Memorial Hospital leads in nursing moms
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital has another feather in it’s cap.. being among 30 hospitals in a Breastfeeding Collaborative and taking a lead in the success of that project. Since 2015 when Memorial joined the Collaborative, the Perinatal Department reports that rates of mothers who were breastfeeding their babies when they left the hospital has gone from less than 20% to over 70%. It is being shown that babies who nurse...
Cumby Robotics Team Wins Nationals!
An 8-person Robotics team from Cumby High School has zoomed to the top as National winners in Robotics competition! According to Coach/Sponsor Lee Gifford, the team competed in Council Bluffs, Iowa during April 7-9 and scored highest in the nation. Their assigned project was to build a robot that could participate in a game with other robots. The game, “Nothing But Net”, requires the robots to earn points by shooting balls...
Free Airplane Rides at the Young Eagles Rally
The Sulphur Springs Aviation Association and the Civil Air Patrol are hosting a Young Eagles Rally and giving students FREE airplane rides on Saturday, April 16th from 9:30 until noon at the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport. Students must be age 8 through 17 and must have a parent or guardian present to sign permission forms. Students 18 and older must call for an appointment.Participants will receive a signed Young Eagle Pilot...
SS Church of the Nazarene Annual Plant Sale
The Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene has kicked off their annual youth plant sale. The plant sale began Thursday and will continue through Saturday, April 9th. The funds accumulated will go towards the youth group of the church attend camp and other events through out the year. A few of the available plants are begonias, sweet potato vine, petunias, boston ferns, lantanas, marigolds, and verbenas. The sale will be open from 8 am...
Top 10 Foods with Health Benefits
Texas A&M University Names Top 10 Foods with Health Benefits Interesting research topics often cross my desk, but this particular article caught my attention more than some. As my husband and I read through the list of these beneficial foods, we realized that we consume many of these on a regular basis. This information was posted on Stone Hearth News by Texas A&M University Health Science Center and I wanted to share it...
Contestants Needed for Ms. Hopkins County Classic
Entering it’s 7th year, the Ms. Hopkins County Classic Pageant is in danger of being cancelled due to a shortage of contestants. The 2016 contest, set for June 4, is open to any Hopkins County woman age 60 or older. There is no fee to enter. Rather than a “beauty” pageant, the mission of the contest is to celebrate life accomplishments and a continued love for living and giving. Areas that will be judged include...
Master Gardener’s Present Outdoor Education at Douglas Elementary
A new concept of outdoor education is currently “growing up” in Douglas Campus in Sulphur Springs. With the leadership of Mr. Tim Thomas, science teacher in the campus and 4-H leader, Hopkins County Master Gardener’s volunteers and Hopkins County 4-H, the idea of outdoor education has become a reality. “My life long desire of incorporating physical activity, science projects and gardening has become a reality- Thomas said. According...
