Marine Corps League Observes Flag Day
A small gathering of elected officials and community members joined Hopkins County Marine Corps League Tuesday morning for a Flag Day observance on Celebration Plaza. The service began with the Marine Corps League removing head cover as a prayer was offered to start the ceremony. A prayer of thanks was given for for the men and women of the original 13 colonies who “put together the formation of this great nation and for those...
Dinner Bell Menu for June 15, 2022
Members of The First Presbyterian Church have supported the Dinner Bell ministry since it was founded! We are extremely grateful for their interest and monetary gifts to The Dinner Bell! GRAB AND GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Lasagna with Zucchini Slices and Lasagna...
Kid Fish with the Ranger at Cooper Lake
Meet at the Heron Harbor Fishing Wall – 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022. The wall is in the Cooper Lake State Park South Sulphur Unit. Bring your own fishing gear, no pole, no worries. We have a few fishing poles available to borrow. No experience needed! Cooper Lake Sunrise Cost: Park programs are open to the public and free with park entrance fee ($5 per persons ages 13 and up; children 12 and under are always...
2022 Dairy Festival Takes Flight Friday With Ribbon Cutting, Hot Air Balloons
Festival Continues Saturday with Parade, Jr. Dairy Show, Milking Contest, More Hot Air Balloons The 2022 Hopkins County Dairy Festival took flight Friday with a ribbon cutting and Hot Air Balloon Rally and Glow. The 12 Dairy Festival Queen Coronation Pageant contestants gathered with 2019 Queen Rachel Bramlett, DF Board and Chamber of Commerce Board members, and community residents on Celebration Plaza at noon June 10, 2022, for the...
2022 Dairy Festival Parade To Be Held Saturday, But Parade Route Shorter This Year
The 2022 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade will be held this Saturday, but those planning to attend should be aware, the parade route will be shorter this year. Rachel Bramlett’s parade entry in 2019, the year she competed and won the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Pageant. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. this Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Buford Park, depart down Connally Street, turn at Celebration Plaza onto Gilmer Street,...
Jettribe Mid America WaterX Championship Series: Pomona
This past weekend was local powersports company Jettribe’s jet ski racing championship in Pomona, Kansas. The Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship series, Rounds 3 & 4, took place at Pomona State Park with over 175 race entries. Jettribe is proud to announce they arranged for two local Sulphur Springs racers to attend this race. Junior racer Andrew Vo, who just turned 13 this year, is starting his 2022 season in the Junior...
Opening Ceremony For Dairy Festival Slated Friday
The Hopkins County Dairy Festival will officially kick off this weekend with balloons, a parade, dairy show, and milking contests. Dairy Fest Pageant contestants The Opening Ceremony begins at noon on Celebration Plaza and will include a ribbon cutting. However, the Hot Air Balloons Rally and Glows will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Shannon Oaks Church, weather permitting. The festival will kick into high gears Saturday, June 11, with...
To God be the Glory Benevolent Clothing Room
To God be the Glory Benevolent clothing room is open every Wednesday from 11 AM to 1 PM. It is located at 315 E. Beckham St., Sulphur Springs Texas for more information contact 903-440-3941. Their mission is to provide free clothing to the people in need.
Chamber Connection – June 8: Entries Hopkins County Stew Logo Contest Open Until July 14
By Butch Burney It’s June, which means stew is in the air – or at least the planning has begun. Hopkins County stew pot The 53rd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest is opening up its annual logo contest. This year’s theme is Road Trip Stew 22 (the stew is Oct. 22, 2022), a take off from Route 66. The logo contest runs through June 30. The winner will receive four stew tickets, four T-shirts with the logo on the...
Juneteenth Celebration, 2022
Saturday June 18th, 2022 head on down to Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs, TX for Juneteenth “Freedom is Worth Celebrating”.
