North Hopkins ISD Welcomes 11 Feathered Friends To Their New Cluckingham Palace
Sep11

North Hopkins ISD Welcomes 11 Feathered Friends To Their New Cluckingham Palace

North Hopkins ISD has begun a hands-on project involving feathered friends students at various grade level and including school organizations, as well as staff and community. Chickens eating recycled vegetables and fruits in their new home, Cluckingham Palace, at NHISD North Hopkins Elementary Principal Kodi Wright reported “11 feathery friends” arrived at their new residence on campus Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, 2022, with...

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Meal A Day Menu – Sept. 12-16, 2022
Sep11

Meal A Day Menu – Sept. 12-16, 2022

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Sept. 12-16, 2022 includes: MONDAY, September 12 — Sloppy Joes, Black Beans and Corn and Hamburger Dill Slices. TUESDAY, September 13 — Rope Sausage, Cut Sweet Potatoes and Cornbread. WEDNESDAY, September 14 — Sliced...

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Dinner Bell Menu for September 14th, 2022
Sep11

Dinner Bell Menu for September 14th, 2022

Water Oak is a repeat Community Partner for Dinner Bell. Their support is greatly appreciated. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Barbequed Chicken Legs Potato Salad Coleslaw Buttered French Bread Slices Brownie BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC IS STILL IN OUR MIDST!...

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Hopkins County Records – Sept. 10, 2022
Sep10

Hopkins County Records – Sept. 10, 2022

Land Deed Transactions The following land deed transactions were filed the week of Aug. 28, 2022, and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office: Deed Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Johnny Mack Courson and Rose Courson to Donna Lynn Jacobs; tract in the Henry McCauley survey Shanon W. Morris to Myra Darlene Lummus; tract in the Juan Palvadore survey Leslie Nicole McDowell to Matthew Cody McDowell; tract in the Green...

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Paris District Road Report for September 12, 2022
Sep10

Paris District Road Report for September 12, 2022

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Sept. 12, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...

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Cooler Temperatures And Rain Have Forage And  Crop Producers Scrambling To Fight Armyworms
Sep10

Cooler Temperatures And Rain Have Forage And Crop Producers Scrambling To Fight Armyworms

Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent, Ag/Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] Cooler temperatures and widespread rain events across Texas have forage and crop producers scrambling to fight armyworms. Armyworm caterpillars are the larval form of a moth that migrates by the millions northward in the spring and summer to lay their eggs. Infestations of the caterpillars can be extremely...

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Chamber Connection: VFW And American Legion Host Sept. 10 Blood Drive At Brookshire’s
Sep09

Chamber Connection: VFW And American Legion Host Sept. 10 Blood Drive At Brookshire’s

By Butch Burney, CEO/President, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] Past cooks have until Friday, Sept. 23, to register for the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival and retain their site from last year. If you have cooked stew in the past or want to for the first time, now is the time to register for Stew Fest, presented by Alliance Bank. The Stew Festival is Saturday, Oct. 22, with Friday night...

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9/11 Memorial Observance Hosted At Hopkins County Fire Station
Sep09

9/11 Memorial Observance Hosted At Hopkins County Fire Station

Local emergency responders took time to remember those who died Sept. 11, 2001 in the terrorist attacks on this country during a 9/11 Memorial Observence hosted at Hopkins County Fire Station on Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022 (since Sept. 11, 2022 falls on a Sunday). This is the fifth year a 9/11 Memorial Oobservance has een held at the fire station. HCFD Assistant Fire Marshal and Fire In Texas Instructor Rodney Caudle opened the...

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NETBIO Cattle Sale Set for Friday, September 16th
Sep09

NETBIO Cattle Sale Set for Friday, September 16th

Sulphur Springs Livestock CommissionPublic Information Services NETBIO cattle sale Friday, Sept. 16The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) will hold its next pre-conditioned calf and yearling sale on Friday, September 16.Cattle producers have consigned over 6,000 head of cattle to the sale, which will be held at theSulphur Springs Livestock Auction Market beginning at 1 p.m. The cafe will be open, and the cattlewill...

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SOS 101, About Voter Registration, First In Video Series About Election Administration In Texas
Sep09

SOS 101, About Voter Registration, First In Video Series About Election Administration In Texas

News Release AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State John Scott today released the first installment of ‘SOS 101,’ a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8, 2022 General Election. In the first SOS 101 video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of the voter registration process in Texas, including how eligible Texans can register to vote, how county voter registrars...

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