Chili for a Chilly Morning at the Help a Child Benefit
Wade Bartley’s 13th annual Help a Child Benefit started out cooler than expected on Saturday October 17, but the warm hearts of Hopkins County folks brought them out by the droves! The Chili Cookoff, a tractor pull inside the arena, an Ag Mechanics Show and Auction on the grounds and a Reilly Springs Jamboree going on the outdoor stage made a good combination for a successful fundraiser. Results from the fundraiser will be...
History Brought to Life at ‘The Cemetery Walk’ Nov. 1
Ronny Glossup as George Bryant Boomer Researchers of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society love bringing history to life, literally! Their annual Cemetery Walk event is planned for Sunday November 1, 2020 in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. It’s vastly interesting, as well as thoughtfully-planned for 2-4pm when many people can enjoy taking a stroll through one of the most history-rich locations in town! Cost to attend is $10...
Ready to Order Your Stew? Here’s Cooks for 96 Pots of Hopkins County’s Finest!
Unless you already have a ticket to the Hopkins County Stew Festival you will have to just Pre Order or Pick up Stew through a Drive through on Saturday, October 28th. Quarts will be $ 10.00 each this year. This is your chance to choose quarts from your favorite cooks or the ones you’ve been dying to try. We are reserving a limited amount for the drive-thru, and we will not be accepting preorders after October...
Meet New Pastor and Family of Central Baptist Church
The Pastor Gene Mattison family. At far Right is Pastor Mattison, his wife Tammie and daughters Hannah Mattison, Tori Mattison, Rachel Mattison Cowley and son-in-law Jarred Cowley Gene Mattison and his wife Tammie are from Hopkins County, and were actually school mates in the Como-Pickton CISD. Both went on to college at UT and began careers; Tammie as a CPA and Gene as a lawyer. In 1994, they returned to Hopkins County, became...
Virtual Annual Auction for NeTexas Childrens Museum
Children’s Museum Silent Auction Goes VirtualFundraiser Celebrates One Year at New Location Sharline Freeman, Executive Director October 3, 2020 (COMMERCE, TEXAS) – The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum will hostits first virtual event. This event is a Virtual Auction and bidding will begin October 12 at 8:00 AM and end on October 17 at 8:00 PM. The 2020 Virtual Silent Auction will reflect the changes created by COVID-19....
Rains County Book Sale by Friends of the Library is Friday, Saturday Oct, 16, 17
Since COVID-19 began, citizens of Rains County have been staying home more, and have cleaned closets, shelves and garages, producing a huge donation of books for the annual sale by the Friends of the Library! This is the main fund raising event which helps fund the Emory public library’s Summer Reading and E-Books, so it’s important we sell every book this time, to enable us to contribute needed funds. Our goal is to raise...
Local Meeting Planned to Explain Medicare Choices During Open Enrollment
Starting Saturday October 17, 2020, a series of local informational meetings will be held in Sulphur Springs by North Texas Medicare, to introduce and explain to Senior Citizens the choices in Medicare coverages available to them during the annual Open Enrollment period, which starts mid-October. According to Karen Hurtado of North Texas Medicare Plans, “our company is dedicated to providing the best plan for your unique needs....
HC Genealogical Society Announces Virtual Meeting on Wednesday October 14
Greetings from HCHS,We will be conducting our October meeting virtually, via Zoom, hosted by the Texas State Genealogical Society. It will be held, as usual, on the third Thursday of the month, October 15, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.Registration will be required, as there is a limitation to the number of participants. Also, we will need you to register so that we can provide you with the link you will need to join the meeting. We ask that...
Free Balance Class For Seniors Taught at The ROC Mondays, Thursdays at 11am
From Karon Weatherman, Seniors Center Director We started back having Tai Ji Quan a couple of weeks ago. It is being held at the ROC at 1st Baptist Church. We will be having it there until the Senior Citizens Center opens back up. The classes are held on Monday and Thursday at 11:00 AM Everyone is welcome. I know some of you are missing Fit and Strong. This class will keep you going until you can get back to that...
Two October Events at Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church plans two family-friendly events for youngsters this month. A free Pumpkin Patch will be open on the field behind the church on Saturday October 17, 2020 from 11am til 1pm. Then on Saturday October 31, Treat Street will begin at 6pm with games, candy and fun. Central Baptist Church is located at 840 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs.
