Tira News
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council will meet on Tuesday, September 6th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Following a brief business meeting, Floyd Payton, former Tira Mayor, will be honored with a reception. Floyd resigned just before the last quarterly meeting, due to health issues. Please make plans to stop by and have some cake and punch and express your appreciation to Floyd for his dedicated service to the community. Dakota...
Garden Tilled for County Jail Vegetable Garden
As ground was being tilled by equipment furnished by Precinct 4, work began on a county jail vegetable garden located on county land just outside the Sulphur Springs City limits. Hopkins County Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum is seeking to save the cost of inmate meals by planting a garden that will provide vegetables for the meals. He is also developing a program to raise hogs for meat to feed inmates at meal time. An acre or more was...
Creative Arts Contest – What will YOU Enter?
Creative Arts Contest – What will YOU Enter? What a refreshing rain we recently received! Gardens have perked up, and lawns all across the county have been rejuvenated. Cooler weather has energized many folks, which puts us in the mindset for autumn. Autumn reminds us of back-to- school, beautiful fall leaves, sweaters, sports events, and refreshing temperatures, which remind us of…Fall Festival! As the Creative Arts Contest chairman,...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
By Jan Vaughn Applications for a place on the Tira City Council will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on August 22, 2016. For more information, please contact Jan Vaughn, Tira City Secretary, at 903-438-6688. John and Stephanie Long of Alvin announce the birth of their son Quentin Michael on July 8th in Houston. Quentin weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 and 1/2 inches long. He is the grandson of Tommy and Carolyn Long of North Hopkins,...
What Do 4-H, Diabetes, and Marriage Education Have in Common?
What Do 4-H, Diabetes, and Marriage Education Have in Common? While in the check-out line at Wal-Mart with food items and plastic utensils in tow, the cashier commented that I must be getting ready for a party of some sort. When explaining that I worked for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and was preparing for another session of Kids’ Cam p: Fun, Food, Fitness, she responded that she had never heard of Extension. Wow! To me, it’s...
Camp! Camp! Camp!
Whew! We’re already into July and I’m tired (in a good sort of way!) “Kids’ Camp: Fun, Food, Fitness” started off with a great group of 1st thru 4th grade students. So far, they have learned about MyPlate, the Fruit Group, the Grains Group, No-Cook Meals, the Protein Group, Pet safety, Poison Control, 1st aid, weather, and participated in a t-shirt design contest. They also participated in Walk Across Texas, yoga, team sports, Herbs,...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
We want to express our sympathy to the family of Leroy Reaves. His funeral service was held on Wednesday morning, at the Tira Methodist Church, under the direction of Delta Funeral Home. He was buried in the Tira Cemetery, and then family and friends gathered at the Community Center for lunch. Leroy was married to the late Mamie Lou (Weir) Reaves. Please remember the family in your prayers. Also, we extend our sympathy to the family...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn The Tira Homecoming is fast approaching. Please make plans to attend on July 3rd. The program will begin in the Tira Methodist Church at 11:00, followed by a covered-dish lunch on the picnic grounds. If you would like to contribute toward the upkeep of the cemetery, you may do so that day, or send your donation by mail, to the Tira Cemetery Association, c/o Jan Vaughn, 776 FM 1536, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. Billy...
Chamber Connection June 23rd 2016 By Lezley Brown
Chamber Connection June 23rd 2016 By Lezley Brown Well, here it is… my first Chamber Connection! My name is Lezley Brown and I have been named the new President and CEO of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. It is truly my honor to serve Hopkins County in this role, and I wanted to say thank you for all of the support already given by numerous members of Hopkins County. As a Chamber, we look forward to finding new ways to...
SSISD Summer Food Service
Veronica Arnold is the new Director of Food Service for SSISD. She succeeds Rikki Elliott who held the position for 41 years. Her first duty was the Summer Food Service, which is in full swing now. The SSISD Summer Food Service Program is a USDA-sponsored program administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture. It is served in the cafeteria of Sulphur Springs Elementary School at 829 Bell Street. Meals are served four days each...
