Trading Post for August 5, 2022
Aug05

Trading Post for August 5, 2022

Table and 4 chairs, 42 round solid oak, very reasonable make offer also brown leather recliner good condition, make offer, 903 919 3377. For Sale: 6 new pairs of Wolverine steel toed work boots. Never worn, still in boxes.Size 8 1/2 men’s. $50 a pair. Also 4 pairs of Athletic shoes, worn very little, $20 a pair. Call 903-866-2770. Seven Great Pyrenees puppies for sale. Five boys and two girls. Call or leave a message at...

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Staying Cool Thanks To Saputo
Aug04

Staying Cool Thanks To Saputo

Numerous senior citizens will be staying cool or at least cooler this summer thanks to the generous donation of community partners. Saputo employees dropped off the 30 box fans at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Aug. 4, 2022, to benefit senior citizens in Hopkins County who need fans to help them stay cool during these extremely hot summer days. Any senior citizen who needs a fan to stay cool, may drop by the Senior...

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When To Be Concerned About Nitrate Accumulation In Hay From Drought-Stressed Plants
Aug04

When To Be Concerned About Nitrate Accumulation In Hay From Drought-Stressed Plants

By Mario Villarino, Extension Agent For Agriculture & Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] Recently, I got a visit from a beef producer looking for hay. Desperate, she was locating hay far away from Hopkins County. Her concerned was poisonous compounds on the hay made of drought stressed plants. Immediately my concern was nitrate accumulation. Hay bales in a field Ammonium nitrogen is the preferred form of...

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2022 Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Observed Aug. 5-7
Aug03

2022 Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Observed Aug. 5-7

Sales Tax Waived On Qualifying School Supplies, Clothes, Shoes and Student Backpacks Priced Under $100 This Weekend in Texas If you’re planning to buy school clothes or supplies, waiting until this weekend to do so could prove monetarily advantageous as this weekend is the annual sales tax holiday in Texas. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below...

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Johanna Hicks Receives State Honors, Commissioners Court Recognized At 2022 Extension Conference
Aug03

Johanna Hicks Receives State Honors, Commissioners Court Recognized At 2022 Extension Conference

Hopkins County Family & Community Health Extension Agent Johanna Hicks earned state honors and Hopkins County Commissioner Court was recognized last week at the 2022 Texas Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences state conference. Hicks Receives State Honors Johanna Hicks received the Healthy Texas Award at the TEAFCS Awards ceremony in Decatur, an annual event attended by Extension professionals from across the...

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Hopkins County Records — Aug. 3, 2022
Aug03

Hopkins County Records — Aug. 3, 2022

Land Deed Transactions The following land deed transactions were filed and posted between July 11 and July 15, 2022, at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office: Deed records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office, Sulphur Springs, Texas Mary Jane Colton Estate, Robert E. Colton independent executor, to Robert E. Colton; tract in the Ira Stephenson surveyBrenda Sue Mosley to Douglas Craig Moseley; tract in the Antonio Lazarin surveyGerardo...

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Twogether In Texas, Annual 4-H Achievement Banquet Coming Up This Month
Aug03

Twogether In Texas, Annual 4-H Achievement Banquet Coming Up This Month

Johanna Hicks, Extension Agent By Johanna Hicks, Family and Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Are you engaged to be married? Are you seriously dating? Are you married, but need a boost? If you said ‘yes’ to any of these, then I have a great opportunity for you. Twogether in Texas Marriage Education workshop is being offered on Saturday, August 13, 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M...

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Texas Joins Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force 
Aug02

Texas Joins Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force 

The State of Texas is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States. This bipartisan nationwide Task Force has one goal: to cut down on illegal robocalls, Texas Attorney General Paxton announced Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in a news release.    The Task...

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Chamber Connection – Aug. 3: Time For The Annual Chamber Photography Contest
Aug02

Chamber Connection – Aug. 3: Time For The Annual Chamber Photography Contest

Next Business Before Hours Coming Up This Friday At Chamber, Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship Is This Weekend At Coleman Park Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce It’s time once again for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual photography contest! The photography contest is open to anyone who resides in Hopkins County. We have seven...

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CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Obstetrics Now Includes Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic In Sulphur Springs
Aug01

CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Obstetrics Now Includes Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic In Sulphur Springs

Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 1, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. August Is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] According to the CDC, breastfeeding has health benefits for both babies and mothers....

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