Road Closed Due to Flooding
On HWY 71 near FM 3134 near the Hopkins and Hunt County line, the road has been reported to be flooded. As a reminder always be cautious when flooding occurs on roads, and do not try to drive through the water. It can be deceptively deep or mess up your car or leave you stranded.
Meal A Day Looking for Volunteer Drivers
Meal A Day is looking for a Tuesday Driver for the Como/Pickton Route. The current driver will drive until the end of March. Please let Karen Weatherman know if you are interested in taking this route in April. Call her at (903) 885-1661
March in the Garden By Mario Villarino
Late rains and warm temperatures has created interesting effects in plants and insects in our gardens. Here the suggestion for our gardens from our horticulturist in Overton: Often, tomato and pepper plants started outdoors from seed will grow so quickly they will catch up with commercial plants in size within a few weeks. For many gardeners, this is the only way to obtain rare or heirloom varieties. But because this has been a winter...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Test Your Knowledge By Johanna Hicks
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Test Your Knowledge During the past two months, I have presented programs for civic groups pertaining to Hopkins County Extension and what we have to offer. Although our volunteers and 4-H leaders are familiar with the variety of programs, workshops, program series, and events we offer, many people are simply unaware of who we are and what we do. So, before you read any further, take a...
Wheeler Selected Area 6 FFA Vice President
North Hopkins very own Faith Wheeler sweeps for the win as she received a Vice Presidency position on the Area 6 FFA Officer team. The Paris District FFA selected Wheeler, the newly retired 2017-2018 Paris District FFA Vice President, in early January to run as one of their two candidates to represent them at the Area 6 FFA convention. Before being selected Faith underwent an extensive application, testing and interview process. She...
Tradin’ Post for Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
2 side by side cemetery plots at the Restlawn Memorial Park, Garden of Love. Asking $2200 for the pair. 903-975-0381 Lots of clean, free-range eggs from our farm east of Sulphur Springs. Large to jumbo-sized for $3 per dozen. 4696932246 Found: A Ladder on Hwy 695 in Como on Thursday February 22nd…to identify if this is your ladder, please call John at (903)945-5038
Area 6 FFA Convention Held for 1st Time in Sulphur Springs
The Area 6 FFA Convention was held for the first time since 1987 in Sulphur Springs on February 26 at 2:00 pm in the Civic Center Auditorium. The civic center had over 1,000 FFA youth and their guests attend. Superintendent Mike Lamb welcomed everyone before district officers gave out the following awards, that were won last spring: Proficiency Awards, Lone Star Degrees, and Star awards. Members voted on a new Area President...
Saputo Dairy Makes Donation to Senior Citizen Center
The Employees of Saputo Dairy Foods pulled their own resources together and made a huge donation to the Building Fund for a New Senior Citizens Center. The employees made a $ 1,000.00 to the cause. We appreciate them so much for caring about our community.
Photos from Saltillo Boys Basketball Playoffs
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Hopkins County Junior Market Show : Final Results and Sales
Results of Saturday afternoon’s sale stands at $402,000+ with project add-on money still coming in thru Monday. This is another record year for the Junior Market Livestock Show. There were 142 FFA/4-H kid’s projects sold Saturday afternoon. Our county loves their kids. For Poultry: Showmanship Senior Showmanship: Micah Flemens, Sulphur Springs FFA Intermediate Showmanship: Braxton Northcutt, Miller Grove FFA Junior...
