Cumby Trojans, Lady Trojans Qualify for Regional Meet
The District 14-2A Cross Country meet was held Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at North Hopkins ISD. The Trojans and Lady Trojans of Cumby had a successful day at the races. The Varsity Girls District Champion is freshman, Lexi Busby, running the 2-mile course in a personal best time of 12:55 qualifying for regionals as an individual. Lexi’s closest competitor was a minute and twenty-one seconds behind her. Fellow freshman teammate,...
Hopkins County Military Coalition Seeks Additional Members
The Hopkins County Military Coalition is an all Volunteer Unit formed in 1998 of Veterans from different branches of service whose primary purpose is to provide final Military Honors for any Honorably Discharged Veteran in and around Hopkins County. According to Karon Weatherman, Senior Citizen Center Executive, the Hopkins County Military Coalition is in need of additional members to be able to fulfill the requests from...
Chamber Connection October 12, 2017
It’s almost here! We have been working diligently at the Chamber of Commerce preparing for the 48th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest. Mark your calendar! Tickets are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce and at the local banks. We’ll see you in Buford Park on Saturday, October 28th. Stew service begins at 10:45 a.m., and $5 will buy all-you-can-eat while it lasts. Just so you know, we are usually out of stew by 12:15 p.m., so come...
Wildcats Head Coach Talks Texas High in Weekly Press Conference
What is Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens assessment of things as Texas High comes to town Friday? The Wildcats are 0-2 in district play and 2-4 overall. Coach Owens says he would like a few more wins. He says the Wildcats’ backs are not completely up against the wall but he says it is getting tight. Coach Owens says all he knows to do is to keep working. He says the Wildcats are getting better and are doing some good stuff. He...
Donation of Love to Rock Creek Residents
Janice Irwin knows how important it is to know that you are loved, and she made gift bags for the residents of Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation to let them know just that. She filled the bags with goodies and things that they use every day and tied a note to each bag reading, “You are loved”.
LEAP Youth Expo Hosted by Workforce Solutions
Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas is hosting this year’s Learning Endorsements and Professions (LEAP) Youth Career Expo, which will take place on Friday, October 20th from 9:00 – 12:00 at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The event aims to help our local 8th grade students understand the types of career pathways available in the community as they begin to make career related coursework decisions for high school. The LEAP Expo...
