Meeting Ms. Hopkins County Senior…Contestants 8,9,10
This is the final report on the ten contestants vying for the 2018 Ms. Hopkins County Senior title. The public is invited to attend the Pageant on Saturday June 9, 2018 at 6pm in the Civic Center banquet hall. Admission is free. Let’s meet our final three contestants, Linda Pickle-Hill, Jan Gray and Pam George. Linda Pickle-Hill returns to the contestant line-up with a new last name, a new job and a new talent presentation....
Woman Arrested for Taking Illegal Narcotics into County Jail
July 1, 2018 – Jennifer Ann Seely, 47, of Sulphur Springs, was observed on camera bringing items into the Hopkins County Jail that contained illegal narcotics. An investigation at her residence on Pampa Street resulted in locating methamphetamine in her bedroom. Seely is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility, a Felony 3, and with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty...
Tira News: June 1st, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Jorene Orr would like to inform the public that the first meeting for “Concerned Citizens Highway 19 North” will be held in the North Hopkins School Cafeteria on June 19th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come together to voice concerns on the “19th for 19”. Sherry Smiddy received a box of meats for the Tira Food Pantry from an anonymous donor. We want to express our thanks for the generous...
Green Water in Ponds By Mario Villarino
Earlier in the week, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in Sulphur Springs received several phone calls related to algae in ponds. In general, aquatic vegetation often gets called algae, a loose controversial term that can lead to confusion when people try to describe plants living in ponds. Must aquatic plants serve an ecological purpose in the pond. Sometimes, the same plants can overtake ponds and create problems....
Summer is Here-Too Much Sun Hurts By Johanna Hicks
Summer is Here – Too Much Sun Hurts Followers of my Facebook page (Hopkins County Family & Community Health) have already seen this information, but I thought it was worth repeating. With summer here, more and more people will be outdoors for vacation, swimming, or playing. Just a few serious sunburns can increase your child’s risk of skin cancer later in life. Their skin needs protection from the sun’s harmful...
Friday Forecast
High: 96 with heat index values as high as 103; Low: 76; Wind: South, southwest 10-15 mph, gusting to 20
Donna Williams
Funeral Service for Donna Williams, age 48, of Como, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with her Uncle Rev. Donald R. Allen officiating. Interment will follow at the New Pickton Cemetery with Elijah Williams, Dustin Brundage, Michael Turner, Bennett Turner, Larry Brown, Todd Turner, and Wesley Turner serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at 1:00 p.m....
Alan L. Sutton
Funeral services for Alan L. Sutton, age 80, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2018 at Spence Chapel at First Baptist Church with Dr. Roy Edgemon, Dr. Grady Sutton and Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Church. Interment will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas with Greyson Gee, David Baucom, Joe Kennedy, Dick Pogue, Jerry Jennings, Ted...
