Dinner Bell Menu For August 14th, 2019
Young Parents Sunday School Class at First United Methodist Church is the Community Partner Chicken and Rice Salad on Lettuce Leaves Green Beans with Fried Almonds and Feta Cheese Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Apple Sour Cream Cake Sauteed Apple Slices (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Say “no” to the heat and enjoy the cool...
Rains County Tabbed To Become The 4th Served by Hopkins County EMS
PTO Buyback Policy Receives Hospital District Board Approval Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services personnel could soon expand its coverage into Rains County, making it the third county outside of Hopkins served by the local service. Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors, following an executive session Friday, agreed to the expand Hopkins County EMS services into Rains County, if Rains County Emergency Services...
Tax Free Weekend Begins Friday, August 9th
During this annual sales tax holiday, you can buy most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) tax free from a Texas store or from an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. In most cases, you do not need to give the seller an exemption certificate to buy qualifying items tax free. This year’s sales tax holiday begins Friday, Aug. 9, and goes through midnight Sunday, Aug. 11. The...
Hopkins County Ponytails Force Final Game Before Losing In Championship Game
The Hopkins County Ponytails earned their way into the final game against Alabama in the Dixie Softball World Series Wednesday, August 7, before their quest for the championship ended. Hopkins County won the first game Wednesday, 6-4 to force the final game. Lucy Hernandez had a first inning double that drove in two runs to tie the early game at 2-2. She drove in Daylee Fite who singled and K.K. Montgomery who walked. Hopkins County...
Tira News for Aug. 7, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Kim Beck reports that she and Lee “took off on a crazy 2,400 mile West to South Texas adventure!” They went to Odessa, Texas and then up to Carlsbad, New Mexico for a day trip and back to Midland to pick up son Jason and his girlfriend, Courtney. The group then went to Balmorhea State Park, Fort Davis and Alpine. They hit Big Bend and Lajitas on Monday and then off to Marathon and Del Rio on Tuesday, stopping to see the...
Tradin’ Post for Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
For Sale: (A list of six items.) #1.) A portable green house. Measures 7′ by 4′. It is two years old. #2) Two window unit air conditioners. #3.) A small trailer. #4.) Also, for sale, a five horse power limb shredder. #5.) A ridding lawn mower. #6.) And, a small boat. If interested in any of these items, or for more details, please call 903-885-9637. Honey harvested last week in 1 pound jars. We did not feed sugar or any...
Listen to the Dixie World Series Tonight on KSST 1230AM
KSST 1230 AM will be broadcasting and live-streaming the audio from tonight’s Ponytails Dixie Softball World Series game. The Hopkins County Ponytails have a chance to win their division starting at 6PM. KSST Sports Director Don Julian will be calling the game live from Coleman Park. Be sure to thank the sponsors of this special broadcast: Jay Hodge ChevroletAlliance BankCity National BankNorth East Texas Farmers CoopDiscount...
Sulphur Springs To Begin Leasing From Enterprise Instead Of Buying Vehicles
Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night agreed to change the way the city’s vehicle fleet is attained and managed in the future, a measure estimated to be a significant cost savings to the city. The City Council approved Resolution No. 1173, which gives City Manager Marc Maxwell authority to handle details to switch from purchasing and maintaining city vehicles to a lease agreement in which Enterprise Fleet Management would...
Hopkins County Ponytails Make it Into Championship Wednesday at Dixie Softball World Series
The Hopkins County Ponytails qualified for Championship Wednesday in the Dixie Softball World Series Tuesday night at Coleman Park in Sulphur Springs with a thrilling 8-6 win over South Carolina. Hopkins County Ponytails, 3-1 in the World Series, broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the top of the sixth. When they shut down South Carolina in the bottom of the sixth, the game was theirs. The local Ponytails now face undefeated Alabama, 5-0...
