Tira News August 11, 2017
by Jan Vaughn A time of remembrance for Floyd and Teresa Benefield will be held at the Tira Community Center on Sunday, August 13th, at 2:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served by friends of the Tira community. Please be in prayer for the family. Teachers, administrators, and staff of the North Hopkins Independent School District returned for the new school year on Tuesday, August 8th, and were treated to a wonderful meal and great door...
Raymond Conway
Visitation/Memorial services for Raymond Conway, 95, of Yantis, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 14, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Simpson officiating. Military honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow. Raymond passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. He was born on September 23, 1921 in Barnard, MO, the son of Raymond David Conway Sr. and Hazel...
Beef Tips (From Beef Cattle Short Course in TAMU) By Mario Villarino
This week I got the chance of attend and participate at the TAMU Beef Short Course in College Station. This year, the program attracted more than 2200 attendees and must of the session I participate were very well attended. The major topics that attracted my interest were on the Animal Health track. For those who have not attended this yearly event, the set-up of the lectures is divided in topics of interest, and the sessions are...
Small Changes Can Have Big Lifetime Results By Johanna Hicks
Small Changes Can Have Big Lifetime Results During my recent Texas Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences state conference in Round Rock, our opening session speaker provided some great information that we, as Extension Family & Consumer Sciences agents, have been teaching. It’s always good to know that the same messages are being shared across the state. Roberta Anding, clinical and sports dietitian for Baylor...
Friday Forecast
40% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 93 with heat index as high as 102; Low: 76; Wind: Southwest 5-10
Pat Kimmel
A celebration of the life of Pat Kimmel will be held at Shannon Oaks Church, August 13th, at 2:00pm. Ms. Kimmel passed away August 10th at Sunny Springs. She is survived by her daughter Kate Hutley of Sulphur Springs, granddaughter Daphne Kolb of Greenville, and grandson Anthony Kolb of New Orleans. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and an infant son James Oehlschlaeger. In lieu of flowers, please donate to...
Video Interview: A Shining Star: Amanda Thompson Brandenburg
Amanda Thompson Brandenburg admits she was bitten by the theater bug early in life, during a First Baptist Church children’s play where she sang publicly for the first time. During her growing-up years in Sulphur Springs, she was onstage as often as she could be in school productions, children’s summer workshops and local community theater. In college and away from home, she stayed close to her roots and in recent years...
Celebrity Movie Calendar Fundraiser Features Local Talent to Help Sr’s Center
Karon Weatherman displays the first copy of the Hopkins County Senior Celebrity Movie Calendar. This fundraising calendar was the idea of one of the seniors who attends the Center’s activities. It was created to help fund a new, larger Senior Citizen’s Center in Sulphur Springs. The full-color 24-month calendar for 2018/2019 includes twenty-four movie poster photos featuring local senior citizens you may know. Cost is $20...
Chamber Connection August 10,2017
I’m so excited about the upcoming 2nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest! Let me review the basics. Anyone of any age can enter as we have a children’s category. The picture must be newer than January 1, 2015, and must have been taken in Hopkins County. The contest will be open from August 1st to August 31st. There are seven categories you may enter: Natural World, Travel, People, The Hopkins County Experience, Altered...
