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...
Crum Remains in Jail Following Bond Reduction
Aaron Tyler Crum, 26, remains in Hopkins County Jail Thursday afternoon even though his bond for a Felony 1 Murder charge was reduced Wednesday from $1-million to $225,000. Crum is accused in the shooting death of Joshua Paul Cowling. The bond reduction followed an evidence hearing in Eighth Judicial District Court, according to Crum’s attorney Martin Braddy. Braddy is a former District Attorney in Hopkins County. Crum was indicted...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 16-22, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for May 16, 2018 to May 22, 2018: Disturbance: 6; Thefts: 6; Burglaries: 4; Terroristic Threats: 0; Criminal Mischiefs: 1; Inquests: 2; Suspicious Circumstances: 6; Suspicious Vehicles: 14; Suspicious Persons: 3; Alarms: 8; Harassments: 3; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 0; Frauds: 1; Abandoned Vehicles: 2; Cows Out: 16; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 5; Assaults: 0; Dog Bites: 2; Fires: 1; Noise...
