Federal Holiday Juneteenth on Monday June 19th
Jun15

Federal Holiday Juneteenth on Monday June 19th

June 15, 2023- Juneteenth is Monday June 19th. Juneteenth is a national holiday meaning that the both mail delivery and banks will be unavailable. Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining June and nineteenth, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order, issued by Major...

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Sulphur Springs 2023 Juneteenth Pageant to be held June 10, 2023
Jun02

Sulphur Springs 2023 Juneteenth Pageant to be held June 10, 2023

The Sulphur Springs 2023 Juneteenth Pageant will be held Saturday, June 10, 2023. The event will be held at the Sulphur Springs Civic Center. Doors open at 4:00pm. Sulphur Springs 2023 Juneteenth Pageant

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Juneteenth Celebration Set For June 17-18, 2023
May10

Juneteenth Celebration Set For June 17-18, 2023

May 10, 2023- Juneteenth is right around the corner June 17th and 18th. It will be held at Pacific Park once again. Many events will take place over the two days of celebration. Those events are as follows: June 17th: Juneteenth Marathon Run – 7 am Juneteenth Parade – 11am Juneteenth Picnic – 1 pm Music, Games, & fun, bring your lawn chairs – 6 pm June 18th : Juneteenth Celebration of Gospel, Featuring...

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Rebirth Juneteenth Pageant Set For June 10th
Apr05

Rebirth Juneteenth Pageant Set For June 10th

April 5, 2023- The Juneteenth Pageant committee is accepting applications for contestants who want to participate in the event on June 10th. Located at the Hopkins County Civic Center, the theme of the event will be “A Night of Black Excellence”, ages 12 months to 18 years old of all genders are eligible to participate. The registration fee will be $30 with $10 off for each additional child. Tickets are on sale for $10...

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2022 Juneteenth Celebration In Sulphur Springs
Jun19

2022 Juneteenth Celebration In Sulphur Springs

Sulphur Springs residents held a Juneteenth celebration Saturday with a parade, games, food and fellowship at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs. First thing Saturday morning, the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration kicked off with the 2nd Annual Run to Freedom Semi-2k Run was held for those Juneteenth Parade 2022, Pacific Park, Sulphur Springs2022 Juneteenth Parade and Celebration, Pacific Park, Sulphur Springs2022 Juneteenth Parade and...

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Rebirth Juneteenth Pageant 2022 Winners
Jun17

Rebirth Juneteenth Pageant 2022 Winners

This year, a summer tradition was revived locally, the African Pride Rebirth of Mister and Miss Juneteenth of Sulphur Springs. Miss Juneteenth 2022 Justice Jones Taking home the crown for 2022 Miss Juneteenth, a category featuring girls ages 11 to 14 years, is Justice Jones. Mr. Juneteenth and Mr. GQ Gentleman of the Year is Kaiden Cork, and first runner up in the 8-10-year-olds division was Sir King Lavendar. Crowned 2022 Lil Miss...

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Juneteenth Celebration, 2022
Jun07

Juneteenth Celebration, 2022

Saturday June 18th, 2022 head on down to Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs, TX for Juneteenth “Freedom is Worth Celebrating”.

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2021 Juneteenth Celebration Enjoyed by All Ages!
Jun22

2021 Juneteenth Celebration Enjoyed by All Ages!

Report by Juneteenth Committee: The 12th Annual Juneteenth Celebration was a huge success on Saturday June 19, 2021 and enjoyed by everyone in attendance. After missing a year, and losing one of our members to Covid, we had to step up and make this one bigger and better. This year we had our First Annual “Run For Freedom “2K run, and over 20 people participated in the race. As usual, our Juneteenth Parade was outstanding....

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Ribbon-Cutting at the new Grays Building on June 18 in Observance of Juneteenth, a New National Holiday
Jun18

Ribbon-Cutting at the new Grays Building on June 18 in Observance of Juneteenth, a New National Holiday

The community was well-represented as a couple of milestone events came together on a single day for Hopkins County residents. At noon on Friday June 18, as the nation was observing the new Juneteenth national holiday, the local community celebrated the near-completion of the Grays Building Community Center. City Councilman Reverend H. B. Nash More than 100 persons were present to see the interior of the beautiful new facility, hear a...

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Juneteenth 2021
Jun15

Juneteenth 2021

The Juneteenth 2021 celebration will be held June 19th, 2021 in Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs, TX. The inaugural “Run to Freedom” will be held this year. The run starts at 8AM. The parade starts at 11AM.

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