Hurry to Become a 2017 Chamber Member!
LEZLEY BROWN SAYS HURRY FOR MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS! Also, the annual Chamber Membership Banquet is coming up on Thursday February 16, 2017 at 6pm in the Civic Center banquet hall, with “An Evening in the Woods” as the theme. This will be a business casual event and meal where numerous Community Awards and recognitions will be made. Nominations are still being taken for two categories: Large Business (51-plus employees)and...
North Hopkins Beta Club News
The North Hopkins Beta Club ended the 2016 semester with 60 member students and a blockbuster canned food drive for Hope House. At over 2,780 pounds, theirs was the largest single donation toward the Delta County charity. New projects for 2017 include a recycling project, a coat drive and a club fundraiser. Members will do morning coffee sales, fruit sales and online cake auctions to raise money for State Convention coming up...
Bear Country Store Holds CD Release Event
The old Sulphur Bluff store has a new name, Bear Country Store. On it’s first Saturday of operation, owners Billy Emerson and Brad Cecil and employees held a CD release event for Jack Phillips. It was standing-room-only!Almost everyone ordered something for lunch, so the short-order crew stayed busy with burgers, fries, BBQ sandwiches and pots of coffee. Area residents and the school community are excited about having the store...
Where Will You Be When the Curtain Goes Up on Main Street Players 2017 Season?
Announcing exciting season opener “String of Pearls” are Sulphur Springs Community Players members and new slate of officers. Pictured are: 2017 PUBLICIST/HISTORIAN KATE HUTLEY, THE SHOW’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CINDY LANCASTER AND PLAYER’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TRISTON PULLEN A recent off-Broadway hit, String of Pearls is a study of the lives of the 27 women who have owned or possessed the beautiful...
Community Calendar for January 4-9, 2017
Sulphur Springs ISD resumes class on January 4, 2017 along with Yantis ISD and Como-Pickton CISD. Sulphur Bluff ISD and Cumby ISD students will go back to school on Monday January 9. Registration for the Spring semester is underway at Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. First day of class is January 17. A free G.E.D. class is being offered through Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. Beginning on Monday January 9, the...
Sulphur Bluff Store New Owners Plan Jan. 7 Event
The old Sulphur Bluff Store has re-opened with a new name, “Bear Country Store”, and with new owners, Billy Emerson and Brad Cecil. The store is located on FM 71 East in the heart of Sulphur Bluff near the school and post office. It will cater to residents, school personnel and others with breakfast and lunch, gas and diesel, groceries and a friendly place to have a cup of coffee or soft drink and catch up on the latest...
County Line Baptist Church New Year’s Stew and Singing
It’s been an annual event for over 100 years at County Line Baptist Church; the traditional New Year’s Stew (both chicken and beef!) and All-Day Singing. Decades ago, County Line parishioners would hold the event in a cramped church house which overflowed outside to tables near where the stew was cooked on church-owned property. Today, the church sits on a portion of the original property on FM275 near the Hopkins/Rains...
Trading Post January 2, 2017
ITEMS FOR SALE: 2004 KAWASAKI MULE $3,750. ANTIQUE METAL NAIL BIN WITH ROTATING BINS, SCALES AND WEIGHTS $550. NEW ELECTRIC COLLAPSIBLE LIGHTWEIGHT WHEELCHAIR $1500. (WAS $2700 NEW) ONE ALUMINUM WHEELCHAIR CARRIER FOR A VEHICLE $350. FOR INFORMATION PHONE 903-440-4148.
Community Calendar December 28-January 2
The Sulphur Springs Post Office will be closed on Monday January 2 to observe the New Year’s holiday. Mail will run on Saturday December 31. The City of Sulphur Springs offices will be closed on Monday January 2. The Sulphur Springs Public Library will be closed on Saturday December 30 and on Monday January 2. Hopkins County offices will be closed on Monday January 2. Local bank closings include: Alliance Bank, City National...
Chamber Connection Thursday December 22, 2016
Chamber Connection-December 22nd Attention All Chamber Members…. Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Advertisements for the 2017 Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory are available from Lee Ann Peugh at Echo Publishing. Our Membership Directory is distributed to over 5,000 people every year, so I highly encourage you to try an advertisement! Please call Lee Ann at (903) 885-8663 to discuss sizes and pricing options....
