Chamber Connection — Jan. 23, 2020
By Lezley Brown, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce president/CEO Lezley Brown Who is ready to be a light in 2020? It is with great pleasure that the 2020 Board of Directors invites you to the 94th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. Tickets are already going fast! We will host a Networking Cocktail Happy Half Hour at 6 p.m. Dinner will be...
Tira News for Jan. 22, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Joyce and William Dodd had the opportunity to keep their new great-grandson, Kanyen, last week, while his mom started back to school and his dad was back at work. Their grandson Matthew was there with them, too. Joyce reports, “I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!” Joyce adds, “We have some very faithful people in our community, and some whose hearts are in our community even though they live in other places, who...
A Few Simple Rules For Tree Pruning
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent, Hopkins County, agriculture/natural resources Mario Villarino According to Oregon Extension Services, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, there are many reasons people pick up a saw or loppers to prune up their trees in young stands. The most common motivations I hear are accessibility, aesthetics and fire resistance/prevention. Even pruning up just a single 8...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Liked the Way the Wildcats Bounced Back Tuesday
Prior to the Wildcats Basketball Team’s always big game with rival Mount Pleasant, Coach Clark Cipoletta had a talk with his team about regaining their pride. The Wildcats entered Tuesday night’s home game 0-1 in district play after a stunning loss to Greenville Friday night. Coach Cipoletta told his players Greenville had taken their pride from them and they had to earn it back. Consider mission accomplished as the...
Wildcats Soccer Team Dominates Action But Has to Settle for 0-0 Tie at The Prim Tuesday Night
Soccer can be a frustrating sport. Case in point was Tuesday (January 21) night’s Wildcats game against Pittsburg at Gerald Prim Stadium that ended in a 0-0 tie. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton said the Wildcats dominated play and had 21 shots on goal while the Pirates managed only 2 chances. Coach Upton said the Pirates’ goalkeeper “stood on his head” making 16 saves. He said he couldn’t have asked for more from his team...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Has Second Straight Rout, This One at Pittsburg Tuesday Night
The Lady Cats Soccer Team had their second straight blowout Tuesday night (January 21) defeating Pittsburg on the road, 8-0. In their last game in a Terrell tournament last Friday, the Lady Cats defeated Seagoville, 17-0. Tuesday night the Lady Cats scored four goals in the first half and four more in the second half. Lady Cats Haley Robinson got a three goal hat trick. Rebekah Stanley added two goals. The Lady Cats also got one goal...
Miller Grove Hornets and Lady Hornets Get Wins Over Fruitvale Tuesday
The Miller Grove Hornets and Lady Hornets both got wins over Fruitvale Tuesday (January 21). The Hornets won 65-18. Kobe Robertson led the Hornets with 16 points. Lexton Sly added 13 points. Matt Brignon had 11 points. Isaiah Billingsley scored 8 points. Riley Hasten got 7 points. Tanner Hensley had 6 points. Jacob George scored 4 points. The Miller Grove Lady Hornets squeezed by Fruitvale, 42-39. The Lady Hornets trailed after the...
Saltillo Lady Lions Win District Battle for First Place at Home Tuesday Night
The #13 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball Team took sole possession of first place in district with a convincing 83-26 over Sulphur Bluff in Kerry Garmen Gym in Saltillo Tuesday night (January 21). The Lady Lions were strong from the start jumping out to a 28-7 first quarter lead. The Lady Lions increased their lead to 49-19 at the half. They led after three quarters 63-21. The Lady Lions outscored the Lady Bears 17-5 in the...
Investigation Of Possible Gravel Scam Results In Warrant Arrest
Prince Damon Long An investigation into a suspected gravel scam resulted in a 34-year-old Texarkana, Arkansas man being arrested shortly before noon Tuesday on FM 275 at County Road 1142 on a warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, to more than one complaint of people contacting residents to whom they were trying to sell pavement or rocks, according to sheriff’s reports....
