Arkansas Man Arrested by Cumby Police for Unlawful Possession of Firearm
When the Cumby Police Officer conducted a Terry frisk on Emmitt Riley, 60, of Monticello, Arkansas, following a traffic stop, the officer found a bag of marijuana sitting atop a derringer pistol in Riley’s front right pocket. The smell of marijuana emitting from the auto had led to the Terry frisk. Riley, a convicted felon, was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, a Felony 3. He is in Hopkins County...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 2-8, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for May 2, 2018 to May 8, 2018.: Disturbance: 3; Thefts: 5; Burglaries: 0; Terroristic Threats: 0; Criminal Mischief’s: 2; Inquests: 0; Suspicious Circumstances: 5; Suspicious Vehicles: 10; Suspicious Persons: 1; Alarms: 6; Harassments: 1; Criminal Trespasses: 0; Scams: 1; Frauds: 0; Abandoned Vehicles: 1 ; Cows Out: 11; Horses Out: 6; Welfare Checks: 6; Assaults: 0; Dog Bites: 3; Fires: 0; Noise...
Joyce Molder
Joyce Molder, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 in Tyler. She was born on September 18th, 1930 in Ft. Worth to the John Crow and Edith (Vaught) Crow. She married Billy D. Molder on April 12, 1948, a marriage of 70 years. She was homemaker to her husband and family, and member of Pine Street Baptist Church in Winnsboro, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by, her husband, Billy...
Friday is Last Day for Early Voting in May Primary Runoff
Numbers for Republican voters increased Thursday as 168 voted early in the May Primary Runoff election. Ten Democrats voted in state-wide runoff elections. Total votes for the first four days: Republicans 589; Democrats 39. Early voting in the Primary Runoff Election continues until 5 p.m. today, Friday, May 18, 2018. Early voting takes place at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom, 128 Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs. Tuesday, May...
Michael Crain
Funeral services for Michael Ray Crain, age 68, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 20, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with B.J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Tom Sellers, Jason Thompson, Ruth Ann Crowson, Keith Shurtleff, Alec Bridges, and John Campbell serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the directors and employees of Alliance Bank. Visitation will be...
Odell Sentenced to 10 Years in TDCJ
May 18, 2018 – In a revocation of probation conducted Thursday in Eighth Judicial District Court, Jimmy De Odell, 60, was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The District Attorney’s office was able to prove that, after being released from jail on February 7th of this year, Odell had later fired a crossbow bolt through his ex-wife’s window on February 20th. It was just one more act in a...
Tira News May 18, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Regina Payton visited with her mother Martha Payton this past week. She arrived on Wednesday afternoon. Martha reports, “We decided to try our skill at power washing the house, screens, windows and lawn furniture, which was easier than expected. Brad Payton came on Thursday afternoon with a beautiful bouquet of red roses for Mother’s Day, so naturally we put him to work also. By the time evening arrived we decided to...
George T. Standbridge
Celebration of Life for George T. Standbridge, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be announced at a later date. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Standbridge passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Sulphur Springs, TX. George was born on October 20, 1930, in Redding, Massachusetts. He and Billie Ruth Mote were married on December 18, 1959 in Redlands, California in the University of Redands Chapel. George served in the Us. Army...
Know your weeds: Nettles By Mario Villarino
As I was conducting a visit earlier in the week, I noticed the flowering of nettles in the pastures of this new landowner. There are several species of horse nettle, all of which have star-shaped blossoms with prominent petals, flat or turned backward, and yellow stamens. Almost all of them are prickly. Flowers of the various species are blue, purple, yellow, or white. White horse nettle gets its name from its covering of silvery...
Are You Ready for the Whipped Challenge and Other Upcoming Events? By Johanna Hicks
Are You Ready for the Whipped Challenge? The buzz is building and plans are in full swing as we prepare for the 2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival “Whipped” Challenge. Businesses, civic clubs, churches, schools, and organizations are encouraged to enter a team. So, what is the “Whipped Challenge?” If you have ever watched the popular show called “Chopped” on the Food Network, we are patterning our event after that...
