Ethel Mae “Peggy” Williams
Funeral service for Ethel Mae “Peggy” Williams, age 86, of Dike, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Clifford Hathaway officiating. Private interment will follow at Graham Point Cemetery, Southern Hunt County. Ms. Williams passed away on January 17, 2019 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Peggy Williams was born on December 17, 1932, in Union Valley, Hunt County,...
Updated – Historical Photo Quiz #1
Judy Gilreath stopped by the KSST Studios to discuss School Board business. We can only guess at the year, 1972 or 1973. (Unlike what we see on TV, you can’t infinitely enhance the desktop calendar, sorry.) Judy remembers that outfit was made of “Butte Weave” fabric. (People sometimes pronounced it ‘Butt Weave’ and were politely corrected.) She was indeed the “Corner Drug Lady”. She began...
City Council Special Meeting to Focus on Materials for Sunset Street Reconstruction
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at noon on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street to discuss and take action on bids and award of contract for bedding, rebar and concrete for Sunset Street. The agenda: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. Discussion/action on bids and award of contract for bedding, rebar and...
Local Man Arrested for Selling Cocaine
An investigation into the possession and sale of cocaine conducted by Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit has led to the arrest of Monerius Montreal Barnes, 36, of Sulphur Springs. Four (4) separate buys of cocaine led to a narcotics search warrant at his residence on Beckham Street where Barnes had conducted his sales. The undercover buys resulted in approximately 5.5 grams of cocaine. A search warrant executed by SCU, Sulphur...
Soccer: Wildcats, Lady Cats Lose in Thursday Tournament Play
South Garland 2, Wildcats Soccer 1 The Wildcats’ soccer team lost a close one, 2-1 to South Garland Thursday (January 17) afternoon, in their opening game at the Ice Bowl tournament in Richardson. Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton says his Wildcats are playing really well but he adds they are not finishing off games. He says the team has a lot of young players and he says they are going to get better. Alejandro Diosdado scored an...
Tira News January 18th 2019
By Jan Vaughn I don’t have much news this week, but I wanted to pass this along. I just learned that Beth Patterson, of Jefferson, passed away and was buried in the Tira Cemetery on January 4, 2019. Her husband, was the late Jerry Patterson. Please be in prayer for the family. I have to admit that I am not familiar with this couple. I would love to be able to share more about their connection to our community. Joyce Dodd would like to...
Vegetable Grafiting- Tomato By Mario Villarino
Since people first learned to graft plants, a myriad of grafting techniques have been developed. In The Grafter’s Handbook, Garner enumerates and describes some forty different grafts. Success in grafting depends not only on a technically correct graft but in preparation of the scion and rootstock for graftage. Equally critical are the optimum time for grafting, and proper aftercare. With high labor costs, only a few of the more...
Easy, Breezy New Year’s Resolution By Johanna Hicks
While eating more fruits and vegetables and parking as far away from the supermarket as possible will help improve your health in 2019, here’s a resolution that can impact the lives of others — as well as your own life. Make a resolution in 2019 to focus on your driving and drive like you would want the person in front of you, behind you, and beside you to drive. On many occasions, I have found myself...
