Text-to-9-1-1 Available in Hopkins County
After several months of network provisioning, testing and training, Text-to-9-1-1 is now available in every primary Public Safety Answering Point in the northeast Texas area, according to David Ray, Communications Administrator for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. The service is driven by Ark-Tex Council of Governments. Texas Counties in the Ark-Tex Council of Governments including Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins,...
Wildcats Season Ends with Loss to Raccoons
by Butch Burney FRISCO — The Frisco Raccoons had to win their final two regular season games just to make the playoffs. Thursday night, they kept on winning. Frisco used a ground-based offense and a bend-but-don’t-break defense to take a 41-14 victory over the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at the new, domed Ford Center in Frisco in the...
Tira News: Nov. 16, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Mark your calendars for the Tira Community Christmas Party. It is scheduled for Saturday, December 8th , at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Brisket will be provided and residents are asked to bring side dishes and desserts. Also, we will be collecting regular sized canned goods for the Community Food Pantry. Make plans to come enjoy a time of visiting withyour neighbors. We are expecting Santa to drop in to visit with...
Impaired Driving: A Deadly Danger at Thanksgiving By Johanna Hicks
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have joined forces this Thanksgiving holiday to remind drivers that whether under the influence of illegal drugs, prescription drugs, or alcohol, any form of impaired driving is deadly and dangerous — and illegal. The message is clear: If You...
The Many Reasons to be Thankful By Mario Villarino
As I was looking back at 2018, I was reflecting as how much the year changed during it evolvement. As we started with a mostly drought season, we pass thru an “Army-worm October” into a flooded season to end on a cold winter spell. This year could not be anything different almost every month. One thing in common is the impact of the weather into our hay production. Traditionally, our pastures can support our livestock with hay...
North Hopkins Hosts Paris District LDE’s
North Hopkins High School hosted the Paris District FFA Leadership Development Event (LDE) competition on November 6th. Nineteen schools out of the 21 schools in the Paris District Association attended this event. They competed in over 14 individual and team competitions in hopes of advancing to the Area LDE competition that was held on November 14th. North...
Saltillo Girls Varsity Tourney Underway
Play got underway in pool play in the three-day Saltillo Girls Varsity Tournament on Thursday. The Saltillo Lady Lions defeated Chisum, 34-18. The Lady Lions led only 13-12 at the half but they used a strong second half to get the win. Maddy Smith led the Lady Lions with 9 points, Chandler Bain and Anna Reeder had 7 points apiece. Brittney Peeples and Jocelyn Ochoa had 5 points apiece. The Lady Lions are now 2-2 for the season. They...
SSHS Jazz Band Performance Schedule November 27-December 11, 2018
As a Christmas season tradition, the Wildcats Jazz Band has a number of performances scheduled beginning the week after Thanksgiving. Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert said the first performance will take place on the Plaza on Tuesday, November 27 from 11:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. On Wednesday, November 28, the Jazz Band will perform in the lobby of City National Bank downtown from 11:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. On Thursday, November...
