Annabelle Kerns, age 98, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 1:30P.M. on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Peerless Baptist Church with Bro. David Burns officiating and Bro. Phillip Mathis assisting. Interment will follow at Ridgeway Cemetery with John Penn, Cade Kerby, Marlin Kerby, Riley Davis, Cooper Davis and Jamie Davis serving as pallbearers and Mike Kerns and Jack Kerns of Potomac MD serving as honorary...
Curtis Dixon
Funeral service for Curtis Dixon, age 76, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2 p.m.on Saturday April 3, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at New Hope Cemetery with Josh Yager, Justin Yager, Chuck Simmons, Charlie Simmons, Justin Prater and Chris Price as pallbearers and Larry Yager, Shelly Yager, Pete Price and Ronnie Thompson as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 2, 2021...
Commerce Tigers Track Places Eighth at Paris Deion Minor Wildcat Relays
On Wednesday, Mar. 30, the Commerce Tigers men’s track and field team travelled to Paris to participate in the “Paris” Deion Minor Wildcat Relays. The Tigers track and field team finished with 20 points at the meet, good enough for 8th place at the invitational. In the 3200 M run, Oliver Roberts placed fifth with a time of 10:57. Enrique Morales fared a bit better in the 800 M run, scoring bronze with 2:08:61. The...
Ground Breaking Signals Start Of Construction On Connally Corner
Approximately 45 local dignitaries, business and community members turned out on a windy, lightly overcast Wednesday morning in celebration of the start of construction for Connally Corner, new housing development located just off the downtown square in Sulphur Springs. Connally Corners ground breaking on March 31, 2021 Patrick Chase said he and daughter Carrie Nuckolls and their families have been working to see the project come to...
Terrell Man Sentenced On Indecency Charge
A 41-year-old Terrell man was sentenced Wednesday afternoon, March 31, in the 8th Judicial District Court on an indecency with a child charge. David Joel Dean (HCSO jail photo) David Joel Dean had previously pled guilty to indecency with a child by contact. He also reportedly pled “true” to having a prior felony controlled substance conviction for which he served time in the penitentiary, which increased the range of punishment on the...
SBDC Holding Business Start-Up Seminar at PJC
How to fund a startup with retirement or other options is the focus of a virtual training session held at 10:30 a.m., April 14. Sponsored by the Paris Small Business Development Center, the webinar will feature guest speaker Tisha Dodge, Dodge Legal Group, SPC. Attendees will learn of different means to fund a startup business, including retirement funds or leverage other non-retirement-based options, without waiting to acquire...
