Tira News
We want to express our sympathy to the family of Shirley Goodson. She was buried in the Tira Cemetery on September 21 st . You can read her obituary on Murray- Orwosky Funeral Home’s website. Please remember this family in prayer. Chip and I met our daughter and granddaughter, Tiffany Gilbert and Jaidyn Joslin, in Texarkana on Friday evening and enjoyed a meal together at Red Lobster. Jaidyn came back with us and spent Friday night...
Hopkins County Records For Aug. 30, 2019
Land Deed Transactions Lillian Lindley Hood Estate, Luann H. Schmidt independent executor, to Luann H. Schmidt trustee for the Luann H. Schmidt Irrevocable Trust; tract in the M. Williams surveyPatsy Brumfeldt to Jace Clinton Orren; tract in the Lofton Vess surveyHans Boerhof to Joanna Byrd; tract in the HD Parson surveyLou Jean Martin and Michael Martin to Gloria Olvera and Jesus Olvera; tract in the Thomas Alders surveyLinda...
Sibyl Ruby Reding Butler
Sibyl Ruby Reding Butler, age 98, of Lone Oak, passed away earlyWednesday morning in her home. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at the First Baptist Church of Point. Interment will follow at Hooker Cemetery in Lone Oak. Bro. Zack Honzell and Bro. Sam Calk will officiate the service. Visitation will be Friday night, 6-8 PM, at the church. Open visitation at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel on...
Tira News for June 26, 2019
Joyce Dodd reports that the next Bible study at the Tira Methodist Church will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. Everyone is welcome. The Tira Food Pantry has been getting quite a bit of use. As always, I appreciate the council members who do a great job of keeping it stocked and all the people who donate food for the cause. This tree in the Tira area was damaged by last week’s storm. The storm that came through overnight last...
Hopkins County Records
Posted Week of May 3, 2019 Land Deed Transactions Wayne Cooper to Kaleigh Hatch and Kevin Hatch; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo surveyThe Ranches at River Ridge LLC to Nadege Bazile and Anthony P. Hines; tract in the James Hansley surveyThe Ranches at River Ridge LLC to Carolyn M. Larson and Robert P. Larson; tract in the Solomon Waggoner surveyThe Ranches at River Ridge LLC to David G. Banks and Janet Banks; tract in the S. Waggoner...
Warren Eugene Chancellor
Warren Eugene Chancellor, age 94, passed peacefully from this Earth to his God’s Heavenly embrace on Monday, February 18, 2019, at his home in Austin. He was born on March 11, 1924, in Cooper, Texas, the son of Walter Eugene and Daisie Chancellor. At age 17, following his graduation from Cooper High School, he accepted a job at Miller’s Pharmacy as a clerk and “soda skeet” while awaiting the wartime draft. It was there...
Diana Marie Tillery McCauley
Diana Marie Tillery McCauley, age 60, of Sulphur Springs, Texas formerly of Glen Rose, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Plano. She was born January 5, 1959 in Hot Springs to Jack Gary Tillery, Sr., and Elsie Marie (Duncan) Tillery. Diana was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs, Delta Omicron Sorority, attended Henderson State University and was a member of the Chamber...
A&M-Commerce Office of Sponsored Programs Hosts Leo Talks
COMMERCE, TX— The Office of Sponsored Programs at A&M-Commerce is hosting Leo Talks during Spring 2019. The lectures are “TED-like” talks that last about 20 minutes and feature presentations from two A&M-Commerce professors per event. “The goal of the series is to bring our faculty, staff, students and community together to share ideas and to get to know each other in a relaxed setting,” said Dr. Matt Wood, vice provost for...
Chamber Sponsors Annual Law Enforcement/First Responder Appreciation Awards Dinner
Lezley Brown, CEO of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, facilitated the annual Law Enforcement, Fire and First Responder Appreciation Awards Dinner held on Thursday January 10, 2019 at the Civic Center in Sulphur Springs. “Officer of the Year” and other recognitions were handed out by the various branches. A delicious ribeye steak dinner was provided by local attorney Jim McLeroy and his team of volunteer cooks. After...
74 Indictments Handed Up by Grand Jury November 27, 2018
texas flag courthouse Seventy-four (74) indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday, November 27, 2018. There were a variety of charges ranging from solicitation of a minor to aggravated assault, burglary, and tampering with government records. Several Possession of a Controlled Substance indictments are also in the list. Not all those indicted have been arrested but among those who have: LettieDelores...
