Memorial Hospital leads in nursing moms
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital has another feather in it’s cap.. being among 30 hospitals in a Breastfeeding Collaborative and taking a lead in the success of that project. Since 2015 when Memorial joined the Collaborative, the Perinatal Department reports that rates of mothers who were breastfeeding their babies when they left the hospital has gone from less than 20% to over 70%. It is being shown that babies who nurse...
Cumby Robotics Team Wins Nationals!
An 8-person Robotics team from Cumby High School has zoomed to the top as National winners in Robotics competition! According to Coach/Sponsor Lee Gifford, the team competed in Council Bluffs, Iowa during April 7-9 and scored highest in the nation. Their assigned project was to build a robot that could participate in a game with other robots. The game, “Nothing But Net”, requires the robots to earn points by shooting balls...
Contestants Needed for Ms. Hopkins County Classic
Entering it’s 7th year, the Ms. Hopkins County Classic Pageant is in danger of being cancelled due to a shortage of contestants. The 2016 contest, set for June 4, is open to any Hopkins County woman age 60 or older. There is no fee to enter. Rather than a “beauty” pageant, the mission of the contest is to celebrate life accomplishments and a continued love for living and giving. Areas that will be judged include...
“Bright Lights of Broadway” Spring Concert
Carol Allen, Director of the Northeast Texas Choral Society has announced the 2016 Spring Concert dates and venue. “The Bright Lights of Broadway” will be staged in two performances at The Roc of First Baptist Church during the Mother’s Day weekend. Performances will be Saturday May 7 at 7pm and Sunday May 8 at 3pm. Seating will be at round tables with desserts and beverages. Seating will be limited so plan to buy...
2016 RFL “Paint the Town Purple” is May 13
Amber Henry, Event Lead for Hopkins County Relay for Life, is inviting everyone to get involved now in this year’s “Superheroes” event. It will be held from 7pm Friday May 13 til 7am Saturday May 14 on the downtown Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs. Also on the schedule is the Survivors Dinner on April 23 at 6pm at League Street Church of Christ for cancer survivors, their family members and caregivers. There is...
SSHS Plant Sale
The Sulphur Springs High School Horticulture Department will be holding the annual Plant Sale on Saturday April 9 at the Greenhouse, which is located behind the high school. Plants will be arranged on the lawn in front of the greenhouse for easy selection. There will be blooming plants and green plants in the sale. Varieties will include geraniums, lantanas, pentas, vincas, begonias, verbenas, celosia, petunias, impatiens and Boston...
Signs of Spring !
Here are a few signs that Spring has finally come to Hopkins County, Texas!
