Chamber Connection – August 7, 2024
By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering. Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...
SEN. CRUZ APPLAUDS SENATE’S UNANIMOUS PASSAGE OF THE JUDGES ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in applauding the Senate’s unanimous passage of the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024. The JUDGES Act would address judicial emergencies and shortages across the country by increasing the number of federal district judges in the most...
Governor Abbott Deploys State Firefighting Resources As Wildfire Threat Increases
August 7, 2024 – Governor Greg Abbott this week announced that he has deployed state firefighting resources across the state as wildfire threats increase throughout Texas. “Texas stands ready to support local officials and communities throughout our great state as the threat of wildfire activity increases in the coming days,” said Governor Abbott. “Texas is deploying more than 200 personnel including firefighters and...
Sulphur Springs City Council Member Touts Lithium Extraction Company as City Seeks Lease
August 7, 2024 – The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council saw the council approving a “brine lease” with a company to extract valuable lithium from the “Thermo Mine” property which is now owned by the City of Sulphur Springs. The move was touted by one council member on social media as he suggested that citizens should do their own due diligence if they are approached for a similar lease....
2024 Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists Accounced
By STATE FAIR OF TEXAS | August 7, 2024 It’s crunch time—pun intended—for finalists of the three most iconic food titles in all of Texas. THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE FINALISTS FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL BIG TEX® CHOICE AWARDS. Three winners will be crowned on Thursday, August 22 in the categories of: “BEST TASTE – SAVORY,” “BEST TASTE – SWEET,” and “MOST CREATIVE.” Back in June, a record-breaking 65 entries represented by...
Summer Graduation Set for August 9 and 10 at A&M-Commerce
August 6, 2024 – Mark your calendars for summer commencement ceremonies this week at Texas A&M University-Commerce. COMMERCE, TX, August 6, 2024—Summer graduation at Texas A&M University-Commerce is almost here! Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10. Ceremonies will be held in Ferguson Auditorium on the A&M-Commerce campus. For location information, view the campus...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open This Saturday
This coming Saturday, August 10th, will be the second Saturday of August. Which means the Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library will be open for use. They will be open from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Come do a little research, or just browse amongst our collections. The library is located at 611 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Tx.
Dinner Bell for August 7, 2024
Christus Mother Frances Hospital of Sulphur Springs initially partnered with the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry in March 2017. That was the beginning of a long and multi year commitment among the entities.The hospital has at least 8 associates who volunteer for meal service for the six times yearly partnership. One of the goals of Christus Mother Frances is the alleviation of food insecurity in Sulphur Springs/Hopkins...
Hopkins County Records – July/August 2024
Daily Instrument Register For 7/8/24 Thru 7/10/24 Big Country Land Management LLC and DCTXLP LLC to Bhanu Kosuri; Tract in the A Parks Survey Big Country Land Management LLC and DCTXLP LLC to Aretha Harris and Relus M Harris Sr; Tract in the A Parks Survey Patsy Norton to Barbara D Norton; Tract in the M A Bowlin Survey Richard M Sutton to Kourtney Jo Stone; Tract in the AC Juan Palvadore Survey Blanca Cadena to Maria Ugalde...
CANHelp Puts on Quite the Back to School Fair Again
August 4, 2024 – The Hopkins County Community Action Network, or CANHelp, with help from many local organizations, churches, Universities, and others, put on a very successful back to School Fair this month. 400 backpacks were handed out to needy kids. There were vendors, games, prizes, a water slide, a bouncy house, popcorn, snow cones, community involvement, fellowship, and so much more. Check out the video below for some of...
