June Tuck
June Tuck, 81, went to be with the Lord on March, 19, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loved ones in McKinney, Texas. She was born on June 23, 1933 on a cotton farm in Midlothian, Texas. She was the only child of her late parents Barney and Ora England. June grew up in Texarkana, Texas where she met the love of her life, Bill, to which she shortly married on July 22, 1950. The first five years of their marriage were spent...
Ruth Taack Macy
A memorial service for Ruth Taack (tack) Macy, 91, of Old Tarrant Community, will be conducted Saturday March 21, at 3 p.m. at Shannon Oaks Church. She passed away March 10 in Hopkins County Memorial Hospital She was born in 1923 in Broadus, Montana. She was a member of Shannon Oaks Church, maker of Bud’s Buffalo Cream, and was know as “The Apple Butter Lady” at Folk Festival in Heritage Park. In lieu of flowers,...
Chamber Connection December 11, 2014 by Meredith Caddell
Thank you to everyone who attended the ribbon cutting for Hopkins Place. Guests were treated to delicious treats and beverages as well as a tour of their beautiful facility, located at 890 Camp Street. Congratulations to the EDC, City and County on the Grand Opening of Heritage Parkway. The new road & cul de sac, just past Raven Industries off the Loop, will offer many opportunities for future growth in that area. Douglas...
Tira News by Jan Vaughn 12/04/2014
The Tira City Council met on Tuesday night and discussed routine business. Malcolm Joslin, Sherry Smiddy, and Powell Vickery were sworn in for another term on the council. Following the meeting, the group decorated the community center for the Community Christmas Party, which is this Saturday evening at 6:00. Brisket will be provided. Residents should bring side dishes and desserts and canned goods (preferably gallon size) for the...
Christmas Events This Weekend
A variety of Christmas activities are scheduled this Friday through Sunday. On Friday, the lighting of the downtown Christmas tree on the plaza between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. will kickoff activities on the plaza. The annual Lions Club Christmas Parade of Lights is set to start at around 7 p.m. leaving from Buford Park. Christmas in the Park is in Heritage Park from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, the...
Two A&M Commerce Students Explain the Importance of Veteran Accounts
Jackson Daily of Sulphur Springs and Austin Maxy of Como presented a project at the Indian Summer Days and the John Chester Dutch Oven Cook Off at Heritage Park last Saturday. It was known as the East Texas War and Memory Oral Project. “We are here to help publicize our oral project,” they said. “We protect and preserve veteran’s stories and their families’ stories as well. That’s why it’s...
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Great weather and an enthusiastic crowd greeted Saturday’s Dutch Oven cook-off competitors from across the area. The Dutch Oven Cook-off took place during Indian Summer Days at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs. Winning cooks included: First place, Brandon Brewer and Lyndsey Caldwell of Sulphur Springs; Second place, Greg Almon and Don Powell of Arlington; Third place went to Derek Simmons and Paul Elliott of McKinney. Donnie Peters...
“Updated” Indian Summer Days & The John Chester Dutch Oven Cook Off
Photography by Enola Gay and the News Telegram Great weather and an enthusiastic crowd greeted Saturday’s Dutch Oven cook-off competitors from across the area. The Dutch Oven Cook-off took place during Indian Summer Days at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs. Winning cooks included: First place, Brandon Brewer and Lyndsey Caldwell of Sulphur Springs; Second place, Greg Almon and Don Powell of Arlington; Third place went to Derek Simmons...
“Updated” East Texas War and Memory Project
Two Texas A&M-Commerce students, Jackson Dailey of Sulphur Springs and Austin Maxey of Como, were at Indian Summer Days Saturday to publicize a college oral history project, the East Texas War and Memory Project. They seek out veterans and interview them to get their war stories that are archived at the college. The project is expected to be an ongoing one. Two Texas A&M-Commerce students affiliated with an oral history...
John Chester Dutch Oven Cookoff is Today
Rick Wilson with the Hopkins County Historical Society said Friday morning 20 Dutch oven cooks have already signed up for Saturday’s John Chester Dutch Oven Cookoff, a part of Indian Summer Days Saturday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Heritage Park. Admission is $3. Those wanting to sample Dutch oven cooking can do so for $5 a plate. All of the park’s buildings will be open Saturday with most of them featuring demonstrations and...
