7th Annual Tanner Higgins Warrior Run Set For April 13
The 7th Annual Tanner Higgins Warrior Run is set for Saturday, April 13, at Cooper Lake State Park, South Sulphur Unit. Race day registration and packet pick up begin at 7 a.m. Opening ceremonies will begin at 8:15 a.m. with the Posting of Colors by Hopkins County Military Coalition. The 5-mile Trail Challenge and the 1-mile Grunt Run begin at 8:30 a.m. Sgt. Tanner Stone Higgins, team leader for 1/75th Ranger Regiment, Delta Company,...
Tira News March 22, 2019
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Joyce Dodd would like to invite everyone to the next Bible study at the Tira Methodist Church. It’s scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26th. Laiken Joslin took Slaiden and Dixie to the zoo last Thursday, while Dixie was here, from Sour Lake (near Beaumont), for her Spring Break. Laiken’s friend, Aspen, and her two daughters went, too. The beautiful weather made for a very enjoyable outing. Last week I...
Ladycat Softball Wins Second District Game
Lady Cats Softball 4, Greenville 0 Lady Cats’ freshman sotfball pitcher Addison Caddell threw a 2-hit shutout and the Lady Cats improved to 2-0 in district play with a 4-0 win over Greenville at Lady Cat Park Thursday afternoon. Caddell allowed only two singles, one in the first inning and one in the third. She also struck out 12 , walked only two and hit one batter. Meanwhile the Lady Cats scored an unearned run in the first,...
Ray Fellows
Memorial Service for Ray Fellows, age 53, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 12:00P.M. on April, 6, 2019 at Community Bible Fellowship, Dike, Texas followed by a Celebration of Life. Ray passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Wendell Raymond Fellows was born on September 2, 1965 in Orange, CA to Jack Fellows and Linda Sue Garrett. Ray grew up in Commerce, TX. Then in the 90's he moved to Sulphur Springs, Tx. He worked for...
Road Debris Results in Multiple Crashes, 2-hour Closure of I-30
A section of Interstate 30 in Saltillo was shut down for more than 2 hours Wednesday night as a result of crashes caused by debris in the roadway. No one was reported to have sustained serious injuries, but multiple vehicles were reported to have become involved, according to sheriff’s reports.Officials were first alerted at 9:56 p.m. that a semi appeared to have lost at tire, resulting in the vehicle hitting the guard rail on...
4,799 Head Of Cattle Sold At NETBIO Pre-Conditioned Calf & Yearling Sale
A pen of some of the pre-conditioned cattle offered at the NETBIO Sale held Wednesday. The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization held its March Pre-Conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission Wednesday, selling 4,799 head of cattle. David Fowler, co-owner of the livestock market center, said that a lot of the cattle in this sale were purchased to go to grazing and the demand was good. He said...
Driving On Shoulder Results In Stop, Controlled Substance Arrest
Driving on the improved shoulder lead to a traffic stop and felony arrest Wednesday morning, according to reports by Cumby police. Jessica Faith Osborne, 36, of Greenville was charged with possesion of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson stopped a Ford Explorer at about 10:10 a.m. March 20 for driving on the improved shoulder. Following a roadside investigation, Robertson...
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial Visionary Clayton McGraw cutting the ribbon On Wednesday March 20, 2019, the ribbon was cut on the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial….about seven years after it’s dedication. A committee to design and construct the memorial was formed in 2004 with Clayton McGraw, Robert Carpenter, Don Roundtree, Pam Elliott, Ruth Davis, John Ward, Dena Loyd, Art Romanat, Tommy Allison, Sam Johnson, Dwayne Schultz, Bob King...
Coach Cipoletta Already Thinking of Next Year
Coach Cipoletta Has Final ‘Coaches Show’ of the Season and is Already Thinking About Next Year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta made his final visit of the season on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday (March 16). He said he would be losing some very talented seniors off of this year’s team. Coach Cipoletta talked about the amazing offense of Keaston Willis...
