Product Recalls: Infant Rice Cereal, Lidocaine, Dog Food, Trail Mix
Time to check the fridge and cabinets to see if you have any of the products recalled over the last week due to possible cross contamination, undeclared potential allergens or high levels of some ingredients including infant rice cereal, lidocaine, dog food and trail mix. Baby Rice Cereal While no illnesses related to the product lots had been reported as of Oct. 8, 2021, Maple Island Inc. opted to issue a voluntary recall of three...
Almost Full Moon Telescope Viewing with VR Social
Join us on the downtown square October 16, 7:30 to 10 p.m. We’ll have our large telescope set up on the lawn where you can see close up details of the lunar surface. This is a FREE event, we just want to share the wonder of seeing the moon up close with you!You will be able to take photos through the telescope lens with your phone. We have many eyepieces that will give different magnification options to see the craters up close!...
The 2022 Women’s Rodeo World Championship Moves to Fort Worth in May with New Competition Format Updates
Richest Women’s Rodeo Event in History moves to Texas with PBR World Finals in 2022 The WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) and PBR (Professional Bull Riders) announced that the largest payout event in the history of Women’s Rodeo, the Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC), will move to Fort Worth, Texas, starting in May 2022. The relocation and dates will go into effect immediately after the 2021 WRWC which will be held in Las...
Distinguished SSHS Stringed Orchestra Students
Five Sulphur Springs High School Stringed Orchestra students distinguished themselves over the weekend at Region Audition. This list of accomplished strings musicians includes Jonathan Gloar, Daphne Valles, Daniel Elam, Khira Young, and Marco Rivera. Johnathan Gloar made 7th chair viola, Daniel Elam made viola alternate and Daphne Valles made 6th chair cello, according to SSMS & SSHSString Orchestra Director Hannah Kirby. Gloar...
Eighth Grade A and B Football Teams Wins Fifth Straight
The 8th Grade Wildcats A and B Team faced the Texas High Middle School Tigers and both Wildcats teams emerged victorious. Both the A and B team middle school football teams continue their winning streak with 5-0 records on the season. The eighth grade A team won 26-14 versus the Tigers. On offense, quarterback Gage Gideon had a huge game, throwing for 3 TD passes and had 20 yards rushing for the game. Wide receiver Jaxson Haire also...
Commissioners Court Has Busy Weekend Planned – Court and Work Session, Attending Park Celebration And Saturday Benefit
Hopkins County Commissioners Court has a busy weekend planned, with two court sessions and plans to attend two community events. Park Celebration The Commissioners Court plans to help Coper Lake State Park celebrate its 25th anniversary Friday morning, with the big kickoff event at 10 a.m. Oct. 15 at the park. Opened to the public in 1996, Cooper Lake State Park is one of the newest parks in the vast Texas State Park System. The...
Trading Post for October 13th, 2021
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Wildcats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks Discusses Last Week’s Lindale Invitational and Thursday’s District Championship Meet
Cross country coach Ross Hicks and his program are all too excited to compete in the District 15-5A championship held this Thursday in Hallsville. But before they could set their sights on vanquishing their district foes, they first had to get through the Lindale Eagle Invitational held last Thursday. It was a fantastic final tune-up for the cross country team, as the Lady Cats finished second and the Wildcats placed fourth. The...
SSHS Wildcat Band Has Great Week Of Competition
the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band have had a great week of competition, scoring well at both the Royse City competition Oct. 9 and UIL Contest on Oct. 11. The band started out on Saturday winning Best In Class 5A and finishing 2nd Overall in the finals at the Royse City Contest against a “stout lineup of great bands.” According to school staff, “these students have proven that hard work pays off.”...
4-H Project Show Results and the Annual Christmas Joys Program
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County 4-H Project Show Results Every year during National 4-H Week, Hopkins County 4-H members have the opportunity to enter items in the 4-H Project Show. This serves as an avenue to showcase talents of our 4-H youth. Even though entries were down, 22 quality items were entered in this year’s Project Show. Here are the...
