Texas State Parks Will Celebrate 100-Year Anniversary In 2023 With Special Events
Start 2023 At Cooper Lake State Park With A Guided First Day Hike Hiking in the park Cooper, Texas — Cooper Lake State Park, along with our other 88 Texas State Parks, will be celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks throughout 2023. From Franklin Mountains State Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park to Daingerfield State Park and Atlanta State Park, 2023 will be a very special, once in a lifetime 100-year experience. All of our parks...
Saltillo Homecoming Celebration
The Annual Saltillo Homecoming celebration night schedule included 3 basketball games. The Junior Varsity and Varsity Boys played Pittsburg, while the Varsity Lady Lions played Campbell. Following, then continued that celebration with a reception in the school library. Another big part of the Dec. 16, 2022, festivities is recognition of the Saltillo Homecoming Queen and Court. Saltillo High School senior Yadhira Alonso was announced...
A Year In Review: 2021-2022 4-H Grows
Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] RELEVANCE The 4-H program in Hopkins County is multi-faceted. 4-H members and leaders participate in a variety of educational events, projects and activities. Youth gain leadership skills as they participate in youth based programs. The goal of this plan is to promote youth development...
Johnson Announces Plan To Retire As Miller Grove ISD Superintendent
Steve Johnson has announced his plan to retire as Superintendent for the Miller Grove Independent School District. After 19 years and 3 months, Mr. Johnson will be the longest sitting superintendent in Miller Grove history by lasting three months longer than his predecessor, Tommy Turner. Johnson also served as the Miller Grove High School Principal for a year and nine months before accepting the position of Superintendent of Miller...
SSPD Asks For Assistance Locating Missing Teen
Sulphur Springs Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating missing/runaway juvenile, Kyliegh Marie Nelson. Kyliegh is 15 years old and is 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighs approximately 160 pounds. She has red shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a white hoodie and black leggings. According to police, Kyleigh was last seen in video footage leaving her residence in a small...
Jettribe Returns As Official Gear Sponsor Of Thailand Jet Ski Racing World Cup
Local powersports company Jettribe was proud to return as the Official Gear Sponsor of the Thailand Jet Ski Racing World Cup, including creating the event shirts, Course Marshal gear, and sponsoring the Swimwear competition. The World Series Championship took place December 14 – 18, 2022. Hundreds of racers from all over the globe competed for the chance to be crowned a World Champion. Jettribe’s USA staff was on site to visit...
Chamber Connection – Dec. 28: Award Nominations, Business Ads For Directory Are Still Being Accepted
By Butch Burney, Chamber of Commerce President/CEO The annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Membership Banquet will be here in about seven weeks, and that means award time! It is time to get nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year. 95th Annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Awards Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large...
Johanna Hicks To Retire As Extension Agent
December 26, 2022 – When Hopkins County Commissioners Court convened for what is the last scheduled meeting of 2022, County Judge Robert Newsom announced what he called a bit of sad news: it would be Johanna Hicks’ last regular Extension activity report during Commissioners Court. Hicks plans to retire at the end of January as Hopkins County’s Family and Community Health Extension Agent. Hicks has dedicated 27 years...
Annual 55+ Health Fair Planned April 11, 2023 At The ROC
Those age 55 and older will want to be sure to mark April 11 on their calendars. That’s the day the annual 55+ Health Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs’ Recreational Outreach Center (The ROC), 115 Putman St. 55+ Health Fair will be held at First Baptist Church’s The ROC, 115 Putman St. This will follow the same format as in the past, with Hopkins County marketers getting...
Do Garden Vegetable Seeds Expire?
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener Seeds do expire (germination rate goes through the floor), but several factors influence “when,” and even then, that so-called expiration date is a guesstimate. Expiration date on a vegetable packet| Photo credit: Ferry Morse Many people mistakenly think a date written on the seed packet backside and is an expiration date. Seeds are alive and able to be stored for several years while...
