Big Late Rally Puts Lady Cats Softball Team in the Win Column at Allen Tourney Friday
The Lady Cats Softball Team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat Friday, Feb. 26 at the Allen Varsity Tournament. The Lady Cats came into the top of the six inning trailing John Paul II, 8-2. Then the Lady Cats exploded for 7 runs to take a 9-8 lead. When Addison Caddell held John Paul scoreless in the bottom of the sixth, the Lady Cats had a 9-8 win. John Paul actually outhit the Lady Cats 8-7. Both teams made 2 errors. Caddell...
Lady Cats Softball Team Splits Two Games in Allen Tournament Thursday
The Lady Cats Softball Team suffered both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat on day one of the Allen Varsity Tournament Thursday, Feb. 25. The Lady Cats opened with a 12-2 loss to Rockwall. The Lady Cats built a 2-0 lead through the first two innings only to see the Lady Yellowjackets score 12 runs in the top of the third. The game went four innings. Rockwall outhit the Lady Cats 9-3. The Lady Cats had the games only error....
* Updated: Tira News – Winter Weather A Fun Time For Sledding, Building Snowmen, Bird-Watching
By Jan Vaughn What a change between last week and this! Tira was extra beautiful with a blanket of snow last week. Lots of fun was had with “sledding” on make-shift sleds, building snowmen, and throwing snowballs. For others of us, it was great bird-watching weather! Birds in the Vaughns’ driveway The quarterly Tira City Council meeting was scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Tira Community Center. However, the...
Wildcat Theatre To Offer Feb. 28 Preview Performance Of ‘You On The Moors Now’
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre students will present a preview at 2 p.m. this Sunday, February 28, of Jaclyn Backhaus’ “You On The Moors Now,” which the troupe will perform at the UIL One Act Play competition next week. The matinee preview will be performed in the SSHS Auditorium at Hopkins County Civic Center. The show features four literary heroines of the 19th century who set conventionalism ablaze...
Lady Cats Softball Team Opens Season Tuesday With No-Hitter and 12 Hit Attack in 15-0 Win
It was a season opener worth waiting for for the Lady Cats as they defeated Richardson J.J. Pearce on the road, 15-0 Tuesday, Feb. 23. The game was shortened to 4 innings due to the ten run rule. Lady Cat newcomer Crimson Bryant had quite a debut pitching a 4-inning no-hitter while striking out 12 and going 4 for 4 at the plate driving in three runs with a triple and a stolen base. The Lady Cats pounded out 12 hits and stole 8 bases....
Cumby ISD Nurse, Employees Receive Stipend For Extra Duties During COVID-19 Pandemic
Cumby ISD nurse and school employees will be receiving a stipend for their extra duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. District trustees approved the extra pay and administrative contracts, recognized the school nurse for going above and beyond the normal call of duty this year, discussed Lone Star Guidance Quarterly Tracker actuals for February and April target gals, and heard updates regarding graduation, prom and an internet safety...
Tira News – January 28, 2021
By Jan Vaughn Evelyn Horne reported that her neighbor, Hugh McVay, passed away on Sunday. I don’t have any information on funeral arrangements. We want to express our sympathy to the family and keep them in our prayers. Yvonne Weir reports, “Destri, Eben, and family visited Saturday and Sunday. We enjoyed being outside Saturday watching the kids play. We played Canasta and had lots of laughs. I would like to encourage...
Trading Post for January 12, 2021
Needing: someone who cleans houses. This couple lives in the Brashear area. If you clean houses, or for more details, please call 903-582-9806. Chocolate and red Louis Vitton purse asking $90,new,Call or text 903.440.5523 for picture For sale: fire wood. Asking $150.00 a cord. Cords are half seasoned and half greenish. If interested or for more details, please call 318-268-7652. Free to a good home: two fluffy female kittens. They are...
Trading Post for January 10, 2021
For sale: fire wood. Asking $150.00 a cord. Cords are half seasoned and half greenish. If interested or for more details, please call 318-268-7652. Free to a good home: two fluffy female kittens. They are 12 weeks old. One is a Calico and the other is black and white. They are “tame outdoor cats, very playful, and healthy.” “They would be good barn cats.” This party would like the kittens to stay together. If...
Trading Post for January 7, 2021
For Sale: a third Generation iPad. Asking $100.00 for it. If interested, or for more details, please call 972-848-0137. For Sale: Two 6-grate dearborn heaters, $30 each. 903-243-3801 For Sale: Samsung Galaxy A-11, ATT, Smartphone. 903 335 1089 Wanted: car batteries, tractor batteries, scooter batteries, any old lead batteries. Will come and pick them up. 903 348 4498. Needing: a housekeeper for an elderly couple. Needed one to two...
