North Hopkins ISD Invites Community To Attend Rachel’s Challenge Event
North Hopkins ISD will be hosting a community event, Rachel’s Challenge presentation, at 6 p.m. August 24, 2022, in the school gym. “We will have a guest speaker from Rachel’s Challenge here to provide an uplifting and positive message based upon the premise of Rachel’s Challenge. This is open to all members of the North Hopkins ISD community,” notes North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Brian Lowe....
Recalled: 5,760 Cases Of Capri Sun Wild Cherry Flavored Juice Drink
Before you pack your kids’ lunches or send them out to play with a juice drink pack, be sure any Capri Sun products you’re distributing aren’t among the 5,760 cases of cherry flavored juice drink blend recalled by Kraft Heinz. Only the Capri Sun Wild Cherry flavored juice drink blend beverages with a June 25, 2023, “Best When Used By “date on them were affected. According to recall release from Kraft...
Minor Changes To SSISD Policy Should Make Qualifying For Extended Leave A Little Easier
Minor changes to two local policies should make qualifying for extended leave a little easier, should employees have cause to need it, Sulphur Springs ISD administrators told trustees when presenting the recommended changes for approval this week. SSISD Assistant Superintendent Lisa Robinson noted Aug. 15, 2022, that DMA and DEC were the two local policies administrators had pulled out of the Texas Association of School Boards Policy...
Trading Post for August 17, 2022
For Sale: a “new” Asus laptop computer. Asking $100.00 for it. If interested, or for more info., please call 903-951-3472. Brand new 22 piece set Fondu set,asking $22,call 903.440.5523,for pic or information Guinea Pig (2 one male and female for sale will take 50 for both but i want a good home for them the male is really sweet and loveable the female is a little shy and dont like to be talkable with lol with two cages and...
Creative Arts Contest Features Works Of Multi-Talented Hopkins County Residents
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Hopkins County Family & Community Health Agent, [email protected] The Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest is one of the premier events of the annual Fall Festival. With multi-talented individuals who enter one or more items to be judged, combined with a large group of volunteers to staff the event, and topped off with highly...
Aug. 17, 2022 Chamber Connection – 70 Entries Already Registered For Stew Contest
Ribeye Roundup Entry Deadline Is Sept. 1; This Year’s Event Features Junior Cook Category For Ages 7-17 Years Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, Registration for the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, have been pouring in. We already have almost 70 entries with more than a month to go before the...
August 22 Jury Panel Canceled
The jury panel summoned to appear at 1 p.m. August 22, 2022, for County Court of Law with Judge Clay Harrison has been canceled. Those summoned for jury service do not need to report for duty that day. Jury panel cancelled
FDA Finalizes Rule Improving Access To OTC Hearing Aids
More Affordable Hearing Aids For Those With Mild To Moderate Hearing Impairment Could Be In Stores As Soon As Mid-October Today (Aug. 16, 2022), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule to improve access to hearing aids which may in turn lower costs for millions of Americans. This action establishes a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, enabling consumers with perceived mild to moderate hearing...
Interim Director Appointed For Senior Citizens Center
An interim director has been appointed for the Senior Citizens Center, following Karon Weatherman’s resignation as program and marketing director on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Senior Citizens Center sign Kathie Steele will be overseeing operations at the facility until a permanent director is hired, City Manager Marc Maxwell said Tuesday morning. Steele is no stranger to the city. She retired as Business Office Manager after years...
Social Security Accelerates Decisions For People With Severe Disabilities
Monday, August 15, 2022 – Mark Hinkle, Press Officer, [email protected] Agency Expands Compassionate Allowances List By 12 Conditions Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Microvillus Inclusion Disease – Child, Mowat-Wilson...
