Lonnie Lee Niblett
Lonnie Lee Niblett 73, of Pickton, TX passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Longview, TX. He was born on January 9, 1944 to the late Carlton and Madgel Niblett. Lonnie was a teacher and a coach for over 30 years at Como-Pickton ISD. He also served in The United States Air Force for 4 years. Lonnie is preceded in death by brother, Richey Niblett; sister, Carlene Morehead; grandson, Kiker Plaza and brother-in-law, Randall Morehead...
Cumby Police Arrest Two on Felony 1 Charges
Cumby Police Chief arrested three females for a Felony 1 charge of Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2 more than 4-grams but less than 400-grams. A traffic stop on I-30 westbound at 11:30 p.m. Thursday night took some time to accomplish. The driver of the 2013 Charger was driving in the left lane and not passing and after switching lanes, drove on the improved shoulder. The driver finally stopped between the...
Special Tactics and Weapons Used in Arrest of County Man for Aggravated Assault
Thursday afternoon Hopkins County Deputies responded to a disturbance on FM 900. When they arrived they found that Teddy Ray Emmons, 58, had used a weapon during the commission of a family confrontation. During the confrontation between Emmons and deputies, he ran into and barricaded himself with a weapon inside a shop building. The S.W.A.T. team was called. The SWAT team and negotiators worked with him for an hour. However, no...
Summer Gardening 101 By Mario Villarino
As we move into our hot gardening season, the increase of temperatures begins to show in both the garden and the gardener. As I was conducting one of our outdoor summer camps session earlier this week, the impact of the high temperatures in us the instructors and our participants was terrible. A similar effect can be expected in our livestock and plants during this time of the year. Because both July and August are in the top of the...
Hopkins County 4-H’ers Bring Home Awards By Johanna Hicks
Hopkins County 4-H’ers Bring Home Awards Summer is a busy time around the Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office! Our summer has included the Hopkins County Dairy Festival and Dairy Show; three-week Kids’ Camp: Fun, Food, Fitness; District 4-H Record Book contest; three-day Multi-County 4-H Camp; 4-H Montana Exchange trip fund-raisers; and preparation for the 4-day Skills Camp…and I’m tired! However, I love my job...
Tira News July 14, 2017
Mark your calendars for an ice cream social at the Tira Community Center on Saturday, July 29th, at 4:00 p.m. Come visit with neighbors, enjoy a sweet treat, and let the kids play on the playground. Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir went to Galveston last Thursday and stayed in “an almost beachside” house on Crystal Beach, with Malorie Padrones and her family and another couple. Yvonne says, “Besides enjoying the beach, the three of us...
Intersection Change at Arbala Road and Texas Street to Improve Safety
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that construction to improve the safety of the traveling public and emergency response personnel in Hopkins County will begin July 17, 2017. TxDOT will remove the merge lane that enables traffic traveling north on Arbala Road to merge onto Texas Street. Instead, traffic will continue a short way along Arbala Road to its intersection with Texas Street before turning...
Friday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 93 with heat index as high as 99; Low: 74; Wind: south, southwest becoming east, southeast around 5 mph
Isidro “Chio” Guerrero Huizar
Isidro “Chio” Guerrero Huizar, age 76, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at his home. Funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, July 16, 2017, 2:00 PM, at First Assembly of God Church in Emory. Bro. Montie Parker and Christina Huizar will officiate. Interment will follow in Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday evening, 6-8 PM at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Isidro “Chio”...
Family VBS at Shannon Oaks Church is July 17-21
Children’s minister Josh Whitlock visited during the KSST Good Morning Show to announce an exciting family concept for Vacation Bible School coming to Shannon Oaks Church during July 17-21. Each evening, classes will be held between 5 and 8 pm for children ages 3 through 5th grade AND their parents! Members of the Senior Adult classes will also volunteer during the classes. Instead of dividing the family during Bible School,...
