3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
Three men were booked into Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Feb. 3, on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Travis Wade Danker Travis Wade Danker, 38, of Smyrna, Tennessee was taken into custody at Williamson County Jail in Franlklin, Tennessee on Feb. 3 on three Hopkins County warrants. He was transported to Haralson County jail in Bremen, Georgia, where he was housed overnight, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy...
Carl Edward Hornberger
Mr. Carl Edward Hornberger, age 101 of Wolfe City, passed away on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at his home. He was born on August 15th, 1918 in Atlanta, Iowa to the late Carl Hornberger and Lettie Brock Hornberger.Carl was retired from the oilfield and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Cambell, Texas. He taught Sunday school for 20 years in Kermit, Texas and was a former member of the Grand Saline Assembly of God Church. After...
Roger D. Durdin
Mr. Roger D. Durdin, age 75 of Mineola, passed away on Monday, February 3rd, 2020 at his home. He was born on November 12th, 1944 in Crockett, Texas to the late Eudell Durdin and Merkie Sims Durdin. Roger D. Durdin Roger served in the U.S. Air Force and was retired from Conaco as an offshore O.I.M. He was a member and church greater of First Baptist Church in Mineola, past member of the American Legion and former board member of The...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Wins Second District Game in a Row Topping Greenville at Home
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said the Greenville game Tuesday night (February 4) was one the Lady Cats had to have. The Lady Cats defeated Greenville, 47-36. She said she would have liked a cleaner game but she emphasized that a win is a win. The Lady Cats found points hard to come by in the first two quarters but played much better in the last two quarters to get the win. Coach Tisdell said the Lady Cats won despite...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Comments on Win Over Greenville
Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta commented on what the Wildcats did Tuesday night (February 4) to get a victory over Greenville, 63-52 at home. He said senior Cameron Kahn got the Wildcats going early with a couple of strong drives to the basket. Coach Cipoletta said junior Boo Wilkerson was called on to guard Greenville’s talented point guard Quin Anderson and still had enough to hit some really big shots. Wilkerson led all...
Saltillo, Miller Grove Girls Get Wins Tuesday Night
The Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball Team, ranked #11 in Class A, remained unbeaten in district play with an 80-10 victory over Bloomburg Tuesday (February 4) at Kerry Garmon Gym in Saltillo. For the Lady Lions, Anna Reeder had a big game with 24 points. Allie Lane and Julianna Giles both had 10 points. Chandler Bain scored 9 points. Maddy Smith had 8 points. Brittney Peeples added 7 points. Jocelyn Ochoa chipped in 6 points. Paisley...
Wildcats Senior Linebacker George Greenway Signs to Play Football at Kilgore College
Wildcats inside linebacker George Greenway, who missed most of this football season season with a broken collarbone, was all smiles Wednesday (February 5) as he signed a letter of intent to play college football at Kilgore College. The signing, at the Multipurpose Building, drew a large number of high school students as well as quite a number of Greenway’s relatives. Greenway explained he has family in Kilgore so he contacted...
Garland Man Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge
A 28-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning for having suspected heroin and pills in his wallet, according to police reports. A patrol officer reportedly contacted Javier Perez Jr. at 8:12 a.m. Feb. 4 at the corner of Lamar and Beckham streets, after seeing the man and another person removing several items from a window of a residence. Perez seemed to the officer to be attempting to gain access to the residence, Sulphur Springs...
Tira News For Feb. 5, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Tami Joslin shared that Amanda Caviness, Paige’s teacher at North Hopkins, donated bags of birthday party items for the Tira Food Pantry. We appreciate her thoughtfulness and generosity. If you have a need for items for your child’s birthday, please contact Tami at 903-268-2496. Joyce Dodd reports, “Our angels donated $100 and 2 dozen cans of meat for the pantry.” We are always thankful for the contributions. Tira sign...
