SSHS One Act Play Advances
District 16-5A UIL One-Act Play Contest SSHS’s production of Violet Sharp, Sulphur Springs High Schools One-Act Play, earned the right to perform at Bi-District One-Act Play competition on March 20 – 21, 2018 with an outstanding performance at District competition this past Thursday in Texarkana. Other advancing schools included Hallsville and Texas High. Individual honors were awarded to the following students: Brianna Isham...
Daylight Savings Time: Change Clocks, Alarm Batteries Says Fire Chief
Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday morning at 2 a.m. and as you change your various time pieces that are analog and have to be changed manually, don’t forget to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and other home warning devices. Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Ensley says this is a great time to put fresh batteries in your alarms. Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms do an important job of giving you and your family time to...
Shirley Clover Parker
Shirley Clover Parker, age 85 of Lake Cypress Springs, passed away on Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 in Winnsboro. She was born on March 27th, 1932 in Marlin to David Preston Shore and Clover Virginia (Peters) Shore. On August 29, 1952 she married Lloyd Smith Parker in Fort Worth, Texas. She spent 30 years teaching in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Mrs. Parker was a member of the Winnsboro Church of Christ and...
Fay Owen Little
Graveside service for Fay Owen Little, age 98, of Commerce, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Mahoney Cemetery with Rev. Samuel Glenn officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Little passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Oak Manor Nursing Home, Commerce, TX. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.
TxDOT Advises Plan While You Can for a Responsible Spring Break
AUSTIN – Each year in Texas, more than half of drivers involved in deadly drunk driving crashes are between the ages of 17 and 34. With many college students and young adults heading to Spring Break destinations in the coming weeks, the Texas Department of Transportation’s “Plan While You Can” campaign reminds them to make a sober ride part of their festivities. “Enjoy Spring Break, but do so responsibly,” said TxDOT Executive...
Tira News March 9, 2018
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council met on Tuesday, March 6 th , at the Tira Community Center to conduct routine business. The next quarterly meeting will be on Tuesday, June 5 th . Daylee Fite is a member of the MisFitz softball team. Sherry Smiddy reports, “The team will be having a Hot Dog Plate and Bake Sale on March 24 th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This will include hot dog, chips and a drink. There will be many baked goods,...
Asian Lady Beetle Infestation of Structures By Mario Villarino
The Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), is relatively new to this country. The beetle is native to Asia (e.g., China, Russia, Korea, Japan), where it dwells in trees and fields, preying on aphids and scale insects. According to Potter et al, Extension Entomologist from the University of Kentucky, the first field populations in the United States were found in Louisiana in 1988. Since then the beetle has expanded its range to...
Multi-County 4-H Camp By Johanna Hicks
Multi-County 4-H Camp – Explore 4-H! 4-H is all about kids. One of the summer highlights available to 4-H members and guests is the Multi-County 4-H Camp. Plans are well underway, and registration forms will soon be available. “Explore 4-H” is the theme, and the dates are July 9-11, at Lakeview Baptist Encampment in Lone Star, Texas. Workshops for the 2018 camp will be Nature/Master Gardeners, Archery,...
Friday Forecast
High: 70; Low: 59; Wind: 10-20 mph, gusting to 25; 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night
Wildcats Lose Two by One Run At Grayson County Tourney Thursday
The Wildcats’ baseball team lost a pair of one-run games on the opening day of the Grayson County Classic Tournament Thursday. Playing in Denison, the Wildcats came up short against McKinney, 9-8 and then lost a later game, 5-4 to host Denison. Against McKinney, the Wildcats got off to a good start by scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning. Jaxon Chaney hit a double off the base of the center field wall that scored...
