Chamber “In a Stir” Over Major Food Event’s Golden Jubilee Anniversary
1974 Dr. Ben Woods, Unknown, May Dell Peoples (Goldbolt), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown Plans have long been in the making by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce for the 50th Anniversary Stew Contest. This is to be the ‘granddaddy of them all’ as far as attendance goes, even by stupendous standards of past stew contests. Now that the time is almost here, the Chamber staff is preparing in high gear. But let’s get a...
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Now at Home, Downtown
Lezley Brown President/CEO Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce According to Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Lezley Brown and Chamber Vice President Logan Vaughan, the new offices are ‘in a whirl’ of preparations for the annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Cook-off’s special 50th Anniversary event! Their much anticipated move to new quarters at 110 Main Street has coincided with the final...
National Qualifier with American Degree through Como-Pickton FFA, Breanna Bowen Heads to Tarleton State University
Heading off to school In Stephenville, Texas at Tarleton State University is just one of the exciting life events for Breanna Bowen, a Hopkins County student who graduated from Como-Pickton CISD in 2018. In fact, she is starting her second year at Tarleton pursuing a degree toward…what else?…an ag-related career! Breanna’s major is Ag Communication. Her chosen career would involve writing and educating through...
DBA ‘Brick Street Market’ Opens in Downtown at 8am on Saturday September 21
The merchant members of the Downtown Business Alliance invite you to celebrate Sulphur Springs at the Brick Street Vintage Market coming up on Saturday September 21, 2019. Find out all the exciting details below! The one-day Brick Street Market will be open on Saturday September 21, 2019 to offer street shopping, tastings, trunk showings, live music and an arts, crafts, antique and vintage decor market. In fact, Brick Street Market...
Meal-a-Day Needs a Friday Delivery Driver for Como-Pickton Route
Meal a Day has an opening for a volunteer delivery driver on the Como Pickton delivery route for senior shut-ins who live in that area. If you can drive a route weekly on Fridays, please contact Karon Weatherman. In order to learn the route, you can go with another driver to run the route and get acquainted with the stops. This route will take a couple of hours to drive. You should be finished by noon, as the Cooks try get the food...
Sunday’s ‘Ready Roundup’ Was a Successful Event by East End Allegiance:Our Youth Volunteers
Bridgette Cooper, President of the non-profit East End Allegiance:Our Youth reported that over 100 children were served during the August 18, 2019 back to school readiness event held in Pacific Park. In fact, some families were waiting in a line prior to the 3pm start time. “I was pleased to see both white and black families who came to take advantage of the free services at Ready Roundup, and I am happy to see the growth and...
Bright Star Writing Group’s August Workshop was Well-Attended
The Bright Star Writers group met on Monday August 12th at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. If you like to write for pleasure or you want to get published you are welcome to join this group. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30 PM The group includes several published authors who live in the Hopkins County area. Gene Shelton (shown in center) has published over 30 novels, western fiction and fictionalized...
Meet Dr. Blake Cross, New Family Practice Physician at CHRISTUS Primary Clinic
Although having just settled into their new surroundings in Sulphur Springs this summer, Dr. Blake Cross admits that he and his family “already really like the interesting downtown area and the friendliness of the people”. Dr. Cross began seeing patients on August 5, 2019 in the area of the clinic which was formerly Dr. Miller’s offices. During a KSST Good Morning Show interview on August 16, 2019, Dr. Cross stated...
‘Walk the Line’ Singer Shanna Carter Brings Musical Ties to Stage
Shanna Carter told KSST listeners, “If not for the Reilly Springs Jamboree, I wouldn’t be here!” and by that, she meant her parents met as teens performing on that stage. Her mother Mary Rose was in the Asbill Trio with her siblings, and Shanna’s dad Don Carter performed with his brother Charles as the Carter Brothers. All three later became successful in music-related careers, and as Shanna recalled, “my...
SSISD Offers Free Breakfast, Lunch For All Students in Grades Pre-K through 5 for 2019/2020 School Year
Free Meals for Douglass, Bush, Bowie, Lamar, Travis, and SSES Students 08/12/2019 The Sulphur Springs Independent School District, Child Nutrition Department is announcing a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for DOUGLASS ECLC, BARBARA BUSH, BOWIE, LAMAR, TAVIS AND SSES for the school year 2019-2020. These schools qualify to operate the...
