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Meal A Day Menu for February 6th-10th
Jan30

Meal A Day Menu for February 6th-10th

Meal A Day Menu  February 6th – February 10th       Monday Cheese Burgers Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Pickle Pork and Beans  Potato Chips   Tuesday Oven Omelet Sausage Patties Blueberry Cake Orange Slices   Wednesday  Beef Patty with Au Jus Gravy Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll   Thursday Apricot Glazed Chicken Breast Rice Broccoli Corn    Friday Soft Beef and Cheese Tacos Lettuce and Tomatoes Refried Beans ...

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Starbucks Ribbon Cutting
Jan30

Starbucks Ribbon Cutting

January 30th, 2017 was an exciting, highly anticipated day for most Sulphur Springs residents. Starbucks finally opened early Monday morning and held it’s Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at 2 pm that same afternoon. Before the ribbon cutting, drink and dessert samples were handed out to visitors. Despite a full parking lot, the lines have been considered quite painless to many customers, so far.

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4-H Sewing Day at the AgriLife Extension Building
Jan28

4-H Sewing Day at the AgriLife Extension Building

With every machine occupied, and ironing stations at the ready, 4-H’ers worked diligently on projects.  Activity mats for Alzheimer patients, and Prayer Quilts were the main focus.

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Friday Gras in the Celebration City
Jan25

Friday Gras in the Celebration City

The Celebration Association is sponsoring Mari Gras Sulphur Springs style! The celebration will kick off with a Krewe of Barkus Parade at 4 PM, followed by a lighted parade, a $10 Hypnotist Show, and a $15 Masquerade Ball that will be held at 219 Main St. Festivities will begin February 24th, to enter the parade call Kaydee Hauerwas at 903-335-9900.  

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Miller Grove Homecoming King and Queen
Jan25

Miller Grove Homecoming King and Queen

Miller Grove High School announced their Homecoming King and Queen, Luke Brignon and Candace Earp, during the Homecoming ceremony held Friday night  in the gym after both the girls’ and boys’ basketball games in which they triumphed over the Sulphur Bluff Bears. Pictured left to right are: Homecoming Court nominees Douglas Smith (senior) and Isabella DeLong (senior), 2nd Runners-Up Trent Wolfe (senior) and Kayla Ford...

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Become an Advocate for SAFE-T’s Sulphur Springs Outreach
Jan24

Become an Advocate for SAFE-T’s Sulphur Springs Outreach

SAFE-T Crisis Center is an agency that provides services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.  Recently, the Office of the Attorney General Sexual Assault Prevention & Crisis Services Crime Victim Services Division certified Shelter Agencies for Families in East Texas, Inc. (SAFE-T) for the OAG Sexual Assault Training Program (SATP).   The SATP shall provide forty hours of training, including but not limited to...

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Sulphur Springs Lions Club Meets and Eats
Jan24

Sulphur Springs Lions Club Meets and Eats

The Sulphur Springs Lions Club meets each Tuesday at the Pizza Inn in Sulphur Springs, TX.  Tail Twister Don Sapaugh was in attendance. The service club recently served lunch at the Dinner Bell at the First United Methodist Church. President Candace Ashmore wants to encourage everyone to join Lions Club.  She notes that it’s not just a men’s organization. The Lions Club will be partnering with the Pilot Club for the annual...

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Quilting Workshop at the Senior Citizens Center
Jan21

Quilting Workshop at the Senior Citizens Center

The Quilting Guild put on a quilting workshop Saturday January 21st, 2017. With a few exceptions everyone was working on the same basic quilt pattern. Various stages of quilting were visible, from precision cutting of the squares, to layouts.  Plenty of friendly advice and assistance was available, along with refreshments and door-prize drawings. Quilters traveled from as far as Pittsburgh, TX to attend the session. During the work,...

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Mahoney Oaks Retreat Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting and Open House
Jan20

Mahoney Oaks Retreat Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting and Open House

  Jan & Wade Bartley have completed their Mahoney Oaks Retreat and want each of you to come to their open house Friday, January 27, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.  We will have the Chamber ribbon cutting at 12:00 ish.  We’ll give everyone time to get there after 12.  Please come and help the Chamber welcome Mahoney Oaks Retreat to the Chamber and to the community.  It’s a marvelous place for business, churches, scrap...

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A & M University-Commerce Host Celebration of Storied Forklorist
Jan20

A & M University-Commerce Host Celebration of Storied Forklorist

By Scott Cason COMMERCE, TX—Texas A&M University-Commerce will host a celebration of the life and works of storied folklorist J. Mason Brewer on Monday, January 30, 2017. The series of events will begin with a 10 a.m. reception in the fourth floor Special Collections offices of the James G. Gee Library. Following a break for lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (attendees will be provided a list of suggested Commerce restaurants at...

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