Saltillo Community Homecoming October 13th, 2019
The Saltillo Community Homecoming is scheduled Sunday, Oct. 13, in the Saltillo ISD cafetorium, 150 County Road 3534 in Saltillo. The event will kick off with coffee and socializing beginning at 10:30 a.m. Interested individuals will have an opportunity to meet, visit and renew acquaintances during this time. Lunch will be served at 12:20 p.m. Barbecue, beans, bread, coffee and tea will be furnished. Those attending are asked to bring a salad, vegetable or dessert dish to complete the meal. A program and business meeting will follow starting...
read moreArgyle and Liberty-Eylau Sub-Varsities Play at The Prim Thursday Evening
It’s a bye week for the Wildcats varsity football team and their sub-varsities but there is still Thursday (September 26) evening football at Gerald Prim Stadium. Sub-varsity teams from Argyle and Liberty-Eylau will be playing at The Prim Thursday evening. The Argyle and Liberty-Eylau freshmen teams will play beginning at 5:30 p.m. The two teams’ JV teams will get started at around 7 p.m. Thursday. The varsity teams will get together for a big game Friday night at The Prim. The Friday game kicks off at around 7:30 p.m. The...
read moreChamber Connection For Sept. 26
By Lezley Brown, president and CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The Chamber is celebrating a big day! We are hosting our very own Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at our new location, 110 Main St. in Sulphur Springs. We will host an Open House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with our ribbon cutting at noon. Please make plans to come celebrate with us! I have some more very exciting news! The Chamber of Commerce is currently selling our 2019 Hopkins County Christmas ornament. This ornament is the second of our series and features...
read morePain Management Tips Offered By Dr. Matthew Johnson
Dr. Matthew Johnson, Pain Management at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, spoke to about 50 senior adults during a program at the Senior Citizens Center. Approximately 50 senior citizens took advantage of the informational program offered over lunch Wednesday, Sept. 25, by Dr. Matthew Johnson, Pain Management at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dr. Johnson talked about the different procedures that he can perform to help people with the pain in their back and neck. “I didn’t realize that there were so many different kinds of things that they can...
read moreLady Cats Have Golf Team Again, Played First Fall Tournament Monday at Allen
Last year the Lady Cats did not have enough golfers to have a team for competition. Girls were required to compete only as individuals. Coach Whitney Spigener has three Lady Cats returning and she has added three new golfers to give her more than enough for a team this year. The Lady Cats played their first tournament of the year Monday (September 23) at Watters Creek Golf Course in Allen. The tournament was sponsored by Lovejoy. After a mostly cold spring earlier this year, the Lady Cats played in the heat Monday. Junior Mariam Tran finished...
read moreTira News for Sept. 24, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir drove to Plano Saturday for Lucas Connley’s eighth birthday. Yvonne reported that they got to see their grandchildren, Nicolaas and Everly, at the party, too. Prior to the event, they went to the Brickstreet Vintage Market on the square. On Sunday, Yvonne attended the shower for Trenton Dodd and Melany Huffman at the community center for a little while, before getting a call from work. She comments, “It was a lovely shower.” Congratulations are in order for Weldon and Vera Mae Glossup. They will...
read moreNorth Hopkins School Alumni Homecoming
The annual North Hopkins School Alumni Homecoming is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Saturday, October 12, 2019, in the North Hopkins School Cafeteria. The Classes of 1969, 1979, and 1989 will be honored for their 50-, 40-, and 30-year reunion. The event will begin with a tour of the facilities, to see the changes that have been made to enhance the education of the students. A catered dinner, by BirthWright BBQ, will be served at 6:00 p.m., at a cost of $12.50 per plate. A program and dance will follow the meal. All former students and staff are...
read moreWildcats Football Struggle Against Bulldogs
Royse City Defense Bottles Up Wildcats as Bulldogs Take 36-9 Win in SS Homecoming Game The experienced Royse City defense gave the Wildcats Football Fits Friday night (September 20) as the Bulldogs took a 36-9 victory in the Homecoming game at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats actually got on the scoreboard first. After the teams traded interceptions (Chase Haney got the Wildcats pick), the Wildcats got a safety with the Royse City deep snapper sent the snap well over the head of Bulldogs’ punter Payton Petroff. The Wildcats led 2-0....
read moreWildcats Football Team Wants to Get Into Win Column Versus Royse City For Homecoming Friday
It’s Homecoming and the Wildcats Football Team hopes to break into the win column against high flying opponent Royse City Friday (September 20) at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The confident Bulldogs come in with a 2-0 record after solid wins over Frisco Centennial, 28-7 and Garland, 37-14. This is the Bulldogs district opener as they had a bye last week while all other district teams were in action. The Wildcats are 0-3 after a home loss to Frisco Wakeland, 53-17 and road losses at Lovejoy, 34-27 and at Terrell, 15-13 in their...
read moreParis Junior College Announces Distinguished Alumni Awards
Two Selected for the 2019 PJC Distinguished Alumni Award PJC Distinguished Alumni Two lifelong friends have been selected as posthumous recipients of the Paris Junior College 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award, according to PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. The late Barney W. Bray, III, Class of 1964 and Thomas Cedric “Tommy” Townsend, Class of 1963 will be honored during PJC’s 2019 Homecoming festivities November 9 at the Love Civic Center. Bray passed away July 30, 2018 and Townsend died November 18, 2013. TheDistinguished Alumni Award is the...
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