Holly Boyd
Funeral service for Holly Boyd, age 54, of Emory, Texas, will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral chapel with Pastor Mike Sanders officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery. Mrs. Boyd passed away on May 3, 2021, at The Home Place Hospice Care in Tyler, Texas. Holly was born on July 16, 1966, at Sulphur Springs Memorial Hospital to Richard and Sherry Lee. She was a Licensed hairdresser, a...
Lady Cats Pole Vaulter Claire Bybee Competes at State Track Meet Friday Afternoon
Friday (May 7) is a very big day for junior Lady Cats pole vaulter Claire Bybee as she is scheduled to compete in the State Class 5A Track Meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The pole vault competition begins at 3 p.m. According to Bybee’s Sulphur Springs Pole Vault Coach Clark Cipoletta, Bybee enters the event with the top jump in the state. Bybee’s mark of 12-feet-9 inches...
380 Agreement Granted For Towne Street Property
Sulphur Springs City Council Declines Oncor’s Application To Increase “Distribution Cost Recovery Factor” Rates A 380 agreement was granted for a Towne Street property, while a requested rate increase by Oncor was denied by Sulphur Springs City Council at the regular May council meeting. The City Council also approved an interlocal purchasing agreement with the City of Frisco. Sulphur Springs City Council approved a...
Lady Cats Softball Takes Game 1 of Area Series
The Lady Cats softball team took advantage of some hits in the bottom of the fourth as they took game 1 of the area series with the Crandall Lady Pirates, 3-0 on Thursday, May 6 in Nevada, TX. The two teams were led early in the game by their starting pitchers. Through three innings, SS Parris Pickett’s single in the bottom of the third was the only hit up until then. Sulphur Springs struck big in the bottom of the fourth...
J-B Weld Acquires HERCULINER
J-B Weld is a major DIY adhesive and epoxy brand founded in Sulphur Springs, TX but headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. It just purchased Herculiner — a popular DIY pickup truck bed liner brand — from another company, Old World Industries, and it may be important news to hear about one of its cities’ growing companies. Information on the news release can be found here. J-B Weld is a private, employee-owned company founded in...
AG’s Consumer Alert: Be Cautious When Purchasing Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids
News Release, May 7, 2021 AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans to be cautious when considering buying from companies selling over-the-counter hearing aids, particularly online or by mail order. Many hearing devices sold this way are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are deceptively marketed as medical hearing devices when they contain low-quality amplifiers. Texans should remember...
Lots To Celebrate In Tira: Law School Commencement, Birthday Celebrations
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent We want to express our sympathy to the family of Luther Jack Petrea. His funeral service was held on Sunday, April 25, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral home. His wife was the late Murlene Joslin Petrea and they had relatives in Tira. Please remember his family in prayer. Tira sign Tommy and Carolyn Long were in Waco Saturday May 1 to attend the Baylor University School of Law Commencement. They enjoyed...
New Ordinance Restricts Parking On Tomlinson Street
A new ordinance adopted by Sulphur Springs City Council this week will restrict parking in the 200 block of Tomlinson Street. Ordinance No. 2779, as proposed, prohibits parking on the north side of Tomlinson Street from a point beginning 35 feet east of the Davis Street intersection and ending 100 feet east of the Davis Street intersection. There would be no parking on the south side of Tomlinson Street between Davis and Gilmer...
City Council Approves Zoning Ordinances As Proposed
Sulphur Springs City Council approved three zoning ordinances as proposed at the elected board’s regular May meeting. City officials approved on second reading Ordinance No. 2778, and on first reading Ordinances No. 2780 and No. 2791. These properties are located along the State Highway 19/Loop 301/I-30 corridor, which was intended for commercial and industrial development. Location of request granted to Donnie and Allen...
Wildcats Point Guard LaModrick Johnson Signs With Concordia University Wednesday
The Wildcats 6-foot-3 point guard LaModrick Johnson made it official Wednesday afternoon in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School as he signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at Concordia University in Austin. LJ is the son of Chris and Ann Spivey. Johnson said he has been talking with the Concordia head coach for several months now. He said the coach watched him on tape and then invited him to take a visit....
