Caroline Prickette Crowned 2023 Dairy Festival Queen
The 2023 Dairy Festival concluded Saturday night, June 17, 2023, with the 62nd Annual Dairy Festival Pageant. This year’s theme was “Kickin’ It Up For Dairy.” The community gathered at the Hopkins County Civic Center and waited in anticipation to see who would win the 2023 Dairy Festival Queen Pageant. It was a tough competition. The twelve contestants gave the 2023 Dairy Fest Queen Judges quite the challenge,...
John Prickette To Chair Convenience Distribution Association
The Convenience Distribution Association announced that John Prickette, GSC Enterprises, Inc., Sulphur Springs, has been elected as Chair for 2021 at the association’s annual membership meeting. John Prickette Prickette was presented with the customary green jacket and gavel virtually by 2020 CDA Chair Scott Carrico, Richmond-Master Distributors, South Bend, IN, symbolizing the position of CDA Chair, during the meeting at the...
Prickette Named Event Coordinator for Hospital Foundation
On behalf of the Health Care Foundation board members, Bob Weaver, Foundation Board Chairman is excited to announce the addition of Gena Prickette as event coordinator to the Foundation staff. “We are thrilled that the Foundation has had so much growth over the past ten years that another person is needed to help with planning the details and coordinating the Lights of Life campaign and gala as well as other additional events hosted...
Hopkins County Dairy Festival Will Return In June 2022
Annual Salute To Dairy Industry will Feature With Pageant, Parade, Balloons, Ice Cream The Hopkins County Dairy Festival will return in June, after a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, with all of the traditional events of recent years, HCDF Board members announced this week during an informational reception hosted for interested 2022 Dairy Festival contestants and their families. Hopkins County Dairy Festival logo This year’s...
SSISD Education Foundation To Be Submitted As Potential Charity For Hopkins County Jury Duty Reimbursement Donations
Hopkins Energy LLC Agreement Amended By 1 Year, Stampede Solar Road Maintenance Agreement Granted Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation was approved to be submitted to the list of charities to which Hopkins County jurors may donate their daily reimbursement for jury service. Hopkins County Commissioners Court also amended and restated a 381 agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC, a road maintenance agreement with Stampeed Solar Project...
New HCSO Trucks, Election Judges, Updated County Calendar Approved
New trucks for the sheriff’s office, an updated county holiday calendar, appointment of election judges and alternates, two agreements with governmental entities and the county-maintained road mileage inventory were among the items discussed and approved by Hopkins County Commissioners Court during their regular meeting earlier this week. New HCSO Trucks Hopkins County sought bids for two 2021 model or newer half-ton pickup...
Showing Appreciation To Teachers
Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation may not have been able to assist educators in the manner they are used to, they couldn’t let the week pass without showing appreciation to teachers for all their extra work to help school go flow as normally as possible, especially during the extraordinary circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Normally, we would award Innovative Teaching Grants to teachers during the school...
Dairy Festival is a “GO” in Hopkins County, August 8 !
According to Gena Prickette, the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Board of Directors is excited to let you know that the Dairy Festival is ON! for Summer 2020! ‘Our Hometown Tradition’ is the theme this year and there are 10 contestants for the title and crown of Dairy Festival Queen! The one-day festival date is Saturday August 8, 2020 with a parade and a pageant planned on that date. Gena stated, “although the hot-air...
2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Schedule of Events…Make Time for Fun!
Hello everyone! The Festival Board of Directors doesn’t want you to miss anything during the 2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival, so here’s the schedule. Be sure and purchase your Pageant tickets from any of the eight contestants. This year’s theme is “Party Til the Cows Come Home”. See you there! Monday May 21st Dairy Festival Queen’s Dinner at The Alcove at 6:00. Friday June 8th. at 12:00 noon is the...
Dairy Festival Udderances Announces Preparations for June: Hot Air Balloons, Parade, Queen Candidates
The Hopkins County Dairy Festival Board of Directors is beginning preparations for the 2018 Dairy Festival! We have already received lots of inquiries from interested participants – for the parade, the balloons, and of course, from candidates for the Coronation Pageant. The Festival dates are June 8 – June 16. This year’s theme is: “Party ‘Til The Cows Come Home!”. Our Board President, Carolyn McKinney, will host the opening...
