Dinner Bell Menu for March 11, 2020
The Messengers Sunday School Class is the Community Partner Herb Crusted Pork Loin Colcannon (St. Patrick’s Day is coming– this is an Irish dish of mashed potatoes and cabbage) Garden Salad Yeast Rolls and Butter Lemon Cake To Die For Chilled Lemon Cake (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 am). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). It is Spring Break Week. Students on a holiday are...
Blood Drive to Commemorate a Loved One
Saturday March 7th, 2020, there will be a blood drive held at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Cumby, TX. Remembering Ellie Walton.
HCSO Invites Businesses To March 19 Luncheon To Learn About New Reintegration Grant Program
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a luncheon on March 19, from 12-1:30 p.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center “to talk about the new grant program made with the Workforce Solutions to assist with salaries when hiring former inmates.” “We hope our community businesses will consider this as a new opportunity that will not only benefit them and their company but their new employee and the...
Chamber Connection — March 5, 2020
By Lezley Brown, CEO/President Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Lezley Brown The Chamber is offering something brand new for the business community of Hopkins County. We are currently accepting individuals to participate in the Chamber Book Club: A Leadership Journey. This book club will focus on six different business-influenced books to provide an intentional path for leadership growth. Topics studied will include what to look for...
Knights of Columbus Fish Fry Again This Friday
St. James Catholic Church in Sulphur Springs, TX will be serving up fish on Fridays. Last Fridays event may have been the biggest ever. Battered cod or boiled shrimp will be available Fridays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm from February 28 till April 3, 2020. Prices range from $5 – 15 depending on your choices.
31st Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament
It’s time to register for the 31st Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament! Our tournament will be held on Friday, April 10th at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. As usual, we will have two tee off times: 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The afternoon slots fill up quickly, so please return your registration form as soon as you can. If you are interested in providing items for the goody bags, please let me know that as well. In...
A&M-Commerce Creates Tuition-free Path With ‘Greenville Pledge’
A&M-Commerce creates tuition-free path for GISD students with ‘Greenville Pledge’ COMMERCE, TX— Most Greenville High School graduates will be able to attend Texas A&M University-Commerce without paying a dime in tuition costs, thanks to a new agreement between Greenville ISD and the university. The Greenville Pledge program ensures that students whose parents qualify – typically with an annual household income of...
Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel March Meeting
All retired school personnel in the area are invited & encouraged to attend. Organization: Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel Program Date & time: Tuesday, March 1010:00 am Location: The Oaks Bed & Breakfast 516 Oak Ave., Sulphur Springs Program: Internet Safety for Adults, Teens & Children. Our presenters from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office are experts in this field. Please join us to learn more about...
NETLA Reports Early Tabulations From Saturday’s Hopkins County Junior Livestock Sale Of Champions
NorthEast Texas Livestock Association reported: “Early tabulation for the Hopkins County Junior Livestock Sale of Champions, 133 kids from Hopkins County FFA/4H programs from 7 school districts in the county is $440,000. Thank you to all of the buyers and supporters.” The sale got under way at 1 p.m. Saturday and continued into the afternoon.
Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show Steer, Heifer Winners
The second day of the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show concluded with steer and swine exhibitions and showmanship events. In the steer show, students entered 19 projects in six weight classes, with steer ranging from 1,035 pounds to 1,550 pounds. The Grand Champion Steer was exhibited by Tracey Shackleford; the North Hopkins FFA member also earned the Senior Showmanship award. Shackleford entered a 1,340 pounds steer in...
