Tira News June 16, 2017
by Jan Vaughn Regina Payton from Victoria spent a week visiting with her mother, Martha. Martha says, “We had a list of chores and repairs to be accomplished, lunch out a couple of days, even a trip to Paris, Texas and a picture of the Eiffel Tower. Also attended the council meeting on Tuesday night with dedication of the free food pantry in memory of Floyd Payton. Thank you very much and hopefully it will work into a very worthy...
Friday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 93 with heat index as high as 99; Low: 77; Wind: South 10-15 mph
The Downtown Area Making A Splash
by Savannah Owens The Splash Pad on Celebration Plaza is usually not thought of as the main reason for coming to the square. There are shops, businesses, restaurants, and even historical landmarks. The water feature was created as a space for the kids. But little do you know, the Splash Pad is actually a drawing point for a lot of families in the Hopkins County Area. The splash pad, combined with the other features of the newly...
EDGE Conditioning Concludes First Week
The first week of The Edge conditioning program concluded Thursday morning. For high school athletes, their last task was running up and down hills near the lake dam at Coleman Park. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said Thursday was a good day. He said the first week was what he called semi-slow. Coach Owens said there was a lot of teaching of fundamentals on how to do drills as the athletes were working...
Lady Cats Girls’ Basketball Camp June 19-21
Successful Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will offer his girls’ basketball camp next week Monday through Wednesday, June 19-21, from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Camp will be held in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. The camp is designed for girls entering 4th through the 9th grades. Cost of the camp is $40 for each girl. Girls can be registered in advance or they can sign up on the first day of the...
Results from Yantis Catfish Classic on Lake Fork
Yantis Mayor Jerry E. Miller, who is also the organizer of the annual Yantis Catfish Classic, wants everyone to know that this Spring’s tournament yielded a donation of $17,500 for the Yantis Volunteer Fire Department. This amount is up from the 2016 donation by $2500, and he feels is money well placed for services rendered year-round by the volunteer organization. The 2-day Catfish Classic brought 248 contestants, the...
A & M Commerce Ag School Blueberry Farm Open
By Liliana Vasquez Twin Oaks Blueberry Farm, operated by the School of Agriculture at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has undergone several changes during the past couple of years. Widely known for its family-friendly U-Pick blueberry season each June, the farm and its holiday muffins and jams has transitioned to a student-centered instructional facility focusing on hands-on learning related to food production. Professor of...
Carolyn Carney
Carolyn Carney, age 79 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 in Tyler. She was born on November 26th, 1937 in Houston, TX to the late Cyrus H. Shaw and Helen Elizebeth Jennings Shaw. She was a retired teacher with the Quitman ISD, and was a member of the St. Francis Episcopal Church in Winnsboro. Mrs Carney was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, James W. Carney. She is survived by, son, James W. Carney,...
Dairy Fest Contestants #6 Marissa and #7 Jaci
These two ladies and their five counterparts are in rehearsal this week for the 2017 Dairy Festival Queen’s Pageant and Coronation to be held Saturday June 17 at 7pm in the SSHS Auditorium at the Civic Center. Tickets are $10 person at the door to be in the audience for talent and evening gown competitions and the crowning of this year’s royalty. Contestant $6 Marissa Greenway is the daughter of George Greenway and Jessica...
