Memorial Day Ceremony, BBQ Planned
Darlene Stanford, who has organized Veteran’s events in Hunt County, plans a Memorial Day Ceremony and BBQ for Veterans and all the citizens of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. On Monday May 30 at 11am, plan to be on Celebration Plaza for a “We Honor Veterans” ceremony which will include recognition of members of the branches of military, speakers, music and 21-gun salute, followed by a BBQ lunch served free of...
Activities Highlight End-of-Year for County Schools
Here’s a few items of school news from around the county. There are FFA banquets for the North Hopkins and Como-Pickton Chapters on Tuesday May 17. The Como-Pickton Chapter has 224 FFA members. Cumby ISD has FFA Banquet at 6pm and a production of Wizard of Oz in the Cumby cafeteria and music by students on Tuesday May 17 at 6pm. Saltillo High School Academic and Sports Awards Banquet is Tuesday May 17 at 6pm. Saltillo also has...
Sulphur Bluff Bears All-District Baseball 2016
Sulphur Bluff Bears named to the All District Baseball Team include: Defensive Player of the Year, Marshall Anderson, a junior; First Team Outfield, Brennon Seymore, sophomore; First Team Designated Hitter, Taylor Josey, junior; First Team Outfield, Thomas Coberly, senior; First Team First Base, Cody Vance, senior; Second Team utility, Isaac Foley, sophomore; Second Team Pitcher, Jaden Goldsmith, junior; Second Team Outfield, Jacob...
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears All-District Team
Sulphur Bluff 18-AA Softball All-District. Pictured left to right: Emily Guajardo, Kaylon Hume, Kierstin Brown, Skylar Evans, Sierra Swanson, Makenna Morgan, Layna Early.
Senior Citizens Dance May 17
The Hopkins County Marketers have planned this event for Senior Citizens! Everything is free. You can dance or just enjoy listening to the music!
A few scenes from Tuna Does Vegas
Through May 22, you still have time to see the Community Players production of “Tuna Does Vegas” at Main Street Theater. Here are some photos from the Saturday May 14 performance. See if you can pick put the three local actors: David Woody, Pip Bickford and Bryan Deterdeng among the characters.
Holy Highway Holds Fish Fry
The annual fundraiser for Holy Highway held on May 14, 2016 was a huge success if judged by the crowds that attended. They planned to serve fish and sides for 300 people but they actually fed about 400 diners in the serving lines. The two dozen students sang worship music and gave their testimonies on a beautiful Saturday evening for those gathered on the lawn and drive areas of Tabernacle Baptist Church at Pickton. Larry Neal of...
Como-Pickton FFA Tractorcade
Almost 50 tractors joined in the 31st annual Tractorcade at the Como-Pickton school on Friday May 13. Classes from all grades turned out to watch the tractors on parade. Como-Pickton FFA Chapter members, teachers and people from the community showed off a total of 46 tractors of every size, from garden tractors to antique tractors to the giant hay-making machines. The War Eagles Marching Band played for the event. Ag Department...
Tuna Trio Does Vegas
The citizens of the small town of Tuna, Texas take on the big city in “Tuna Does Vegas”. Catch the antics at Main Street Theater in downtown Sulphur Springs at 227 Main Street. Performances are scheduled for May 12-14 and May 19-21 at 7 pm and in Matinees on May 15 and 22 at 2 pm. Tickets are $10 person, make reservations by calling the box office at 9030885-0107 or going online at mainsttheatre.com. “Tuna Does...
