Tira News For July 2, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The Tira Homecoming is coming up this Sunday, July 7. The program, coordinated by Danna (Evans) Lewis, will begin at 11 a.m. in the Tira Methodist Church. She and Jerry Brandenburgh will be presenting the special music and leading the congregation in a couple of songs. Families of those who were buried in the Tira Cemetery during the past year will be recognized and there will be a brief business meeting. Attendees will...
Tira News for June 20, 2019
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of David Lee, who passed away a few weeks ago. Kelly Fletcher, David’s niece, shared about his life and the memorial, which was held on May 11, 2019. David was the son of the late (David) Boyd and Catherine (Patterson) Lee, of Tira. Kelly commented that David was a great singer and guitarist and “a very fine house painter.” Kelly shares his love for music and played a trumpet...
Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade
The Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade went off without a hitch, with local pageant royalty, elected officials, local businesses and even a few church groups in on the fun. Among the entries helping show they are Over the Moon for Dairyland during the festival’s 60th anniversary were the contestants in this year’s Dairy Festival Queen’s Pageant and Coronation and the “little kids” who will be helping...
Tira News For June 5, 2019
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of John Hadley. He passed away on Monday, June 3. The funeral service will be at West Oaks Funeral Home on Saturday, June 8, at 2 p.m. No formal visitation is planned. Please be in prayer for the family. Janie Lewis informed me that John Weatheread’s brother, Keith Weatheread, passed away. I don’t have details on services. Please remember the family in prayer. The Tira City...
Vender Wright Crowned Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic 2019
Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic 2018 Mary Ivey crowns Vender Wright the 2019 Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic. Vender Wright was crowned Saturday night as the new Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic at the end of the end of the pageant which showcases the beauty, vitality, spirit, and talent of women age 60 and older. Wright had the audience clapping and singing along during the talent contest as she encouraged everyone to...
Tira News for May 16, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Grace Vaughn with several of her family members at Posey Baptist Church on Mother’s Day Regina Payton spent a few days with her mother, Martha Payton. She mentioned that her brother and sister-in-law, Brad and Virginia Payton, were coming for a visit on Sunday, along with an aunt and uncle. Our son, Delayne Vaughn, of Waco, was here on Saturday and Sunday. We enjoyed visiting and playing games. On Sunday, many of...
SSHS Academic UIL Team Earns 12 Medals At State Contest
Matthew Harper, Literary Criticism Team Named State Champs Sulphur Springs High School sophomore (second from left) Matthew Harper is the state UIL literary criticism champion, and the literary criticism team consisting of Harper, Andrew Westlund, Carissa Carter, Lainey Whittle are state literary criticism championship team. Also pictured are (left) state literary criticism director Mark Bernier and (right) SSHS literary criticism...
Tira News for April 24, 2019
BY JAN VAUGHN Robert and Yvonne Weir were blessed with a new granddaughter on Saturday, April 20. Her name is Everly Rose Weir and she is the child of Dustin and Natalie Weir.Yvonne reports, “We are so happy to welcome her into our family.”Yvonne adds, “Shanna Parkinson and her sons, Aaron and Caleb, visited and we all attended Oasis wrestling. It was a hoot. The boys won a really nice Easter basket with t-shirts and caps in it.”The...
3 SSMS Teams Competed At State; 1 Team Advancing to Global DI Finals in May
Sulphur Springs Middle School was well represented at the March 22-24 State Destination Imagination Competition in Corpus Christi,with three teams competing against teams from 17 other regions across Texas. The Scientific DI Team consisting of Aiden Riley, Aubrey Williams, Jonah Foster, James Goggans, Kami White, Carter Charlton and Brody Emmert; and coached by Bryan Cole and Gerson Salvatoreh, advance to state after earning first...
Tira News March 14, 2019
Tira News By Jan Vaughn The quarterly Tira City Council meeting was held on Monday, March 11th. The group discussed routine business and Community Center upkeep and repairs. The Council would like to express appreciation to the anonymous donor for the generous contributions to the Tira Food Pantry. Yvonne and Wesley Weir and Brenda Allen attended the Mac Powell and the Family Reunion Show at Greenville Municipal Auditorium on Friday,...
