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...
29 SSHS Seniors Recognized As Honor Graduates
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Thursday morning recognized 29 seniors as honor graduates during a special breakfast hosted at Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. The 29 are the top ranking students in the Sulphur Springs High School Senior Class of 2019, which includes 298 graduation candidates. Each honor graduate was encouraged to have their parents and a teacher or educator who made a lasting impact in their lives...
Friday Graduation Features PJC Top Student Award
While not quite at the record of over 600 graduates at Paris Junior College a few years ago, more than 440 students have applied to graduate from Paris Junior College this semester. Over half plan to walk in the Friday commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. in Noyes Stadium. Part of the ceremony will be the announcement of the Distinguished Service Award, the highest student honor given at PJC. Five outstanding sophomores have been...
Producers Sell Over 5,000 Head Of Cattle At NETBIO Sale
Auctioneer and Livestock Commission co-owner Joe Don Pogue takes bids on a pen of cattle during the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s May sale held Wednesday. Livestock producers converged on the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission Wednesday to market their cattle in the May Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization pre-conditioned stocker and feeder calf sale. A total of 241 producer/members of NETBIO shipped...
Owens Says Spring Football Has Been Good for His Young Team
Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said spring football workouts were good for his team and coaching staff this year. This is the fourth year for the Wildcats to have spring football. He described his current team as youthful after 32-seniors graduated off of this past season’s team. Coach Owens said his current bunch brings energy and excitement. He added they don’t always know where they are...
James (Jim) Taylor Simmons
James (Jim) Taylor Simmons was released from this earth to go home on May 13, 2019. Jim was born on December 18, 1940 in Avinger Texas and died on May 13, 2019 sitting in his favorite chair next to the picture window that looks out on Lake Fork. There was never any doubt in the minds of those who knew him that he was a Texan. The loves of his life in order were his God, his country, his wife and family, and then fishing and hunting;...
Kelly Tomlinson
Kelly Tomlinson was born to Milton and Sarah Tomlinson on July 20, 1970. He was raised in Robert Lee, Texas and later moved to Sulphur Springs where he met the love of his life, Kimberley Massey, and they became husband and wife on June 15, 1991. It was in East Texas where they planted their roots and began to raise their family, daughter, Kara Gentry and son, Kaden. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and playing sports with...
