Agrilife: Preserving the Harvest
Preserving the Harvest With all the rain we have received lately, gardens are flourishing and produce is already being harvested! Our office has received some phone calls about home food preservation, and I wanted to share some basic information to get you started in the right direction. Organisms that cause food spoilage – molds, yeasts, and bacteria – are present everywhere in the air, soil, and water. Enzymes that may cause...
Dumpster Dive Leads to Arrest
June 2, 2016 – While going through dumpsters behind a closed business on Gilmer Street Thursday morning, June 2, at 12:43 a.m., Sharon Ann Ball, 67, met Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Investigator Harold McClure. The result of the meeting was a charge for possession of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine) over 4-grams and less than 200-grams, a Felony 2. In light of the suspicious activity, McClure...
Floods and Wildlife: Catching Snakes
by Mario Villarino During severe days of rain, the accumulation of water in the ground creates a problem to native and non-native plants and animals in our county. Because a high percentage (depending on the size of the component of the soil) of the soil is air, when air gets displaced by water plants can get water logged and animal dens can get flooded too. A common unwanted visitor to higher areas of you properties can be snakes...
Jose Enrique Tovar
Rosary and visitation for Jose Enrique Tovar age, 61, of Pickton will be held from 6 to 8 PM Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the West Oaks Funeral Home. Mr. Tovar died Tuesday, morning at the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was born in San Jose de Viborillas, San Miguel Allende, GTO, Mexico the son of Patricio and Maria Guadalupe Correa. He married Nieves Gallegos on October 23, 1987 in San Miguel Allende and she survives. Mr. Tovar...
Guilty Plea Nets Two Years for Possession; Awaits Rains County Trial
Wednesday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court Shawn Edward Harvey, 29, pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty group 1 (methamphetamine). Harvey’s court appearance was the result of a traffic stop by a Game Warden. It was his second offense. If he is convicted of a new third degree offense or higher in the future, he will face a 25-year to life sentence under the habitual offender statute. Currently, Harvey...
One Win, One Loss for Wildcats 7-on-7 Tuesday
The Wildcats varsity 7 on 7 team looked really good and not so good at all during 7 on 7 play against Van Tuesday afternoon in the Multipurpose Building. The Wildcats were really clicking in their first game outscoring the Vandals, 35-13. Van turned things around in the second game winning handily, 37-6. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats scored five times in six chances in the first game. He said quarterback...
Jerry Richard Heath
A memorial service for Jerry Richard Heath, age 76, of Emory, will be held at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday June 4, 2016, at 2:00. Rev. Robert Williams will officiate. Jerry passed away at his home, Sunday May 29, 2016. Mr. Heath was born Oct. 19, 1939, in Dallas, to Virgil Finis and Velma Colley Heath. He married Patsy Ann Moody in Dallas on Oct 13, 1961. He retired after working some 40 plus years as a sales...
Respected Educator: Dan “Danny” Allen Durham
Funeral services for retired long-time Sulphur Springs Independent School District Administrator Dan “Danny” Allen Durham, 80, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 3, at League Street Church of Christ with the Rev. John Ginn officiating. Military graveside honors conducted by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. Eulogies will be delivered by Tim Gee and Roy McCasland, LeaAnne DeVega. ...
SSMS Destination Imagination Wins Global Competition
by Allison Bledsoe Destination Imagination is a very unique, non-profit organization that challenges student’s problem solving skills and fosters creativity. Student teams are given open-ended academic challenges in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, fine arts, and service learning. After given months to prepare and time to propose a solution, teams showcase their solutions to the “Challenges” at a...
