Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest Winners Announced
The 2018 Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest results have been announced. A total of 279 entries were judged: Children division – 55; youth division – 122; adult division – 87; and older Texans division – 12. Three nursing home entries were also submitted. Best of show and Reserve Best of Show recipients for each entry division and age are: Youth Winners Art...
Evelyn Rose Harris
Funeral services for Evelyn Rose Harris, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 23, 2018 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Sandfield Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Evelyn passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born on February 14, 1939 in Hopkins County, the daughter of Arthur and Mattie Hall. Evelyn attended Mount Sterling Schools in the East...
Tira News March 2, 2018
We want to express our sympathy to the family of Timothy Wright, Sr. He passed away on February 23rd and his funeral was held at West Oaks Funeral Chapel on March 1st. His wife, Sandy, survives. Please be in prayer for the family. The regular quarterly meeting of the Tira City Council will be held at the Tira Community Center at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6th. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Martha Payton shared that...
Thomas Leroy “Pete” Shuptrine
Graveside services for Thomas Leroy “Pete” Shuptrine, age 83, of Plano, will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Tira Cemetery with Bro. Jake Vaughn officiating. Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m., prior to service time, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Michael Shuptrine, Danny McDowell, Allan Baxter, Mike Shuptrine, Paul McQuown and Rocky Withers. Honorary pallbearer will be J. C. Vaughn. Pete...
Thank a School Board Member
(Sulphur Springs)—January is School Board Recognition Month and Sulphur Springs ISD is joining other districts across the state to thank these community volunteers for their commitment and contributions to our public schools. “School board members serve countless hours working to make public education the best it can be for every child,” said Michael Lamb, Superintendent. In a climate of change and challenge, they develop policies and...
Martha Ferne Harrell
Funeral services for Martha Ferne Harrell, of Winnsboro, will be held January 13, 2018, at Beaty Funeral home with elder Jimmy Hamrick officiating. Interment followed at Hopewell Cemetery in Wood county. Ferne went home to be with her Lord on January 10 at Autumn Wind Assisted Living where she had resided since March 1, 2009. She was born August 16, 1922, in Spearsville, Louisiana to Sam Bright Rockett and Annie Bowen Rockett. She...
Bettye Sue “Suzy” Chancellor
Bettye Sue “Suzy” Chancellor peacefully went to Heaven at age 89 on Friday, December 29, 2017, at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center in Austin. Bettye Sue was born on March 23, 1928, in Sulphur Springs, the daughter of Ben D. Wood and Lois M. King Wood. She married her husband of 71 years, Warren E. Chancellor at First Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs on September 1, 1946, he survives. Following her graduation from Sulphur...
Tira News, September 8, 2017
by Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council met at the Community Center on Tuesday, September 5th, to conduct routine business. Prior to the meeting, North Hopkins School Superintendent, Dr. Darin Jolly, gave an informative presentation on the October 6th Tax “Swap” Ratification Election (TRE). Mark your calendar for the North Hopkins Alumni Homecoming, which is scheduled for Saturday evening, October 14th. The Classes of 1967, 1977, and...
North Hopkins ISD To Conduct Tax “Swap” Ratification Election
According to Superintendent Darin Jolly, in an effort to maximize state funding, North Hopkins Independent School District is seeking to pass a Tax “Swap” Ratification Election. The purpose of the election is to allow the district to move $0.13 from the Interest and Sinking (I&S) (debt payment) tax rate to the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) tax rate. This move causes the $0.13 to generate more money from the state for the...
Tira News July 28, 2017
This Saturday afternoon, July 29th, is the Community Ice Cream Social at the Tira Community Center. Come at 4:00 p.m. and enjoy a treat and time of visiting with neighbors. We want to express our sympathy to the family of Kathy Crowson. She was the daughter of Billy and Nell Lee Crowson. Her funeral service was held on Tuesday under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with burial in the Tira Cemetery. Please remember the...
