The Hope Gathering at West Tawakoni
Saturday October 19th, 2019 will be the inaugural Hope Gathering, sponsored by the city of West Tawakoni. Join us as we come together as a community in support of cancer awareness. We will start the evening with an Awareness Walk at 6:00 P.M. followed by a candlelight vigil at 8:00 P.M. Booths will be set up in the West Tawakoni City Park and starting at 2 PM. There will be various sponsors and local businesses set up giving away...
Wilma Goldsmith
Graveside service for Wilma Goldsmith, age 91, of Sulphur Springs will held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Weaver Cemetery with Bro. Tom Friday officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 18, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Wilma Grace Goldsmith died on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in Sulphur Springs, TX after an extended illness. She was 91 years of age. Wilma was born on March 28,...
North Hopkins Alumni Homecoming 2019
The annual North Hopkins Alumni Homecoming was held on Saturday, October 12, 2019. There were thirty-nine attendees for the event. Dr. Darin Jolly, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent, led a tour of the campuses. A video presentation, created by Amie Davidson and her technology students, was played in honor of the Classes of 1969, 1979, and 1989 for their 50-, 40-, and 30-year reunion, while the guests enjoyed a meal catered by...
Save the Dates: “Benefits of Love” Events for Reed, Ivey and Cavanaugh Families
The list of benefit events created to assist the families of victims of a recent local tragedy is growing. If you cannot attend a benefit event but wish to donate, please contact Vickie Pickel at 903-885-7621. Here are two of the first events. Thursday evening October 17, 2019 holds the first event in the “Benefits of Love” schedule of fundraisers. Themed “A Family Day on Celebration Plaza”, it is an evening...
Tira News for Oct. 16, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Jason Beck, son of Kim and Lee Beck, rode out Typhoon Hagibis and an earthquake last week, while stationed at the Naval Base in Japan. He said there is some flooding nearby and lots of debris, but all is well. Yvonne Weir flew to Bismarck, North Dakota, Sept. 24, to visit family from Fargo, Bismarck, and Mobridge, South Dakota. On the 26th, she traveled to the Hall ranch with her cousin, where they met up with relatives...
Pecan Season! Corsicana Shelled Pecans Offered Through the Sr’s Center
Corsicana pecans for the 2019 season Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, knows that the good cooks of Hopkins County want fresh pecans for their holiday baking, and she is making it easy to get the freshest from Northeast Texas trees. She also knows the community is eager to help with fundraising for the proposed Senior Citizens Center, so here is a great way to do both! You can place your orders...
Tira News
We want to express our sympathy to the family of Shirley Goodson. She was buried in the Tira Cemetery on September 21 st . You can read her obituary on Murray- Orwosky Funeral Home’s website. Please remember this family in prayer. Chip and I met our daughter and granddaughter, Tiffany Gilbert and Jaidyn Joslin, in Texarkana on Friday evening and enjoyed a meal together at Red Lobster. Jaidyn came back with us and spent Friday night...
St. James Gala Fiesta Dinner and Auction is October 5 at Hopkins County Civic Center
Oscar Aiguilar Oscar Aiguilar’s siblings and his mother Mrs. Aguilar began serving a handmade Mexican feast for charity 28 years ago. All the family pitched in with the cooking and the serving, making it a massive personal mission annually for their church. At first it was held in the small Parish Hall before it was outgrown, then it moved to the First UMC Fellowship Hall downtown, and now fills the Civic Center Banquet Hall....
Saltillo Community Homecoming October 13th, 2019
The Saltillo Community Homecoming is scheduled Sunday, Oct. 13, in the Saltillo ISD cafetorium, 150 County Road 3534 in Saltillo. The event will kick off with coffee and socializing beginning at 10:30 a.m. Interested individuals will have an opportunity to meet, visit and renew acquaintances during this time. Lunch will be served at 12:20 p.m. Barbecue, beans, bread, coffee and tea will be furnished. Those attending are asked to bring...
United Way Campaign Now Off and Running, Look for Weekly Report Meetings
Board President Mike Jumper A Lead Donor Luncheon was held as part of United Way’s season kickoff in Hopkins County. Major past donors were invited for a luncheon meeting at Sulphur Springs County Club on Wednesday September 25, and about 80 persons were in attendance for a delicious meal and inspiring information. Mike Jumper, United Way Board President, offered prayer for the meal, welcomed the group, and acknowledged the 12...
