Trading Post for May 16, 2025
Golden Companian Mobility Scooter – brand new, used only a few times. Includes user manual and charger. $2500 retail asking $1850, 903 335 5372 or 903 919 2656 Leave message Ford tractor it is a diesel comes with a hay spear on the back 4,500 please call 903-717-1194 For sale 4 qt canner, $20. 7 quart canner $35. Call 903 885 2550 Jewelry boxes, walnut, with stained glass rose, $5 for one, 6 for $20, 903 885 2735 Chihuahuas for...
Connor Cemetery to Hold Memorial Day Homecoming May 25th
May 15, 2025 – Memorial Day Homecoming will be held at Connor Cemetery on County Road 3621 off Farm Road 69 North, East of Dike, Texas. The event will take place May 25, 2025. There will be stew. The public is invited.
Seat Belts Only Work if you Wear Them
May 15, 2025 – TxDOT and law enforcement remind Texans to Click It or Ticket during increased enforcement period PARIS – It doesn’t matter who you are. It doesn’t matter what you do. Everyone needs to buckle up. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working with law enforcement to remind Texas drivers to wear their seat belt every ride, every time. First responder learns life lesson In May 2023, Polk County...
Alliance Bank Donates Medically Equipped Golf Cart to Sports Medicine Program at CHRISTUS
May 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – Alliance Bank, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, and the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation have joined forces to protect the health of local student athletes. Alliance Bank has donated a medically equipped golf cart to the Sports Medicine program at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation worked with Alliance Bank and...
May’s Meeting of the Breast Cancer Support Group was Joyful
May 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group, sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, held their monthly meeting on Monday, May 12. Jalayne Minter presented the program with help from her friend, Stephanie Cohen. Jalayne presented a devotional on joy. The presentation was followed by a fun and joyful activity, which was cookie decorating. Stephanie taught the women how to...
Dairy Festival 2025 Parade Information
May 14, 2025 – It’s time to mark your calendar for the HOPKINS COUNTY DAIRY FESTIVAL PARADE! This year’s theme is “Udder the Big Top”. We are planning for another big parade which in the past few years has had around 100 entries. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you and/or your organization to participate in the Parade, Saturday June 7, 2025. One of the many entries from a previous parade. To further enhance the...
Texas Game Wardens Urge Safety Ahead of Safe Boating Week
May 14, 2025 – AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urge boaters to make safety their top priority as they kick off National Safe Boating Week, May 17–23. With about 1.7 million surface acres of freshwater inland lakes, 4 million surface acres of saltwater and 191,000 miles of rivers and streams statewide, Texas offers opportunities for boating, fishing and water recreation. In 2024, Texas...
Paris Junior College’s TRIO Upward Bound Student Ethan Dao Selected for Prestigious Gates Scholarship
May 13, 2025 – Paris, Texas – Paris Junior College’s TRIO Upward Bound program is celebrating a tremendous milestone: student Ethan Dao has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Gates Scholarship. This elite, full-ride scholarship is awarded to just 300 exceptional high school seniors nationwide each year, out of thousands of applicants. Dao’s selection is a testament not only to his academic excellence, drive, and...
Vintage Car Show At Heritage Park This Weekend
May 13, 2025 – Antique Car Show coming to Heritage Park, May 16th, 11:30-1:30. The Greenville club is hosting the 71st Texas Tour. They are taking cruises to different locations during their three day event and we are hosting them for a couple of hours before they head out for another destination.
Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Chats About an Event May 15th on This Second Cup Of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson. John Mark and Ronnie chat about what wildflowers are in bloom during this time of year, what mulch you should use, a program on lawns Ronnie Wilson will present at the Extension Office on May 15th, 2025, and so much more. Be sure to check out this...
