County 2019-2020 Holiday Calendar Approved
Hopkins County employees will enjoy 12 days off during the 2019-2020 year, thanks to the calendar approved this week by Hopkins County Commissioners Court. The county courthouse will be closed on the approved holiday dates. The calendar fairly mirrors the past year’s calendar, with one exception, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom. Veterans Day will no longer be a county holiday. With so many events scheduled on...
Tira News For July 17, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Rick and Judy Petty had all their children and grandchildren here for the weekend – Chris, Robin and Trey Petty and his friend Bennett Moyer from Cedar Park, Texas; Tyler and Caitlin Petty from Phoenix, Arizona; and Trever Petty and his girlfriend Ellen Ihnen from College Station, Texas; Ronnie, Amy and Macy Green from Cooper, Texas; and Mitchell Green and fiancée Rhalie Weathers from Lake Creek, Texas. Judy...
SSISD To Meet Thursday For Special Budget Work Session
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees have scheduled a special noon meeting Thursday, July 18, to continue working on the budget. The special meeting date was set at the board’s regular July 8 meeting, following a budget workshop. Officials had hoped to be further along in the process, but were still making adjustments for recent legislative changes which impact school funding and spending, including...
‘Jungle Book the Musical’ is Product of Children’s Summer Workshop 2019
Sulphur Springs Community Players Director David Woody with a group of Summer Workshop students It was a maximum size class of youngsters age 6-17 that signed up for the Community Players’ annual Children Summer Theater Workshop. Now, after nine weeks of preparation, 35 students are ready to don their costumes and present the beloved classic in six public performances. According to Director David Woody, Rudyard Kipling’s...
Truck-Train Crash Tuesday Evening Resulted In 1 Death
A 39-year-old man died Tuesday evening in a truck-train collision just off State Highway 11 east near Cornersville, according to authorities. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, Winnsboro Police officers and Winnsboro, Hopkins county and Pickton Pine Forest firefighters were dispatched at 7 p .m. Tuesday, July 16 to crash involving a train and pickup truck just off State Highway...
Alleged Drunk Driver Compounds Charges By Resisting, Kicking Trooper
July 17, 2019 – A 48-year-old Dallas woman who was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon for drunk driving, allegedly compounded the charges against her by assaulting a state trooper while resisting his efforts to restrain her. Jennifer Doolan Petty Jennifer Doolan Petty was stopped by Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward at the 114 mile marker on Interstate 30. Steward, suspecting the woman to be intoxicated, reportedly contact...
Pita Pal Foods LP Recalls Various Hummus And Dips Due to Possible Health Risk
If you like hummus, be sure to check the label, as numerous hummus products from Pita Pal Foods LP of Houston are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes identified at the manufacturing facility (not in finished product) during an FDA inspection. This affects several brands of hummus products made between May 30, 2019 and June 25, 2019, including Bucee’s, Fresh Thyme, Harris Teeter. The products were distributed...
Road Repairs, Water District Board Members Discussed By Commissioners Court
Hopkins County Commissioners Court County Commissioners this week took another step toward attaining federal funding to help with cost of repairs to certain roads damaged in past storms, heard comments from a resident regarding condition of her county road and queries regarding the repair process and appointed new water improvement district board members. Hazard Mitigation Grants On Monday, they approved submission of multiple hazard...
Wismettac Asian Foods Recalls Fish Cakes Due to Undeclared Allergens
Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. in Santa Fe Springs, California has issued a voluntary recall for eight types of Shirakiku brand imported fish cake products because of the possible contamination of some allergens. People who have a sensitivity to milk, egg or shellfish run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume the prepared fish product. The recall includes the following SKF Fish Cake products: Iwashi...
2 Cumby Men Arrested On Criminal Neglect of Child Warrants
Travis Eugene Case; No photo available July 16 of Joshua A. Case Two Cumby men were taken into custody Monday afternoon on one warrant each for abandoning or endangering a child-criminal negligence. Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson and Officer Hundley were notified by dispatchers that warrants had been issued for the arrest of two Cumby residents. Officers went to their home, located in the 200 block of Main Street at 4:30 p.m....
