Rattlesnakes and Birthday Cakes, August 28, 2014 # 1347
Sunday afternoon daughter in law Jinger Williams was riding her bike on County Road 1170 south of Charleston and saw a four foot long, canebrake rattlesnake crawling across. She called Jean to see if we wanted to see it and we headed toward her, just around the corner by the Templeton gate. I was afraid it would crawl off in the woods before we could get there but for some reason it stopped just off the road and coiled up. Since these...
BACULITES AND LITTLE LEAGUE, AUGUST 21, 2014, #1346
Many people living within a few miles of North Sulphur don’t appreciate the fossil treasures which abound there. Understandably, not every person is interested in the same thing, but for those interested in fossils, North Sulphur is a place some paleontologists drive hundreds of miles to visit. For as long as I can remember I have looked in channel gravel for sharks’ teeth. Thousands of years ago this part of Texas was under water and...
Wildcat Marching Band Update
This year Wildcats Marching Band Director Charles McCauley decided to increase band practice two hours a day starting it at 2 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. McCauley said the extra two hours have been used to practice music. He said it’s made a great difference. As a result, McCauley said the band is ahead of schedule, as they get ready for their first performance on Friday night, August 29. He estimated 90% of the band has already memorized...
Tira News by Jan Vaughn 08/13
North Hopkins students will return to classes on Monday, August 25th. Elementary “Meet the Teacher” will be held on Thursday, August 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The Weir family participated in My Bowl, a fundraiser for the Special Olympics bowling team, on the weekend of August 2nd. Yvonne reports, “Dustin, Natalie, and Dakota Weir and Ashley Cline were on our team.” Their team name was Weir Wesley’s Oddballs. Destri...
SLOBBER AND PURDY ROLL, AUGUST 14, 2014, #1345
Saturday morning my dogs needed some exercise and a man was having hog trouble in his maize patch. Let’s go hunting. While still dark, dogs Zack, Purdy, Slobber, and I were waiting at the Charleston Square for Johnny Hurley that was supposed to go with me and bring a catch dog. It was his idea to meet at 6:00 but he didn’t show up. I had wanted to meet at 7:00 to get an extra hour of sleep. At 6:10, I drove toward North Sulphur and...
Marching Band and Blue Blazes Begin Monday
There will more than just athletes returning to Sulphur Springs High School Monday. The Marching Band, which actually started Friday, will have 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. practice. The Blue Blazes Drill Team will be on campus half a day before heading for its’ annual retreat in Joshua By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Extension Leadership Advisory Board Makes Plans for 2015
Extension Leadership Advisory Board Makes Plans for 2015 August is here, which means that planning for 2015 will soon be in full force! As Extension Agents, we plan our calendars ahead of time (actually, we’ll set dates for months in 2015 which haven’t even arrived in 2014, yet!) This can be a challenge, but with the help of our Leadership Advisory Board, Youth Board, Family & Consumer Sciences Committee, Ag Committee, Master...
COBWEBS AND GOLIATH GROUPERS AUGUST 7th, 2014 # 1343
The storm that came through Wednesday, July 24, did quite a bit of damage but did bring us over an inch of rain at Charleston. Electricity was off over much of the county for a few hours and some families almost panicked without their television programs. Two or three told me they had to resort to old time sitting by lanterns and just talking. At Brad Richey’s house west of Charleston talk drifted to spiders and spider webs. Brad...
Chamber Connection 07/17/2014
Thank you to everyone who attended the 100th Birthday of the Old Post Office/New City Hall, Tuesday, July 15th @ 10am The weather was beautiful; the attendance was powerful; the building amazing; and the celebration was wonderful! Pastor Harold B. Nash gave the invocation, and Freddie Taylor, Mayor, welcomed everyone to the special occasion. John Sellers, past mayor, city councilman and local historian, gave an outstanding talk on the...
School Board Meeting 06/09
Here is some information Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Mike Lamb made about the school and county Auditorium agreement approved by both entities Monday. Lamb said the school district would pay for the work by using its’ healthy fund balance. The original time frame would not work so plans are to start renovation next summer. The school district will welcome with open arms anyone wanting to use the facility. Previous users have...
