Tira News: Vaughns Enjoy Visits From Family, Early Halloween Fun
By Jan Vaughn The Weir family celebrated Wesley’s 20th birthday all weekend. Yvonne reports, “He got a special pancake from IHOP, went to the tire shop and car wash. On Sunday, he had a party at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum. All of his nieces, nephews, siblings, and Sarah and Lucas and his friend, Cindy Newkirk, were there. It was a costume party. Lots of fun and good memories!” Tira city limit sign Robert & Yvonne’s...
Tira News — Jan. 29, 2020
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Ray Gardner. He passed away on Tuesday night, January 21, 2020. Please be in prayer for his wife, Tina, and all of his family. Yvonne Weir reports, “Brenda Allen and Liz Wallace came for a visit on Thursday and Jan Vaughn visited on Sunday.” She is recovering from knee replacement. She adds, “Robert attended the memorial for Garry Crowson on Saturday evening. Garry had...
Tira News for Jan. 22, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Joyce and William Dodd had the opportunity to keep their new great-grandson, Kanyen, last week, while his mom started back to school and his dad was back at work. Their grandson Matthew was there with them, too. Joyce reports, “I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!” Joyce adds, “We have some very faithful people in our community, and some whose hearts are in our community even though they live in other places, who...
Candidate Filing For City Council, School Elections Begins Jan. 15
Candidate filing for places on the May 2 city and school election ballots begins Wednesday. The cities of Cumby and Sulphur Springs are planning for council elections, while Sulphur Springs and Yantis school districts will hold trustees elections. Sulphur Springs City Council Candidates may file for one of six places on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council ballot. The city was scheduled to have a regular election for two places on...
Tira News For Jan. 3, 2020
By Jan Vaughn Yvonne Weir reported that the Weir family had their Christmas get-together on Christmas Eve. She adds, “Mike was working, but we had the pleasure of having his mom come with Dacy. Destri and Eben came on Sunday and spent the night. Everly enjoyed the paper and everyone seemed happy with their gifts. It was a beautiful day and we spent time outside. We shot a few fireworks before everyone left. Also, Sarah and Lucas...
Tira News January 25th, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council will have a called meeting on Monday, January 28, 2019, at 6:00 p.m., to discuss the water damage and needed repairs at the Community Center. Also on the agenda will be a discussion about property insurance. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Evelyn Horne went to the Ft. Worth Stock Show and the stockyards this past weekend, with a friend of hers from Navasota. They attended the...
Tira News January 18th 2019
By Jan Vaughn I don’t have much news this week, but I wanted to pass this along. I just learned that Beth Patterson, of Jefferson, passed away and was buried in the Tira Cemetery on January 4, 2019. Her husband, was the late Jerry Patterson. Please be in prayer for the family. I have to admit that I am not familiar with this couple. I would love to be able to share more about their connection to our community. Joyce Dodd would like to...
Tira News Jan 11th 2019
By Jan Vaughn Kim and Lee Beck traveled to Lubbock to surprise son, Jackson Daily, on his 25th birthday. They stayed at the Woodrow House Bed and Breakfast that is owned by Jackson’s in-laws. Kim shared, “A big birthday celebration and New Year’s party rang in the new year with family and friends.” She adds, “Son, Jason Beck, came to visit last week on a break from Naval assignment in Washington, D.C. We are having a happy start to...
Tira News for Jan 4th, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Robert and Yvonne Weir’s family got together for Christmas, with Destri, Eben, and Nico arriving on Sunday, as well as Dustin, Natalie, and Maria, and Sarah and Lucas. They had snacks and a bonfire and Sarah and Lucas opened their gifts before they left. The next day Dacy, Mike, Elise, and Eli came and they had fajitas and all the trimmings, followed by their gift exchange. Yvonne adds, “My children and...
MLK 2019 Social Justice Awards to Be Presented January 21, 2019
The MLK Social Justice Award honors members of Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County communities who have demonstrated their compassion, perseverance, courage, and leadership by engaging in the difficult work of fostering human dignity and our common humanity through their projects, programs, and visions. Dr. LaVelle Hendricks has announced the MLK 2019 Social Justice Awards will be presented Monday, January 21, 2019, 7 p.m. at Morning...
