Tira News For Dec. 12, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The Community Christmas party is this Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Community Center. Brisket and tea will be provided. Please bring a side dish and/or dessert and come enjoy a time of visiting with your neighbors. Tira Volunteer Firefighters will be recognized for their service to our community. The Christmas story will be read and Santa is planning to stop by and visit with the kids. We want to express our...
Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
ORSBURN, BILLY JACK : Photo courtesy of the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. A disturbance call on South Locust Street Tuesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a 64-year-old Sulphur Springs man and his 26-year-old girlfriend on a controlled substance charge each. SCOTT, DESTINY RENEE Officers were reportedly at the pair’s Locust Street address for a disturbance at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Upon arrival, Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark...
City Attorney Discusses Potential Impact Of Friday's Called City Council Meeting
Sulphur Springs (far left) Mayor Pro Tem Erica Armstrong, Council member Jimmy Lucas, (center) Mayor Norman Sanders and (second from right) Jeff Sanderson submitted notices of resignation from the City Council in the last week. How the city operates and functions for the next 6 months could be determined Friday at the called noon meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council. A quorum is needed to hold the meeting. Four of the seven...
New Lady Cats Soccer Coach is Excited About His Team's First Scrimmage Thursday Night at The Prim
New Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo said it’s exciting to think about his team’s first scrimmage of the season Thursday night at Gerald Prim Atadium against a strong Kilgore team. There will be a JV scrimmage at 5 p.m. A varsity scrimmage with the Lady Bulldogs will follow at around 7:15 p.m. Coach Aguayo said he thinks his Lady Cats will be ready. They have been practicing since December 2. He said they have been...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Searching to Find Out Mystery of the Third Quarter
It’s happened several times this season and it happened again Tuesday evening as the Lady Cats led at halftime by 18 points but then came out struggling in the second half. Coach Brittney Tisdell said New Boston’s slow start could be explained by the fact that two starters missed the first quarter because of missing a recent practice. Plus in the second half, the Lady Lions put on a half court press that disrupted the Lady...
Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Lack of Good Defense and Shooting Led to Tuesday Loss
The Wildcats Basketball Team’s 68-58 loss at Dallas Woodrow Wilson seemed to be the result of a lack of good defense by the Wildcats and a lack of good shooting. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said Woodrow came out and got the best of the Wildcats. He said they really played good and he added they are a good, solid team. He said they also had a lot of size that affected play around the rim and made it hard for Wildcats Cameron...
Cattle Search for Alternative Food Sources
When forage is scarce, cattle will often search for alternative food sources. According to Dr. J. Powell, Extension Veterinarian in U-Arkansas when cattle are frequently grazed on pastures that may contain oak timber, the possibility exists for cattle to consume acorns. When cattle head to available timber ground and wooded lots around the farm in search of grazing or browsing during the fall, hungry cattle will frequently eat acorns...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball Teams Both Come Up Short on Tuesday
New Boston Has Big Second Half to Top Lady Cats Basketball Team Tuesday Night It was the classic tale of two halves at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School as the Lady Cats Basketball Team took on New Boston Tuesday (December 10) evening. The Lady Cats played a strong first half and led the Lady Lions, 32-14 at the break. New Boston had a big second half and the problem for the Lady Cats was that it was bigger than the Sulphur...
Houston-Rosemont Building Razed
The property on the corner of Houston and Rosemont Streets before. Hopkins County Trustees could be seen mopping up the remains of the building that stood at Rosemont and Houston Streets Wednesday afternoon. Bundles of salvaged lumber were being loaded onto flatbed trailers. The property on the corner of Houston and Rosemont Streets on Wednesday December 11th, 2019. This is another step toward the construction of a new building on the...
