Master Gardeners: Don't Guess, Soil Test — Your Landscape Will Thank You
Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Office, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, Texas By Phyllis Kitten, Master Gardener For gardens and landscapes, the term soil improvement means making the soil favorable for plants to grow. Many soil conditions can inhibit plant growth, including compaction, poor drainage, low fertility, excess nutrients, and thin topsoil. Have you ever had your soil tested? To make the soil of your front yard,...
New Adult Programs Announced for Spring at the Children's Museum
PickleBall and Mommy and Me Begin in January (January 3,2020, Commerce, Texas) – Have you heard of Pickleball? A new year at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum is a time for new programs. The new programs are designed to interest all ages from our oldest adults to our youngest babies. Pickleball will be offered to adults only and Mommy and Me will be offered to first time moms with babies under the age of 5 months. Then there...
An Honor Nobody Wants: Meet Two Gold Star Families
The Gold Star Lapel Button, or Pin, is distributed to members of the immediate family of a fallen servicemember by the Department of Defense. Our nation’s military veterans hold a solid place in the hearts of Hopkins County residents. We stand proud of our Veterans Memorial in downtown Sulphur Springs and faithfully observe opportunities to honor veterans each year. While most local families have at least one military veteran of...
Tradin' Post for Sunday, January 5, 2020
Lost: a set of keys. They were lost either on New Years Eve in the vicinity of Corner Grub House or Wednesday, New Years Day, in the vicinity of Pizza Hut. If found please contact 903-440-1504. Lost Dog: Brown lhasa apso, 725 Pampa (corner of Pampa and League). Goes by the name ‘Mingus’, lost New Years eve. 214 830 9889 2004 Yamaha Gas Golf Cart, ex condition, $3500 obo. Call 903 440 4148 For Sale: women’s Nike short...
Cypress Springs Special Utility District Water System Issues Boil Water Notice For Hagansport, Mt. Vernon Area
Due to water line break, a boil water notice was issued Jan. 3 for Cypress Springs Special Utility District water system customers in the Mount Vernon, Hagansport and Talco area. Affected area spans from: Highway 37 north of Mount Vernon to Hagansport, west on FM 71 to County Road 1081 from Highway 37 and, East on FM 71 to Talco. All county roads off of Highway 37 between Mt. Vernon and Hagansport, and all county roads off of FM 71....
2020 Spring Soccer Registration Information
Early Bird Registration – online onlyJanuary 2nd – 12th :$50 Form and online registrationJanuary 13th – February 6th :$60 Forms can be printed at sulphurspringssoccer.org or picked up at Hibbett Sports. The forms will need to be completely filled out and dropped of in our mailbox at Hibbett Sports along with payment; no cash in the box please.We will have walk-up registration on January 18th and February 1st from...
Lady Cats Basketball Team is at Home Against Hugo, Oklahoma on Game Day Friday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team begins play in 2020 on this game day Friday (January 3) at home against Hugo, Oklahoma in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. There will be a JV contest at 5 p.m. with a varsity game at around 6:15 p.m. The Lady Buffaloes are 2-4 for the season so far. They have been off for Christmas break since mid-December. The Lady Cats come into Friday’s game with a season record of 6-15. The Lady Cats...
Wildcats Basketball Team Looks Forward to 2020 After Good Start to Season in the Old Year
The Wildcats Basketball Team had a very good 2019. So far this season they are ranked #5 in Class 5A and their season record is 15-6. The Wildcats wrapped up the old year with a third place finish in the prestigious Whataburger Tournament at Mansfield Legacy High School last weekend. The Wildcats won three of four games in that tournament all against ranked teams. Now they want to get the new year off to a good start. On this game day...
Wildcats Soccer Team Continues Play With Pair of Games Friday in Frisco Tournament
The Wildcats Soccer Team, 0-0-1 for the season, has two more games Friday (January 3) in Frisco ISD’s Dr. Pink Varsity Tournament. The Wildcats play El Paso Eastlake at 2 p.m. Friday at Toyota Field #11 in Frisco and then meet Amarillo Caprock at 6 p.m. Friday at the Ford Center in Frisco. Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton noted the Ford Center is where the Dallas Cowboys practice. The Wildcats play a fourth tournament game...
PJC Spring Semester Registration Continues
NEW STUDENT Lonnie Massey of Sulphur Springs receives assistance from Student Adviser Angela Ellis as he registers as a new student at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Registration for the Spring Semester continues and classes will begin Monday, Jan. 13.
