Dairy Festival Opening Ceremony
On Friday June 9th at 12:00 noon, Dairy Festival Board members held the opening ceremony at Celebration Plaza. 2016 Dairy Festival Queen, Sadie Evans, was in attendance, with the 2017 Dairy Festival Contestants. Carolyn McKinney has served on the Dairy Festival Board for 11 years, and commented “It’s the 59th Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival. Was have 7 girls vying for the title of queen. The opening ceremony kicks...
Hot Air-Balloons at Sunrise
The Hot Air-Balloon Pilots met early Friday morning at 5:15, at the Holiday Inn in Sulphur Springs. Impending thunderstorms in Gainesville and Denton caused the Pilots to postpone the flight until after Sunrise at 6:15. The edge of the rain was 60 miles out, but the balloons can get affected by winds from a storm that is as far away as 50 miles out. “The FAA requires [Pilots meetings] as a group to make sure everyone has the...
Last Call for Entries in Chamber of Commerce Ice Cream Freeze Off Saturday
Currently 48 entries are registered but 60 or more entries are anticipated for the 16th Annual Ice Cream Freeze-off Saturday. Those who desire to enter and have not registered may register today during business hours at the Chamber of Commerce or Saturday around 4:30 p.m. at the event sight. The time and location have changed this year due to the placement of the Dairy Festival Carnival. The carnival location is on the grounds of the...
Tira News June, 9, 2017
by Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Floyd Joslin. He passed away on Sunday and a memorial service is planned for Saturday, June 10th, at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. Floyd was the father of former Tira Volunteer Fire Chief, Malcolm Joslin. The Tira City Council met on Tuesday, June 6th, at the Tira Community Center. They discussed the routine business – financial reports, volunteer fire...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offers Something for Everyone and Summer Sewing Workshop
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offers Something for Everyone Did you know that every state in the United States has an Extension Service? Did you know that every county in Texas has Extension Agents who work with them and that some agents in smaller counties work more than one county? Were you aware that some of the larger counties have multiple agents to cover the large territory? How much do you really know about your Hopkins...
Beef Tips- Anaplasmosis By Mario Villarino
One method to maintain communication and educational efforts to our community is the release of newsletters. With recent development of internet-based information and mass media, it is important to use these communication methods to relate time-based information to our constituents instead of traditional printed materials.. Because the time sensitive information due to recent rains and high incidence of mosquitoes in Hopkins County, I...
Computer Access for SSISD K-12 Registration Available Monday
Sulphur Springs ISD will be hosting an open house help session for parents and guardians who do not have computer access, or who need help with the online registration process. This help session will be Monday, June 12th, 2017 at the Administration building at 631 Connally Street. The help session will be from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM. If your child will be in kindergarten through 12th grade in 2017-2018 and is currently enrolled in an...
Rotary Grant Presents Picnic Tables to The City of Sulphur Springs
by Savannah Owens The Rotary Club President Neva Mohesky presented six picnic tables to Mayor John Sellers on Thursday, June 8th, at 1:30 pm. City Manager Marc Maxwell was unable to attend, but Mayor Sellers represented the City in accepting the donation. “Every The district matching grant must be approved annually by an independent committee based upon application made by the club president. This year, we were awarded over...
