Activites Start Tuesday May 28th, 2024
May 23, 2024 – Senior Citizen activities officially start at the new Senior Citizen Activity Center on Tuesday. Volunteers are working to move the last of the supplies from the old building on MLK to the new one at 301 Oak Ave. Heavier, and more bulky items have already made the trip. The City of Sulphur Springs has been working for the last few weeks to make the short move a huge success. Meal-A-Day will begin setting up...
Going Batty for Bridges
By Julien Devereux AUSTIN—A new study looks into how and why bats make Texas bridges and roads their home, and how TxDOT can support our winged friends. Tri-colored bat If you’ve ever visited downtown Austin on a summer evening, you’ve probably noticed one of the city’s most popular live acts: the million or so Mexican free-tailed bats that emerge at sundown from their roosts under the Congress Avenue Bridge to begin their nightly...
Buckle up to save your own life: Click It or Ticket
AUSTIN – In the time it takes to read this sentence, Texans can click their seat belt and save themselves from an early grave — and save their loved ones from the sorrow of preventable loss. While millions wear their seat belts every day as drivers or passengers, unbuckled drivers and passengers accounted for 1,183 — that’s 28% — of the more than 4,200 lives lost on Texas roads last year, and nearly half of all fatalities where...
Make a Splash Safely During Water Safety Month
May 16, 2024 AUSTIN – As temperatures across the state start to heat up, many Texans will begin taking refuge in the water. May is National Water Safety Month and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds boaters to follow some simple yet effective safety precautions to prevent accidents and save lives. In 2023, 175 boating accidents occurred in Texas waters, resulting in 28 fatalities. Cody Jones, Texas Game...
SSISD SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
May 22, 2024 – Free Breakfast and Lunch will be served for children and teens ages 18 and younger, and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old. Desayuno y almuerzo gratis para niños y adolescentes de 18 años o menos, yestudiantes incritos con discapacidades de hasta 21 años. District enrollment Not required. /No se requiere inscripción al distrito. No application needed/ No se necesita aplicación Summer Feeding...
Juneteenth Pageant at Main Street Theater
Saturday, June 8, 2024. MAIN ST THEATRE 5-7pm, FREE ADMISSIONS, DONATIONS ACCEPTED! WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD SELF ESTEEM AND GROW IN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND COMMUNITY! WE WANT TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ETHNICITIES THROUGH OUR JUNETEENTH PAGEANT!
Memorial Day on Celebration Plaza 2024
May 21, 2024 – Saturday May 25, 2024 starting at 11:00AM, the Marine Corp League of Hopkins County will be on Celebration Plaza. They will honor fallen members of all branches of the armed forces with a flag ceremony. Judge Advocate Bob Kerr, recently elected Commandant Mike Thompson, Vice Commandant Judy Jones, Adjudant Rodney ‘Moose’ Worley and Paymaster Jim Rick will lead the event. Thank you to the brave men and...
Rangers v.s. Twin Game Start Change
TWINS MOVE START TIME OF FRIDAY, MAY 24 GAME VS. TEXAS TO 6:10 P.M. CT Series opener vs. Rangers moved up one hour to help accommodate busy evening in downtown Minneapolis, including Wolves-Mavericks Game 2 at 7:30 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have shifted the start time of their Friday, May 24 home game vs. the Texas Rangers at Target Field to a 6:10 p.m. CT first pitch, rather than...
Caney Baptist Church Annual Memorial Day 2024
May 20, 2024 – The annual Caney Baptist Church Memorial Day Service will begin at 9:45AM Sunday June 2, 2024. Coffee, juice and donuts will be served in the fellowship hall. Special music will be provided by Bro Tom Friday. After a message from the pastor, the cemetery business will be conducted. The day will conclude with a lunch and fellowship. Everyone is welcome.
Evening Chapel Church Anniversary and Pastor Appreciation, 2024
May 20, 2024 – The 151st Evening Chapel Church Anniversary and Pastor Appreciation event will start at 3pm Sunday May 26, 2024. Evening Chapel Food will be served from 1:30 till 2:30. Everyone is welcome to join in the celebration. If your church or ministry would like to participate please call 903 951 – 3558.
