May 11 Chamber Connection: See You On The Centerline April 8, 2024 – For The Solar Eclipse!
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected] If you Google “April 8, 2024,” the first thing that will pop up is a total solar eclipse that goes from southwest Texas to Maine. If you look closely, you will see Sulphur Springs is slap dab on the center point of the Path of Totality. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel...
Be Well, Live Well – Healthy Aging
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County, [email protected] As people age, nutrition and physical activity are even more important to their overall health. More than 12% of the population in Texas is older than 65, and that number is expected to surpass 20% by 2050. The theme of this year’s Older Americans Month in May is “Age My Way.” The Age My Way theme refers...
2 Citizens Ask SSISD Trustees To Reconsider Stance On 313 Agreement For Dike Solar Farm
Developer, Land Owner Asks School Board to Amend Agreement As Requested Citizens asked Sulphur Springs ISD trustees this week to reconsider the district’s stance on 313 agreements, particularly amending the agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC. The developer and one landowner whose property is within the planned Hopkins Energy LLC area asked the board to approve the amended agreement. Tim Fuller (pink shirt at left) addressed the...
Grab Some Tickets to the Windy Ryon Memorial Roping
The 48th Annual Windy Ryon Memorial Roping in Fort Worth, Texas. Watch the best in Team Roping, Breakaway, Tie-Down, Steer Roping and Team Tying. Great shopping, food and drinks. All proceeds benefit scholarships for the young people of Texas. The event wil be May 27 – 29, 2022 in Saginaw, TX. To secure your ticket, use our online contact form. Put ‘tickets’ in the subject line, and let us know how many ticket you...
Disaster Assistance Available For 2022 Livestock Forage Losses In Hopkins County
News Release – May 11, 2022 Producers in Hopkins County are eligible to apply for 2022 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on native pasture, improved pasture and small grain grazing. LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land. County committees can only accept LFP applications after notification...
Brown Bag Lunch at COGIC
Y’all Have Been Asking And Waiting, So Guess What… Your Request Has Been Made. The Brotherhood Of Mitchell Chapel Will Be Selling The Brown Bag Sack Lunch On May 20th at 10:30am. The Sack Lunch Includes Chopped Beef Sandwich, Chips, Drink And Dessert For Only $10. But Wait, They Will Also Be Selling Turkey Legs For $12. So First Come First Serve On The Turkey Legs. So Please Stop By 402 JD Franklin Drive And Support The Brotherhood By...
Trading Post for May 11th, 2022
Free: A brown sofa and love seat. See it at 217 Parkins St apt 8. 903 243 3061 Wanted: portable welder, running or not. 9O3 348 4498 I need someone to clean out flower beds in Pickton. Please call 9038662457. Wanted: A reliable driver to assist a handicap person and do some light housework. Call 8am – 4pm weekdays, 903 383 2791. Have 3 cattle panels 60.00, 1 panel with gate 100.00, all for 250.00 call 9033358264 Have 2 14″...
Steps FDA Is Taking to Improve Specialty, Infant Formula Supply
FDA News Release Today (May 10, 2022), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on its work to increase the availability of infant and specialty formula products. On Feb. 17, the agency warned consumers not to use certain powdered infant formula products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan facility, and Abbott initiated a voluntary recall of certain products. Since that time, the agency has been working with...
New Landowners Seminar Series 2022
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins County, [email protected] The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Hopkins County has developed a series of educational programs to assist new landowners with the concept of agriculture production and rural living. The New Landowner Seminar Series is designed with you in mind, providing opportunities to hear...
Como-Pickton CISD Recognizes Top Teachers, Staff With Awards
Como-Pickton CISD recently recognizes top teachers and staff. Awards were presented during a faculty and staff meeting after school. The Teacher of the Year was announced for each campus were additional staff awards. The elementary and secondary teacher of the year also are nominated for consideration as the Region 8 teacher of the year. 2022 Elementary Teacher of the Year Dusty O’Bryan and Principal Cassie BlandPrincipal...
