On Being Kind…A Letter to Srs from Karon Weatherman
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center, thinks very highly of her Srs! She is always planning surprises and doing special things on their behalf. On the final day of March, Karon sent out an email to all of them on her email list,, saying she hopes they are doing fine and that she misses them! Til she can see you again in person, Karon wants to hear back from you who are shut in and those at home practicing...
Community Chest Changing Food Bank Service Dates
Effective April 1st, the Hopkins County Community Chest “Food Pantry” will only be open for drive-in assistance on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The change will allow the staff to better assist clients. “Unlike businesses and stores who have closed, our intent is to continue operating through the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognize that these times are exactly when our clients need us most. We ask for your patience as we...
Feeding Our Own: Lunch for Youth, and Opportunity for Youth to Serve
Any K-12 child wanting a hot lunch can stop by the Grey’s Building in Pacific Park weekdays from 11 till 1. Equally important to feeding area kids during this extended Spring Break is an opportunity to serve. This opportunity has sprung to life due to the effort of volunteers and local businesses. With an outpouring of community support ‘Feeding Our Own’ has been able to provide over 850 meals just this week and...
Fajitas at Pacific Park Today
GSC provided the meal and local volunteers served chicken fajitas to any K-12 kids needing a meal. The service started at 11:00AM Wednesday March 25th, 2020.
Good News! It’s Garden Season in Hopkins County!
Despite the overly wet early Spring, these English peas grown in sandy soil are blooming and vining. Marlon Webb loves to garden. He and his wife Donna grow just about everything you’d expect from a home garden. Marlon freely admits that being able to work outside is one of his God-given blessings, and for him, seeing things grow is one of the best and most rewarding things in life. Here are some of his plantings as of...
Hopkins County Clarifies COVID-19 Testing
As nationwide testing for Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to increase, so do the complexities of accurate numbers of overall tests and positive results. With both private labs, and state-run labs doing testing, accurate numbers of how many people have been tested in one county is almost impossible. Adding in the possibility that Hopkins County residents may go outside the county for testing, or other residents not living in Hopkins...
Meal a Day Cooks for Shut- Ins With Joy and Love
Karon Weatherman wants everyone to know that the Meal a Day volunteer cooks get a lot of joy out of cooking and packaging lunches for the Senior Citizen shuts-ins they serve. She snapped a photo during the Friday morning March 20 cooking duties. Thanks, volunteers!
Emergency Management Team Gives Update on COVID-19: 03/20/2020
During a scheduled teleconference with Hopkins County Emergency Management Team, Andy Endsley confirmed as of 3/20/2020 that there are NO confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) from any patient in Hopkins County. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom encouraged citizens to think about different ways to contact nursing home residents, as all visitors to nursing homes are restricted at this time. “A phone call could make...
Pizza Inn in Sulphur Springs is Ready to Deliver
Joe Crouch told KSST that his Pizza Inn team is ready to deliver the full menu to Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. Pizza Inn has trained delivery drivers ready to go. Although inside dining may be temporarily banned by the State Of Texas, Pizza Inn’s staff is geared up for increased delivery demand. “We have solid safety and cleanliness practices already in place, but we have increased some of the more critical...
Cancelled: 55 Plus Health Fair, Hot Dog Lunch April 7
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, has posted these cancellations of community events.
