7 New COVID-19 Cases Reported For Sulphur Springs High School
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams Thursday evening notified families, students and employees that 7 new COVID-19 cases have been reported for Sulphur Springs High School Six additional students and 1 staff member were lab-confirmed to have COVID-19; all seven were reported to have been present at SSHS during the last week, according to Williams. A dozen of the cases have been reported...
Cumby Police Caught Grapevine Man Driving A Stolen BMW
Cumby Police caught a Grapevine man driving a stolen BMW on Interstate 30 early Thursday morning, according to arrest reports. Peter Son Bac Nguyen (HCSO jail photo) Cumby Police Officer Jonathan Painter reported being alerted shortly after 1 a.m. Sept. 24 by dispatchers that a stolen vehicle had been spotted traveling east near Interstate 30 mile marker 101. Painter reported seeing a 2020 white BMW with a Tennessee license plate pass...
Tira News: Annette Loper Shares Inspiring Story Of Compassion and Generosity
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Randall Wright. He passed away on Sept. 18 and a memorial visitation is being held on Friday, Sept. 25 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home from 12 to 2 p.m. Please be in prayer for his mother, Janie (Shaw) Lewis, and all of his family. Tira sign At the quarterly Tira City Council meeting, the group discussed routine business – Community Center upkeep, Tira Food Pantry,...
Hopkins County Sept. 24 COVID-19 Update: 4 New, 89 Active, 337 Cumulative Cases
Four new positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Hopkins County by the Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in their Sept. 24 COVID-19 Update. That 41 Hopkins County residents who have been lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 this week and 94 during the first 24 days of September. That increases the active cases count to 89 and the cumulative case count for Hopkins County to 337. COVID-19 case counts reported for...
Zoning Of Thermo Mine Property As Heavy Industrial Receives P&Z Approval
City Seeking Grant Funding To Improve Mine Road The Planning and Zoning Commission Monday recommended zoning of the old Thermo mine property as heavy industrial, despite communication from multiple area residents who are opposed to the idea and an online petition in opposition to the zoning change. Tuesday evening, the City of Sulphur Springs also authorized the city manager to apply for grant funding to improve the old...
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez is Glad to See District’s Top Two Teams in the Rear View Mirror
The good thing for Wildcats Team Tennis is that they are now through with the district’s projected top two teams, perennial district champ Texas High and Longview. Both defeated the Wildcats, 19-0. The Wildcats lost to Longview Wednesday at the Wildcat Tennis Center. The match was played Wednesday after a rain out on Tuesday. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said it’s always tough when you play Longview. Longview is...
Veteran Frisco Wakeland Head Football Coach Expects Good Battle With the Wildcats on Friday
When Frisco Wakeland opened in August of 2006, Marty Secord was their first football coach. He’s still there in his 15th year. The native of Longview Spring Hill has been coaching for 38 years including college stops at McMurry in Abilene and at Louisiana College, where he coached former Wildcat football player Triston Abron. As he said last year, this year’s Frisco Wakeland team that the Wildcats will face Friday night at...
Sr. Wilbert Cruz
El funeral del Sr. Wilbert Cruz, 43 años, de Winsboro se llevará a cabo a las 2:00 p.m. el dia sabado 26 de septiembre del 2020, en la capilla de la funeraria Murray-Orwosky, oficiada por el pastor Miranda. Las visitas seran despues del funeral hasta las 5 p.m. en la funeraria de Murray-Orwosky. El Señor Cruz fallecio el domingo 20 de septiembre del 2020 en el Hospital Frances CHRISTUS Mother, en Tyler. El Señor Wilbert Cruz....
Wilbert Cruz, Sr
Funeral service for Wilbert Cruz Sr, age 43, of Winnsboro will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Miranda officiating. Visitation following funeral service until 5p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Cruz passed away Sunday September 20, 2020, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler. Wilbert Cruz, Sr. was born November 10, 1976 in Chahuites, Oaxaca, Mexico to...
2020 Youth Winner Earns Hopkins/Rains County SWCD Scholarship, Hay Show Set for October 20
Pictured left to right: Hopkins/Rains SWCD board member Max Palmer, scholarship recipient Kyler Moore and board member Andy Wright The Hopkins/Rains County Soil and Water Conservation District, sponsor of the annual Hopkins County Hay Show, extends scholarship opportunities to area youth in agricultural studies. Kyler Moore was the 2020 recipient of a $1500 scholarship. The 2020 Hay Show will be held on Tuesday October 20 inside the...
