Dinner Bell Sponsors
Dinner Bell 5-1-19_5 Dinner Bell 5-1-19_1 Dinner Bell 5-1-19_2 Dinner Bell 5-1-19_3 Dinner Bell 5-1-19_4 The Wednesday April 1st, 2019 Dinner Bell lunch was sponsored by Bill and Charlotte Zahn. The free community meal, served each Wednesday, was well attended. Volunteers from all over the area come together to serve the...
No Tents Seen
No tents… and no campers seen as of Wednesday 1PM. The siren song of free chicken sandwiches (with 2 pickle slices) has apparently not been heard. No campers. KSST will be monitoring the area in the days to come… not because we plan on being one of the first 100 customers… because we all have to drive by the store to get to work. No tents.
Avoid Gilmer at Main
Work is ongoing at a building at the intersection of Gilmer and Main. The Southbound lane was blocked Wednesday afternoon, and traffic is being diverted. The work is focused on a building that suffered structure damage in a fire, and an exterior wall was recently braced.
Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Crash, 2 Arrests
Andrew Ray Williams Two men were jailed Tuesday evening for allegedly leaving a minor crash and leading authorities on a high speed chase that ended in another crash.Stefan Anderson Neal, 26, of Greenville and Andrew Ray Williams, 19, of Bonham were both arrested on League Street around 7 p.m. for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was first contacted at 6:22 p.m. April 30 about a minor...
SSHS UIL State Update
Three SSHS UIL Theatrical Design Students Compete at State Last Weekend SSHS Theatre Technical Director Desi Pharis took three students to UIL Theatrical Design competition this part weekend. Senior Belinda Flores and senior Hagen Hunt competed in set design and freshman AllieGrace Woodard was in hair and makeup design. Ms. Pharis said Flores is responsible for the local interest in the competition. She said Flores was new to theater...
Water loving weeds in lawns and pastures By Mario Villarino
Last week I share some information related to moisture loving weeds known as buttercups and Senecio. Another common weed in wet lawns and pastures are the Kyllingas. During a recent field day in Sulphur Bluff I notice even waterlogged pastures covered with them. According to North Carolina Extension, green kyllinga and false green kyllinga are very similar in appearance, and both are referred to as green kyllinga. Both species are...
Tira News for May 1st, 2019
BY JAN VAUGHN Several people gathered for the Tira Volunteer Fire Department Open House on Sunday afternoon. The kids, especially, enjoyed getting a close look at the fire trucks and other equipment. We appreciate our volunteer firefighters giving of their time to help protect our community. Joyce Dodd would like to let everyone know that the next Bible study at the Tira Methodist Church is coming up on May 7th, at 1:00 p.m. Sheila...
Wildcats Track Team Posts Solid Results Despite Not Advancing
Wildcats Have Most Individuals Scoring Points at Regional Track Over Past Eleven Years Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said the Region II Class 5A Track Meet last Friday and Saturday (April 26-27) at UT Arlington was a great meet despite no Wildcats qualifying for the State Track Meet. He said the Wildcats had the most individuals score points at a regional meet over the past eleven years that he knows of. Coach Young had seven...
Rose Pippen
Rose Pippen, age 69, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2019. She was born on August 12, 1949 in Wilmot, AR to Lindsey and Evon Bayliss and was a graduate of Crossett High School. She married the love of her life, James Pippen, in February of 1967 who proceeded her in death in 2017. Rose loved people. She was an active member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church during her life in Arkansas. She loved to garden, sing, dance, cook, and sew. She...
Wildcats Baseball Playoff Time Change
Wildcats Baseball, Hallsville Has New Start Time for Game One of Series Wednesday in Tyler Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack texted Tuesday night (April 30) that in an attempt to beat the rain, the first game of the Wildcats bi-district series against Hallsville has been moved up to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mike Carter Field in Tyler. The game was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Game two is scheduled to take place Friday at 5:30 p.m....
