Cumby Building Collapses During High Winds
The side of a brick building on West Main Street in Cumby collapsed Wednesday and is being torn down Thursday. No one was injured. The side of this building in Cumby collapsed Wednesday. (Courtesy City of Cumby) The building at 124 West Main Street in Cumby, next to the city park, has continued to deteriorate over the years. During high winds Wednesday, one wall of the building collapsed, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy...
Dallas Man Arrested In Cumby For Suspected Cocaine Possession
February 27, 2020 – Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro arrested 20-year-old Tristan Lee Allman of Dallas at 11:50 a.m. Feb. 27, after finding a bag containing suspected cocaine, Xanax and a marijuana pipe in his vehicle during an Interstate 30 west traffic stop. Tristan Lee Allman Embro said the beige Oldsmobile caught his attention as he was walking back to his patrol vehicle from another traffic stop at mile marker 110 on Interstate...
Fort Worth Man Sentenced For Theft Of Trailer From Apartment Complex
A 41-year-old Fort Worth man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in a state jail for a 2019 theft of a trailer from a Sulphur Springs apartment complex. Rusty Allen Fisher was stopped on State Highway 11 by troopers around 9:30 p.m. March 27, 2019 for not having brake or trailer lights. The vehicle’s registration also reportedly expired in February 2019. When asked by the trooper why the unit he was driving didn’t have a front...
Kenneth “Ken” Pescod
Kenneth “Ken” Pescod, 71, of Winnsboro, Texas, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 with his devoted wife and family by his bedside. Ken was born to father Thomas Pescod and mother Helene E. (McGrath) Pescod on January 18, 1949 in Mineola, New York. Ken and Sandy have lived in Winnsboro for the past 15 years and he was a member of the Hawks Gun Club in Winnsboro. Ken was a Regional Sales Manager for MEI group for 20...
Area Students Compete at Annual National History Day Competition at A&M-Commerce
COMMERCE, TX— More than 100 high school students from across the region gathered on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce on February 21 for the annual National History Day regional competition. Held each year at the university, this was the first time that the regional event was part of the combined East Texas district of the national organization, supported by A&M-Commerce and Stephen F. Austin State University. Dr....
Saltillo High School “The New Margo” Advances
Saltillo High School One Act Play advanced to Bi-District round. Their production of “The New Margo” by Stephen Gregg earned the advancing position from District 24A and three individual acting awards. All Star Cast Award honors go to Bianca Castro and Graycie Hodges. Ofelia Cabrera earned Honorable Mention honors. The next round takes place March 24 at the Sulphur Springs ISD Auditorium. Performance times will be...
Architect, Demolition Company Approved By Hospital District Board
Chapter 381 Tax Abatements Granted BY HCHD To Pine Forest, Dike solar farms Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors approved Chapter 381 Economic Development Tax Abatements for two solar farms, and selected an architectural firm for a new EMS headquarters/Hospital District Building and a company to demolish three houses on Airport Road. EMS/District Facility The requested information was posted seeking qualifications for...
Chamber Connection- February 27, 2020
By Lezley Brown, CEO/President, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Guess what time of the year it is? Oh yes! It’s Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament time! Letters have gone in the mail this week for the 31st Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. Save the Date for Friday, April 10th at Sulphur Springs Country Club, and let us know right away if you would like to have a team. It’s a wonderful tournament to be shared with friends...
Teresa Lemons
Teresa Mae Lemons, 62, of Point passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020, in her home. Service is pending at this time. Online guestbook at www.wilsonorwoskyfuneralhome.com. Teresa Lemons
Tira News — Feb. 26, 2020
By Jan Vaughn The quarterly Tira City Council Meeting will be held on Monday, March 2, 2020, at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Yvonne Weir met Brenda Allen of Yantis at Plain and Fancy on Monday for a late birthday celebration of Brenda’s January birthday. Our daughter and granddaughter, Tiffany and Jaidyn of Malvern, Arkansas, came for a visit on Friday evening. Our grandson, Kenden...
