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...
Norma Smith
Funeral Services for Norma Smith, age 82 of Springtown, will be held Friday, August 26, 2016, at 10 am at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce Stinson officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 25, 2016, from 5-7 pm at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Baylor, Scott and White Hospital in Ft. Worth. She was born May 19,...
Lights of Life Style Show: Dinner & Fashions by Lou Nell’s
August 15, 2016—Lou Nell’s Fashions is pleased to announce the annual Lights of Life Style Show benefiting the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, will take place Thursday, September 15th at 6:30pm at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs and will feature the latest and hottest designs in fashion! The concept of this exciting event is to create an exceptional environment to enjoy a top-of-the-line runway show featuring...
Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 148th Anniversary
The congregation of Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at 204 Fuller Street in Sulphur Springs is joyfully planning the church’ 148th Anniversary and Homecoming weekend, set for Saturday August 20 and Sunday August 21, 2016. All members, families and friends are invited to the annual Homecoming Picnic on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The men of the church will prepare the meats for the meal, and the volunteer...
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
Tira News. By Jan Vaughn The staff members at North Hopkins returned to work on Tuesday. Everyone was treated to a delicious barbecue lunch, with all the trimmings and lots of desserts at the Peerless Baptist Church. Teachers were also able to pick up “goody bags” of school supplies to for their classrooms. Several of the staff members won door prizes, which were donated by local vendors. We would like to express our appreciation to...
Wilma Duvall Saunders
Wilma Duvall Saunders of Burleson passed away Friday, July 29, 2016, at home. Graveside service: and burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Breshear. Rev. Josh Burns will be officiating the service. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Joshua. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make a donations to Grace Connection Church, P.O. Box 838, Joshua, Texas, 76058, or your charity of choice. She was born Dec. 10, 1936,...
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,...
Schlotzsky’s Ribbon Cutting
On Wednesday evening, Schlotzsky’s held a friends and family VIP event. The Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting was first on the list of events followed by a presentation from a representative from the State Senate. After ceremonies, those who were in attendance were offered a free meal. This was the first time the Schlotzsky’s team of employees got hands on experience with serving customers. Schlotzsky’s grand...
