Klondike Volunteer Fire Department to Host Fish Fry and Silent Auction September 25th, 2021
Klondike Volunteer Fire Department is a full volunteer department, run solely off any money made from their 2-3 Fundraisers per year. There will be a Fish Fry and Silent Auction September 25th, 2021. They are looking for donations for silent auction items and/or sponsors for the Fish Fry. Fish fry tickets are available $10.00 each! KVFD is a 501c(3), all donations are tax deductible. A tax donation receipt is available. Please...
20 Years Later, Hopkins County Remembers Emergency Service Personnel Killed In 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
For the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, local emergency responders held a service to honor the emergency responders who were killed Sept. 11, 2001, while responding to offer aid to those in the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs Fire Departments, Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services personnel, Fire In Texas recruits, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office,...
Ensuing Weekend Brings Several Wildcats, Lady Cats Teams in Action
This weekend brings lots of sports activity from Sulphur Springs teams. On this Sept. 10 edition of Friday gameday, Coach Greg Owens and Wildcats football will be in Kaufman for their third game of the fall 2021 season. Lady Cats volleyball, lead by Coach Bailey Dorner, will be in Mt. Pleasant later today for their first district match of their fall season. Wildcats football will be making the trip out to Kaufman to take on the Lions...
The Signature Solar Team Makes A Donation to the Benefit Concert by Neal McCoy with Jason Walden and The Alibis set for Today September 10, 2021
Dena Loyd who has organized the Sulphur Springs concert by Neal McCoy with Jason Walden and The Alibis set for Friday September 10, 2021, got a welcome surprise! Early Friday morning, the Signature Solar Team made a donation to the fundraiser. The local company will cover 100 free tickets for persons who are active National Guard, Active Reservists or Active Duty military. Not only are the seats for those personnel, but for...
Sulphur Springs Locals Brian Snyder and Andrew Vo Compete in the Jettribe WaterX Mid America Race Series
This last weekend marked the final round of the Jettribe Mid America Jetski race series, meeting in El Dorado, Kansas. This was the last stop for the IJSBA race tour in the region. This race series brought in the best Jet Ski racers from Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico. It was a long season which started in Lincoln, Nebraska (June 5 – 6),Lawrence, Kansas (July 17 – 18 ),Pomona, Kansas (August14 – 15),and...
Preparing for the Fall Semester at Paris Junior College
Student Molly Wiser, right, of Sulphur Springs visits with PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Testing Center clerk Cathey Martin as she prepared for the fall semester at the college campus. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Wiser Testing student preparing for the fall semester
Tira News – Sept. 9, 2021: New Owners Allen and Tami Joslin Invite You to the White Oak Buffet
By Jan Vaughn White Oak Buffet Allen and Tami Joslin are excited to share their big news! They are the proud new owners of the White Oak Buffet! They would love for you to come try it out. Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir and their friend, Brenda Allen, went to Greenville Municipal Auditorium on Friday night to see a Neil Diamond tribute band. Yvonne commented that it was good music. Also, Yvonne babysat with her granddaughter,...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Free Mammograms For Uninsured Women Offered Oct. 9 At Gillis Women’s Center
In support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and In My Closet encourage women to make time in 2021 for a mammogram. As part of that effort free mammograms for uninsured women over 40 will be offered by appointment from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 9, in the Ruth and Jack Gillis Women’s Center, located just past lobby entrance inside CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs....
Proposed Budget And Decreased Tax Rate And Increased Utility Fees Approved By Sulphur Springs City Council
Master Fee Schedule Passes On 5-2 Vote Sulphur Springs City Council unanimously approved the proposed budget and tax rate on first reading during the regular September meeting Tuesday night. A master fee schedule, with increases in street maintenance fees and to the Grays Building rental deposit fee, was also approved, but on a 5-2 vote. Master Fee Schedule The Council opted, at the recommendation of Assistant City Manager/Finance...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Sept. 7, 2021
Marc Maxwell presented the following monthly city manager’s report to Sulphur Springs City Council during their regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021: COVID-19 RESPONSE – The number of active cases in Hopkins County increased 219% since our last meeting with 373 active cases as of Sept. 2. There are 25 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital, up from 17 last month. GRAYS BUILDING –The building is completed. SENIOR CITIZENS...
