Mary Branch
Memorial service for Mary Branch, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mary passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Sunny Springs Nursing Home. Mary Branch was born February 19, 1942 in Sulphur Springs, TX to Harleen Russel Beatles and Alma Irene Archer. She worked as a Home Health Provider and was a member of the Richland Baptist Church. She is...
Hopkins County Oct. 22 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 2 New Cases, 2 Recoveries
While Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported only 2 new cases and 2 recoveries in their Oct. 22 COVID-19 update, Texas Department of State Health Services reported 3 additional COVID-19 fatalities. HC/SSEM COVID-19 Reports Two Hopkins County residents were reported Oct. 22 to have received positive COVID-19 results, HC/SSEM officials reported in the Oct. 22 COVID-19 update. That increases the new case...
Barbara “Bobbie” Evans
Funeral services for Barbara “Bobbie” Aline Browder Evans, age 86, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 23, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Fred Lewis officiating. There will be a come and go visitation on Thursday, October 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at New Winnsboro Cemetery in...
Miller Grove ISD Ending Remote Learning
Miller Grove ISD will soon be joining the growing number of school districts that are ending remote learning, according to a press release from MGISD school administrators. Miller Grove ISD Hornet The MGISD board voted Oct. 20 to rescind remote learning for all students. That means beginning Nov. 3 all Miller Grove ISD students will be required to return to their designated campus for in-person, on-campus instruction, the district...
TAMUC Planetarium Reopening After Renovations
Commerce, Texas — The Planetarium at Texas A&M University-Commerce has been renovated and is reopening with new seats and a few new requirements. Reservations for TAMUC Planetarium are now available for shows beginning Nov. 13 running through Dec. 18. Seating is limited. Texas A&M University-Commerce Science Building, home of the Planetarium The featured presentation at the planetarium will be “Mystery of the...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Has First Official Practice Thursday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team will have their first official practice on Thursday (October 22). They will doing so without third year Lady Cats Head Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell who is on maternity leave. Coach Tisdell gave birth to a baby girl to go along with with her young son. She is expected to return to the gym next Wednesday. At the start, Lady Cats Assistant Coach Bryan Jones will be running practices with the help of new...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Discusses New Zone Competition Concept in District
With Covid-19 issues in football District 8-5A, the district’s coaches have adopted a plan to sort things out and determine the district’s four playoff teams. The plan, according to Wildcats Football Greg Owens, was developed by Greenville Coach Darren Duke. It calls for the eight district teams to be split into two zones. Zone A includes Crandall, Ennis, Forney and Royse City and Zone B is comprised of Corsicana,...
Producer/Members of the NETBIO Sold 3,836 Head of Pre-Conditioned Cattle at the October Sale
Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission NETBIO Public Information Services 903-951-7594 Producer/members of the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) sold 3,836 head of pre-conditioned cattle at the October sale held Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission. A total of 145 producers had cattle selling in the sale, and despite a softer market the cattle sold pretty...
Tira News: Residents Express Appreciation For Weather, Family Visits
By JAN VAUGHN Sheila Boyd reports, “We are so thankful to have had a chance to visit our friends, the Stahl’s, in New Mexico this past week. The weather was wonderful. Michael woke up to 26 degrees on morning and was found on the porch barefooted looking at elk. We are so blessed to have them as our friends. The time spent was so needed and refreshing. Times like these remind us of the wonderful gifts we are given … family,...
