Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has several upcoming events. They include
- Cooking Well for Healthy Blood Pressure series will be held Monday, Sept. 9, and continue Thursday, Sept. 12, and conclude on Monday, September 16. All sessions will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office. A $20 fee, payable at the first session, will cover materials, recipes, and recipe sampling. Topics will include DASHing your way to good health (Dietary Approach to Stopping Hypertension), Virtual Grocery Store Tour, and Cooking with Herbs and Spices. Registration ends Monday. Call 903-885-3443 to register.
- Cooking Well with Diabetes is a 4-lesson series covering carbohydrate foods, making recipes with fat better for you, double-pleasure side dishes: reducing sodium and increasing fiber, and celebrating sensibly with diabetes. Sessions will be Sept. 16, 19, 23, and 26 at 6:00 p.m. A $25 fee, payable at the first session, covers materials, recipes, and recipe sampling. This series will begin at 6 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200 West Houston St., Sulphur Springs. Registration for this series ends on Sept. 13. Contact Johanna Hicks at 903-885-3443 to sign up.
- Applications for the 2019 Hopkins County Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show are now being accepted. This is for hand-made, hand-crafted items only. Dates of the Show & Sale are Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, at the Sulphur Springs High School. Indoor spaces and covered outdoor spaces are available. Contact Johanna Hicks at 903-885-3443 for more information.
