Tira News September 15, 2017
by Jan Vaughn The North Hopkins Alumni Association will have their annual school homecoming on Saturday, October 14, 2018. Registration and bingo will begin at 4:30, followed by a barbecue meal at 5:30 in the school cafeteria. The cost for the meal is $12.50 per person and may be paid at the door. After the meal there will be a program honoring the Classes of 1967, 1977, and 1987 for their 50-, 40-, and 30-year reunion, and then the...
AgriLife: 44th Annual “Christmas Joys”; Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest;
44th Annual “Christmas Joys” Announced The word is apparently getting out that we are now taking reservations for the 44th annual “Christmas Joys” program. It is shaping up to be a fantastic event, and I want to share the details. The sub-theme is “Merry Christmas and Healthy New Year”, and it will include demonstrations on fantastic recipes for gift-giving (or keeping!), craft ideas for both adults and kids, family meal time...
AgriLife: What is That in My Lawn?
What is that in my lawn? Green Kyllinga If you have a lawn or take care of lawns you probably have noticed a particular weed coming up recently. This is weed is a sedge (recognizable because it stems are angular instead of rounded) known as green kyllinga. According to The University of California IPM services, green kyllinga is a perennial plant that grows best in moist or wet areas that receive full sun, but it can survive some...
Miller Grove News September 15, 2017
It has been a few months since my last Miller Grove News Column and so much that has happened this summer that I don’t quite know where to start. The most amazing thing that has occurred is the cooler than normal temperatures for August and September and the rains we received along the way. The weather made for a great gardening year. I have planted a few things for fall and of course my okra is still producing like crazy. My...
North Hopkins Students Collecting Needed Items for Harvey Victims On September 15
Hurricane Harvey has left mass devastation on the Houston area. North Hopkins FFA students have planned a relief project to help those in need. They will be taking up community wide donations to send to the victims, both human and animal, of this destruction. Donated items can be dropped off Friday September 15 at the North Hopkins High School office or Ag Department during the school day. Students will also be collecting items...
Career Online High School Newly Launched at SS Public Library
Hello Sulphur Springs media outlets and library supporters: Friday September 15, 2017 is the launch of our new program called Career Online High School. The library has been working on implementing this program for one year along with Gale, a leading provider of library resources and a Cengage company. We have raised money for scholarships, trained staff and are now ready to kick off along with these other Texas libraries: Dallas,...
Paris Coach Sees Potential in His Team Going Into Friday Night’s Game; Paris Won Last Year
The Wildcats host Paris Friday night at The Prim for Homecoming. Steve Hohenberger is in his fifth year as Paris Head Coach after a long tenure as an assistant and head coach at Irving Nimitz. His Paris team is 1-1 so far this season with a 47-20 win over Terrell and a 45-13 loss last week to Pleasant Grove. Last year Paris had a good run in the playoffs and Coach Hohenberger feels they have the potential to do that again. However he...
100 Reserve Seats Added at Prim Stadium
There are some more reserved seats available for the Friday Paris game and for the rest of the Wildcats home season. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens said Thursday morning that due to demand for reserved tickets, the reserve ticket section at Gerald Prim Stadium has been expanded by 100 seats. They are located at the top of Section B and they all have the blue seats in them. He said there were about 50 seats left for the Paris...
