Updated COVID-19 Booster Vaccines Expected To Be Available In Texas This Week
DSHS News Release With updated COVID-19 booster vaccines now authorized and recommended for use, doses are expected to begin shipping over the next few days and arriving at health care providers across Texas this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has allocated a total of about 900,000 doses of the updated boosters to Texas, including 502,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 192,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine...
Considerations To Keep In Mind Before Constructing Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener This year, many are reconsidering raised bed vegetable gardens. The reasoning is simple. They’re compact, easy to work, easy to water, maintain moisture better, fewer problems with weeds, and usually produce more than a regular garden the same size. They come in all lengths, although widths are usually (not always) restricted to 4 feet. Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens Soil depth is extremely...
Dinner Bell Menu for September 7th, 2022
The Cross Country Cowboy Church is a repeat partner for the Dinner Bell Ministry. The members of the Cross Country Cowboy Church have supported this food endeavor for many years and numerous times each year. For their generosity we at Dinner Bell are extremely grateful. 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...
Support For Uvalde CISD
Many local schools — including Cumby, North Hopkins, Saltillo, Sulphur Springs ISD — will be joining others across the state Tuesday in a show of support for Uvalde CISD. Students in Uvalde CISD will return to classes tomorrow for the first time since 21 died last spring as a result of the shooting on the Uvalde school campus. It will be tough day for many in Uvalde, the staff who want to do what they can to protect children and each...
Meal A Day Menu – Sept. 5-9, 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. 5-9, 2022 includes: MONDAY, September 5 — Chili Dogs, Baked Beans. Pickle Spear and Chips.TUESDAY, September 6 — Oven Omelet, Ham Slice, Fruit Cups and Blueberry Muffins.WEDNESDAY, September 7 — Chicken Pot Pie,...
Venue Change Announced For Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Annual Fall Seminar
A venue change has been announced for the Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Annual Fall Seminar. The Oct. 15, 2022 event will now be held in the Genealogical Society’s Research Library, located just inside Sulphur Springs Public Library, at 611 North Davis St. in Sulphur Springs. HCGS 2022 fall seminar change of venue notice The 2022 Fall Seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with John A. Sellers, 5th...
Paris District Road Report for Sept. 5, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Sept. 5, 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...
3 Local Districts Will Hold Fall 2022 School Elections, In Conjunction With Uniform Election
3 Other Rural Schools Cancelling Nov. 8 Elections Two local school districts will have trustee candidates on Nov. 8, 2022 ballots, while other has called for a bond election. The three other rural school districts that normally hold trustees elections, however, are cancelling their fall 2022 school elections. Schools Holding Fall 2022 Elections North Hopkins ISD North Hopkins ISD will be holding a trustee election for three at-large...
Secretary of State Announces New Training Program To Become Certified As Poll Watchers
News Release — September 1, 2022 AUSTIN — Today, Texas Secretary of State John Scott announced a new poll watcher training program that allows interested Texans to become certified as poll watchers for the upcoming November 8, 2022 General Election. Under Texas law, individuals seeking to become poll watchers must obtain a Certificate of Completion from the Texas Secretary of State’s office through this training program –...
