Candidates Focus on Education During Political Forum
Candidates present for Tuesday’s Hopkins-Rains Retire Teacher political forum included, l. to r., Bill Brannon, Democratic Candidate for House District 2, Dan Flynn, incumbent Republican House District 2, Kendall Scudder, Democratic Candidate Senate District 2, Andrew Greenberg, representing Senate District 2 incumbent Bob Hall, and Mike Collier, Democratic challenger for Lt. Governor. Education and teacher retirement were the...
Ms. Carl Lillie Shaw
Funeral services for Ms. Carl Lillie Shaw, age 89, of Tyler, have been scheduled for Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the East Caney Missionary Baptist Church with the Pastor Rudy Ellis officiating. Interment will follow at the East Caney Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Quon Clayton, Keenan Clayton, David Nelson, Leo Shaw, Kenneth Shaw and Kelvin Harris. A visitation will be held at Tapp Funeral Home Tuesday, July...
Monty Tipps Keeps it Country at the Reilly Springs Jamboree with MainStreet Band Saturday July 21
For nearly two decades, Monty Tipps has made special appearances on the stage of the Reilly Springs Jamboree, Hopkins County’s original country music venue. In fact, during a KSST interview, Monty said it feels “like home” for his return on Saturday July 21, 2018. A gospel pre-show starts at 6pm, and Monty and MainStreet takes the stage at 7pm. Tickets will be $10 per person at the door for the entire evening of...
Tira News May 25th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Joyce Dodd reports that we’ve had some activity at the Tira free food pantry recently. She shared that we have lots of canned vegetables on hand, but need more canned meat and other non-perishable proteins. Donations for the pantry are always needed and very much appreciated. If you would like to help out, you can contact any of the Tira Council Members, Powell Vickery – Mayor, Joyce Dodd, Tami Joslin, Janie...
Runoff Final: Republicans Elect Davis, Treasurer; Anglin, Commissioner Precinct 2
Danny Davis and Greg Anglin received the Republican nod for November ballot and, with no opponent in November, will be elected to their respective positions. Republican County Treasurer: Danny Davis: 99, Absentee; 444 Early Voting; Total Votes: 926 (51.96%) Andrea Griggs: 109, Absentee; 367 Early Voting; Total Votes: 856 (48.04%) County Commissioner Precinct #2 Greg Anglin: 23, Absentee; 112 Early Voting; Total Vote: 308 (51.42%)...
District 16-5A All District Baseball; Humphries Co-MVP; Chaney Newcomer of the Year
Now that all teams in District 16-5A are out of the playoffs, the All-District Team has been announced. The All-District Team is chosen by district coaches, with no coach voting for his own player nominated. Wildcat Pitcher Ryan Humphries was named Co-Most Valuable Player of the Year. Sophmore Jaxon Chaney was named Newcomer of the Year. Wildcat Coach Jerrod Hammack was selected to share a three-way Coach of the Year Honor....
SSISD Places Second in Elementary Academic UIL Competiton
SSISD’s 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students participated in an Elementary Academic UIL competition on Saturday, March 24th, 2018. The contest was hosted at Pine Tree Middle School in Longview, TX. Our team was represented by 120 students, 33 coaches, and our five campus coordinators. Our students competed in 27 events ranging from number sense to storytelling. Our SSISD team earned second place standing overall. This is SSISD’s...
Happy Mother’s Day & Summer Camps for Kids By Johanna Hicks
Happy Mother’s Day Sunday is a special day for moms all across the country. Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father’s Day,...
Donna Joslin
Donna Joslin of the Tira Community in Hopkins County passed away at her residence on May 3, 2018. Donna was born February 20, 1952, in Trinidad, Texas, the daughter of James Elgen White and Cordi Joyce Clay White. She married Stanley Frank Joslin on April 17, 1985, in Enloe, Texas. He preceded her in death on January 7, 2016, after nearly 31 years of marriage. One of her favorite past times was fishing and she would fish as often as...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Up 56 Indictments
April 26, 2016 – Fifty-six (56) indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury on April 25, 2018. Those indictments in which arrests have previously been made include: Javaron Tyray Ross was indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Ross, 21, was arrested in February at his Jackson Street address on an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child warrant. A Sulphur Springs Police officer made the arrest and...
