World Wide Photo Walk in Sulphur Springs!
PICTURE THIS…. THE ANNUAL WORLD WIDE PHOTO WALK IN SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS! Downtown Business Association member Perry Altenbaumer announces that Saturday October 1, 2016 is the annual World Wide Photo Walk and Sulphur Springs will again be joining in! The 7th annual Walk is sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance. Amateur and wanna-be photographers are welcome to enter in this FREE, FUN and EDUCATIONAL event....
United Way Campaign Launches!
The Hopkins County United Way drive is now underway! Campaign Chair Brandon Williams reports that the campaign is traditionally held during the month of October, however, following the kickoff meeting on September 21, some of the volunteers have already begun contacting businesses and individuals who are ready to give! This year’s goal is $165,000 which will be dispersed among 17 organizations which have been chosen as this...
Second Annual NETBIO Ribeye Roundup October 7
Since NETBIO (Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization) and the Texas Agri-life Extension Service began assisting independent cow/calf producers in promoting the beef industry, the concept has grown beyond the borders of the state. Today, beef producers and agribusiness representatives work together through pre-conditioning and marketing to optimize their product to beef buyers. A celebration of this success is...
Terrific Tuesday Fundraiser
It’s the season for Terrific Tuesdays funding! The local program provides a day of respite care for persons over age 50 with forms of memory loss. Terrific Tuesdays is held each Tuesday from 9am til 2pm at First United Methodist Church, downtown Sulphur Springs. Annually, cost to operate the program runs about $10,000. The fundraising drive is in progress through October 6 with a series of mini-walks held at area nursing home...
Shipmates Visit KSST
Del Frances and Loretta McKay of Sulphur Springs along with Del’s shipmate Richard Cook of Australia are shown in the KSST control room with memorabilia honoring the crew of the USS Frank Evans, the majority of whom died on June 3, 1969. That was when the Carrier HMAS Melbourne, with Cook aboard, accidentally hit the ship and broke it in half. Cook was age 18 years old on his first sea assignment when the crew was awakened and...
Vendors Are Autumn Stars at the Quilt Show!!
This is more like a Quilt Festival than just a quilt show! Besides 141 quilts, here’s some other sights you’ll see at the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild’s 2016 “Autumn Stars” show at The Roc in Sulphur Springs, Texas Friday September 16 and Saturday September 17. Be sure and stroll the vendor areas…they attract quilter-lovers like bees to honey! And one special quilt claimed almost every...
Trading Post Wednesday September 14, 2016
For sale: four sets of new harness leather reins made in Tennessee. All 4 sets are 8-and-a-half feet long and treated in hot oil so that they will never mildew or get stiff. One set is one inch wide with poppers on ends. The other three sets of harness reins are 3/4 inch wide. Asking price is $30 per pair. Phone 903-335-3028. Will board your horses on property inside SS city limits. Will feed and water for you. Boarding fee...
Trading Post Friday September 9, 2016
A SS homeowner needs tree limbs cut off and hauled away. You’ll need chain saw and small trailer. It’s not a big job and tree is right next to street. Owner will pay cash. Contact 903-689-6322.
