ITLA Show Underway
Thursday morning the Hopkins County Civic Center was packed with horns and buckets and people tending to their animals. At one end of the arena judges and spectators watch yearling longhorn bulls mill around a paddock. Pam Kinsel was busy watering and feeding her longhorn steer ‘Birthday’. He is 13 years old (around 65 in human years), and possibly the oldest steer at the show. Pam admits there are younger steers at the...
“The Never Ending Story” Fantasy Takes Stage at Main Street Theater October 18-27
You may fondly remember the 1980’s children’s fantasy movie, ‘The Never Ending Story”. If so, you’ll want to take your offspring to see the stage version in Sulphur Springs this month! Community Players has cast more than two dozen local individuals for roles in this play, and a number of parents and their children were selected to play parts. “It’s serving as a kind of a hold-over from the...
Hay Now: Some Advice On Hay by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas One of the first considerations when purchasing hay is that it should be based on individual animal requirements. According to Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olsen, forage specialist in Texas A&M AgriLife for optimal production, forage quality...
Chamber Connection – Oct. 10, 2019
Lezley Brown By Lezley Brown, president and CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The 50th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, Oct. 26. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m., and quart sales begin at 11:30 a.m. Stew tickets are already on sale at all local banks and at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are for all-you-can-eat of Stew for $6 each. T-shirts will also be available for $15 each....
Treat Street Coming October 31st
Central Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs would like to invite everyone to join us for “Treat Street” on October 31, 2019 from 6-8pm. We will have decorated booths, bounce houses, games, and of course, tons of candy! The event will be held in the Family Life Center located at 840 Connally Street.
Cumby City Council Approves Resolution Calling For Special May 2 Election For Place 2 Alderman
Discussion On Annual Audit, Employee Manual, An Annexation Cumby City Hall, 100 East Main Street, Cumby, Texas The resignation of a recently appointed alderman marks the second in recent months, which could necessitate a May 2 special election of fill the Place 2 alderman seat on Cumby City Council. The city employee manual, rescinding the recent Alderman appointment and a resolution calling for a special May 2, 2020 election,...
Texas Longhorns Arrive for Show
The Annual ITLA Championship Show and Convention starts Thursday October 10th, 2019. Some participants arrived in Sulphur Springs bright and early Monday morning. This group of ITLA Youth Members traveled from Pennsylvania. “DJ” the show steer. L to R is Jade Wiggins ITLA Queen hopeful, a Youth Show Participant, Adriana Norris Current ITLA Queen and ITLA Youth President, ITLA Princess McKenzie Oswald. Adriana Norris...
11 SSHS Choir Students Advance To Pre-Area Contest
Eleven members of Sulphur Springs High School Choir advanced Saturday from All Region to the Pre-Area Competition to be held in December. Eleven members of the Sulphur Springs High School Choir advanced Saturday from the All Region contest on Saturday, Oct. 5, to the Pre-Area contest in December. According to SSHS Choir instructor Beth Cole, students learned five very challenging pieces of music chosen by Texas Music Educators...
Meet Brent Smith, Hopkins County EMS Director
October 9, 2019 – Brent Smith loves his job and is pleased with the many ways in which Emergency Medical Services is being recognized across the State for the services it renders to the public. But he is especially pleased with the professional level of care and the continuity of services that Hopkins County EMS renders to persons in need of emergency transport and medical care. In fact, according to Brent, “our EMS...
Lady Cats Volleyball Win Over Mount Pleasant
Lady Cats Volleyball Takes Home Court Win Over Mount Pleasant, 3-0 Tuesday night. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team took care of business and defeated the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers, 3-0 in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday evening (October 8). Score was 25-20, 25-18 and 25-19. With the win, the Lady Cats improved their district record to 2-2. It also made a 20 game winner out of Lady Cats Coach Bailey Dorner as the Lady...